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100 Greatest Discoveries: Burgess Shale Preservation

The Burgess Shale, located in the Canadian Rocky mountains, was created by an underwater mudflow. It has entombed organisms for hundreds of millions of years. Learn more in The Science Channel's series "100 Greatest Discoveries."

30 Days: 30 Days Later

Can two big energy users really change their ways after the challenge of living at Dancing Rabbit ecovillage?

30 Days: Off the Grid

Two friends with a dependence on oil must survive (off the grid) without electricity or meat -- and they must recycle everything, including their own waste.

30 Days: Product Queen

Only biodegradable soaps and shampoos can be used in the ecovillage. Can our friends survive on this rule for 30 days?

A Hawk Flying Over a Cliff

From the archives of Discovery: Watch this hawk soar along the side of a cliff. Learn more about hawks and flight.

Animals: Vernal Pools Spring to Life

Salamanders, frogs and fairy shrimp are just a few of the residents of vernal pools. Jorge Ribas wades into one of these temporary woodland oases.

Assignment Discovery: Abiotic and Biotic Factors

Discovery Channel's "Assignment Discovery" explores the abiotic and biotic factors in a plant's ecosystem. Biotic factors refer to living organisms in the plant's environment, while abiotic factors include all non-living things such as soil and weather.

Assignment Discovery: Biodiversity

Learn about the possible loss to the environment caused by human destruction on Discovery Channel's "Assignment Discovery."

Assignment Discovery: Chemical Cycles

Discovery Channel's series, "Assignment Discovery," explains how water is necessary for all living organisms and is constantly recycled, through evaporation and condensation. Other chemical cycles are also explored.

Assignment Discovery: Ecosystem

An ecosystem is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. Learn more about ecosystems on Discovery Channel's "Assignment Discovery."

Assignment Discovery: Energy Flow

Energy flow is when a plant takes water and sun light and converts it into food for animals. Those animals are then eaten by predators. Learn more about the energy pyramid on Discovery Channel's "Assignment Discovery."

Assignment Discovery: Forest Sanctuary

For many people, visiting a natural forest is an experience that provides peaceful continuity in our lives. Learn more about the emotional importance of forests in this clip from Discovery Channel's series, "Assignment Discovery."

Assignment Discovery: Forests

Forests are more than a collection of trees, they are a complex fabrication of the basic elements of life. Learn more about forests on Discovery Channel's "Assignment Discovery."

Assignment Discovery: Learn about Trees and Cacti

Discovery Channel's series, "Assignment Discovery," teaches viewers about the different species of trees and how important they are to our ecosystem. Also, learn what a cactus is and the legend behind its formation.

Assignment Discovery: Life Cycle of Forests

Forests live and die just like everything on the planet. The winter cold and forest fires are two ways the forest rejuvenates itself. Learn more about the life cycle of a forest on Discovery Channel's "Assignment Discovery."

Assignment Discovery: Special Forests

Special forests have been set aside and preserved as national parks so that future generations can learn from them. Learn more about special forests on Discovery Channel's "Assignment Discovery."

Assignment Discovery: The Everglades

The Everglades encompasses a unique ecosystem and natural beauty in America's environmental landscape. Watch this clip from Discovery Channel's "Assignment Discovery" to learn more about the natural diversity in the Everglades.

Assignment Discovery: The Food Web

The food web describes how plants animals and predators interact with each other to form a stable ecosystem. Learn more about the food web on Discovery Channel's "Assignment Discovery."

Assignment Discovery: Tropical Ecosystem

Discovery Channel's "Assignment Discovery" uses the tropical rainforest to examine the differences between a biome and an ecosystem.

Cane Toads: The Invasion Begins

The cane toad invasion is thought to originated in Gordonvale, Australia. Local residents remember the start of the invasion and describe having difficulty walking outside without the creatures jumping all over peoples' feet.

Dung Beetle

From the archives of Discovery: Catch a glimpse of the unique dung beetle collecting dung for transport. Learn more about dung beetles.

Dung Beetle Flying

From the archives of Discovery: Take a look at flight through this beetle's perspective. Learn more about dung beetles, insects, and flight.

Dung Beetle Gathering Dung

From the archives of Discovery: The dung beetle is named for its unique method of gathering dung. Check out this video to learn more about dung beetles and dung gathering.

Dung Beetle Soaring

From the archives of Discovery: Take a look at flight through this beetle's perspective. Learn more about dung beetles, insects, and flight.

Earth: Prescribed Fires Help Prairies

In southern Arkansas, Nature Conservancy officials set 80 acres of prairie ablaze. Jorge Ribas walks through fire to find out why they do it.

G Word: Environmental Cycle of Urine

On Planet Green's "G Word," learn about the interaction of the environment and urine as we view a simulation of urine flow throughout the water system.

G Word: Lion Conservation

In the heart of Kenya, leaders of the Predator Compensation Fund broker a deal with the Masai tribe to help save the native lions. Learn more about lion conservation on Planet Green's "G Word."

Killer Aliens: Alligator vs. Python

A helicopter pilot makes an astonishing discovery: the body of a Burmese python torn open by an alligator. It's likely the gator tore its way out after waking up inside the python.

Killer Aliens: Burmese Python

The Burmese python, a native of Southeast Asia, has recently become an out-of-control menace in the Florida Everglades, where it eats native species like alligators and endangered egrets.

Killer Aliens: Feral Hogs

Feral hogs, imported from Spain in the 1600's, are now breeding out of control in the Southeastern United States. They destroy vegetation, carry deadly diseases and even attack humans.

Killer Aliens: Gambian Pouch Rat

The Gambian pouch rat is about the size of an average house cat. It carries deadly diseases that could potentially cripple the population of Southern Florida.

Killer Aliens: Nile Monitor Lizard

Introduced to southern Florida through illegal breeding and exotic pet smuggling, the Nile monitor lizard is on a rampage, devouring native wildlife and domestic pets at will.

Killer Aliens: War on Invasive Species

On January 20, 2010, the United States declared war on invasive species. Can these "killer aliens" be stopped? Many experts fear it's too little, too late.

Nasty By Nature: Hag Fish

Any little disturbance can prompt a hagfish to squirt out its characteristic slime -- but why? Check out this clip to learn more about the hagfish's bizarre defense mechanism.

Planet's Best: Yellowstone National Park

On Animal Planet's "Planet's Best: North American Wildlife Encounters," get a brief overview of Yellowstone National Park and the amazing wildlife there.

Science of the Deep: Coral Reefs and Global Warming

The aquanaut team sets out on a 10-day underwater mission to study the effects of global warming on coral reefs in this clip from The Science Channel's "Science of the Deep."

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