NASA
NASA | Scientists Link Faraway Fires To High Ozone Levels In Pacific
NASA-funded scientists have traced the origins of mysterious pockets of high ozone concentrations and low water vapor in the air above the western Pacific Ocean near Guam to fires burning in Southeast Asia and in Africa, half a world...
NASA
ATom Postcard - Samoa to New Zealand
Principal Investigator Steven Wofsy of Harvard University and atmospheric scientist Paul Newman of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center sent back a video postcard of the second two legs of the Atmospheric Tomography, or ATom mission. They...
Bizarre Beasts
How One Crab Got Fuzzy to Live Without The Sun
Yeti crabs have figured out how to live without the sun! All they need is their fuzzy arms, bacteria, and the bizarre, dark oozings of the deep.
The March of Time
1942: UNITED STATES WAR EFFORT IN MELANESIA: VS U.S. workers assembling wing to fighter aircraft fuselage, attaching tail rudder, machine gun turrets, & engine propeller. World War II, WWII, war production, assembly, Pacific Front
MOT 1942: UNITED STATES WAR EFFORT IN MELANESIA: VS U.S. workers assembling wing to fighter aircraft fuselage, attaching tail rudder, machine gun turrets, & engine propeller. World War II, WWII, war production, assembly, Pacific Front
The March of Time
1st Person VO German accent
MOT 1941: JAPAN STRATEGY MAP: Japan w/ 'Rising Sun' rays extended over Pacific area. Animated lines to Pearl Harbor Guam Wake Island & down. Advancing on to Midway & Aleutian Islands. Map of Nazi Germany Occupied territories highlighted...
NASA
NASA | New Model Predicts Fire Season Severity in the Amazon
By analyzing nearly a decade of satellite data, a team of scientists led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine and funded by NASA has created a model that can successfully predict the severity and geographic...
Cerebellum
The Abolitionists: 1832-1844 - Webster-ashburton Treaty 1842
National Expansion (1832-1848) American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. In...
The March of Time
1952: CRUSADE IN THE PACIFIC COMMENTARY: VS Westbrook Van Voorhis ('The Voice of Time', 1903-1968) at desk w/ others talking about achieving peace in Asia. SOT, Kentaro Buma, Mr. Pesik, Mirza Muzaffar Shikoh, M.S. Dave
MOT 1952: CRUSADE IN THE PACIFIC COMMENTARY: VS Westbrook Van Voorhis ('The Voice of Time', 1903-1968) at desk w/ others talking about achieving peace in Asia. SOT, Kentaro Buma, Mr. Pesik, Mirza Muzaffar Shikoh, M.S. Dave
Next Animation Studio
SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes down in Pacific
The first commercial space mission has made a successful return to Earth, splashing down in the Pacific off the coast of California. SpaceX's dragon capsule lifted off from Earth on May 22 before docking with the International Space...
The March of Time
1941: JAPANESE NAVY
MOT 1941: JAPANESE NAVY: WS (POV Japanese ship) Two small boats behind ship flying 'Rising Sun' flag, VS Japanese sailors, soldiers, officers in ship hallway (poor contrast), pilot bowing, MS Shinto Kamidana (miniture shrine), TD Bottles...
The March of Time
1942: ALEUTIAN ISLANDS CAMPAIGN: UNITED STATES ARMY LANDING: VS U.S. Army transport ship sailing off shore of Adak islands, soldiers boarding landing craft, troops landing on beach, loading boxes & supplies onto beach. WWII, World War II, US Navy
MOT 1942: ALEUTIAN ISLANDS CAMPAIGN: UNITED STATES ARMY LANDING: VS U.S. Army transport ship sailing off shore of Adak islands, soldiers boarding landing craft, troops landing on beach, loading boxes & supplies onto beach. WWII, World...
The March of Time
Gov meeting Molina docks
MOT 1939: COMMONWEALTH of the PHILIPPINES: Street scene w/ columned building BG. Men meeting in large government room men applauding President Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina speaking (no SOT). Philippines dock w/ men loading cargo ship. Bow...
The March of Time
1942: UNITED STATES ARMY: VS Various U.S. Army soldiers carrying & loading luggage onto train, boarding train for departure. WWII, World War II, mobilizing, Pacific Front
MOT 1942: UNITED STATES ARMY: VS Various U.S. Army soldiers carrying & loading luggage onto train, boarding train for departure. WWII, World War II, mobilizing, Pacific Front
The March of Time
1942: UNITED STATES NAVY: WS Three U.S. Navy naval battleships moving at sea. AERIAL WS FLYING (L) Passing carrier ship at sea, ocean. World War II, WWII, warship
MOT 1942: UNITED STATES NAVY: WS Three U.S. Navy naval battleships moving at sea. AERIAL WS FLYING (L) Passing carrier ship at sea, ocean. World War II, WWII, warship
The March of Time
1940s: UNITED STATES NAVY PORT: INT VS Large wooden cargo being moved by crane in U.S. Navy port warehouse, storage, men stenciling destinations code names onto crates, 'Cactus, Cheekstrap, Jerk.' WWII, World War II, Pacific Front, islands, yard
MOT 1940s: UNITED STATES NAVY PORT: INT VS Large wooden cargo being moved by crane in U.S. Navy port warehouse, storage, men stenciling destinations code names onto crates, 'Cactus, Cheekstrap, Jerk.' WWII, World War II, Pacific Front,...
The March of Time
MOT 1945: BATTLE OF IWO JIMA: UNITED STATES MOBILIZING
US Navy Fleet mobilizing, on the move across Pacific ocean, various transport ships loaded w/ US Marines (3rd, 4th, 5th Division) at sea / US Marines (3rd, 4th, & 5th Divisions) on deck of Navy transport ship listening to officer,...
Next Animation Studio
Earth’s oceans hotter than any point in recorded history according to new study
2021 saw the hottest ocean temperatures ever recorded, adding to previous records in 2018 and 2019.
The March of Time
1944: CAROLINE ISLANDS BOMBING: VS Squadron of B-24 Liberator bombers of the Seventh Air Force (7th Air Force) flying, gunner inside, Thirteenth Air Force (13th Air Force) bombers flying, approaching Truk Islands, bombs away, explosions. WWII
MOT 1944: CAROLINE ISLANDS BOMBING: VS Squadron of B-24 Liberator bombers of the Seventh Air Force (7th Air Force) flying, gunner inside, Thirteenth Air Force (13th Air Force) bombers flying, approaching Truk Islands, bombs away,...
The Wall Street Journal
Business and Security
What are the key regional security issues facing Southeast Asia, and how best can they be addressed?
Step Back History
Did the Chinese Beat Columbus to the Americas?
It seems as if every part of the old world, has a theory of how they got to the new world before Columbus. Last time we discussed those theories that have the highest chance of being true, and now we will go into the more outlandish...
Next Animation Studio
‘Lost Continent’ of Zealandia revealed in new maps
Researchers from GNS Science in New Zealand have mapped the submerged land mass of Zealandia in great detail, showing how tectonic and seismic activity have shaped its evolution.
Next Animation Studio
Ocean Cleanup device redeployed to trap plastic in Great Pacific Garbage Patch
A floating device designed to trap plastic trash in the ocean has been upgraded in a second attempt to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Soliloquy
How New Zealand became Nuclear-Free
In 1987, the New Zealand parliament passed the “New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act” writing into law that New Zealand would be Nuclear-Free. This was the last act in a series of events where being...
Visual Learning Systems
Topography and the Earth: Mountains
This program describes the major topographical features of Earth including mountains, plains, and plateaus. Footage from throughout North America takes students to the Rocky Mountains, the plains of Iowa, and the Colorado Plateau to...