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Trees on the Serengeti

This activity explores images of tree growth in the Serengeti over time, which serve as a phenomenon for learning about and modeling species interactions in ecosystems.

Ecology
Environmental Science
Science Practices
Phenomenal Images
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

How Do Some Cells Affect Mouse Color?

In this phenomenon-driven activity, students investigate how cells are signaled to make melanin and explain how mutations in melanin pathway proteins affect the coat color of various organisms.

Cell Biology
Genetics
Lessons
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College
Image of two dogs sitting outside.

Canine Conservationists

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Duration 00:27:51

Dogs are sniffing out dwindling populations of koalas and helping scientists eliminate invasive foxes that devastate native sea turtle populations.

Image of an axolotl salamander swimming.

Salamander of the Gods

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Duration 00:27:51

Scientists and farmers in Mexico City are working together to conserve the axolotl. Another team is partnering with salamander-breeding nuns to save a closely-related species—the achoque.

Designing Solutions to Preserve Biodiversity

In this collaborative activity, students explore major biodiversity threats and design, present, and refine solutions for preserving biodiversity.

Environmental Science
Science Practices
Lessons
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
Image of women walking with pots of coffee seedlings.

Coffee for Water

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Duration 00:27:51

Deforestation on Mozambique’s Mount Gorongosa threatens the watershed of Gorongosa National Park. Park experts and local farmers are planting coffee to restore the forest.

Image of a fish jumping out of water.

The Beautiful Undammed

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Duration 00:27:51

After a dam removal on Washington’s Elwha River, scientists are chronicling a story of ecological rebirth. Recovering salmon populations are transferring critical nutrients from the ocean into the forests, enriching the entire ecosystem.

Image of a man walking through the forest.

Does Nature Have Rights?

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Duration 00:27:51

Ecuador became the first country to enshrine the “rights of nature” in its constitution—granting wild species legal rights to exist. Today, conservationists are using it to save biodiversity hotspots.

Image of a woodpecker on a tree.

Woodpecker Wars

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Duration 00:27:59

Scientists, soldiers, and landowners collaborate to save the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker at a North Carolina army base.

Image of a beaver swimming.

Beaver Fever

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Duration 00:27:48

The return of beavers to the British countryside is boosting biodiversity, reducing storm-induced flooding, and restoring wilderness to an over- manicured landscape.

Drawing of an underwater oyster reef.

The Big Oyster

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Duration 00:27:51

Oysters are at the heart of the effort to restore the polluted New York Harbor and protect the city from climate change.