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Environmental and science experts explore the enormous potential for clean, renewable energy. They also illustrate the connections among such issues as solar energy, wind energy, energy efficiency, green buildings, and global climate change. Viewers also learn specific action steps that viewers can take in their own lives to create a sustainable future.
(Source: DCMP)
How do horseshoe crabs keep humans healthy? They have blue, copper-based blood, which quickly clots in the presence of bacterial toxins. Medical researchers use it to test intravenous drugs, vaccines, and medical devices, ensuring that they are free of bacterial contamination. Part of "The Remarkable Horseshoe Crab" series.
Seagrass beds provide an array of services to both humans and animals. Dr. Randall Hughes studies the seagrass beds of Saint Joseph Bay to better understand these services. She also notes the decline of this important ecosystem. Part of the series "In The Grass, On The Reef."
Shifting sands filling up shipping lanes are a fact of life on the North Carolina coast. Scientists are looking at new ways to manage dredged materials and protect the environment.
National Geographic Explorer Paul Sereno and his team are looking for the complete skeleton of Nigersaurus. They traveled to the Niger hoping to find enough bones to construct a complete replica of the dinosaur from the ground up. They begin their search in the dinosaur graveyard of the Sahara Desert. Segment of video from Wild Chronicles Series.
On the Galapagos, there is a lizard that is at home in the sea and sand. These marine iguanas have learned to adapted to the changing environment of the islands, but they also have to learn to escape different predators whether on land or in the water. Segment of video from Wild Chronicles Series.
Build sandwiches, then investigate molecules to explore reactants products and leftovers. Note this sim does not yet have a Keyboard Shortcuts dialog, and simple descriptions are in progress.
(Source: PhET Interactive Simulations)
In this series, explorers travel the diverse and natural sanctuaries of the Gulf of California. Each episode highlights the fauna and flora of this region. Some of the locations visited include Revillagigedo Islands, the Espíritu Santo (Holy Spirit) National Park, and Cape Pulmo. Part of the "Inside the Sea" series.
Presents a brief history of what new information caused the classification of living things to evolve from the original two kingdom classification of animals and plants by Linnaeus in the 18th century to the present-day six kingdoms: Animal, Plant, Fungi, Protista, Eubacteria, and Archaebacteria. Discusses three of the six kingdoms: Animals, Plants, and Fungi.
Host Jessica Robertson travels across North and South Carolina to gather questions about climate change. Scientists from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) provide the answers and information on how to learn more about climate change.
Part of "The Living Oceans" series. Reveals the hunting habits of the ocean's deadliest predators: sharks. Captures the mating habits of hammerhead sharks and the hunting habits of blue sharks, six-gilled sharks, sand-tiger sharks, and white-tipped reef sharks. Explores the great white shark hunting seals and sea lions near the Farrallon Islands, explaining that the bloodthirsty animal culls out animals that are weak or ill.
Clipperton Island, an uncharted dot of land off Mexico's coast, is home for an intrepid wildlife filmmaker during 41 days of solitude and exploration. Living on the four square mile island to capture some of nature's most fascinating creatures, including eels that leave the sea to hunt crabs on land, the filmmaker aims to put Clipperton on the map. Segment of video from Wild Chronicles Series.
Part of "Life on the Edge" series. With growing global appetite for sushi, bluefin tuna is big business, and one can sell for up to a hundred thousand dollars. But scientists and environmentalists now argue that Atlantic bluefin caught in the Mediterranean is on the verge of collapse and that the rules designed to protect them aren't working.
The smartest people in the world have spent millions of dollars trying to develop high-tech robots. Even though technology has come a long way, these humanoid robots are nowhere close to having the "brain" and motor control of a human. Why is that? A MIT scientist explains the motor control processes in the human brain, and how cutting-edge research is trying to implement it in robots. Part of the "Science Out Loud" series.
As shown on the History Channel. Africa's Sahara Desert is the size of the United States, making it the largest desert in the world. It's also the hottest place on the planet. But now the series of geological discoveries has revealed this searing wasteland hides a dramatically different past. Scientists have unearthed the fossils of whales, freshwater shells, and even ancient human settlements. All clues to a story that would alter the course of human evolution and culminate in biggest climate change event of the last 10,000 years.
In the Baja California Desert, experts oversee the controlled hunting program of bighorn sheep. This conservation model generates an entire economy for local inhabitants of the region. Part of the "Bios: Nature and Society" series.
What do wild animals do when we're not around? Find out with National Geographic's Crittercam. Safely worn by wildlife, Crittercams capture video, sound, and other information, giving students rare views of the private lives of animals. Crittercams help to solve scientific mysteries by providing an animal's eye view. And what scientists learn from Crittercams helps them protect the very animals that wear them. The Crittercam Team travels to Shark Bay hoping to discover why there are a larger number of injured loggerhead turtles than green turtles.
Travels to over a dozen locations exploring the state of global fisheries. Explores the consequences in the Indian Ocean of nets with mesh so fine that even seawater only trickles out, the potential extinction of tuna in the Mediterranean and the North Atlantic, and the impact of land-based sources of pollution on coastal fishing areas. Part two of this series reports on the search for solutions.
The Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant notable for its unusual habit of catching and digesting insects and other small animals. It has also adapted so it can survive in the sandy soils of coastal areas. Part of the "Seasonal Science" series.
When the Maori arrived to New Zealand in 900 AD, it was one of the last places to be settled on earth by humans. They brought many elements of their Polynesian culture to the Islands, but none transformed the landscape as much as their use of fire. Modern Maori scholars shed light on the important role that fire has always played in their lives, as well as the inherent sense of conservation that is embedded in their culture and approach to the land. Part of WildFIRE PIRE series.
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