Season 3, Platypus part 3

Known locally as lobsters, these large and impressive creatures were a tasty dinner for people in the past but today are on the protected species list. After the brief crayfish encounter, Kayne and Kamil...

“Climate Change” introduces possible causes and effects of climate change along with potential actions that could mitigate the problem.

1948 - The United States begins to send monkeys into space to test the biological effects. Albert I reaches sub-space, but does not survive. Albert the 2nd becomes the first monkey to make it into space, but dies after a parachute...

The best way to start a study of ecology is to look at the scales of ecology, from the smallest things the field studies, to the biggest. On the small end, ecologists can study individual organisms, as well as populations of those...

Moving on from organisms and populations, the next tier on the scales of ecology is communities. These involve all the populations of organisms of different species that live in an area. How do they interact? How is the community...

The video “Amazing Camouflage” explains how animals use forms of camouflage to survive in their habitats.

Dr. Algae introduces the parts of a plant and explains the importance of each one.

Dr. Algae shows examples of how different living things receive the food, air, and water that they need to survive.

Dr. Algae explains why all living things need food, air, and water to survive.

“Life on Earth and Beyond” discusses the origins of life on Earth and explores how scientists classify a thing as “living.”

“The Population Puzzle” examines the exponential increase of Earth’s population, as well as the complications and concerns that have resulted from that increase.

“Water: What If You Did Not Have Access to It?” focuses on the many important uses of water and the number of ways life-forms depend on it.

Despite Vladek and Mala’s hectic marital problems, Art continues to record his father’s story. In these chapters, Vladek describes what it was like for Polish Jews in the 1940s. Crafty hiding places, the terror of getting caught, narrow...

It’s 1939 and Vladek Spiegelman must join the Polish army to fight the Germans. But it’s not long before the Germans overwhelm the Polish forces and capture Poland. Vladek is taken as a prisoner of war but makes a daring escape. Sadly,...

In this economics video, you will learn the difference between needs and wants!

In their very first episode of "From A to B", Adrian asks Brit about the relationships between oxygen and life on Earth.

Sunflowers are the international symbol for nuclear disarmament. You will most likely find sunflowers around areas where nuclear disasters have occurred in the past. Following the 1986 meltdown at the Chernobyl Power Plant in Ukraine,...

If the Titanic were to collide with the iceberg – a stationary, mammoth object – most of the energy of the impact would have to be absorbed by the ship, which would have only made matters worse. An abrupt stop would have thrown people...

A special bonus video in which John Green and Microsoft founder Bill Gates talk about how Ethiopia has reduced its infant mortality dramatically in the past twenty years.

This video explores five fun facts about habitats.

This video discusses the concept of a matrix organization, a management structure where employees have multiple bosses and are accountable to different chains of command. It explores the benefits and challenges of this structure, and...

This video explores five fun facts about aquatic plants.

This video explores five fun facts about animal adaptations.

This video explores five fun facts about liquids.