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2018 Climate Change Report: 15 Big Takeaways
Article: Len Christensen, CNN
November 26, 2018
The Fourth National Climate Assessment was put together with the help of 1,000 people, including 300 leading scientists, roughly half from outside the government.
Living on Earth: “Improbable Destinies: Fate, Chance, and the Future of Evolution”
Interview: Audio and Transcript ( Book Preview)
There is a new book by evolutionary biologist Jonathan Losos that considers the roles of both chance and inevitability in how species evolve. It’s called Improbable Destinies
A 130,000-Year-Old Mastodon Threatens to Upend Human History
Article
In 1993, construction workers building a new freeway in San Diego made a fantastic discovery.
How the World's Smallest Birds Survive the Winter
Article
National Geographic:"Little Arnold Schwarzeneggers," hummingbirds are tough—so tough they've evolved a clever way of coping with the cold.
Endotherms and Ectotherms
Khan Academy
The difference between endotherms and ectotherms. How to read graphs related to endotherms and ectotherms.
Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects
e-Book
Experts examine the evidence regarding potential negative effects and benefits of currently commercialized genetically engineered (GE) crops and the potential benefits and negative effects of future GE crops.
Why are fish fish-shaped?
Video
In tropical seas, flying fish leap out of the water, gliding for up to 200 meters, before dipping back into the sea. In the Indo-Pacific, a hunting sailfish swims up to 110 kilometers per hour. These feats are made possible by a fish’s form—which in most species is a smooth, long body, fins, and a tail.
Rotting Pineapple
Video
Decomposition of a half of a pineappe in time lapse .
The Beauty of Pollination
Video - Louie Schwartzberg, 2011
Excerpts from from "Wings of Life", a film about the threat to essential pollinators that produce over a third of the food we eat. The seductive love dance between flowers and pollinators sustains the fabric of life and is the mystical keystone event where the animal and plant worlds intersect that make the world go round.
Hidden Miracles of the Natural World
Video - Louie Schwartzenberg gives a TED Talk, 2014
We live in a world of unseeable beauty, so subtle and delicate that it is imperceptible to the human eye. To bring this invisible world to light, filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg bends the boundaries of time and space with high-speed cameras, time lapses and microscopes. At TED2014, he shares highlights from his latest project, a 3D film titled "Mysteries of the Unseen World," which slows down, speeds up, and magnifies the astonishing wonders of nature.
Looking Deep into the Ocean
Video-David Gallo and Associates Explore the Ocean
Oceanographer David Gallo shares with us the wonders of deep sea exploration -- our quest to understand the blanket of water that covers 70% percent of the Earth's surface, which is full of stunning life and yet undiscovered marvels at its depths.
The coolest animal you know nothing about ... and how we can save it
Video -
TED Talk - Patrícia Medici
Wildlife conservationist
Although the tapir is one of the world's largest land mammals, the lives of these solitary, nocturnal creatures have remained a mystery. Known as "the living fossil," the very same tapir that roams the forests and grasslands of South America today arrived on the evolutionary scene more than 5 million years ago. But threats from poachers, deforestation and pollution, especially in quickly industrializing Brazil, threaten this longevity. In this insightful talk, conservation biologist, tapir expert and TED Fellow Patrícia Medici shares her work with these amazing animals and challenges us with a question: Do we want to be responsible for their extinction?
