The Brain Scoop
Two Bats and a Spider
What creatures lurk in the rainforest at night? Meet three of them in one short video. Part of a playlist exploring mammals, the video presents a look at night research in the Amazon. Scientists locate and photograph two bat species and...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Termite Activity Enhances Ecosystem Productivity and Stability
Termites in your house? Bad. Termites in your garden ... good? Discover the good side of an insect that often gets a bad rap with an interesting animation. The narrator discusses how termites break down plant material, what the soil...
Teacher's Pet
Introduction to Ecology
An educational video offers an overview of ecology and discusses the levels of organization from biosphere down to organisms. It also compares terms such as habitats versus niches, generalist versus specialist, and biotic versus abiotic.
American Museum of Natural History
Ask a Scientist About The Brain
Calling all brainiacs! Budding scientists listen to an interview with a geneticist as he answers questions about the brain. He responds to a variety of questions that include information about the size and composition of the brain,...
Deep Look
Banana Slugs: Secret of the Slime
Banana slugs eat animal droppings and leaves, all while generating waste that acts as a fertilizer. The video explains the slug's role in the ecosystem. It highlights the benefits of the slime for slugs' movement, food source, and even...
PBS
Pbs Kids Clubhouse Adventures: Read Good Books!: Plant Parts
KIDS Clubhouse Adventures kids read and discover more about plants. In this feature, kids demonstrate what they learned by designing and creating their own flower garden using art supplies. [1:48]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Vi Hart: Doodling in Math: Spirals, Fibonacci (Part 2 of 3)
Video explaining the principle by which plants arrange their flowers in order to maximize the gathering of sunlight, which relates to the Fibonacci series. [6:14]
Crash Course
Crash Course Biology #37: Vascular Plants = Winning!
Hank introduces us to one of the most diverse and important families in the tree of life - the vascular plants. These plants have found tremendous success and the their secret is also their defining trait: conductive tissues that can...
Crash Course
Crash Course Biology #6: Plant Cells
Hank describes why plants are so freaking amazing - discussing their evolution, and how their cells are both similar to & different from animal cells. [10:28]