Category: Science Videos

Screening Biodiversity Biology Environment Science Videos Zoology 

Shelf Life Video: Screening Biodiversity

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Scientists at The American Museum of Natural History explain why managing biodiversity is a key component in managing endangered species. This video is another in the Shelf Life series from the American Museum of Natural History. Even though one and a half million species of organisms have already been named and described, they represent just a tiny portion of the biodiversity of our planet. Having a distinct genetic identity is important because more variation tends to be better in the face of the changing world. And when populations get small and isolated…

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Shelf Life Video: Fossils in the Gobi Desert Paleontology Science Videos 

Shelf Life Video: Fossils in the Gobi Desert

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It’s been nearly a century since the Museum began their explorations of Mongolia’s Gobi Desert—a vast and imposing landscape that occupies an unparalleled space in the scientific record. The American Museum of Natural History gives some background on the Gobi Desert expeditions: One of the world’s richest locations for dinosaur, lizard, and mammal fossils, it was discovered in 1993 by a team that included Curators Mark Norell (now Macaulay Curator and Chair of the Division of Paleontology) and Mike Novacek (now Provost of Science at the Museum), and visited by…

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global warming Environment Science Videos 

Global Warming: What’s Really Warming the Earth?

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Dr. Joe Hanson explores the possible causes of global warming in this episode of It’s Okay To Be Smart.   References and Further Reading July 2016 is hottest on record NOAA’s State of the Climate July 2016 Bloomberg’s climate change data viz project Solar activity and temperature show opposite trend Milankovitch cycles (I left out eccentricity because it operates on scales so long that it doesn’t affect short-term climate change) Connecting climate models with actual temperature changes NASA Goddard’s Gavin Schmidt explains the history of the instrumental temperature record Last time…

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Simon's Cat Logic: Feeding Time Science Videos Zoology 

Simon’s Cat Logic: What You Didn’t Know about Meal Time

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By the Simon’s Cat Logic Team@SimonsCat Watch this episode and find out all the things you didn’t know about your cat’s feeding time! Simon’s Cat Logic is a fun new series where we ask a cat behavior expert at Cats Protection why cats do the silly things they do and how we can help our cats lead happy and healthy lives. Simon’s Cat Logic Credits Directed by: Chris Gavin Producer: Emma Burch Cat Expert: Nicky Trevorrow Animation and Graphics: Simon Tofield Junior Designer: Liza Nechaeva Production Manager: Rebecca Warner-Perry Associate…

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Why do cats love boxes? Science Videos Zoology 

Simon’s Cat: Why Do Cats Love Boxes?

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So, why do cats love boxes so much? Simon’s Cat Logic is a fun new video series in which an expert answers your burning questions about cat behavior. Special thanks from GotScience to the Simon’s Cat team for permission to republish this video, and for reminding all of us that science is fun. Seriously. Why Do Cats Love Boxes!? Simon’s Cat Logic is a fun new series where we speak to a cat behavior expert at Cats Protection (http://www.cats.org.uk) about why cats do the silly things they do, and how we…

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Winter Bee (Steven Spence); bees make honey Science Videos Zoology 

How Do Bees Make Honey?

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How bees make honey, courtesy of Dr. Joe Hanson and PBS Digital Studios Western honey bees, or European honey bees, are responsible for pollinating about three quarters of the crops we eat. But bees may be more famous for the ability to make sweet, sweet honey. Watch as Dr. Joe explains how bees make the honey we love. More about honey bees: Hungry Baby Bees More Resilient to Starvation as Adults Ten Fun Facts about Honeybees and Honey Winter Bees, First Visitors Declining Bee Populations Revisited Nature’s Medicine Cabinet for…

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