PBS
Tiny Easter Island deals with giant trash problem
Easter Island off the coast of Chile has a major trash problem. It's near what's known as a "trash vortex" in the middle of the South Pacific and floating waste is constantly washing ashore. Local officials estimate the growing...
Curated Video
Geographic History of France: How France Acquired The Land It Owns Today
Welcome to a new series where we'll be exploring the geographic history of various countries. Today we kick it off with France! Beginning in 481, this video will walk you through the years and decades to see how France expanded,...
Curated Video
Polynesia is SINKING: Why Climate Change Will Make These Countries Extinct
Polynesia and the South Pacific island countries are incredibly beautiful. And these islands are often thought of first when travelers begin yearning for a tropical holiday. Unfortunately, these very same islands are also facing an...
Wonderscape
Spider Growth and Survival: From Molting to Majestic Hunters
Explore the fascinating process of molting in spiders, where they shed their exoskeleton to grow. This video also compares the world's smallest spider, the Samoan Moss spider, with the largest, the Goliath bird eater tarantula, revealing...
PBS
Godzilla and Mothra: King and Queen of the Kaiju
Godzilla is one of the most recognizable monsters in film, and he should be. After all, he is part of the longest running film franchise in the world, but you might be surprised to learn that his history in literature is just as...
Curated Video
The Development of Alaska and Hawaii
Dr. Forrester explains how Alaska and Hawaii became our 49th and 50th states, and how our newest states influenced the development of the Western Region.
Financial Times
China's unseen war for strategic influence
Whether through security deals with the Solomon Islands or seeking to control the Chinese diaspora in Australia, Beijing puts huge resources into trying to influence how other countries view China. The FT's global China editor James...
Curated Video
Shepherding, Gravitationally
Astrophysicist Scott Tremaine (Institute for Advanced Study) describes his experiences at developing our understanding of "shepherding moons" and how it related to the rings of Saturn and Uranus.
Soliloquy
The Libertarian Utopia That Almost Caused A War
Located hundreds of kilometres south of Fiji and Tonga in the Minerva Reefs are almost relevant. However, in 1971, a group of ambitious American libertarians attempted to form their own micronation on the sunken atoll. The Republic of...
Soliloquy
Naming in the âNewâ New World
European explorers named a few places after Old World sites in Australasia. Here is a quick summary of the âNewâ names in the South Pacific.
Soliloquy
Why isnât New Zealand part of Australia anyway?
Despite having completely different accents Iâm often mistaken for an Australian. To add insult to injury the Australian constitution claims New Zealand as a state â so much for trans-Tasman diplomacy. So why is New Zealand a separate...
Cerebellum
American Explorers & Pioneers - 18th And 19th Century Explorers
American explorers and pioneers the first Europeans explored the valleys, rivers and mountains of America. Many set up home there and forced Native Americans out of their original homeland. 18th century explorers such as Captain James...
NASA
Photon Phright-day: Ghost Islands
Remote, recently formed (via volcanic eruptions) oceanic islands in the deep ocean can be studied by satellite lidar altimetry as ICESat2 has been doing, but especially with the satellite lidar bathymetry of the shallows where even...
The March of Time
1943: PACIFIC THEATER
MOT 1943: PACIFIC THEATER: NEW GEORGIA: HA WS Munda point airfield w/ US Aircraft, CU Consolidated B-24 'Liberator' heavy bomber taxiing through frame. MS Bomb w/ 'Compliments of 13th AAF', soldiers backing bombs up to 'Mary Marie',...
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: Alaska
This program explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of the Pacific Region of the United States. The individual states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii are presented in detail.
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: California
This program explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of the Pacific Region of the United States. The individual states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii are presented in detail.
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: The Pacific Region
This program explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of the Pacific Region of the United States. The individual states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii are presented in detail.
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: Washington
This program explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of the Pacific Region of the United States. The individual states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii are presented in detail.
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: Oregon
This program explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of the Pacific Region of the United States. The individual states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii are presented in detail.
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: Hawaii
This program explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of the Pacific Region of the United States. The individual states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii are presented in detail.
Bridgeman Arts
Lightning plane in the Pacific
P-38 LIGHTNING AT WAR - colour/b/w - 50 min This film is in two parts. The first, in colour, describes the design, manufacture and testing of the P-38 Lightning. The second part, in black and white, is a fictional account of a...
Bridgeman Arts
General MacArthur's offensive in the South West Pacific, 1943
General MacArthur's offensive in the Pacific, 1943. Battle, troops crossing the jungle rivers, Prisoners of War, Burma, 1943.
Curated Video
United Newsreel
Story 3 - 208 UN 24: United Newsreel, B/W Sound
02:19:38 Credits
02:20:07 Caption "United Nations on the March" "New Guinea"
02:20:15 Air to ground Owen Stanley Mountains - quite...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Solomon Island Offensive
Night bombardment in action Japanese held islands / map of Solomon Islands, New Guinea, Guadalcanal, Australia, Nassau Bay / transporter ship at sea / planes in air, bomb burst in water, planes diving / explosions on shore / warships...