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The unique hard bottom reefs off the coast of the Carolinas are home to a dynamic and delicately balanced ecosystem. A population of invasive lionfish has moved into the area. Their presence is disrupting this ecosystem and threatening the commercial fish industry.
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Societal change and growth is impacting the ocean ecosystem. One of these consequences is the rapid decline and death of coral reefs. Part of the "Coral Comeback" series.
It's cold; it's dark. The pressure is immense. A pilot and scientist from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute navigate a remotely operated deep-sea vehicle through underwater canyons, filming the ocean floor and collecting samples.
The Jantar Mantar Observatory is a collection of instruments built by Maharaja Jai Singh II in the 18th century. These instruments include a diagram of the universe and can accurately measure time. Part of the "Around the World" series.
Staghorn and elkhorn coral have become threatened species. These corals are the building blocks of reefs in the Caribbean and Florida Keys. Part of the "Coral Comeback" series.
The scientists will explore the color spectrum and explain why humans cannot see the whole spectrum. They will also create a solar oven using aluminum foil. Part of the House of Science Series.
Charles Darwin journeyed to the Galapagos Islands at the age of 22. He spent five weeks among the wildlife, eventually leading to the publication of "On the Origin of Species." Part of the "Around the World" series.
Part of a series that features a wide variety of video footage, photographs, diagrams, graphics, and labels. For this particular video, students will focus on the conditions needed for hurricanes to form as well as the hazards they pose. Part of the Science Video Vocab series.
Documentary records Project Puffin, the successful effort to repopulate Seal Island, Maine, with Atlantic puffins and terns. Notes their life, behaviors, and mating during the summer before fall migration. Also remarks on the interdependence of terns and puffins. Biologists comment.
Horseshoe crabs are "living fossils" more closely related to spiders and scorpions than they are to crabs. They get their name from the smooth, hard shell (exoskeleton) that is shaped like a horseshoe. Part of "The Remarkable Horseshoe Crab" series.
Symone Johnson, educator at National Aquarium, provides an overview of the series "Coral Comeback." She outlines coral reefs and discusses their importance to healthy ocean ecosystems. Part of the "Coral Comeback" series.
Coral reefs are particularly sensitive to ocean acidification, which has decreased their ability to form skeletons. Ocean acidification is also causing reefs to crumble and disappear. Part of the "Coral Comeback" series.
Learn about some of the bold and brilliant ideas researchers and conservationists have to rescue corals and coral reefs from disaster. Part of the "Coral Comeback" series.
Part of "The Living Oceans" series. Captures the ecological balance established between animals and plants on a Caribbean coral reef. Details the symbiotic and commensally symbiotic relationships along with the predator/prey relationship.
When the thermohaline circulation system stops flowing, Dr. Mother Nature calls in superhero Bruce Rain to help. As he works to solve the problem, he and Dr. Mother Nature explain the importance of oceans in regulating the Earth's temperature. Part of "The Science of Climate" series.
An abandoned baby manatee is discovered at Blue Spring State Park in Alabama, and it takes team work to rescue and rehabilitate her. Next the SeaWorld's wild life rescue team is called to save two gulls tied together with fishing line.
The ancestors of the horseshoe crab have roamed Earth for over 450 million years. They may look creepy, but they are not dangerous. Their numbers have been declining, and scientists have been trying to help preserve them. Part of "The Remarkable Horseshoe Crab" series.
Meet an education specialist from the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve. She says becoming a scientist is all about being curious, and she helps researchers count the horseshoe crabs on the Atlantic coast. Part of "The Remarkable Horseshoe Crab" series.
Australia is home to great biodiversity from the rainforests on land to the Great Barrier Reef in the sea. It is the world's largest coral system and is located off the coast of Queensland, Australia. Part of the "Around the World" series.
In September 2005, members of an ocean exploration captured video footage of the white deep-sea octopod, Grimpoteuthis bathynectes. They nicknamed the octopod “Dumbo” because of its large ear-like fins. These fins and webbed arms help it swim through the water.
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