PBS
What Happened To Primates In North America?
Early primates not only lived in North America -- our primate family tree actually originated here! So what happened to those early relatives of ours?
SciShow
The 4 Most Irreplaceable Places
What's the awesomest place in the world? Scientists can think of at least 137, the newly released list of the most biologically important places on Earth. Hank explains how ecologists arrived at this list, and takes you on a tour of four...
TED Talks
Richard Preston: The mysterious lives of giant trees
Science writer Richard Preston talks about some of the most enormous living beings on the planet, the giant trees of the US Pacific Northwest. Growing from a tiny seed, they support vast ecosystems -- and are still, largely, a mystery.
MinuteEarth
Why Does Earth Have Deserts?
Why Does Earth Have Deserts? For the same reason it has Rainforests: Hadley Cells!!!
SciShow Kids
Explore the Rainforest! Ecology for Kids
It's raining where Jessi and Squeaks live, so they decided to bust out some books and read up on a special kind of forest where it rains almost every day!
Curated Video
Deforestation
Discover how the destruction of the rainforest impacts ecosystems, and begins a cycle that contributes to global warming. Earth Science - Human Impacts - Learning Points. Forests are home to 70% of Earth's land animals and plants....
Curated Video
What is an Amphibian?
An introduction to amphibian life. How do amphibians differ from other land vertebrates? And why they are still so dependent on water to survive? Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. Amphibians follow a two-stage life cycle: a...
Curated Video
Brazil: Agricultural Revolution
With global food need increasing, but less new agricultural land available, progressive agricultural methods are needed to feed the world. See some of those methods in action in Brazil. Human Geography - A Changing World - In the last...
Curated Video
Tropical Rainforests
Tropical rainforests are competitive environments where plants must compete for space and resources. But other dangers threaten the balance and future of these important habitats. Biology - Ecosystems - Learning Points. Tropical...
Curated Video
Venn Diagrams: Global Habitats
Creating a Venn diagram to reveal the differences and surprising similarities between rainforest and desert environments. Maths - Algebra A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s math films...
Curated Video
Rainforests for Kids
Learn about the wonderful world of rainforests, how rainforests work, and why they are important.
Curated Video
Rainforests: a Call for Conservation
The world's rainforests are crucial for the planet's ecosystem, recycling a significant amount of oxygen and releasing water vapor into the atmosphere. They are home to a vast array of plant and animal species, many of which remain...
Wonderscape
The Rainforest: Earth's Climate Regulator
This video dispels the myth that tropical rainforests are the planet's primary oxygen source, instead focusing on their crucial role in climate regulation. It explains the processes of photosynthesis, respiration, and transpiration in...
Wonderscape
The Vital Role of Tropical Rainforests
This video highlights the importance of tropical rainforests in maintaining ecological balance, detailing their role in carbon dioxide removal, water generation, and medicinal plant growth. It emphasizes the alarming rate of rainforest...
Professor Dave Explains
Terrestrial Biomes Part 1: Rainforest, Desert, Grassland, and Shrubland
There are so many different species on this planet, and they in such incredibly different environments. We can refer to these regions as biomes, and we will want to learn the broad characteristics of each biome. What's the difference...
Science ABC
Biomes of the World: Oceans, Mountains, Forests, Grasslands, Deserts and More!
Biomes are regions or landscapes of the world that are divided on the basis of climatic conditions, vegetation, and adaptation of flora and fauna. The regions with ice caps, like the Arctic, are known as Tundra, the Amazon is a tropical...
Curated Video
Rain Forest Destruction
Rain Forest Destruction researches current topics of rain forest destruction and the effects on the people in Brazil and around the world.
Curated Video
Comparing Places
The video “Comparing Places” compares desert and tropical rain forest habitats.
Curated Video
Layers of a Rainforest
Rainforests are amazing places. Learn about what rainforests are and the different layers of a rainforest.
Curated Video
High Five Facts - Deforestation
This video explores five fun facts about deforestation.
Vlogbrothers
The Earth Shouldn't Have Oxygen
A balanced carbon cycle produces as much CO2 as O2, and yet, there are 209,460 ppm of oxygen in the atmosphere and only 440 ppm of CO2 (up from the recent baseline of 275). My first thought was that the CO2 is temporarily stored in...
Brave Wilderness
Mysterious Water Anole
On this episode of Breaking Trail, Coyote and the crew are in search of the mysterious Water Anole! Deep in the rainforests of Costa Rica lives a very specialized reptile, the elusive Water Anole. These Anoles are not only beautiful with...