How Species Make and Break Friendships
AdultsAnimalsHumanLife...Community ecology is the study of interactions between different species of living things, and lets ecologists examine the effects of predator-prey relationships, parasites, and mutually beneficial interactions. In this episode of Crash Course Biology, we’ll examine the myriad interspecies interactions with examples, see how keystone species impact their environment and explore how communities rebuild when they are disrupted, through the lens of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.
Microworlds: Unsung Pollinators
YouthAnimalsEnvironmentFacts...When it comes to pollinating flowering plants, bees and butterflies tend to get all the glory, but ants, flies, wasps, beetles, and more are also hard at work.
Florida Everglades
KidsNatureWorldEnvironment...A trip through the Florida everglades to find out about mangroves and their importance to this coastal ecosystem.
How Wildfires Generate "Never-Ending" Storms
AdultsEcologyEnvironmentNature...Under the right conditions, wildfires can form clouds and generate firestorms, which last far longer than normal thunderstorms.
What’s Hiding at the Most Solitary Place on Earth? The Deep Sea
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97% of Climate Scientists Really Do Agree
AdultsEcologyGlobal WarmingHumanDo 97% of climate scientists really agree that humans are the main cause of climate change? Yep! Here's what the 97 percent statistic *really* means.
Why Is Blue So Rare In Nature?
AdultsAnimalsEcologyNature...Among living things, the color blue is oddly rare. Blue rocks, blue sky, blue water, sure. But blue animals? They are few and far between. And the ones that do make blue? They make it in some very strange and special ways compared to other colors. In this video, we'll look at some very cool butterflies to help us learn how living things make blue, and why this beautiful hue is so rare in nature.
Inside an ICE CAVE! - Nature's Most Beautiful Blue
AdultsEcologyNatureScienceWhere do glaciers and icebergs get their beautiful blue color? This unique blue might be nature's most brilliant, and the color arises in a very special way thanks to some surprising interactions between light and water molecules.