Professor Dave Explains
Phylum Micrognathozoa: Tiniest Invertebrates on Earth
Limnognathia maerski is one of the smallest known animals, yet has one of the most complicated jaw structures in the animal kingdom. It is currently the only species in phylum micrognathozoa that humans know about, however, there are...
Professor Dave Explains
Phylum Rotifera Part 1: General Characteristics
We're concluding our study of clade gnathifera with a two-part investigation of phylum rotifera. In the first video, we'll focus general characteristics of some of the free-living, non-parasitic rotifers. These creatures have been found...
Professor Dave Explains
Phylum Rotifera Part 2: Four Major Clades
Rotifers exist in a wide range of shapes, from globular, sac-like floaters to elongated worm-like swimmers and creepers to sessile types. In this video we'll focus on the four major clades of this phylum - though there is debate around...
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: From the Seas to the Stars
NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir talks about her path to becoming an astronaut, her education in biology and space, her research studying marine mammals and birds in Antarctica, and her training to prepare for her first space mission. HWHAP...
Professor Dave Explains
Phylum Chaetognatha: Arrow Worms
Arrow worms are voracious predators who play an important and often overlooked role in the ecosystem. There has been much debate about this phylum's place on the evolutionary tree. Let's learn why that is! Spiralia part 8
EarthEcho International
STEMExplore: Shellfish Biologist
Laura Spencer is a marine conservationist who works for a nonprofit organization that restores native marine species in Puget Sound. She grows oysters at a hatchery and is passionate about sustainable food systems. She believes that...
Curated Video
South Atlantic Ocean livestream: Argentinian project finds worldwide audience
Argentinian deep-sea livestream captivates global audience — but funding cuts threaten the unique marine project’s future.
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How warmer, saltier water is disrupting the ocean| Planet Wonder
Oceans need a balance of oxygen and carbon to function as the world's immune system and whales play a huge part. Johanna Wagstaffe eats donuts to show us how.
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SYND 6/12/80 CAPE TOWN CONSERVATIONIST SPEAKING AGAINST CAPTURING DOLPHINS FOR RESEARCH
Interview with a woman conservationist campaigning against capture of dolphins for research into behavourial patterns in Hout Bay suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.
1. ms woman conservationist speaking SOUNDBITE (English): speaking about...
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Japan - World's marine resources threatened
Excessive fishing and an explosive rise in global populations
are threatening the world's marine resources. In an effort to
combat this, Japan -- a country very dependent on fish stocks --
has been conducting research into the best way...
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SYND 23 6 78 PREVIEW OF SPACE AND OCEANS SATELLITE TO STUDY OCEANS
Preview of the Seasat-A, the first satellite to study the world's oceans. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the United States will launch Seasat-A, the first satellite to study the world's oceans, from the...
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SPACE: NASA SATELLITE IMAGE OF SANDSTORM
Natural Sound
A giant sandstorm the size of Spain has been spotted off the African coast.
A special wide view NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) satellite first captured the image on Saturday.
Scientists believe the...
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Scientists record singing of rare right whales
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION - MUST CREDIT
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Scientists record singing of rare right whales
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION - MUST CREDIT
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Water in Ukraine deemed unsafe for human consumption
AP Television
Kiev, Ukraine - March 25, 2011
1. Close of water bottle being filled up at outdoor tap
2. Wide of people filling water bottles at outdoor taps
3. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Voxpop, Evgenia Okopova, Kiev resident :
"This water is...
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TUNA SHOWING SMALL LEVELS OF RADIATION FROM JAPAN TSUNAMI
Research has revealed that bluefin tuna caught on the shores of the United States was contaminated with radiation that leaked from Japan's crippled nuclear plant 6-thousand miles (9,650 kilometres) away.
It's the first time a migrating...
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A daily dose of fish oil may relieve symptons of rheumatoid arthritis
1. Elderly man sitting on bench
2. Woman walking with stick
3. Elderly couple walking
4. Pan Denman tennis club
5. Mid shot women at club
6. Player leaving
7. Close up Greta King serving
8. Mid shot Greta King serving
9. SOUNDBITE:...
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Glowing bacteria used to catch superbugs
At the Bioluminescent Superbugs Laboratory (BSL) in Auckland, glow-in-the-dark bacteria are being used in the search for new and more efficient treatments for antibiotic resistant diseases.
These bugs are doing more than just spelling...
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A study done at the Dolphin Research Center in the Florida Keys says although imitation is rare in the animal kingdom, dolphins can imitate one another while blindfolded by using sound.
HEADLINE: Underwater imitation: new dolphin research
CAPTION: A study done at the Dolphin Research Center in the Florida Keys says although imitation is rare in the animal kingdom, dolphins can imitate one another while blindfolded by...
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Side effects of antidepressants on marine life
Minute traces of antidepressants which escape into water from human waste can make shrimp subdue their natural behaviour raising their risk of being eaten by predators.
Scientists say experiments recreating aquatic conditions in the...
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USA: NASA EARTH OBSERVING SATELLITES
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A pair of satellites designed to take high-resolution images of the Earth's forests, urban centres and oceans and to monitor the movement of whales will be launched in
two weeks, NASA announced on Friday.
The...