Visual Learning Systems
The Atmosphere: Lower Layers of the Atmosphere
Students will learn about the different layers of the atmosphere. The changes in the atmosphere are explained using examples of contemporary environmental conditions brought about by human behavior. The oxygen cycle and the carbon cycle...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Air
The 3 simple ingredients of sun, air and water lead to every type of weather on Earth. The atmosphere is constantly trying to balance heat from the sun with water vapor and air to create a dynamic planet. The unique properties of the...
Curated Video
Hospitals begin offering breakthrough radiation therapy for metastatic cancer tumors
Radiation is part of treatment for about half of cancer patients. A breakthrough could change the future of the treatment and open up the option for others who may not have been able to get it. (Scripps News)
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Young galaxies clearing the hydrogen fog from space in the early universe.
In the first billion years or so of the existence of the universe, the space was filled with an opaque fog of hydrogen, which interacted with the light emitted by young galaxies. Over time, radiation from the first generation of stars...
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Tilt down from prism to the split light beam it has generated. (sound available)
Tilt down from prism to the split light beam it has generated. (sound available)
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Chernobyl Disaster Aftermath
/ evacuation of local residents and decontamination of the territory.
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Night Sky and Satellite Dish Time Lapse with City light background
Night Sky and Satellite Dish Time Lapse with City light background
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Radiation danger! Pass and drive is prohibited. It is forbidden to grow and collect agricultural products. Yellow plate with an inscription of radiation hazard. Radiation hazard sign.
Radiation danger! Pass and drive is prohibited. It is forbidden to grow and collect agricultural products. Yellow plate with an inscription of radiation hazard. Radiation hazard sign.
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Geiger Counter
Geiger Counter on August 15, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois (Footage by Tribune Broadcasting/Getty Images)
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Geiger Counter
Geiger Counter on August 15, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois (Footage by Tribune Broadcasting/Getty Images)
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Little Boy Picking Oranges
A little boy standing next to an orange tree with his teddy bear, wearing a bandana to cover the loss of hair from cancer treatment (chemotherapy).
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Zoom through galaxies to the most distant galaxy yet discovered, UDFy-38125539.
The discovery of this galaxy was announced in October 2010. It is thought to be seen at a time when the universe was just 600 million years old, during a period known as the reionisation epoch. At this time, the radiation from the first...