SciShow
The Cost of Saving a Drowning Town
This week, a group of scientists estimated the cost of saving just one small village in America’s Chesapeake Bay from rising sea levels, and another found evidence that Smilodon (aka the saber-toothed cat) actually helped take care of...
TED Talks
TED: The ocean's shifting baseline | Daniel Pauly
The ocean has degraded within our lifetimes, as shown in the decreasing average size of fish. And yet, as Daniel Pauly shows us onstage at Mission Blue, each time the baseline drops, we call it the new "normal." At what point do we stop...
Curated Video
Exploring Beautiful America
Dr. Forrester explores various mountains, bays, lakes, and rivers that make the United States of America beautiful.
Curated Video
The Chesapeake Bay
Dr. Forester explores the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem, identifying key components and threats currently faced.
EarthEcho International
Into the Dead Zone: Exploring the Impact of Farming Practices on Dead Zones
The video explores how farming practices in rural areas affect waterways and ultimately, the health of the Chesapeake Bay. It highlights the efforts of a farmer in Pennsylvania who adopts sustainable practices to manage nutrient loads in...
Cerebellum
Colonization Of North America: English Settlements - The Lost Colony
Examines the establishment of Roanoke in 1585; the successful settlement of Jamestown, Virginia; the roles of Captain John Smith, Pocahontas and Chief Powhatan; the settlement of Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620; Plymouth Rock and the...
US Department of Agriculture
Cleaner Water and Nutrient Credits
A Virginia farmer is converting pasture land to trees, to create a nutrient credit bank to offset the impacts of construction in the state.
EarthEcho International
Into the Dead Zone: What Is A Dead Zone?
The video follows Philippe Cousteau on an expedition to explore dead zones in the Chesapeake Bay caused by nutrient-rich runoff from human activities, which leads to a lack of oxygen in the water and suffocation of marine life. The team...
EarthEcho International
Expedition into the Dead Zone: Investigating the Impact of Human Actions on Waterways
This video follows an expedition to the headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay to investigate how human actions create dead zones in underwater areas. The video explores the impact of air pollution on waterways and the role of nitrogen in...
The Wall Street Journal
Water Security: Part II
U.S. farms, ever more productive, are draining water supplies and often fouling the nation's rivers. What can farmers do to improve water quality? And how is that objective balanced against the increasing demand for food?
EarthEcho International
Into the Dead Zone: Investigating the Impact of Wastewater on Our Water Planet
This video explores the issue of dead zones in water bodies around the world, caused by the release of nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater and agricultural runoff. The expedition team investigates the impact of these pollutants on...
NASA
NASA | The Changing Chesapeake
The Chesapeake Bay receives water from the 64,000 square miles of land surrounding the bay and Landsat satellites are a critical and invaluable tool for characterizing the landscape and mapping it over time. Landsat data provides a...
NASA
NASA Satellites Aid in Chesapeake Bay Recovery
From the distant reaches of the Universe, to black holes, and the Martian surface, NASA explores some of the most far out parts of space. But NASA also does research much closer to home. In fact, NASA Earth Science satellites are taking...
US Department of Agriculture
Environmental Credit Trading at Wildwood Farm, Virginia
This story takes you to Appomattox, Virginia where a farmer is using an innovative approach to keeping runoff out of the Chesapeake Bay.
By planting trees on retired cropland, the farmer is helping to filter pollutants from streams in...
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: The Middle Atlantic Region - Maryland
This clip explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of Maryland.
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: The Middle Atlantic Region - Introduction
This clip offers a brief introduction to the States in the Middle Atlantic Region of the United States.
Hip Hughes History
The Jamestown Colony Explained: US History Review
A short look at the basic of the founding and early development of the Jamestown Colony in what would become the colony of Virginia.
Cerebellum
Colonization Of North America: English Settlements - The Jamestown Settlement
Examines the establishment of Roanoke in 1585; the successful settlement of Jamestown, Virginia; the roles of Captain John Smith, Pocahontas and Chief Powhatan; the settlement of Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620; Plymouth Rock and the...
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: The Southeastern Region: Virginia
This clip explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of Virginia.
Science360
Baltimore's Urban Streams
Baltimore, Maryland is a major city situated on the Chesapeake Bay- a sprawling 64,000 square mile watershed. Currently, the Chesapeake is facing an environmental crisis due to pollutants. Scientist Claire Welty of the University of...
Science360
Biofuels - Science of Innovation
A new approach to producing biofuels that uses a marine bacterium called Saccharophagus degradans that left otherwise alone, is mostly known for its damaging impact on the environment. Provided by the National Science Foundation & NBC Learn
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WS DS Small Boat Floating Near Shore of Inlet / Oyster, Virginia, USA
WS DS Small Boat Floating Near Shore of Inlet / Oyster, Virginia, USA