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Theories of Evolution
The nugget explains the different theories of evolution (mutation theory, theory of natural selection, theory of inheritance) with examples.
Religion for Breakfast
Animism: The First Religion?
Anthropologists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries hypothesized that animism was the earliest religion. But later scholars have called this theory into question. What is animism? And how should we categorize it? This video was...
CuriosaMente
Who was the first human being?
We all were born to someone else. But who was the first person ever? And whom was she born to? Could it be a being who was not completely human? Who was the first person on earth? The question of who the first human being was is complex....
CuriosaMente
Teoría de la Evolución: 5 Preguntas Frecuentes
Los 5 mitos o errores más frecuentes acerca de la teoría de la evolución biológica: ¿Es "sólo" una teoría? ¿Si venimos del mono por qué sigue habiendo monos? ¿Dónde está el eslabón perdido? ¿Por qué no seguimos evolucionando? ¿Sólo los...
CuriosaMente
Teoría de la Evolución: 5 Preguntas Frecuentes
Este video aborda cinco preguntas comunes que se presentan como "refutaciones" de la teoría de la evolución. Primeramente, se aclara el significado de "teoría" en el contexto científico y se destaca que la teoría de la evolución está...
Mazz Media
Punctuated Equilibria and Speciation
Darwin saw evolution of new species as a slow process occurring over very long periods of time. Changes that lead to new species usually take place in small populations where genetic changes can accrue rapidly. This video will help...
Step Back History
What is Scientific Racism?
Today, we look at the weird age of scientific racism. What weird extremes did it get to?
CuriosaMente
Quien fue el primer ser humano?
Una explicacion animada del origen de la especie humana. Todos nacimos de otras personas. Entonces Quien fue la primer persona? Y si ella fue la primera De quien nacio? Pudo haber nacido de alguien que no fuera exactamente un ser humano?...
Science360
Evolution researchers discuss "On the Origin of Species"
Some of evolution science's brightest minds discuss the impacts of "On the Origin of Species" in this introductory video for the National Science Foundation's new special report entitled Evolution of Evolution: 150 Years of Darwin's "On...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Is 3D Printing Faster Than Standard Manufacturing?
Movin' to the Country is a series that celebrates the entrepreneurs, innovators and dreamers transforming Australia's beautiful regional areas in surprising new ways. Australian businesses often struggle to get the parts they need...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Kakadu Plum: a Natural Preservative
Movin' to the Country is a series that celebrates the entrepreneurs, innovators and dreamers transforming Australia's beautiful regional areas in surprising new ways. Local businesses are collaborating with David to preserve and powder...
Science360
Robots, soccer, and the staying power of Short Circuit - Scientists & Engineers on Sofas
Soccer aficionado and RoboCup champion DARwin-OP and robotics expert Alex Leonessa recently sat down with Thi Le in the NSF library to talk about robots of all kinds, and discuss how research in robotics could help do much more than just...
Wonderscape
Science Kids: All About Natural Selection and Adaptations
This video discusses the concept of adaptations in animals and how they help them survive in their environments. It explores examples such as the physical adaptations of sharks and the behavioral adaptations of bears and raccoons. The...
Science360
Robot visits NSF
DARwIn-OP, which stands for Dynamic Anthropomorphic Robot with Intelligence–Open Platform, recently visited the National Science Foundation to participate in a video interview while he was in town for a National Robotics Week event....
FuseSchool
The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
Where did humans, and all the other living things on our planet come from? This problem puzzled humans for centuries, and there have been many different theories through the ages. Then, in the mid 19th century, along came a naturalist...
CuriosaMente
12 vestigios evolutivos ¡en tu cuerpo!
¿Hay evidencias de nuestros ancestros no-humanos en nuestros cuerpos actuales? Conoce 12 de estos vestigios evolutivos. Los "vestigios evolutivos" son partes del cuerpo o funciones que eran útiles para nuestros antepasados, pero ya no lo...
Curated Video
The Theory of Evolution and its Challenges: Darwin, Lamarck, and the Science Behind Adaptation
This video discusses Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and how it was received at the time it was published. It starts with Darwin's observations during his world expedition in the 19th century, particularly on the finches of the...
NASA
NASA | Journey to Galapagos
NASA oceanographer Dr. Gene Carl Feldman is no stranger to the Galapagos Islands, although he has never been there. He has studied these "Enchanted Isles" from the vantage point of space for the last 25 years, but in July 2009 he will...
Next Animation Studio
World’s largest solar farm planned for Australia
A massive renewable energy project is underway in Australia that would include the construction of the world’s biggest solar farm and the world’s largest battery to deliver electricity using the world’s longest submarine power cable to...
Wonderscape
Science Kids: Unraveling the Neanderthal Mystery
This video explores the history and characteristics of Neanderthals, our closest extinct human relatives. It discusses their relationship to modern humans, their physical traits, their way of life, and theories about their extinction....
FuseSchool
BIOLOGY - Evolution - Darwin's Finches and Natural Selection
The study of finches led to the development of one of the most important scientific theories of all time. In December 1831 a naturalist called Charles Darwin boarded the HMS Beagle, bound on a surveying voyage of South America. Whilst...
Mr. Beat
Scopes Monkey Trial (Story Time with Mr. Beat)
Once upon a time an English naturalist and geologist named Charles Darwin came up with the theory of evolution. Evolution, now widely accepted as a theory, used to be very controversial. It rocked the entire world, as matter of fact. It...
Nature League
Exploring Evolution and Speciation - Lesson Plan
In this Nature League Lesson Plan, Brit explains the mechanisms and nuances of evolution and speciation.
Weird History
What Happened After The Theory Of Evolution Came Out
Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution is perhaps the most famous, and certainly the most controversial, scientific theory ever developed. First published in 1859 in a book titled, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or...