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The discovery of Archaeopteryx in a quarry in Germany in the early 1860s provided the first clue that birds descended from reptiles. In the last 40 years, scientists have identified many shared features between birds and two-legged carnivorous dinosaurs called theropods.
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Explains how scientists learn about dinosaurs. Paleontologists use detective techniques to uncover fossils. They deduce how dinosaurs lived, what they ate, how they moved, and how they cared for their families. Visit a dig and learn how fossils are preserved for study. Watch a skeleton be reconstructed. Leslie Nielson hosts this live-action/animated presentation.
Host Emily Graslie, Chief Curiosity Corespondent at The Field Museum, introduces this new series. This episode features stories on a newly discovered dinosaur, the different species of trees in the Amazon jungle, a biography of Dr. Margery C. Carlson, and the classification of mammals on Luzon Island in the Philippines. Part of the "Natural News From The Field Museum" series.
Students learn why fossils are often referred to as "windows to the past." The basic requirements for fossil formation are identified. Examples of various fossils highlight different types of fossil preservation, including petrification, imprints, molds and casts, freezing, amber fossilization, and preservation in tar pits. Finally, various uses of fossils are discussed. Additional terminology and concepts: cement, paleontology, fossil fuels, preserved remains, paleontologist, sediments, and limestone.
Host Emily Graslie takes the fish fossils she found at Fossil Lake back to the museum. She works with Akiko Shinya, who is a fossil preparator, to prepare the fossils for exhibition. Part of "The Brain Scoop" series.
The colorful rock formations at John Day Fossil Beds preserve a world class record of plant and animal evolution, climate change, and ecosystems that span over 40 million years. With over 10,000 square miles of land, visitors can explore the prehistoric past of Oregon and see the impact of geologic forces on earth’s landscape.
Edwina, the neighborhood dinosaur, plays with kids and bakes cookies. However, Reginald Von Hoobie-Doobie is determined to prove dinosaurs are extinct, but what will happen to Edwina if anyone believes him? Based on the children's book by award-winning author Mo Willems.
Host Emily Graslie explores myths surrounding the discovery of fossils. Did the discovery of Protoceratops fossils give birth to the stories about griffins? Another mythical creature, the Cyclops, also has potential ties to the fossil record. Is an extinct species of ammonite actually serpents turned into stone? Part of "The Brain Scoop" series.
The Magic School Bus is an award winning animated children’s television series based on the book series of the same title by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen. It is notable for its use of celebrity talent and being both highly entertaining and educational. Ms. Frizzle decides to finish a field trip by taking the kids 67 million years back in time. She wants them to see dinosaurs up close. Things go array, when Arnold loses a fossilized egg to a living and breathing T-Rex. How will the class get the egg back from this vicious dinosaur?
In this episode, host Emily Gralie features stories on current scientific research. One segment highlights the work of Paleontologist Carmen Soriano. She is studying tiny fractures in dinosaur limbs. Another segment focuses on a community group, and their quest to bring back an extinct plant. The final story explains how two scientists discovered fossils of the beardog. Part of the "Natural News From The Field Museum" series.
The disappearance of the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period posed one of the greatest, long-standing scientific mysteries. This three-act film tells the story of the detective work that solved it. Shot on location in Italy, Spain, Texas, Colorado, and North Dakota, the film traces the uncovering of key clues that led to the discovery that an asteroid struck the Earth 66 million years ago, triggering a mass extinction of animals, plants, and even microorganisms. Each act illustrates the nature and power of the scientific method.
Charles Darwin once boldly predicted that buried deep in the earth are transitional fossils of creatures with intermediate features between ancestral animal groups and the modern animal groups. Since Darwin’s time, many transitional fossils have been discovered, and they provide crucial insights into the origin of key structures and the creatures that possess them. And University of Chicago paleontologist and award-winning author Neil Shubin provides a first-hand account of the painstaking search for the transitional fossil of Tiktaalik, a creature with a mix of features common to fish and four-legged animals.
Features different systems of measurement and their value to science in five separate segments. Stardust Elements: Looks at the life cycles of stars and explains how the death of a star seeds the universe with all the elements of the periodic table. End of Dinosaurs: Debates several scientific theories about why and how dinosaurs became extinct. Earthly Thermometers: Demonstrates how the Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin scales measure the same thing in different ways and why we need precise measurements of temperature. Frozen in Time: Pieces together the past of a 5,300-year-old man whose body was preserved in ice in the Italian Alps. Hurricanes Take the Heat: Follows researchers who study how hurricanes form and try to predict where the next one will strike.
Anthropologists have made new fossil discoveries on Palau, an island country located in the western Pacific Ocean. But these fossils do not appear to be of animal origins. Could they belong to early humans? If so, scientists must answer the question of human variation. Segment of video from Wild Chronicles Series.
National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Paul Sereno is usually digging up dinosaur bones. But Sereno was walking through the Sahara in northern Niger when he found a nearly 10,000-year-old human skull. This discovery lead Sereno to imagine the green Sahara that was their home. Segment of video from Wild Chronicles Series.
With funding from the National Science Foundation, Peter Ungar is revealing more details about the lives of human ancestors, and he’s doing it through dentistry. The University of Arkansas anthropologist uses high tech dental scans to find out more about the diets of hominids, a technique that sometimes leads to new and very different conclusions. While anthropologists traditionally determine the diets of our ancestors by examining the size and shape of teeth and jaws, Ungar's powerful microscopes paint a more detailed picture by looking at wear patterns on teeth.
Millions of years ago, a group of bacteria, the cyanobacteria, developed a new way to harness energy from the sun. This new development had important consequences for the evolution of both the atmosphere and the diversity of life on Earth.
This video explores the fascinating world of microscopic life. It begins by discussing viruses and explaining how they cause disease. Students also learn the importance of bacterial cells and explore the life of protists. Additional concepts and terminology include microscope, vaccine, moneran, decomposition, amoeba, phytoplankton, yeast, algae, paramecium, and protozoa.
Living things go through changes in the course of their lives, referred to as life cycles. This program explains the life cycles of living organisms, specifically focusing on plants and animals. Video footage and colorful animations illustrate how living things change. Important terminology includes egg, seed, growth, metamorphosis, germination, stage, larva, pupa, nymph, and adult.
It was once believed that organic compounds, light, and water were needed to sustain life, but life has been found in complete darkness underwater. National Geographic Explorer Bob Ballard discovered Lost City, an underwater mountain range, and it is teaming with life. Segment of a video from Wild Chronicles Series.
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