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  Earth from Space – NOVA (PBS) 2013

  January 30, 2014 at 3:57 pm / Global Patterns, PBS Nature, Video

  Earth from Space is an excellent overview of global cycles. NASA visualizations based on Earth Observation System (EOS) show us how massive scale interactions among ocean, land, atmosphere and life determine the climate all driven by solar energy. The instruments in EOS satellites are so accurate that even the effects of most unexpected and sudden events like the Chelyabinsk Airburst Event of 2013 can be tracked and measured as it is happening in real time. These instant high resolution measurements […]

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  Female Frog (Leptodactylus insularum) Leading Her School – Kristiina Hurme (2006)

  January 29, 2014 at 2:23 pm / Ecological Documentaries, Evolution, Natural history, Short Observations, Video

  Leptodactylus insularum is a tropical frog occuring in Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela. In this video, a female Leptodactylus insularum pumps her abdomen in the water, and tries to lead the school towards a different area in the swamp. Females attend schools for varying amounts of time, and this is a fairly young school, which may explain why they are slow to follow her. Or perhaps they’re feeding on a great patch and don’t want to leave! […]

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