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This collection features resources from Polar Extremes, Antarctic Extremes, and the Polar Lab to help students learn how Earth’s climate has changed over deep time and recent history and how studying our past can help predict our climate’s future.
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How African Indigenous knowledge helped shape modern medicine
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Coral Reef Restoration Through Assisted Evolution I Reef Rescue
Learn about the impact of rising ocean temperatures on coral reefs and how selective breeding in the lab may help corals survive in these videos adapted from NOVA: Reef Rescue.
The Symbiotic Relationship Between Coral and Algae I Reef Rescue
Learn how rising water temperatures affect corals and their symbiotic algae in these videos adapted from NOVA: Reef Rescue.
Coral Reefs Help Protect Coastlines I Reef Rescue
Learn about the protective role of coral reefs along coastal areas in this video adapted from NOVA: Reef Rescue.
Raychelle Burks | Picture a Scientist
Meet chemist and science communicator Raychelle Burks, who introduces her research developing diagnostic tests for dangerous chemical compounds and discusses the lack of scientific role models she had growing up, bias in science, and the phenomenon of code-switching, in these video excerpts from NOVA: Picture a Scientist.
Addressing Some Misconceptions About Ancient Maya Civilization | Ancient Maya Metropolis
Learn about some common misconceptions about the Maya and how various kinds of archaeological evidence are helping to build a more accurate story about the ancient Maya, in these videos from NOVA: Ancient Maya Metropolis.
Environmental Benefits of Eating Insects | Edible Insects
Learn how insects can be an efficient source of protein as well as a solution to tackle meat production challenges and food waste in this video from NOVA: Edible Insects. Use this resource to illustrate the environmental costs of a human activity and an innovative way to reduce the associated impacts.
Nutritious Insects | Edible Insects
Learn about the nutritional content of insects in this video from NOVA: Edible Insects. Use this resource to illustrate how insects are a beneficial food source for humans and how they may be optimized to provide high nutritional value.