Next Animation Studio
Japan to dump radioactive Fukushima water into the Pacific
Cleaning up the radioactive mess that is the Fukushima nuclear plant, is expected to take many more decades.
Science360
Phytotron facelift facilitates cutting-edge research on plants
This laboratory is a control freak's dream come true! Welcome to the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Phytotron, a singular facility for growing plants under various combinations of strictly controlled environmental conditions....
Next Animation Studio
Old mattresses used to grow plants, crops
Researchers from the University of Sheffield have found a way to use foam from abandoned mattresses to grow plants and vegetables for those living in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan.
TMW Media
Properties Of Water: How water sustains living things
How do plants use water to live and grow? How does water help the human body? What food contains the highest amount of water? Properties Of Water, Part 3
Science360
Plum Island Estuary: Studying how marshes respond to sea-level rise
At the Plum Island Sound estuary in northeastern Massachusetts, the marsh floods like clockwork. At high tide, you can pass over the mudflats into the grass in a boat. At low tide, the ocean waters recede, leaving behind fresh deposits...
Visual Learning Systems
Fungi: Characteristics of Fungi
From making bread to decomposing things in the environment, fungi play a very important role in our lives. Vivid video footage, accompanied by colorful animations, illustrates the fascinating origin, diversity, and characteristics of...
Next Animation Studio
Satellite images show expansion of coal power in China
Satellite images show coal power plants across China appear to be expanding and ramping up production.
Visual Learning Systems
Plant Parts: What Do Plants Need?
Upon viewing the Plant Parts video series, students will be able to do the following: Recognize that plants have many parts, and that each part performs specific functions. List many different parts of plants that we eat. Describe the...
Science360
Plum Island Estuary Studying how marshes respond to sea-level rise
At the Plum Island Sound estuary in northeastern Massachusetts, the marsh floods like clockwork. At high tide, you can pass over the mudflats into the grass in a boat. At low tide, the ocean waters recede, leaving behind fresh deposits...
Curated Video
Detection and Identification of Plant Diseases
In this lecture video, the speaker discusses the detection and identification of plant diseases. They explain how to detect signs of diseases in plants, such as stunted growth, spots on leaves, and discoloration, and how to identify...
Curated Video
Cell Specialization and Differentiation in Plants and Animals
This video explains the concept of cell specialization and differentiation. The narrator discusses how cells differentiate to become specialized for their unique functions within an organism. The differences in differentiation between...
Visual Learning Systems
Plant Life Cycles: Beginnings
This video explores the fascinating process of plant development from a small seed, growing into a beautiful plant, reproducing, and eventually dying.
Nature League
Can Plants Hurt When We Eat Them? - From A to B
In this episode of "From A to B", Adrian asks Brit why some people say it's morally okay to eat plants but not animals.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lewis R. Gordon - 'On The Pulse Of Morning' by Maya Angelou
Lewis R. Gordon is an Afro-Jewish philosopher, political thinker, educator, and musician (drums, other percussive instruments, and piano), who was born on the island of Jamaica and grew up in the Bronx, New York, where he attended...
Science360
Computer scientist and Watson co-creator David Ferrucci - ScienceLives
When David Ferrucci was introduced to computer programming as a high school student questions flooded his mind … Where does it stop? What can I get the computer to do? "My mind immediately went to the idea of artificial intelligence ......
Curated Video
Methods of Estimating and Environmental Factors Affecting Transpiration in Plants
This video explains what transpiration is, how it can be estimated through experiments measuring the uptake of water by plants or the mass of water lost by the plants, and how changes in environmental conditions such as temperature,...
SWPictures
The Plant that Cures Malaria: Doctor Fights Malaria in Africa
The Plant that Cures Malaria part 3/5: This video highlights the devastating impact of malaria on individuals, families, and economies in Africa. It follows the work of a doctor serving over 100,000 people in Eastern Uganda, and...
Curated Video
Transport System in Plants: Transpiration and Translocation
This is an educational video that explains the concepts of transpiration and translocation in plants, while also exploring the transport system in plants. The video takes a closer look at the different features of plants, including root...
Professor Dave Explains
Cortinariaceae, Nidulariaceae, Psathyrellaceae, Conocybe, and Laccaria
We are cruising through order Agaricales. In this tutorial, we will look at a few important families and genera within. Check it out! Agaricales part 3
Visual Learning Systems
Spring: People in Spring
This video explores the features of spring, focusing on the unique habits of plants, animals, and people during this season. Additional concepts and terminology: season, sunlight, warmth, hibernation, migration, revolution, axis, and...
Science ABC
What Is Huckleberry? How Is It Different From Blueberry?
Huckleberry is a term used in the US to describe numerous variations of plants, all of whom bear small berries that assume different colors, such as red, blue, or black. The plants collectively belong to the family Ericaceae, a family of...
The Wall Street Journal
Plant Tinkerers
A new generation of startups are harnessing gene-editing technologies to take on the multibillion-dollar giants of the crop-seed industry. Will consumers buy in?
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Sylvain Costes Talks About NASA’s Treasure Trove of Space Biology Data
A conversation with Sylvain Costes, the Project Manager for GeneLab, a space biology database run out of NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.