Monster Fish Ancient Beast
Dr. Zeb Hogan travels to the American Midwest in search of the paddlefish, one of the largest, oldest and most bizarre-looking freshwater fish on the planet. Zeb teams up with biologists and conservation officers to better understand what’s causing the decline of this American behemoth and what’s being done to prevent it.
- 2010
- 00:45:00
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/05/2017
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Quirks & Quarks Ancient Plague Identified
Eight hundred years before the notorious Black Death plague, another pandemic devastated Europe. The Justinian plague wiped out up to half the population and is thought to have contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire. But not that much had been known about it — until now. Dr. Hendrik Poinar, an evolutionary geneticist at McMaster University, analysed the teeth ...
- 2014
- 00:08:10
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/06/2014
Brain Games Anger
What makes you angry? Is it that woman texting in traffic? What about that kid who screwed up your coffee order? Or perhaps it's that email from your boss? Whether it's full blown road rage or just the constant frustration at life's little inconveniences, we all feel a little bit of anger every day. But what if getting angry in ...
- 2014
- 00:21:45
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/04/2016
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The Nature of Things Antibiotics: Growing Resistance
Researchers are concerned that certain diseases may have evolved into meaner, drug-resistant forms. Antibiotics: Growing Resistance explains how antibiotics work and why bacteria become immune to them. It also shows how the transmission of bacteria in high-risk areas such as hospitals and day care centres can be reduced. Doctors and researchers discuss the problems associated with over-prescribing and they stress the importance ...
- 1996
- 00:45:58
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/14/2013
The Nature of Things Apocalypse Cow: The Mad Cow Story
A cautionary two-part tale about mad cow disease from how it began as a brain disorder of cattle to how it jumped to humans. The show maps the origin of the disease from when it first appeared in cattle in Britain in the 1980s to becoming an epidemic that has reached 80 countries and infected hundreds of people. Part One, ...
- 2004
- 01:30:20
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/14/2013
Canadian Museum of Nature Arctic fossil forest of 50 million years ago
Fossil sites in the Arctic from about 50 million years ago provide a glimpse of life that evolved in the tropical forest under extreme greenhouse conditions. The Arctic was a warm, wet, swampy, forested place 50 million years ago. Ellesmere Island is a key fossil site in Canada's High Arctic, where the remains of unique mammal species can tell us ...
- 2011
- 00:03:36
- 15-17
- Added on: 12/13/2019
Canadian Museum of Nature Arctic fossils
Giant beavers and an Arctic forest? Curator Kieran Shepherd describes some of the surprising fossil finds in Canada’s Arctic and the work required to find them.
- 2019
- 00:01:26
- 13-14
- Added on: 12/13/2019
The Nature of Things Arctic Refuge: The Struggle Continues
Arctic Refuge visits the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, a desolate and beautiful landscape where oil development continues to threaten the livelihood of a people and a species. Native people of the area explain that development will be destructive to their traditional way of life which relies on the integrity of this vast wilderness. Oil lobbyists say there is ...
- 1995
- 00:45:38
- 9-12
- Added on: 06/14/2013
Ivy's Plant Shop Are plants the same all year round?
An entertaining overview outlining the differences between deciduous trees and evergreens, and their seasonal cycles, including budding and the loss of leaves. Teacher notes: You could get students to research how different plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways. They could pick a plant in the school playground or at home and keep a journal, noting the ...
- 2018
- 00:02:13
- 5-8
- Added on: 09/03/2019
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Lion Ranger Attack of the Teens
Financial troubles mount at the park while Kevin juggles the daily challenges of keeping his lions and hyenas happy, and a trip to Botswana helps conserve wild lions.
- 2010
- 00:45:06
- 9-12
- Added on: 03/29/2016
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