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The Chicago Peregrine Program
665 views / 0 likes - addedBy the 1960s the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) was extinct in many states - including Illinois - because of the negative effects of the pesticide DDT. But, thanks to dedicated reintroduction and monitoring efforts over the last 30 years in part from
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Banding Baby Dinosaurs
672 views / 0 likes - addedBABY DINOSAURS IN THE CITY!... and we've been studying them for years! We talked with Field Museum ornithologist Josh Engel about how scientists gather information and take risks while monitoring these impressive aerial predators. By the 1960s the peregri
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How one scientist took on the chemical industry - Mark Lytle
296 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover the groundbreaking environmental work of Rachel Carson, whose book Silent Spring explores how human actions threaten the balance of nature. --In 1958, after receiving a letter describing the deaths of songbirds due to the pesticide known as DDT,
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You're Using Disinfectants Wrong. Here's What You Actually Need to Do.
334 views / 0 likes - addedSure, youve got a product that says kills germs under your sink, but will it really destroy the new coronavirus on surfaces? Turns out that if youre using a disinfectant like a regular cleaner, you might not actually be disinfecting at all. To make sure y
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Migrations: Big Animal Trips
3,935 views / 7 likes - addedHave you ever moved? Some animals move too! And if an animal moves from one place to another for weather or food, it’s called migration! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold
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What If We Killed All The Mosquitoes?
881 views / 5 likes - addedWith the Zika virus in the news, some people have wondered why we don't just kill them ALL. Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciSho
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How Do Honey Bees Survive Natural Disasters?
359 views / 0 likes - addedSciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.comHoney bees may be small, but they manage to survive some pretty big disasters. Whether its hurricanes, wildfires, or even volcanoes, honey
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Cockroach vs. Hydraulic Press: Who Wins? | Deep Look
154 views / 0 likes - addedDo cockroaches -- those daring, disgusting disease vectors -- have anything at all to offer us? Scientists think so. They compressed American roaches with a hydraulic press, subjecting them to the force of 900 times their body weight. Don't worry (or do):
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How Caffeine Accidentally Took Over The World
112 views / 0 likes - addedHey MinuteEarthlings! If you join us on Patreon this month (April 2023) at https://patreon.com/minuteearth, we will draw you a custom MinuteEarth stick figure (that we could feature in an upcoming video) AND send you a custom coffee mug with your beautifu
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Born Pregnant: Aphids Invade with an Onslaught of Clones | Deep Look
353 views / 0 likes - addedFemale aphids are the matriarchs of a successful family operation taking over your garden. But dont lose hope; these pests have some serious predators and creepy parasites looking to take them down. SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! http://goo.gl/8NwXqtPlease join
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Watch These Peregrine Falcons Become Fierce Parents | Deep Look
343 views / 2 likes - addedHigh up in their 300-foot tower penthouse, falcon stars Annie and Grinnell's romance quickly gets real, as they face the tough demands of raising a family. They furiously guard their eggs from invaders, then stuff their screaming newborn chicks with meat.
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The US Military Gave Out Shark Repellent For Years. . . So Why Did They Stop?
450 views / 0 likes - addedDownload the PBS Video App: https://www.pbs.org/pbs-video-app/People have been developing different forms of shark repellent for decades--the military even issued a chemical shark repellent called Shark Chaser to pilots, sailors, and astronauts(!) from th
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