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This short video explores how the symbiotic relationship between certain plants and fungi allows these organisms to survive in very hot temperatures.

This short video explores the secrets behind termites’ power to digest an abundant source of food: wood.

This video showcases the work of mathematician-turned-biologist Corina Tarnita, who uses quantitative approaches to understand the role of termite mounds in the savanna ecosystem.

This animation zooms into a coral reef to explore the tiny animals that build reefs, the photosynthetic algae inside their cells, and the damaging process of coral bleaching.

This animated short video celebrates 17th-century citizen-scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, whose discoveries of microbes changed our view of the biological world.

This film tells the story of the scientists and the evidence involved in one of the most important scientific quests of the 20th century: the discovery of the structure of DNA.

This animation shows how the malaria parasite develops inside a human and eventually causes disease.

This animation shows how the malaria parasite reproduces and matures inside a mosquito.

This animation explores how carbon enters the atmosphere and can be removed through a series of chemical reactions.

This film explores how gene duplications and mutations have led to remarkable physiological adaptations in Antarctic fish.

This video explores a microarray technology for identifying pathogens that infect honey bees. This research may help identify possible causes for colony collapse disorder.

This animation shows how zebrafish can rapidly heal wounds to the heart.