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How A Geological Event Created The Ultimate Cat

Eons

How A Geological Event Created The Ultimate Cat

How did Homotherium evolve to be so successful? The answer may lie in the rise of the Tibetan plate.
Wilding

Wilding

Wilding

"Wilding" tells the story of a couple who bet on nature for the future of their English estate.
Why Does This Swamp Keep Catching Fire?

Overview

Why Does This Swamp Keep Catching Fire?

Why did a fire in the Great Dismal Swamp burn for 111 days? And what can we learn from it?
  • Shared Planet
  • Wilding
  • Wild Wild South
  • Planet California
  • Our New World
  • Bugs That Rule the World
  • Big Cats 24/7
  • Sacred Planet with Gulnaz Khan
  • The Future of Nature
  • Changing Planet
  • Ghost Forests
  • The Green Planet
  • The Age of Nature
  • The National Parks
  • Overview
  • NOVA
  • K'etniyi: The Land Is Speaking To Us
  • Hope in the Water
  • Oregon Revealed, Coastal Wonder
  • The Everglades: A Symphony of Life
  • Borealis
  • Beautiful Tennessee
  • Women of the Watershed
  • By Nature’s Design: Exploring Our Native Wildlife
  • Scotland: Escape to the Wilderness

Articles & Resources

It Looks Like a Desert. But It Has Thousands of Lakes

Untold Earth

It Looks Like a Desert. But It Has Thousands of Lakes

Lençóis Maranhenses boasts 350 square miles of dunes that fill crystal blue with lagoons each year.
The Most TOXIC Place in America Is About to Get WAY More Dangerous

Weathered

The Most TOXIC Place in America Is About to Get WAY More Dangerous

Can a vast radioactive site power AI and clean energy, or become the next disaster?
  • The Kimberley: Australia’s Wild West
  • Pig Little Lies
  • Life at the Waterhole
  • Islands of Wonder
  • Outback
  • Big Cats 24/7
  • The Future of Nature
  • Bugs That Rule the World
  • Evolution Earth
  • Magical Land of Oz
  • Big Pacific
  • Extinction: The Facts
  • Nature
  • Lion: The Rise and Fall of the Marsh Pride
  • Animal Babies: First Year on Earth
  • Ireland's Wild Coast
  • The Age of Nature
  • Animal IQ
  • Deep Look
  • Hope for the Guadalupe
  • Human Footprint
  • Insectarium
  • Planet California
  • Rivers of Life
  • Untold Earth
  • Wild Metropolis
  • Wild Scandinavia
  • Your Inner Fish
  • Vanishing Voices: Saving Our Hawaiian Forest Birds
  • Dr. Cliff: Worldwide Vet
  • Untamed
  • Baby Gorilla: The Four-Pound Legacy
  • The Piping Plovers of Moonlight Bay
  • Magnificent Beast
  • Nothing Safer
  • To the Ends of the Earth: East Africa
  • Beauty on the Wing: Life Story of the Monarch Butterfly
  • Thoroughbred: Born to Run
  • Turkey Town
  • The School of Canine Massage
  • Animal R&R
  • Shelter Me
  • The Wild Ponies of Chincoteague
  • The Mustangs: America's Wild Horses
  • Animal Talk
  • SoCal Snowy Owl
  • Wonderful World of Nature
  • What’s Bugging You?
  • The Eagles of Decorah
  • Insecta: Science that Stings

Explore Classroom Materials

  • PBS LEARNINGMEDIA

    Climate and Our Planet

    These resources, aligned with NGSS Earth and life science disciplinary core ideas, offer a range of options for engaging middle and high school students with key questions in climate science.

  • GBH

    Weather & Climate

    Observe weather conditions in images, videos, and maps. Analyze data to find weather patterns and characterize regional climate. Use visualizations to analyze the flow of energy in Earth’s systems.

  • GBH

    NOVA

    Engage students with stories of scientific discovery using curriculum-aligned resources that present a broad range of phenomena and provide opportunities to connect STEM to societal issues and students’ daily lives.

  • WNET

    NATURE

    This collection of video-centric classroom resources seeks to engage students interactively and creatively, addressing topics and standards in Life Science/Living Environment and Earth Science.

  • PBS LearningMedia

    Weathered

    Bring host Maiya May into your classroom to uncover the science behind extreme weather events and rapid climate change and the innovative solutions to these challenges.

  • PBS LearningMedia

    Future of Nature

    Introduce students to the latest carbon cycle science, nature-based carbon drawdown success stories, as well as the thinkers, community leaders, and technologies behind them.

  • PBS LearningMedia

    Adaptations

    This series highlights the intersectionality of environmental education, geography, and anthropology. Inspire student civic action with the global examples presented in each episode.

  • The WNET Group

    Human Impact on the Environment

    These resources show the real-world effects of our actions on the environment and were designed to support teachers integrating environmental education into existing Life and Earth Science curricula.

  • Be Smart
  • PBS Space Time
  • Crash Course: Artificial Intelligence
  • SciGirls
  • Gross Science
  • Infinite Series
  • Physics in Motion
  • Fascinating Fails
  • Reactions
  • Ask Dr. Universe
  • Science with Mike
  • Science Trek
  • Crash Course Botany
  • DIY Science Time
  • Out of Our Elements
  • Genius by Stephen Hawking
  • Crash Course Zoology
  • Crash Course Computer Science
  • Crash Course Astronomy
  • BrainCraft
  • Physics Girl
  • Full STEAM Ahead
  • Hands-On Science
  • What Do I Do With This?
  • UNC-TV Science
  • Young Experimenters
  • Science Minutes
  • Vegas PBS STEAM Camp
  • SCI NC
  • Steve Trash Science
  • Science Around Cincy
  • SCI TECH CENTRAL
  • SciTech Now

Favorites from PBS KIDS

  • PBS KIDS

    Elinor Wonders Why

    “That’s so interesting!” Elinor, the most observant and curious bunny rabbit in Animal Town, explores nature and community through adventures with her friends.

  • PBS KIDS

    Wild Kratts

    Activate your Creature Power! Join the Kratt Brothers as they travel to a different corner of the world to meet amazing new animals and learn about them and their habitats.

  • PBS KIDS

    Nature Cat

    Meet Fred, a house cat who dreams of exploring the great outdoors. Once his family leaves for the day, Fred transforms into Nature Cat: “backyard explorer extraordinaire!” He can’t wait to get outside for a day of nature adventures and bravery!

  • PBS KIDS

    Molly of Denali

    Get ready to sled into fun! Join Molly, an Alaska Native girl, her dog Suki, and friends Tooey and Trini on their adventures in epically beautiful Alaska.

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