Science360
Modeling our future climate
Discover how data from the ice core record are used to help scientists predict the future of our climate
Step Back History
5 People Who Changed the World
Here at Step Back we have been focusing on historical events that do not lean on singular important people to understand. Often, historians tend to overemphasize the roles of individuals in the overall course of humanity. But hell, I...
Next Animation Studio
What ended the last ice age? Ocean's carbon release may be the answer
Recent research conducted by the University of Southampton and published in Nature magazine suggests that carbon dioxide released from the ocean played a large role in ending the most recent ice age.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Preparation of Powdered Coal and Coke SRM Blends
This video demonstrates how to blend powdered coal and coke certified reference materials. It is intended to be used in conjunction with NIST Special Publication SP 260-167 available at http://ts.nist.gov/MeasurementService...
Science360
Green Roofs - Green Revolution
A green roof can certainly make a building look nicer, but can it measurably lower energy requirements and improve water management? In this episode of Green Revolution, hear from researchers studying that question and learning how to...
Curated Video
The Water Cycle: Understanding how water is recycled and used over and over again
This is a lecture presentation on the water cycle, which explains how water is constantly recycled and used over and over again. The presenter first discusses the importance of recycling elements and compounds in general because the...
Next Animation Studio
Arctic ice cap melt could release vast amounts of methane
As seawater temperatures rise, the Arctic ice cap has been shrinking. From 2003 to 2010, records show Arctic ice melting rapidly. This year it shrank by 27,000 square miles from its record 2007 low to 1.5 million square miles, the lowest...
The Economist
Could solar geoengineering counter global warming?
Global warning is probably the biggest threat facing humanity. If all else fails, could climate-controlling technology be the answer?
Visual Learning Systems
The Air Around Us: Air
Often hard-to-understand concepts of air, gases, air pressure, and layers of the atmosphere are plainly explained in this fascinating video. Concepts and terminology: oxygen, nitrogen, layers, weather, jet stream, and northern lights.
Visual Learning Systems
The Inner Planets: Earth
The video discusses the unique characteristics of Earth that make it different from other planets. It highlights the presence of water in solid, liquid, and vapor form, as well as the gases present in the atmosphere. The Inner Planets...
Visual Learning Systems
The Air Around Us: Video Quiz
Often hard-to-understand concepts of air, gases, air pressure, and layers of the atmosphere are plainly explained in this fascinating video. Concepts and terminology: oxygen, nitrogen, layers, weather, jet stream, and northern lights.
AllTime 10s
10 Eerie Predictions for the Future
Ever wished you could see into the future? Well be careful what you wish for. We've found 10 theories that predict a bleak outcome for the fate of our little blue planet.
Mazz Media
Greenhouse Effect
This live-action video program is about the greenhouse effect. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Astrum
How do we know it rains iron on WASP-76b?
There is an exoplanet, discovered by ESO's VLT, where it rains iron. But WASP-67b is 690 light years away, how could we possibly know that?
PBS
We've Ignored Climate Change For More Than a Century
We've known about the greenhouse effect for nearly 200 years and about climate change for more than a century, but we've had a hard time acting because our brains aren't a good match for a problem this big.
Curated Video
Five Facts - Renewable Energy
This video explores five fun facts about Renewable Energy.
Boulder Creek International
C.S Lewis: His Love for Ireland's Landscapes
C.S. Lewis part 8 of 11: This video discusses the love that C.S. Lewis had for his homeland of Northern Ireland, particularly the areas of Derry and Donegal. It explores his use of the term "done equality" to describe a unique feeling...
Espresso Media
Garwin: The History of FAS and the Future of Nuclear Weapons
Garwin part 8/11: This video features a conversation about the history of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) and their work in reducing nuclear dangers and advocating for civilian control of nuclear technology. It also discusses...
Science360
National Ice Core Lab Stores Valuable Ancient Ice
It's a freezing cold day inside the National Ice Core Laboratory (NICL) in Denver, Colo., as it is every day of the year. That's because the NICL is a facility for storing and studying ice cores recovered from the polar regions of the...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Carbon Dioxide
Climate is the average type of weather that a region has. It is defined by temperature and moisture. Proximity to oceans and large mountain ranges defines climate too, depending upon the prevailing wind. While climates change over...
Visual Learning Systems
Our Distant Neighbors: Other Objects in the Solar System
Upon viewing the Our Distant Neighbors video series, students will be able to do the following: Create a simple diagram of the sun and the orbital paths of each planet around the sun. Label each of the eight planets. Explain that the sun...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: SOFIA Makes Observations of Jupiter: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast
A feature from NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley originally posted on January 5, 2017.
Curated Video
The Nitrogen Cycle: Continuously Recycling an Essential Element
The video is a lecture presentation about the nitrogen cycle and how the essential element is continuously recycled in nature. The speaker first explains the concept of cycles in general and why they are necessary due to the finite...
Debunked
Myths & Misconceptions About North Korea
How close is North Korea to having a nuclear missile that can hit the USA? And can we really believe everything we hear about the secret state?