Do we really need pesticides?
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyNature...Annually, we shower over 5 billion pounds of pesticides across the Earth to control insects, unwanted weeds, funguses, rodents, and bacteria that may threaten our food supply. But is it worth it, knowing what we do about the associated environmental and public health risks?
These Recycled Plastic Bricks Work Better Than Cement Blocks
AdultsConstructionGlobal WarmingEnvironmentByFusion is taking plastic waste from the ocean and building something wonderful.
"Dream"
AdultsAnimalsFilmGlobal Warming...Come make a difference at the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival, taking place at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater in New York City, October 17-24.
This Glow In The Dark Bike Path Is Powered By The Sun
AdultsSportsTechnologyTransportation...Its pavement was made with solar charging luminophores.
How To (Literally) Save Earth
AdultsGlobal WarmingWorldEnvironment...Farming erodes soil 50 times faster than it forms. We can change that, but will we?
What If All The Ice Melted?
AdultsEnvironmentWorldScienceWhat If All The Ice Melted On Earth? ft. Bill Nye
Which sunscreen should you choose?
AdultsGlobal WarmingHealthEnvironment...Sunscreen comes in many forms, each with its own impacts on your body and the environment. With so many options, how do you choose which sunscreen is best for you?
FarmBot Genesis
AdultsEnvironmentFoodTechnologyFarmBot Genesis is humanity's first open-source CNC farming machine designed for at-home automated food production.
This Farm of the Future Uses No Soil and 95% Less Water
AdultsFoodTechnologyEnvironmentAs urban populations continue to rise, innovators are looking beyond traditional farming as a way to feed everyone while having less impact on our land and water resources. Vertical farming is one solution that's been implemented around the world.
Why do some people have seasonal allergies?
AdultsHealthHumanBiology...Ah, spring. Grass growing, flowers blooming, trees budding. For those with allergies, though, this explosion of new life probably inspires more dread than joy. So what's behind this annual onslaught of mucus? Eleanor Nelsen explains what happens when your immune system goes rogue.
Orchids: The Masters Of Lying, Cheating & Stealing
AdultsEnvironmentNatureThanks to Curtin University and the University of Western Australia for sponsoring this video. Also, special thanks to Kingsley Dixon and the Orchid Specialist Group of the IUCN's Species Survival Commission.
Cardboard House
AdultsBusinessConstructionEnvironment...Customize and Build Your Own Cardboard-Based House
Air Into Drinking Water
AdultsBusinessStartupsTechnology...This Ingenious Water Bottle Is Designed To Convert The Air Into Drinking Water
The Real Reason Leaves Change Color In the Fall
AdultsEnvironmentNatureThe chlorophyll breaks down, the green color disappears, and the yellow to orange colors become visible and give the leaves part of their fall splendor.
Electric Cars Could Wreak Havoc
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyTransportation...February 24 -- There are more than one billion cars on the road worldwide today, and only one tenth of one percent of them have a plug. OPEC contends that even in the year 2040, EVs will make up just one percent.
The threat of invasive species
AdultsEnvironmentNatureScienceMassive vines that blanket the southern United States, climbing high as they uproot trees and swallow buildings. A ravenous snake that is capable of devouring an alligator. Rabbit populations that eat themselves into starvation.
NASA | A Year in the Life of Earth's CO2
AdultsTechnologyWorldScience...An ultra-high-resolution NASA computer model has given scientists a stunning new look at how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere travels around the globe.
Edible Cutlery
AdultsEnvironmentGlobal WarmingHealth...India is one of the world's largest consumers of disposable plastic cutlery, which has the makings of a huge health and environmental crisis written all over it.
How I found a mythical boiling river in the Amazon
AdultsEnvironmentNatureScience...When Andres Ruzo was a young boy in Peru, his grandfather told him a story with an odd detail: There is a river, deep in the Amazon, which boils as if a fire burns below it.