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Over the last two decades, the environmental crisis of Florida’s Lake Okeechobee has continued to worsen and dominate local headlines. The lake is the nation’s second largest freshwater lake, but due to years of missteps, it’s been producing massive amounts of toxic algae that have closed beaches, destroyed businesses and poisoned swimmers.
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Although no one will ever be completely certain why it occurred, many things have been learned about both species from the attack.
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How do sharks communicate? Particularly, how would the sharks around the Farallones all know exactly when to evacuate? Scientists who are working on "shark repellent" may have an explanation.
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Here we see a simulation of how the attack happened, and find out what effect it had on the population of great white sharks around the Farallon Islands.
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USA
Rosetta revisits the exciting scientific discoveries she has made during her time at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, including the successful search to find Philae. Now it's time to start preparing to descend to the comet for the end of her extraordinary mission.
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United Kingdom
When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in the United States after being absent nearly 70 years, the most remarkable "trophic cascade" occurred. What is a trophic cascade and how exactly do wolves change rivers? George Monbiot explains the process.
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Seattle artist Matt Sellars shows off the Clovis Point, a skateboard of his own design. Check out a few scenes from its construction and test drive!
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United Kingdom
David and Ben Crystal explain why Shakespeare verses read with Original Pronunciation convey very different emotions and open up another level of understanding.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Several boats converge near the largest of the Farallon Islands when killer whales are spotted. But what they think is a young killer whale turns out to be a great white shark.
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The great white shark and killer whale are both infamous marine predators. Normally they leave each other alone, but one day, biologists off the cost of California witness something unprecedented.
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USA
Rozalia Project knows all about marine debris. Do you? Take a look at their wrap-up video from Expedition CLEAN on the Gulf of Maine in August of 2014.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Within a deep and narrow cave in South Africa, paleoanthropologist Lee Berger and his team found fossil remains belonging to the newest member of our human family. The Homo naledi discovery adds another exciting chapter to the human evolution story by introducing an ancestor that was primitive, but shared physical characteristics with modern humans.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
In this final installment of the series, a white Kermode bear encounters a black bear while fishing. Observe their behavior. Look and see for yourself what ensues!
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The salmon that make it upstream mate and then die of exhaustion. Meanwhile, many other animals are lurking and waiting to feed.
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United Kingdom
In this episode, we see how the bears coexist with other creatures in their environment, and also learn about the role of the bear in Tsimshian lore. Enjoy!
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