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  • Ocean Acidification

    Ocean Acidification

    March 30, 2012 / Ecological Documentaries, Video

    Since the beginning of the industrial revolution a quarter of the carbon that has been released into atmosphere was absorbed by the oceans. As a result the acidity of the oceans has increased by %30. Increasing acidity makes it corrosive dissolving the calcium shells of marine organisms. Among them are planktons, corals and pteropods which form the base of the food web. Carbon dioxide dissolves higher quantities in cold water, therefore first biological signs of acidification is observed closer to [...]

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  • A Glimpse of Human Ecology Through the Nomadic Life of Netsilik Inuit

    A Glimpse of Human Ecology Through the Nomadic Life of Netsilik Inuit

    March 28, 2012 / Human Ecology, Video

    This is a very successful documentary that has captured lives of Netsilik Dr. Asen Balikci of the University of Montréal it became one of the ethnographical masterpieces belonging to a genre called course material for school children. Dr. Balikci has since produced many high quality documentaries. In the beginning, we are reminded of the fact that although it is an accurate depiction of Inuit way of life some parts had to be enacted. It has no narration or subtitles. Hearing [...]

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  • Cornell University Hawk Camera

    Cornell University Hawk Camera

    March 20, 2012 / Video, webcams

    Welcome to the 2013 breeding season of the famous Cornell University campus hawks Big Red and Ezra! This year, the pair has decided to move their nest so the camera was temporarily off-line making adjustments. Unfortunately the moment of the first egg being laid on March 14th was not broadcasted live. Last year, it has been a wonderful 11 week watching Ezra and Big Red raising their chicks. Following video gives a summary of the 2012 season. A pair of [...]

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  • Urban (NYC) Hawk Nest – Live 24-Hour Stream

    Urban (NYC) Hawk Nest – Live 24-Hour Stream

    March 16, 2012 / Video, webcams

    Welcome to breeding season 2013! You are watching a pre-recorded livestream of a hawk nest from the 12th-floor window ledge of New York University’s Bobst Library overlooking Washington Square Park. The now famous father hawk Bobby will probably be back for another year, with his new mate, Rosie. We are eagerly waiting for their return from their winter migration. Breeding season 2013 will be the third year of live-streaming on a red-tailed hawks nest outside of the New York University [...]

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  • When and Why We Lost Hair?

    When and Why We Lost Hair?

    March 9, 2012 / Video

    Watch Lice and Human Evolution on PBS. See more from NOVA scienceNOW.   When and why our ancestors began to wear clothing is a curious story. Clothing may have emerged for insulation of body heat. Similarly it also have provided a means to carry things and improve mobility. Cold snaps engulfed the earth many times. Using ice cores from Antarctica scientists identified 8 glacial cycles within the last 800 thousand years alone. An archaelogical site from Israel provides the earliest [...]

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