Great Big Story
Exploring the plight of the endangered red ruffed lemur
Discover the world of the red ruffed lemur, one of Madagascar's most endangered species, struggling for survival in shrinking rainforests.
Curated Video
Safari Scholar: Searching for Adjectives
The Safari Scholar searches the jungle for adjectives. He explains how to identify adjectives and add creative adjectives to sentences.
Curated Video
Plant Reproduction
Dr. Forrester explains the life cycle of a plant. She also teaches about the various ways that seeds are dispersed.
PBS
Mapinguari: Fearsome Beast and Protector of the Amazon
Deep within the Amazon rainforest lurks a mysterious creature called the Mapinguari. Notoriously elusive, this cave-dwelling giant leaves a trail of broken trees and trampled ferns in its wake. Massive, hairy, and pungent, this beast...
Great Big Story
EcoAcoustics: Listening to the Rainforest for Conservation
Explore the Kalimantan rainforest of Borneo, Indonesia, through the ears of Dr Eddie Game, an environmental scientist using bioacoustic monitoring to save this biodiverse ecosystem. Join the team as they deploy smart microphones to...
Great Big Story
The Amazing Camouflage of the Mossy Leaf-Tailed Gecko
Explore the fascinating world of Madagascar's mossy leaf-tailed gecko, a master of disguise in the dense rainforests. Discover the secrets behind their incredible camouflage and the challenges they face in the wake of deforestation and...
Great Big Story
The Amazing Camouflage of the Mossy Leaf-Tailed Gecko
Explore the fascinating world of Madagascar's mossy leaf-tailed gecko, a master of disguise in the dense rainforests. Discover the secrets behind their incredible camouflage and the challenges they face in the wake of deforestation and...
Curated Video
Revolutionizing Prosthetics: The Incredible Story of Peter Eberly's Bionic Arm
Discover the incredible story of Peter Eberly, a train driver who lost his arm in an accident and now showcases groundbreaking bionic technology. With a prosthetic arm that is 6 times more powerful, three times faster, and 25% lighter...
Wonderscape
Exploring the Layers of a Tropical Rainforest
This video provides an educational tour through the different layers of a tropical rainforest, explaining the unique environments and diverse wildlife found in each layer. It highlights the emergent layer, canopy, understory, and forest...
Wonderscape
The Rainforest: Earth's Climate Regulator
This video dispels the myth that tropical rainforests are the planet's primary oxygen source, instead focusing on their crucial role in climate regulation. It explains the processes of photosynthesis, respiration, and transpiration in...
Wonderscape
The Vital Role of Tropical Rainforests
This video highlights the importance of tropical rainforests in maintaining ecological balance, detailing their role in carbon dioxide removal, water generation, and medicinal plant growth. It emphasizes the alarming rate of rainforest...
Wonderscape
Conserving the Tropical Rainforest: Our Collective Responsibility
This video emphasizes the critical need for global cooperation in saving tropical rainforests, outlining actions individuals and organizations can take. It discusses sustainable farming, fair trade, recycling, and consumer activism as...
Wonderscape
Medicinal Wonders of the Tropical Rainforest
This video explores the medicinal properties of various plants and animals in the tropical rainforest, such as the fertilance viper's venom for treating high blood pressure and the Madagascar periwinkle's role in curing acute lymphocytic...
Curated Video
GCSE Biology - How Human Waste Reduces Biodiversity - Explained #89
We explain what you need to know about how biodiversity suffers as a result of human activity.
Curated Video
From the Forest to the Plains
Dr. Forester explores the tropical rainforest, grasslands, taiga, marine, and freshwater biomes.
Curated Video
Parts of the Environment
Dr. Forester defines and presents examples of biomes, ecosystems, and habitats.
Professor Dave Explains
Terrestrial Biomes Part 1: Rainforest, Desert, Grassland, and Shrubland
There are so many different species on this planet, and they in such incredibly different environments. We can refer to these regions as biomes, and we will want to learn the broad characteristics of each biome. What's the difference...
Curated Video
Benefits of Plants
Miss Palomine talks about the number of plants that were used in the past and still used today to make medicines. She then talks about how trees benefit people and animals.
Lingokids
It's Raining it's Pouring
Sing along to our new version of the classic children's song 'It's raining it's pouring' as we head into the rainforest with Baby-Bot! Your child will get to sing and dance along to this familiar tune while learning about the different...
Curated Video
Minding the Store
Marine biologist Edie Widder at the Ocean Research & Conservation Association discusses the environmental crisis in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon along with a general crisis in federal funding for water-quality monitoring programs.
Curated Video
People of the Amazon
People of the Amazon analyzes how cultural patterns affect economic decisions and the daily lives of people in the Amazon.