Category: Video library
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Why Water Striders Make Terrible Lifeguards
With the drought officially over and the summer heat upon us, people all across California are heading outdoors. For many, that means a day on the river or relaxing by the lake. The wet winter means there’s plenty of habitat for one of nature’s most curious creatures. Water striders, also called pond skaters, seem to…
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Seattle-caught salmon found to contain cocaine, antidepressants, and pain relievers
81 drugs and personal-care products were detected in the flesh of salmon caught in the Puget Sound. Salmon is purported to be one of the healthiest foods due to its high omega-3 content, protein, and essential fatty acids, but if the fish is obtained from the Puget Sound, it is anything but healthy. According to…
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Rare Footage Helps Explain What Narwhals Use Their Tusks For
Please see the complete, original care2 article by Alicia Graef at the link below. Scientists are marveling over never-before-seen footage of narwhals that has brought to light new evidence for what those unicorn-like tusks are actually used for. Narwhals are toothed whales who live in the Arctic waters of Canada, Greenland, Norway, and Russia, but…
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Animation, Storytelling Chronicle the Yellow Quill First Nation’s Water Struggles
University of Saskatchewan research group interviewed 22 elders from First Nation community Animation might not be the first thing you think of when it comes to serious academic research. But researchers from the University of Saskatchewan have teamed up with the Yellow Quill First Nation to chronicle the community’s struggles with water in a new…
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Captains For Clean Water
This is the short-form documentary by Captains For Clean Water. The documentary raises awareness of the volume of fresh water being released from Lake Okeechobee into the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie rivers. The nutrient-laden Okeechobee is full of pollutants that are harmful to marine ecosystems and that are devastating both east and west coast marine…
