SciShow
The Truth Behind the Disappearing Lakes
Around the world, there are lakes that disappear without warning. Then, suddenly without warning, they sometimes return! This vanishing and reappearing affect reveals some surprising connections. Learn all about it with Hank on this new...
SciShow
Great Minds: James Hutton, Founder of Geology
Rocks are more than just rocks, they're the key to Earth's history!
SciShow
7 Scientific Discoveries Made by... Licking Stuff?
Can scientists actually make discoveries by licking things? Believe it or not, they can. Join Hank Green and learn the surprising amount of discoveries made by scientists....and their tongues.
SciShow
7 Discoveries Scientists Made by Licking Things
You probably know not to lick something unfamiliar. But there are actually a surprising number of discoveries that have been made because scientists licked things. Chapters CONSTANTINE FAHLBERG 0:59 1-3 ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS 3:03 SALT &...
SciShow
These Mysterious Lakes Disappeared...and Came Back
Around the world, there are lakes that disappear without warning. Then, even stranger, they come back! This can happen for lots of different reasons, and the fact that they vanish and reappear reveals some surprising connections.
Professor Dave Explains
The Development of Plate Tectonics
A paradigm shift in geology occurred with the development of plate tectonics, a theory which allows us to understand so much regarding what we see and experience on Earth's surface. How did this come to be? Who is Alfred Wegener? Who is...
Science360
NSF Science Now 13
This week's episode of NSF Science Now highlights new primate fossil discoveries in Tanzania, the first screening method to detect the early presence of ovarian cancer, a polymer material that more efficiently utilizes solar energy and...
Science360
The Art of Science
Susan Eriksson is a geologist and biochemist who draws on her scientific background in creating mixed-media sculptures, paintings, and installations. Her artwork reflects her unique worldview, blending scientific discipline with the...
EarthEcho International
STEMExplore: Volcanologist
Alexa Van Eaton is a research geologist with the United States Geological Survey's Cascades Volcano Observatory. She uses techniques to directly observe volcanic eruptions and study the layers they leave behind, providing important clues...
Weatherthings
Kilauea 2018: Hawaii's Most Active Volcano
Kilauea is an active volcano in Hawaii that erupts every 10 to 20 years. In 2018, Kilauea eruptions on a rift zone destroyed more than 700 hundred homes, forced evacuations, and sent lava downhill to cover 14 square miles of land in...
NASA
NASA | Desert RATS
Desert Research and Technology Studies (Desert RATS) tests procedures and equipment that could one day be a part of human space flight missions to the moon and Mars.
Visual Learning Systems
Understanding Earth's Geologic History
In this video, the concept of history is introduced as the study of past events, both on a personal and global scale. It highlights that everyone has a unique history, shaped by factors such as birthplace, family, achievements, and...
NASA
NASA | Planetary Scientist Profile: Brent Garry
NASA Geologist Brent Garry discusses his work studying volcanoes and lava flows on the Earth, the Moon, and Mars.
Science360
When Nature Strikes - Volcanoes
Volcanoes are one of the most powerful natural hazards on Earth, but supervolcanoes are so large that they have the ability to alter the world's climate. Michael Manga from the University of California, Berkeley is investigating a...
EarthEcho International
STEMExplore: Life as a Geologist
This video features a geology professor from the University of Texas who discusses his exciting career as a geologist. He talks about his travels around the world and the interesting problems he solves in his lab. He also shares his...
NASA
Exploring A Crater
This video looks at a NASA Goddard Instrument Field Team deployment to the Kilbourne Hole maar crater in New Mexico. The scientists came here to test hand-held geological instruments that may one day be used by astronauts exploring the...
Professor Dave Explains
Introduction to Geology
Geology is the study of the Earth itself. But contrary to popular belief, geologists don't just look at rocks all day. Of course rocks are important to study, but geologists also study earthquakes, volcanoes, glaciers, and the structure...
Next Animation Studio
Earth’s core cooling faster than scientists thought
When Earth’s spinning outer core cools and becomes solid, Earth will die like Mars died.
Curated Video
Stephen H Long: The Man Who Mapped the West
Stephen H. Long mapped much of the unexplored American West – but he made one big mistake that set Western migration back decades.
Physics Girl
Why Hawaii's volcano is so UNUSUAL
Hawaii is known for its volcanoes, but most volcanoes on earth exist along tectonic plate lines. Hawaii does not! What causes Hawaii to form, and how is it related to the mystery of a magnetic bar code across the Pacific Ocean? Host...
Mazz Media
Unconformities
In this video students will learn about unconformities and how they help geologists to discover episodes of volcanism, uplift, erosion and deposition that provide evidence for plate tectonics during Earth's history. Through video and...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Our Earth - Who Needs Geology?
Not only are our cities and almost every product we use derived from the ground, so is almost all our energy. Yet minerals and petroleum products are only the start. Every culture has wondered about the origin and nature of the earth and...