Environmental Science

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Cycling for the Planet | How Bikes Empower and Help Communities

What are the benefits of riding bicycles? In this video, Lina Moise of She Fixes Bicycles explains her connection to biking.
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Learning to Ride a Bike at 15: From Haiti to Helping Others!

Lina Moise of She Fixes Bicycles shares her personal story and her connection to biking. When she first came to the United States, she was placed in a foster care home that had a lot of bicycles outside of it. She had never ridden a bike before, but she...
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The Climate Conundrum: A Public Discussion on the Role of Carbon Dioxide Removal

Add your voice! Join us to discuss two emerging carbon dioxide removal technologies: Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE) and Direct Air Capture with Carbon Storage (DACCS).
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Do Birds Have Accents? The Case of American Kestrels and Their Latinx Cultural Connection

Did you know that Kestrels have accents that can tell us where they were raised? Kestrels, like Clarence, are small birds of prey that are found across North and Central America.
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Climate Science Experiment: How Reflective Walls Keep Buildings Cool

What design elements help keep buildings cool? In this video, Alex Dainis explores how reflective zigzag walls can help make buildings more eco friendly.
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Spotted Lanternfly Invasion: Can We Stop Them?

What bug is invasive in New York City? In this leg of Sophie’s Electric Road Trip, Sophie Shrand of @sciencewithsophie heads to the Big Apple! While she’s there, she encounters many spotted lanternflies, an invasive species that local environmental...
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Why Are Leaves Changing Color Later This Fall?

What impact do rising temperatures have on fall foliage? In this video, Museum Educator Sloane explains how trees change color in response to cooling temperatures: when chlorophyll production slows, the bright orange, red, and yellow pigments in leaves...
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Regrow Veggies From Kitchen Scraps

Did you know that you can regrow certain vegetables in your own kitchen? In this video, Maynard Okereke shows us how three different veggies can all be regrown from food scraps!
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200 MPH Electric Motorcycle

How fast can an electric motorcycle go? In this episode of Sophie’s Electric Road Trip, Sophie Shrand of @sciencewithsophie visits Ohio State University’s Center for Automotive Research, where Laura is working on an electric motorcycle that could go over...
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Flatworms Blur the Line Between Plant and Animal

Did you know there’s an animal that uses photosynthesis? In this video, Quinten, a microhobbyist, shows us the microscopic world of flatworms, creatures that can blur the line between plant and animal in surprising ways.
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Impacts of Plastic Pollution

Plastic can have a massive impact on our environments and even the world! So what is a plastic and how does it pollute our waterways? Discover more about this issue and think of ways you can help solve the problem!
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Dinosaurs’ Extinction: The Secret to Wine Today?

Did you know that the extinction of dinosaurs is the reason we have wine? In this video, we dive into the reasons that scientists believe that wine is a result of this mass extinction.
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What Makes Hot Springs Hot

Why are hot springs hot? In this leg of Sophie’s Electric Road Trip, Sophie Shrand of @sciencewithsophie explores Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas.
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Vegan Cowboys?

Do cowboys really eat cows? Sophie Shrand of @sciencewithsophie talks with Cowboy Bit of From the Wagon about his 1800s Chuckwagon.
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Underwater National Park - Marine Sanctuary

Did you know that there’s an underwater national park? NOAA’s Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary is an 842 square mile area 20 miles from Boston, Massachusetts.