My Life with Sled DogsNew December 2022! Mushers Blair Braverman and Quince Mountain share a year in the life of their dog team in Dogs on the Trail, beginning in the fall, then through the other seasons.
Eat, Prey, Love: Dating and Love in the Bug WorldNew May 2022! If you think dating is tough for humans, try being a bug. Experts at the Missouri Botanical Gardens’ Butterfly House explain how love can be extremely dangerous, even deadly for insects.
How Dogs Help HumansExplore well trained canines whose jobs are to connect with people and create positive change.
The Effects of Climate Change on Flower Blooming Time and PollinationClimate change is creating earlier blooms and a longer flowering season which can be confusing to bees because suddenly there are a lot more flowering options at one time.
The Natural World: AnimalsVideos explore the lives of animals and their impacts on humans with professionals working in the field.
The Natural World: InsectsVideos explore the lives of insects and their impacts on humans with professionals working in the field.
The Natural World: PlantsVideos focus on the value and use of plants from agricultural, environmental, and daily life perspectives.
Why Sharks Evolved Aircraft-Like Attributes of Airplanes or BlimpsPhysics professor Jean Potvin, PhD, has joined researchers from around the globe researching the energetics of shark swimming, buoyancy, and the drag force generated when they swim.
How a Bird’s Anatomy Helps it FlyJeffrey Meshach, Director of the World Bird Sanctuary describes how the internal and external anatomy of a bird is all built to help it fly.
Using the iNaturalist AppJean Ponzi, Green Resources Manager at the EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, describes how to use the iNaturalist app to identify plants, animals, birds, and insects.
The Life Cycle of a MosquitoJean Ponzi, Green Resources Manager at the EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, describes the life cycle of the mosquito.
Login to ViewButterflies from Around the WorldNew May 2022! Learn how butterflies are shipped around the world to the Butterfly House.
Login to ViewTake a Behind the Scenes Look at the New Entomology Lab at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly HouseNew May 2022! An entomologist gives viewers a tour of the new lab at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House.
Login to ViewA New Lab at the Butterfly HouseNew May 2022! A professional in the field of butterfly entomology talks about the new lab at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House.
Login to ViewGlobal Wildlife Surveillance and Pathogen Screening Could Provide Early Warning for Next PandemicGideon Erkenswick, PhD, Division of Infectious Diseases at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and his team collect biological samples from bats and primates to screen for viruses.
Login to ViewExplore! Flying – Different Flyers: Butterflies, Bees, Blimps, Helicopters, and DronesEntomologist Chris Hartley introduces the principles of flight of a variety of creatures and machines; butterflies, bees, blimps, helicopters, and drones.
Login to ViewExplore! Flying – BirdsLearn the principles of bird flight from ornithologist Jeffrey Meshach from the World Bird Sanctuary.
Login to ViewFear Sharks? SLU Researcher Dives In to Discover Why Sharks Don’t Like FreshwaterA Saint Louis University shark expert explains the science behind why the vast majority of the world’s hundreds of species of sharks stay out of streams and lakes where we swim.
Login to ViewDogs Helping HumansExplore well trained canines whose jobs are to connect with people and create positive change.
Login to ViewButterfly FlightChris Hartley of the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House shares unique facts about butterflies and how they fly.
Login to ViewThe Effectiveness of Mosquitos RepellantsJean Ponzi, Green Resources Manager at the EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, discusses the values, strengths and weakness of various methods of mosquito repellants.
Login to ViewPlanting for a Pollinator GardenJean Ponzi, Green Resources Manager at the EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, shares strategies on how to use native plants in your landscape to help support pollinators.
