EXPLO.TV - Webcasts, Video Clips, and Podcasts from the Exploratorium

Science from the Poles: Global Warming 101: More Questions and Answers (webcast)

Running Time:
00:09:55

More quick answers to the most frequently asked questions about global warming.

Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All

Date: November 30, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Science from the Poles: Once & Future Climate, Part 1: The Past (webcast)

Running Time:
00:31:41

Watch as Exploratorium physicists Paul Doherty and Stephanie Chasteen play around with the leading greenhouse gas: carbon dioxide. What is it? How much is there in our atmosphere? What does it do that is so harmful to the environment?

Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All

Date: November 25, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Extremophiles in Kamchatka: Kamchatka Mosaic: Camp Construction (clip)

Running Time:
00:00:35

Setting up camp at the Kamchatka Microbial Observatory.

Project: Evidence: Extremophiles in Kamchatka | Browse All

Date: September 20, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

Extremophiles in Kamchatka: Kamchatka Mosaic: The Bath Pool (clip)

Running Time:
00:00:48

The bath pool at the Kamchatka Microbial Observatory.

Project: Evidence: Extremophiles in Kamchatka | Browse All

Date: September 20, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

Extremophiles in Kamchatka: Kamchatka Mosaic: Searching for Diesel (clip)

Running Time:
00:01:00

Searching for diesel at the Kamchatka Microbial Observatory.

Project: Evidence: Extremophiles in Kamchatka | Browse All

Date: September 20, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

Extremophiles in Kamchatka: Kamchatka Mosaic: Candy Shop (clip)

Running Time:
00:00:46

The Geyser Valley is a "candy shop" for microbiologists and geochemists.

Project: Evidence: Extremophiles in Kamchatka | Browse All

Date: September 20, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

Extremophiles in Kamchatka: Kamchatka Mosaic: Bears! (clip)

Running Time:
00:01:15

Bears lumber across a pristine landscape in remote Kamchatka, Russia.

Project: Evidence: Extremophiles in Kamchatka | Browse All

Date: September 20, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

Extremophiles in Kamchatka: Kamchatka Mosaic: Geyser Valley (clip)

Running Time:
00:00:25

Discovered just 60 years ago, this remote valley in Russia is a treasure trove for scientists studying microorganisms that survive under extreme conditions.

Project: Evidence: Extremophiles in Kamchatka | Browse All

Date: September 20, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

Extremophiles in Kamchatka: Kamchatka Mosaic: Lab Tent Tour (clip)

Running Time:
00:01:25

Tour the lab tent where scientists study the unique microbiology and geochemistry of the hot springs of Russia's Uzon Caldera.

Project: Evidence: Extremophiles in Kamchatka | Browse All

Date: September 20, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

Extremophiles in Kamchatka: Kamchatka Mosaic: Mud Pot (clip)

Running Time:
00:00:34

Hot mud, boiling up in remote Russia.

Project: Evidence: Extremophiles in Kamchatka | Browse All

Date: September 20, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology