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How to Draw a Vaquita Porpoise
1,060 views / 1 likes - addedFollow along to learn How to Draw a cute Vaquita Porpoise easy, step by step art tutorial. This cute marine mammal is critically endangered. The word Vaquita is Spanish for "little cow". ★Easy, simple follow along drawing lessons for kids or beginners. Fu
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The 4 greatest threats to the survival of humanity
196 views / 1 likes - addedDig into the 4 biggest existential risks that threaten the survival of humanity, and explore how we can safeguard our future.--With the invention of the atomic bomb, humanity gained the power to destroy itself for the first time in our history. Since then
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Spells, threats, and dragons: The secret messages of Viking runestones - Jesse Byock
470 views / 0 likes - addedLearn the history of Viking runes, the ancient Norse language of symbols that make up an alphabet called the futhark. --With their navigational skills and advanced longships, the Vikings sustained their seafaring for over 300 years. But for all their migh
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Environmental DNA
235 views / 0 likes - addedMonitoring biodiversity using traditional methods can often be challenging and costly. With threats to our natural world mounting, it is now more important than ever to monitor ecological systems quickly and efficiently, to help us protect and conserve th
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The Doomsday Clock, explained
602 views / 0 likes - addedThe clock's ticking. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO The Doomsday Clock began as a graphic on the first edition of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ magazine. Since then, the Bulletin has used the clock as a symbol for their interpreta
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What is Soil Made Of?
554 views / 1 likes - addedAn animated introduction to soils functions and threats. © FAO: http://www.fao.org
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Can Underwater Parks Protect Coral?
645 views / 1 likes - addedFrom the Science Friday Archives! With global threats like ocean warming and acidification, it's a tough time to be a coral. Marine scientists John Bruno and Elizabeth Selig, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, analyzed over 8000 coral sur
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Protect our Forests WWF PSA Campaign
212 views / 0 likes - addedEighty percent of the worlds known terrestrial plant and animal species can be found in forests. Almost 300 million people, particularly in developing countries, live in forests too. But threats to the worlds forests are growing. We are losing huge swathe
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Food safety: the next frontier
844 views / 0 likes - addedMars, Incorporated and IBM Research explain how they are transforming our approach to global food safety using big data. The Consortium for Sequencing the Food Supply Chain are sequencing the genomes of millions of organisms to understand the microbiomes
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U.S./Mexico Border Wall Puts Animals In Danger Of Extinction
881 views / 2 likes - addedA wall along the United States/Mexico border could seriously disrupt the natural habitats and movements of many animals species that live there. These Massive Geoengineering Projects Won't Stop Global Warming - https://youtu.be/tKzlYtTjxoU Sign Up For The
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The amazing ways plants defend themselves - Valentin Hammoudi
776 views / 1 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-amazing-ways-plants-defend-themselves-valentin-hammoudi Plants are constantly under attack. They face threats ranging from microscopic fungi to smal
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NASA's plan to save Earth from a giant asteroid
584 views / 0 likes - addedDon’t panic. /// Sources: Source article: https://www.vox.com/a/asteroid-day Chicxulub impact information: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=8 NASA JPL: https://www.nasa.gov/asteroid-and-comet-watch NASA asteroid tracking: https://www.jpl.nas
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SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME - Official Trailer
787 views / 6 likes - added[SPOILERS AHEAD] It’s time to step up. Watch the new #SpiderManFarFromHome trailer now and get your tickets today: https://bit.ly/FarFromHomeTix https://www.spidermanfarfromhome.movie Follow Us on Social: https://www.facebook.com/SpiderManMovie http
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Dzanga-Sangha gorilla twins turn four
320 views / 0 likes - addedThe first-ever twins born to habituated gorillas in the Dzanga-Sangha Protected Area are now four years old. Gorilla twins are extremely rare, but the survival of Inguka and Inganda brings hope that it is possible for other gorilla twins to survive in the
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The Largest of the Toucans Has an EPIC Bill
757 views / 1 likes - addedThe toco is the largest and perhaps most recognizable of the toucan family. Its striking, brightly colored bill comprises almost half of its body surface area. Toco toucans are found throughout South and Central America, but populations have declined over
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The wonderful world of life in a drop of water | Tom Zimmerman and Simone Bianco
610 views / 0 likes - added"Hold your breath," says inventor Tom Zimmerman. "This is the world without plankton." These tiny organisms produce two-thirds of our planet's oxygen -- without them, life as we know it wouldn't exist. In this talk and tech demo, Zimmerman and cell engine
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How the Secret Service Uses Ink to Solve Crimes
365 views / 0 likes - addedYou may have an image of the Secret Service—suits, sunglasses and earpieces. But, there’s an entire forensics arm of the agency dedicated to solving crimes—sometimes using nothing more than an ink blot. The lab tackles some of the toughest frauds and forg
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DNA Sequencing Is Cracking Down on Shark Poaching
264 views / 0 likes - addedAbout one in five fish sold around the world are captured illegally. But proving that a fish was poached can be especially difficult once it gets to shore. Now, a new device is taking forensics to a genetic level allowing field experts to crack down on sh
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How We Can Keep Plastics Out of Our Ocean | National Geographic
1,688 views / 4 likes - addedPlastic pollution poses one of the biggest known threats to the ocean, influencing all ecosystems from beautiful coral reefs to abyssal trenches, eventually accumulating in our own food. Learn more about how to upend the current system of produce-use-disc
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Do you have what it takes to be a spy? | BBC Ideas
28 views / 0 likes - addedWhat qualities are the UK security services looking for when they recruit? (Spoiler alert: James Bond wannabes need not apply.)Made by Costanza Gambarini in partnership with @TheOpenUniversity Subscribe to BBC Ideas https://bbc.in/2F6ipav0:00 Introduction
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This Beautiful Blue Lizard is Facing Extinction
444 views / 1 likes - addedFound only in Grand Cayman, the westernmost part of the Cayman Islands, the Grand Cayman blue iguana is a striking creature. Its bright blue skin becomes brighter during breeding season, and its dark red eyes allow the lizards to see moving shapes at long
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The Amazon Boiling River
825 views / 1 likes - addedWhen Andrés Ruzo was a boy, his grandfather would tell him tales of a mythical city of gold deep in the heart of the Peruvian jungle. Though never believing the stories to be true, the legend of the lost city stuck with him into adulthood. Years la
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This Tortoise Could Be Extinct in 20 Years
667 views / 0 likes - addedEndemic to the dry southern forests of Madagascar, the radiated tortoise has an incredibly long lifespan—the oldest tortoise on record reached an estimated 188 years of age. They boast highly intricate, dome-shaped shells lined with blood vessels, making
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Behold (and Beware) the Largest Lizards on Earth
432 views / 0 likes - addedWed like to introduce you to Elsie. She is a Komodo dragon, and while she appears pretty chill, Komodo dragons are, in fact, fierce predators. They take down big animals like deer and water buffalo and poison prey with their toxic bite. And, boy, can they
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You Don't Want To Touch An Electric Eel
214 views / 0 likes - addedOf all the amazing species on the planet, the most shocking are the ones that harness electricity. These animals are electric type.Go to https://expressvpn.com/animalogic, to take back your Internet privacy TODAY and find out how you can get 3 months free
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Coral Reefs Are Dying. But They Don’t Have To.
496 views / 0 likes - addedLike this video? SUBSCRIBE to Hot Mess! ►► http://bit.ly/hotmess_sub Peril & Promise is a public media initiative from WNET telling human stories of climate change and its solutions. Learn more at: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/ Coral reefs co
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Life Through the Eyes of a Sea Turtle
434 views / 1 likes - addedWe all became acutely aware of the dangers of plastic pollution in 2015, when a video of marine biologist Nathan Robinson pulling an entire plastic straw out of a sea turtles nose began to circulate. Today, Robinson is studying green sea turtles off the c
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How does your immune system work? - Emma Bryce
1,215 views / 1 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-does-the-immune-system-work-emma-bryce The immune system is a vast network of cells, tissues, and organs that coordinate your body’s defenses agains
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Cybersecurity: Crash Course Computer Science #31
655 views / 0 likes - addedCybersecurity is a set of techniques to protect the secrecy, integrity, and availability of computer systems and data against threats. In today’s episode, we’re going to unpack these three goals and talk through some strategies we use like passwords, biom
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Why Bumble Bees Are the Fuzzy Heroes We Need
25 views / 0 likes - addedIf the insect world has a fuzzy, charismatic cutie, its surely the humble bumble bee. While insect populations are declining around the globe, bumble bees face unique threats that make them particularly vulnerable. Surveying projects across the U.S. are c
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Tigers: Clawing Back | A NATURE Short Film
353 views / 0 likes - addedPoaching, habitat loss and climate change are among the many threats to Siberian Tigers in Russia and the world. A group of filmmakers and conservationists from WCS and Panthera attempt to answer the question: what does the future hold for one of the larg
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Remarkable new species of deep-sea crown jelly discovered in depths of Monterey Bay
141 views / 0 likes - addedAtolla is one of the most common residents of the oceans midnight zone. This deep-sea crown jelly is found worldwide and can be abundant in deep water. Its bell has a signature scarlet color and it has one tentacle that is much longer than the rest. Fifte
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The $1.2 trillion plan that could kill 90% of humanity. w Stephen Fry.
174 views / 0 likes - addedThe US will soon review its nuclear weapons programme. Should it spend $1.2 Trillion extending and updating it?Voiced by Stephen Fry Thanks to ICAN for helping achieve the nuclear weapons treaty.Please support them at icanw.org, and visit them at https://
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Top 10 Maps That Will Change The Way You See The World
1,092 views / 0 likes - addedFrom politics to pop culture to history, maps can teach us exactly what people think and thought. Prepare to be amazed by these top 10 maps that will change how you see the world. Subscribe for more! ► https://goo.gl/pgcoq1 ◄ Stay updated ► https://goo.gl
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Why our Oceans need Great White Sharks
474 views / 3 likes - addedGreat White Sharks are key to the health of our oceans. Here's why they're so important.Sharks help to increase the species diversity of our oceans by driving competition and controlling population sizes in the ocean ecosystem. Great whites are notoriousl
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High-Speed Collisions In Space – Experiments With A Carrot Gun
624 views / 0 likes - addedAndy uses a carrot gun to discuss the hazards of micrometeoroid impacts in space, showing that at high enough speeds even tiny specks of dust can be dangerous. Why do high energy collisions in space make solid matter behave in a way that's wholly unfamili
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Playing Ping Pong In Microgravity
709 views / 1 likes - addedDr Kevin Fong takes a trip on a parabolic flight (the ‘vomit comet’) to see what it’s like to play table tennis in space. Watch the full second episode of the 2015 CHRISTMAS LECTURES on ‘How to survive in space’ on the Ri Channel now: http://richannel.org
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How Would We Stop a Nuclear Missile?
518 views / 0 likes - addedMost of us are hoping that any nuclear threats are just empty threats, and getting at the facts about ICBMs can be difficult. But what would actually happen if someone launched a nuclear weapon? We're conducting a survey of our viewers! If you have time,
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Why no aquarium has a great white shark
685 views / 2 likes - addedMany have tried to keep a white shark in captivity. Here's why that's so difficult. There are several aquariums around the world, including one in Georgia, that house whale sharks, the biggest fish in the sea. But not one has a great white shark on displa
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Why Meat Is Now 10X More Deadly, w Stephen Fry
193 views / 1 likes - addedA threat eclipsing coronavirus. A message for Mr Johnson.Voiced by Stephen Fry90% are exposed to air pollution (WHO) and fossil fuel air pollution alone is linked to 18% of all deaths globally (Harvard). Please sign the petition to make polluters pay:http
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Watching YouTube Isn’t Helping You Wind Down, It’s Ruining Your Sleep
472 views / 0 likes - addedYour circadian rhythm can be interrupted from the light emitted from your phone, but how? What is it doing to your brain? What Sleep Deprivation Does To Your Body - https://youtu.be/lfmy0d9oWt8 Read More: Snooze Alarm: Sufficient Sleep Improves Human Heal
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Meet the Drug-Resistant Superbug Thats Taking Over the World
314 views / 0 likes - addedCandida Auris is the new superbug on the block you've probably never heard of, and it is invading healthcare systems worldwide. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more SICK | http://bit.ly/SICKplaylist Visit our shop at http://shop.s
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This $8 Trillion Coronavirus Mistake Could Kill 100%, w Stephen Fry. AI Is Watching.
164 views / 0 likes - addedExperts warned that a pandemic was inevitable. Preparing would have cost the US around $1billion. Instead, it will now cost $8 trillion, and over 200,000 deaths. We explore the greatest existential threats - AI, nuclear and biological - and how coronaviru
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After a Decade of Colony Collapse, Bees Are Bouncing Back! (Sort Of)
589 views / 2 likes - addedA new report shows bee populations are on the rise, but the hives are still facing major threats. Do Insects Sleep? - https://youtu.be/Ez_OvlQw7dY Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More: Honeybees Ravaged by 'Colony Colla
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TIL: Lionfish Jewelry Can Help Save the Ocean | Today I Learned
716 views / 0 likes - addedNational Geographic grantee Erin Spencer dives into this week’s Today I Learned with one of the leading threats to biodiversity: the invasive lionfish. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More TIL (Today I Learned): http://bit.ly/MoreTIL Abou
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The surprising secrets of hummingbird flight - Kristiina J. Hurme and Alejandro Rico-Guevara
259 views / 1 likes - addedDig into the incredible fighting, feeding, and flying capabilities of hummingbirds.--In just a matter of seconds, hummingbirds can perform astonishing aerial acrobatics, eat lunch in midair, pollinate a flower, even escape threats while upside-down. And t
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How Your City Has Its Own Unique Microbiome
587 views / 0 likes - addedIs it possible to tell what city you're from just by looking at your microbes? Researchers studying microbiomes say yes! What Your Farts Say About Your Health ►►►► http://bit.ly/1WvPfD7 Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbFG R
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Is capitalism actually broken?
178 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the different types of capitalism, how they operate, and how they impact issues like climate change and rising inequality.--People have become increasingly worried that the threats we face today, like climate change and rising inequality, cant be
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How to Slow Aging (and even reverse it)
281 views / 0 likes - addedScientists like Prof Sinclair have evidence of speeding up, slowing, and even reversing aging. Thanks to LastPass for sponsoring this video. Click here to start using LastPass: https://ve42.co/VeLPWhat causes aging? According to Professor David Sinclair,
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Can you be awake and asleep at the same time? - Masako Tamaki
220 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover the phenomenon known as asymmetrical sleep, where parts of an animal's brain are asleep while other areas remain active.--Many animals need sleep. But all of the threats and demands animals face dont just go away when its time to doze. Thats why
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Coneheads, egg stacks and anteater attacks: The reign of a termite queen - Barbara L. Thorne
165 views / 0 likes - addedTake a look inside the conehead termite colony as a queen begins her reign as one of the longest living insects in the animal kingdom.--A single determined termite braves countless threats to participate in the only flight of her lifetime. She evades the
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Lens of Time: Secrets of Schooling | bioGraphic
584 views / 0 likes - addedShimmering schools of fish have dazzled scientists for centuries with their synchronized maneuvers. Now, high-speed video is revealing how—and why—they do it. ___ Originally published on bioGraphic: http://bit.ly/2ftce5K Produced by Spine Film
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Is the Cure for Superbugs Hiding Deep Under the Earth?
379 views / 0 likes - addedDr. Naowarat "Ann" Cheeptham is combing cave systems for brand new bacteria that may hold the answer to the growing crisis of drug-resistant infections. How NASA’s Rover Team Reimagined Mars 2020 - https://youtu.be/O9YBPRF3o5w Read More Another outbreak i
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The Secret Weapon That Could Help Save Bees
483 views / 2 likes - addedThanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ Honeybees are dying from parasites, pesticides, and poor nutrition, but we can help them in a number of ways, including by encouraging them to make a homemade ant
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How Old Cell Phones Are Protecting the Rainforest
272 views / 0 likes - addedPlanted high in jungle treetops, used cell phones powered by small solar panels record and upload the surrounding sounds of the landscape. In real-time, the audio is analyzed by AI software that can recognize chainsaws, logging trucks, and other signs of
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Is There Space for 12,000 More Satellites Up There?
493 views / 0 likes - addedSpaceX wants to launch nearly 12,000 satellites into orbit, nearly ten times the number of active satellites currently up there. But is there room? Discovering The Hidden Treasures of Mauritania's Deadly Sahara Desert - https://youtu.be/3NMKYRcaaYs How th
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When Giant Amphibians Reigned
856 views / 1 likes - addedTry CuriosityStream today: http://curiositystream.com/eons Temnospondyls were a huge group of amphibians that existed for 210 million years. And calling them ‘diverse’ would be putting it mildly. Yet in the end, two major threats would push them to extinc
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Enjoy 8 minutes of stunning ultra high-definition 4K video from the deep sea
133 views / 0 likes - addedCelebrate World Ocean Day with eight minutes of stunning underwater video brought to you by MBARIs deep-sea robots. A dazzling diversity of creatures thrive in the largest living space on Earththe deep sea. Now, you can get an up-close and personal look a
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Do Penguins Fly? | Penguin 101
615 views / 3 likes - addedWe get this question a lot at the Aquarium: "Do penguins fly? They're a bird, right?" And the answer is: "Yes, penguins fly—but not through the air!" Penguins are expert swimmers and use their paddle-like wings to fly through the water. Penguins are shape
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GOING SUPERSONIC with U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds! Pulling 7 G's in an F-16 -Smarter Every Day 235
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Coronavirus Vaccine: Where Are We and What's Next?
346 views / 0 likes - addedYou might have heard that vaccine trials are currently underway in Seattle. What exactly is being tested? How much longer will these tests take? And when can we expect a vaccine against the novel coronavirus? We chat with Dr. Benjamin Neuman, one of the w
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