SciShow
6 Futuristic Fishing Nets
When fishermen cast their nets, they often catch a lot more than the species they're after. Those unlucky creatures are called bycatch, and it's a huge problem in the industry. Fortunately, scientists have been working hard to solve it...
SciShow
We Discovered a New Natural Cycle!
So we all know about the carbon cycle, and the water cycle, and maybe even the nitrogen cycle. But new research has figured out there's a salt cycle, too. Problem is, that same research has found that we already broke it. Here's what...
SciShow
North America’s Destructive, Invasive… Earthworms
Earthworms may be good for your garden, but they also have the potential to disrupt forest ecosystems across much of North America.
SciShow
New Research: Laser Guided Lightning
Researchers have published a new method of guiding lightning strikes using a laser. And another team of researchers developed a new test that uses DNA as bait for respiratory viruses like COVID-19.
PBS
Why a Kenyan island might teach the world how to beat AIDS
A massive HIV test-and-treat study is underway in Kenya and Uganda. Migratory men in the fishing industry there have been hit especially hard, and researchers are trying creative ways to encourage them to get tested. William Brangham...
TED Talks
TED: A bold plan to protect 30 percent of the Earth's surface and ocean floor | Enric Sala
As a diver in the 1970s, marine ecologist Enric Sala saw once-lush oceanscapes reduced to underwater deserts -- but later, in marine preserves across the globe, he also witnessed the ocean's power to rejuvenate itself when left to its...
TED Talks
TED: My wish: Protect our oceans | Sylvia Earle
Legendary ocean researcher Sylvia Earle shares astonishing images of the ocean -- and shocking stats about its rapid decline -- as she makes her TED Prize wish: that we will join her in protecting the vital blue heart of the planet.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Where will you be able to live in 20 years? | Carol Farbotko and Ingrid Boas
Humanity has always adapted to changing weather and moved to regions that best support cultural lifestyles and livelihoods. However, the rise in extreme weather is endangering coastal communities, and even for those with the resources to...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Will the ocean ever run out of fish? - Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Jennifer Jacquet
When most people think of fishing, we imagine relaxing in a boat and patiently reeling in the day's catch. But modern industrial fishing -- the kind that stocks our grocery shelves -- looks more like warfare. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and...
TED Talks
Yann Arthus-Bertrand: A wide-angle view of fragile Earth
In this image-filled talk, Yann Arthus-Bertrand displays his three most recent projects on humanity and our habitat -- stunning aerial photographs in his series "The Earth From Above," personal interviews from around the globe featured...
SciShow
How Science Solved the Giant Eyeball Mystery
Hank combines two of his favorite things - talking to scientists and strange things washing up on the beach - to bring you the Mystery of the Giant Eyeball.
TED Talks
Carl Safina: The oil spill's unseen villains -- and victims
Even as the Deepwater Horizon tragedy unfolded, Carl Safina took the stage at TEDxOilSpill to share what the facts were known at the time. In a blood-boiling cross-examination, he suggests that the consequences will stretch far beyond...
SciShow
5 Ways Humans Are Influencing Species Evolution
Evolution is a never ending process, but there are some cases where humanity has given it a big push.
SciShow
Quantum Fishing for the Higgs Boson
Hank talks to some VIPs from CERN about the question on everyone's mind: does the Higgs Boson particle exist? And describes how CERN is going about finding the answer. Hank interviewed Sergio Bertolucci on October 11, 2011 and Rolf Heuer...
TED-Ed
Meet the bluefin tuna, the toughest fish in the sea | Grantly Galland and Raiana McKinney
What's as big as a polar bear, swallows its prey whole, and swims at forty miles an hour? It's not a shark or a killer whale... it's the Atlantic bluefin tuna— the largest and longest-lived of the 15 tuna species. Its unique set of...
SciShow
North America’s Destructive, Invasive… Earthworms
Earthworms may be good for your garden, but they also have the potential to disrupt forest ecosystems across much of North America.
SciShow
Which Seafood Is Better for the Environment: Farmed or Wild Caught?
There’s no doubt that fish is a great source of protein in one’s diet. But the debate about whether fish farming or commercial fishing is worse for the environment continues and, as you might suspect, there isn’t a straightforward answer.
SciShow
How Do Polarized Sunglasses Work?
The useful glare-blocking properties of polarized sunglasses are well-known to just about anyone who goes outside. What isn't so well-known is how they reduce glare in the first place. That answer is deceptively complicated!
SciShow
The High-Tech Future of Sustainable Fishing
We’ve gotten maybe too good at fishing, and as a result we’ve completely transformed the oceans. So what can we do to make fishing more sustainable and still enjoy our fish and chips?
Bozeman Science
Fishing
In this video Paul Andersen explains how various techniques have been used for years to collect seafood. Commercial fishing has led to overfishing in certain areas and species due to the tragedy of the commons. An explanation of...
SciShow
Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Hank tells us about the enormous concentrations of plastic debris floating around in the Pacific Ocean, why they're there and why they're a problem.
TED Talks
Alasdair Harris: How a handful of fishing villages sparked a marine conservation revolution
We need a radically new approach to ocean conservation, says marine biologist and TED Fellow Alasdair Harris. In a visionary talk, he lays out a surprising solution to the problem of overfishing that could both revive marine life and...
Bizarre Beasts
How This Bat Learned To Fish
New ReviewThe greater bulldog bat lives in Central and South America where it uses its enormous feet to catch fish right out of the water.