SciShow
The Parasite That Makes You King
Being infected with a parasite is bad, right? So why are wolves in Yellowstone National Park infected with Toxoplasma gondii some of the most successful individuals
SciShow
The Climate Crisis Is Changing the Circle of Life
When you think about the impact of climate change on the circle of life, you likely picture polar bears or Bengal tigers struggling in new conditions. But the impacts on the world go all the way down to the tiniest creatures who do some...
TED Talks
TED: This app makes it fun to pick up litter | Jeff Kirschner
The earth is a big place to keep clean. With Litterati -- an app for users to identify, collect and geotag the world's litter -- TED Resident Jeff Kirschner has created a community that's crowdsource-cleaning the planet. After tracking...
SciShow
Space Trash: The Next Big Pickle
Earth's orbit has a bit of a litter problem. Hank outlines a few ways scientists have thought of to help clean things up.
MinuteEarth
Why Do Animals Eat Their Babies?
Sometimes, it makes sense for critters across the animal kingdom to chow down on their own young. ___________________________________________ FYI: We try to leave jargon out of our videos, but if you want to learn more about this topic,...
SciShow
SciShow Talk Show - Selective Breeding & the Rat
Nick Jenkins talks with Hank Green about selective breeding, with special guest Jessi Knudsen Castañeda.
Crash Course
Pollution: Crash Course Ecology
Hank talks about the last major way humans are impacting the environment in this penultimate episode of Crash Course Ecology. Pollution takes many forms - from the simplest piece of litter to the more complex endocrine distruptors - and...
Curated Video
The Fascinating World of Rabbits and Hares: Similarities, Differences, and Fun Facts
In this video, the teacher explains the difference between rabbits and hares. They clarify that rabbits are not related to mustelids or rodents, but are members of the Leporid family. The video also highlights the various species of...
Curated Video
Innovative Student Designs Bomb-Proof Litter Bin to Enhance Security
James Jarrett, a 21-year-old student at Staffordshire University, has designed a revolutionary litter bin prototype. This tamper-proof device not only detects concealed explosives but also contains any subsequent detonation safely. By...
Curated Video
Beach clean-up
Throwing litter on the beach can be dangerous for wildlife. Our universe - Sharing our Earth - Keeping Earth tidy Learning Points Humans have an effect on the world around them. People can make choices to reduce their impact on the...
Curated Video
Land pollution
Find out how land pollution damages the environment and how we can reduce it. People and places -Human impact on the environment - Polluting the land Learning Points Land pollution is the destruction or contamination of the Earth's...
Curated Video
Tourism in Thailand
Tourism in Thailand is reaching record-breaking levels. How will the country cope? People and places -Physical geography - Coasts Learning Points The geology of the coast affects the features that develop there. Coastal areas are used by...
Curated Video
Home of the Future: The Rise of Domestic Robots
Explore how new technologies are making household chores a thing of the past. From robot vacuum cleaners to automated cat litter boxes, discover the machines designed to save us time and effort. These innovations promise a future where...
Curated Video
Volunteerism and Your Community
Dr. Forrester describes the concept of volunteerism and how it can make a community better.
Curated Video
Innovative Solutions for Ocean Plastic Cleanup
Discover the vital role of sea turtles in marine ecosystems, where they act as keystone species influencing their environment profoundly. This video shows how their dietary habits benefit other marine life and ocean health, highlighting...
Great Big Story
Albuquerque's Innovative Approach to Help the Homeless
Discover how Albuquerque tackles homelessness with a unique job offer program, transforming lives and cleaning the city.
Curated Video
The Day Henry Met…A Crab
Henry meets a Hermit Crab on the beach. Henry learns about caring for the environment and animal welfare. Hermit Crab wants to find a nice new shell to make his home but the beach is so filthy with litter he can't find any. He has to use...
Curated Video
Title: "Monitoring Marine Litter: Using Seabirds to Save the North Sea
This video discusses the issue of marine litter in the North Sea and introduces Dutch biologist Jan Andres Vonfranica's unique method of monitoring this problem. Vonfranica studies the stomach contents of fulmars, a species of seabird,...
Financial Times
Are deposit return schemes the way to cut litter and emissions?
FT Food Revolution - As Scotland prepares to add an extra charge to drink cans and bottles, refundable upon return, the FT’s Madeleine Speed looks around the world at the pros and cons of established deposit return schemes, which aim to...
Curated Video
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Miss Palomine talks about the importance of reduce, reuse, recycle and gives examples of the benefits of each.
Curated Video
British English vs. American English: A Tour of Language Differences in a Village
In this video, the speaker takes viewers on a tour of a British village, highlighting the differences between British English and American English. From postboxes and fish and chip shops to buses and pubs, the video showcases various...
Weatherthings
Water Smart: Water as a Natural Resource - Quiz
In Water as a Natural Resource we are introduced to words such as habitat, ecosystem, watershed and estuary. Not only do kids learn that water exists everywhere on Earth, but that it is vital for life in plants, animals, and all other...