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Why Are So Many Sharks Disappearing?

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Bill Nighy explains why humans have become a Great White Shark's greatest threat.

Bernadina The Baby Hippo

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Join Jaida Elcock as she meets the super cute calf and discusses hippo conservations with experts.

Florida Everglades

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A trip through the Florida everglades to find out about mangroves and their importance to this coastal ecosystem.

How Fireflies Inspired Energy-Efficient Lights

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Electricity accounts for around 5% of greenhouse gas emissions. So how can we make it more efficient? Belgian physicist Jean-Pol Vigneron and his team found the answer could lie within a firefly's abdomen.

Sea Women Of Melanesia

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The Sea Women of Melanesia train local women to monitor and assess the impacts of widespread coral bleaching on some of the world's most endangered reefs.

Why Water Dissolves (Almost) Everything

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Water can dissolve more substances than anything else on earth...so why doesn't it dissolve everything away?

Climate-Resilient Buildings

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This UNEP publication demonstrates how buildings and community spaces can be constructed to increase their resilience to climate change.

Mineral Extraction: Crash Course Geography #44

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Today we're going to take a look at mineral extraction -- or the removal of rocks and minerals from the Earths' crust -- and examine how this human activity impacts all aspects of Geography.

The Freshwater Paradox

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Even though less than 1% of Earth's water is freshwater, it's the home for 50% of fish species. This is the Freshwater Paradox.

Recycling For Kids

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This video is all about helping kids learn about recycling.

Protecting the Okavango Ecosystem | National Geographic

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The Okavango Delta is one of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. But threats of climate change and deforestation upstream are risking its delicate balance.

Keeping An Eye On Ocean Garbage...From Space!

YouthScienceEnvironmentTechnology
ESA is exploring how satellites can help detect and reduce plastic pollution in the ocean.

Why Is Biodiversity Important?

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David Attenborough explains why biodiversity is so important to humans.

Can YOU Fix Climate Change?

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This video was supported by Gates Notes, the personal blog of Bill Gates, where he writes about global health, climate change, and more.

The Rain Shadow Effect

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Here’s how mountains control the weather.

How Wildfires Generate "Never-Ending" Storms

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Under the right conditions, wildfires can form clouds and generate firestorms, which last far longer than normal thunderstorms.

How Many People Did Nuclear Energy Kill? Nuclear Death Toll

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Nuclear energy creates an uneasy feeling of danger for many people: ancient and dangerous minerals are concentrated to awaken seemingly unnatural powers, creating toxic elements that, if they escape, can and have killed people in horrible ways. How many people has nuclear energy killed and how?

Can we build a "perfect" forest? - Jean-François Bastin

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How can trees help in the fight against climate change? Dig into the efforts to rebuild damaged ecosystems and reduce carbon emissions.

Slow Down With Snow Monkeys

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Take 3 minutes and slow down with snow monkeys, with this extract from Mindful Escapes.

Is the weather actually becoming more extreme?

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Explore the differences between weather and climate – what they are, how we predict them, and what those predictions can tell us.

The Fastest-Growing Plant In The World

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Bamboo is the world’s fastest growing plant thanks to the cell elongation process it shares with all grasses and its unique cell wall layering adaptation, allowing it to shoot up to 100 ft (30m) in just 8 weeks.