This video explains the process of transpiration in plants and how water is absorbed by specialized root hair cells. The video first defines transpiration as the loss of water from the surface of a plant and describes how leaves lose...

What exactly is a plant? This colorful program explains to students the difference between living and nonliving things as well as what a plant is, where plants live, and the different types of plants they might be familiar with.

US-based company Recompose will start the first ever funeral service that turns human bodies into compost soil next year. <br/>

From foothill elevations to high mountain peaks, hundreds of flower species are found throughout Yosemite National Park. Rangers and scientists discuss the rich botanical history and some of the rare plants found here.

Ranger Greg finds out what it takes to restore old growth redwood groves decades after they were logged.<b<br/>r/>

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NASA's Aquarius instrument has released its first released worldwide maps of soil moisture. Soil moisture, the water contained within soil particles, is an important player in Earth's water cycle. This animated version of Aquarius'...

Students in Bellingham, Washington, pushed to introduce composting programs at their high schools and these programs have proved successful. This story follows food from the school cafeteria to the compost site where microorganisms...

Meet the scientists who are making big discoveries by studying some very tiny rocks. The women of NASA’s Mid-Atlantic Noble Gas Research Laboratory (MNGRL) are getting ready to analyze never-before-seen Moon samples. These samples,...

Even beautiful plants can sometimes be detrimental to the environment. This public radio story takes place in Michigan where the sale of Japanese knotweed has been outlawed following unchecked growth of the large ornamental plant....

Adam Navidi is an aquaponic chef who runs Future Foods Farms in California. He combines aquaculture and hydroponics to create an efficient farming method that produces fresh fish and nutrient-rich plants. He encourages people to...

When it comes to the muses of the animal kingdom, the nematode seems like an unlikely well of inspiration, but over the past century, they’ve become one nonetheless. We also wanted to note that the label on the very last nematode clip...

The video is a lecture presentation on abiotic factors. It defines what abiotic factors are and how they can impact the number and type of organisms within a community. The presenter discusses different abiotic factors such as light...

From foothill elevations to high mountain peaks, hundreds of flower species are found throughout Yosemite National Park. Rangers and scientists describe the rich botanical history and some of the rare plants found here.

This video provides an informative overview of the history, cultivation, and characteristics of spelt, a ancient grain that originated from the Fertile Crescent.<b<br/>r/>

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Meat: From Range to Market: Production, Processing, and Distribution, a 1955 production of Encyclopaedia Britannica Films.

It's gardening time with Kooki as she makes a piratey egg head planter.

Hydroponic gardening is the art of growing plants without soil. It involves providing plants with a balanced nutrient solution that is delivered directly to their roots. With hydroponics, plants can easily absorb the nutrients they need,...

A USDA initiative along Florida's Gulf Coast is helping farmers there make improvements in their operations to help prevent runoff and erosion from ultimately reaching the Gulf.

MOT 1937: SOUTHERN PLAINS DUST BOWL: TEXAS: HD: VS Men on tractors terracing, contouring land, pulling machines, leveling scrub land. VS Men using machine to strip cut sod, stacking, placing cubes onto machine, wheel running over sod,...

In this week's episode we learn about: an app designed to detect depression, walking efficiency and how babies learn from being surprised. We also explore how high-tech tools are helping researchers better understand how granular...

Learn more about Abraham Lincoln's Spot Resolutions during the Mexican-American War.

Fire following flowers are those that germinate and bloom after a fire, covering the landscape in a beautiful but brief wildflower display that may not return until the next fire.

We discuss Bruegel's great painting The Harvesters and the development of the advanced early modern Dutch economy.

Where does the carbon in the atmosphere come from?