Nature & Environment


Sub Topics:
Bird Boom
Bird Boom
James Ballance
August 13, 2009
01:00:24
Zoo Atlanta Curator of Birds James Balance discusses the zoo's avian baby boom during a 2009 Discovery Talk. Tweeting of the old-fashioned kind, not the new media sort, is big at Zoo Atlanta, where four bird species have become parents in August.
Arctic Warming
Jonathan Waterman
November 5, 2007
00:58:10
In 2006, National Geographic sent Jonathan Waterman to investigate the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Keeping It Wild
Majora Carter
November 3, 2007
01:36:19
Majora Carter, executive director of Sustainable South Bronx, delivers the keynote address for the 2007 Keeping it Wild (KIW) gala.
New Orleans: Global Warming Disaster
William Sargent
October 16, 2006
00:57:24
This lecture chronicles the unique history of this charming southern city while exploring the engineering mistakes made when building New Orleans.
Audio-only
Wind Energy in Boston Harbor and Beyond
James Manwell
June 12, 2006
01:13:30
Wind power is one of the most appealing sources of renewable energy today.
NOVA scienceNOW: Fuel Cells
Troy Livingston
November 10, 2005
00:53:27
Fuel cell researcher, Martin Baucom moderates a discussion of the science of fuel cell research at a Science Café after a screening of NOVA scienceNOW: Fuel Cells.
Audio-only
Exploration to the Ends of the Earth: Roald Amundsen
James P. Delgado
October 9, 2005
01:06:40
In 1905, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen completed the first ever transit of the fabled Northwest Passage, culminating a centuries long quest that had claimed ships and lives.
Audio-only
Global Climate Change: Ask the Experts
Gregory S. Stone
November 23, 2002
01:08:24
The Southern Ocean, the body of water surrounding Antarctica, is a key region in determining global climate.