Exploring Science RSS feed for KOCE/Channel 50 programming.http://video.koce.org/en-ushttp://video.koce.org/Tue, 7 Sep 2010 05:55:46 -0400Tue, 7 Sep 2010 05:55:46 -0400http://video.koce.org/video/1380512531/Hummingbirds are the tiniest of birds, yet they are some of the toughest, most energetic creatures on the planet. Their unique flying abilities give them unmatched maneuverability, but at the cost of a supercharged metabolism that keeps them on the edge of survival. Hummingbirds spend most their lives in fast forward, but now - high speed video lets us enter their world.http://video.koce.org/video/1380512531/Fri, 8 Jan 2010 12:22:17 -0800Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/HabitatRegionRegion/Latin AmericaRegion/North AmericaScienceScience/BiologyCINE Golden Eagle Award Winner: Hummingbirds spend most of their lives in fast forward.tv-gbiology, flight, birds, Chile, hummingbirds, Peru, EcuadorNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/HabitatRegionRegion/Latin AmericaRegion/North AmericaScienceScience/Biologyhttp://video.koce.org/video/1300615533/Meet the monitors, the largest, fiercest, and craftiest lizards on Earth.http://video.koce.org/video/1300615533/Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:23:08 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/Humans & NatureMeet the monitors, the largest, fiercest, and craftiest lizards on Earth.tv-pgNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/Humans & Naturehttp://video.koce.org/video/1339044256/NOVA scienceNOW astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson holds office to answer viewer questions. In this video, Neil explains what got him interested in science as a kid.http://video.koce.org/video/1339044256/Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:14:39 -0800ScienceScience/Astronomy & SpaceScience/ProfilesNeil deGrasse Tyson explains what got him interested in science as a kid.nrNOVA, scienceNOW, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, ask the expertScienceScience/Astronomy & SpaceScience/Profileshttp://video.koce.org/video/1168232965/Season 4: Episode 1http://video.koce.org/video/1168232965/Wed, 1 Jul 2009 08:17:14 -0700ScienceScience/ProfilesTechnologySeason 4: Episode 1tv-pganthrax, Auto-Tune, pitch-correction software, artificial diamond, electronics, bioterrorism, Luis von Ahn, computer science, CaptchaScienceScience/ProfilesTechnologyhttp://video.koce.org/video/1117923308/It is the greatest mass extinction since the dinosaurs. Population by population, species by species, amphibians are vanishing off the face of the Earth. Scientists are taking desperate measures to try to save those frogs they can, even bathing frogs in Clorox solutions and keeping them in Tupperware boxes under carefully controlled conditions to prevent the spread of a deadly fungus.http://video.koce.org/video/1117923308/Tue, 12 May 2009 14:05:02 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/HabitatNature & Environment/Humans & NatureScienceScience/BiologyIt is the greatest mass extinction since the dinosaurs.tv-pgextinction, conservation, endangered species, frogs, amphibiansNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/HabitatNature & Environment/Humans & NatureScienceScience/Biologyhttp://video.koce.org/video/1133372360/Kilauea, on Hawaii's Big Island, is the world's most active volcano. Its latest eruption began in 1983 and it hasn't stopped since. Since that time it has created 544 acres of new land and has consumed 200 homes. But Kilauea is also the driving force in a spectacular process of creation -- the cataclysmic meeting of 2,000-degree lava and 75-degree ocean water.http://video.koce.org/video/1133372360/Tue, 26 May 2009 11:01:04 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/EarthNature & Environment/HabitatNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNature & Environment/InsectsNature & Environment/Oceans & Aquatic LifeNature & Environment/Plant LifeKilauea, on Hawaii's Big Island, is the world's most active volcano.tv-pgvolcanoes, Hawaii, islands, invasive species, lava, geologyNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/EarthNature & Environment/HabitatNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNature & Environment/InsectsNature & Environment/Oceans & Aquatic LifeNature & Environment/Plant Lifehttp://video.koce.org/video/1108763899/An acclaimed photographer joins scientists to document the runaway melting of glaciers.http://video.koce.org/video/1108763899/Fri, 1 May 2009 11:51:04 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/EarthNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNature & Environment/Oceans & Aquatic LifeNature & Environment/Weather & Natural DisastersNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/EnvironmentScienceScience/Earth SciencesAn acclaimed photographer joins scientists to document the runaway melting of glaciers.tv-pgAlaska, Global Warming, NOVA Extreme Ice, James Balog, glacier melting, ice sheet, sea-level rise, Greenland, Iceland, Columbia GlacierNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/EarthNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNature & Environment/Oceans & Aquatic LifeNature & Environment/Weather & Natural DisastersNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/EnvironmentScienceScience/Earth Scienceshttp://video.koce.org/video/1051969546/Why do huge swarms of rats overrun a bamboo forest in India once every half-century?http://video.koce.org/video/1051969546/Fri, 6 Mar 2009 06:54:40 -0800HistoryHistory/Asia-PacificNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/EarthNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/HabitatNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNature & Environment/InsectsNature & Environment/Plant LifeNature & Environment/Weather & Natural DisastersRegionRegion/Asia-PacificScienceScience/BiologyScience/Earth SciencesWhy do huge swarms of rats overrun a bamboo forest in India once every half-century?tv-pgindia, plague, ratsHistoryHistory/Asia-PacificNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/EarthNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/HabitatNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNature & Environment/InsectsNature & Environment/Plant LifeNature & Environment/Weather & Natural DisastersRegionRegion/Asia-PacificScienceScience/BiologyScience/Earth Scienceshttp://video.koce.org/video/1139795823/Americans own 73 million dogs and 90 million cats. They become best friends, soul mates, family members -- even surrogate children. Relationships with cats and dogs are some of the longest and most intimate of our lives. Why are we so attached? Animal behavior experts, evolutionary biologists, veterinarians, and pet owners share insights and observations about these animals and their impact on us.http://video.koce.org/video/1139795823/Fri, 5 Jun 2009 14:11:00 -0700CultureCulture/PetsNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/Humans & NatureRelationships with cats and dogs are some of the longest and most intimate of our lives.tv-pgpets, Cats, dogsCultureCulture/PetsNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/Humans & Naturehttp://video.koce.org/video/1168758029/Beneath a skunk's coat of black and white lies a much more colorful creature than we imagine. Skunks seem to know their power as they navigate the margins of our world. As a few brave experts take a deeper look at this familiar but little-known animal, they are painting a surprising portrait of this intrepid member of the night shift.http://video.koce.org/video/1168758029/Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:42:46 -0700CultureCulture/PetsNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/Humans & NatureSkunks seem to know their power as they navigate the margins of our world.tv-pgpets, skunksCultureCulture/PetsNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/Humans & Naturehttp://video.koce.org/video/1051958162/Can California's ambitious plan to cut greenhouse gases actually succeed?http://video.koce.org/video/1051958162/Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:22:12 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/EnergyNews & Public Affairs/EnvironmentNews & Public Affairs/PoliticsRegionRegion/United StatesTechnologyTechnology/EngineeringCan California's ambitious plan to cut greenhouse gases actually succeed?tv-pgEnergy, California, Greenhouse gases, Global Warming, carbon footprintNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/EnergyNews & Public Affairs/EnvironmentNews & Public Affairs/PoliticsRegionRegion/United StatesTechnologyTechnology/Engineeringhttp://video.koce.org/video/1114436021/The search for life on the Red Planet heats up with the discovery of frozen water.http://video.koce.org/video/1114436021/Wed, 6 May 2009 09:31:43 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/EarthNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/HabitatNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNature & Environment/Oceans & Aquatic LifeNature & Environment/Weather & Natural DisastersScienceScience/Astronomy & SpaceScience/BiologyScience/ChemistryTechnologyTechnology/RoboticsTechnology/SpaceThe search for life on the Red Planet heats up with the discovery of frozen water.tv-gNOVA, Is There Life on Mars?, Mars rover, Spirit and Opportunity, Red Planet, extraterrestrial life, Phoenix Mars Lander, water on marsNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/EarthNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/HabitatNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNature & Environment/Oceans & Aquatic LifeNature & Environment/Weather & Natural DisastersScienceScience/Astronomy & SpaceScience/BiologyScience/ChemistryTechnologyTechnology/RoboticsTechnology/Spacehttp://video.koce.org/video/1051884361/Wildlife veterinarians struggle to save injured seals and sea lions on the California coast.http://video.koce.org/video/1051884361/Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:54:06 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/HabitatNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNature & Environment/Oceans & Aquatic LifeWildlife veterinarians struggle to save injured seals and sea lions.tv-pgseals, sea lions, ocean, California, veterinaryNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/HabitatNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNature & Environment/Oceans & Aquatic Lifehttp://video.koce.org/video/1069726516/Unique to North America, the bald eagle is the continent's most recognizable aerial predator, with a shocking white head, electric yellow beak, and penetrating eyes. In the 1960s, this symbol of the United States became an emblem of environmental degradation as the pesticide DDT and other human pressures brought it to the brink of extinction.http://video.koce.org/video/1069726516/Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:06:43 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/HabitatNature & Environment/Humans & NatureIn the 1960s, the bald eagle became an emblem of environmental degradation.tv-pgconservation, Eagles, raptors, bald eagles, pesticides, DDT, birdsNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/HabitatNature & Environment/Humans & Naturehttp://video.koce.org/video/995676009/Season 3: Episode 5http://video.koce.org/video/995676009/Sat, 14 Mar 2009 06:03:24 -0700ScienceScience/Astronomy & SpaceScience/BiologyScience/MedicalScience/PhysicsScience/ProfilesSeason 3: Episode 5tv-ggenetics, Disease, ethicsScienceScience/Astronomy & SpaceScience/BiologyScience/MedicalScience/PhysicsScience/Profileshttp://video.koce.org/video/980049632/E.O. Wilson's fascination with little creatures has led him to some very big ideas.http://video.koce.org/video/980049632/Fri, 6 Mar 2009 11:05:08 -0800Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/HabitatNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNature & Environment/InsectsScienceScience/BiologyScience/ProfilesE.O. Wilson's fascination with little creatures has led him to some very big ideas.tv-gbiology, ants, biodiversity, biophilia, diverse, diversity, E.O. Wilson, life, natural worldNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/HabitatNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNature & Environment/InsectsScienceScience/BiologyScience/Profileshttp://video.koce.org/video/980048834/The "Car Talk" guys look for a new breed of clean, fuel-efficient vehicles.http://video.koce.org/video/980048834/Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:58:38 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/ConservationNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Science & TechnologyTechnologyTechnology/AutomotiveTechnology/ComputingTechnology/ElectronicsTechnology/EnergyTechnology/EngineeringTechnology/TransportationThe "Car Talk" guys look for a new breed of clean, fuel-efficient vehicles.tv-gscience, Auto, automobile, transportation, car, future, Alternative, Energy, fuel, Car Talk, efficient, efficiencyNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/ConservationNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Science & TechnologyTechnologyTechnology/AutomotiveTechnology/ComputingTechnology/ElectronicsTechnology/EnergyTechnology/EngineeringTechnology/Transportationhttp://video.koce.org/video/1200128615/Experts zero in on what separates humans from our closest living relatives. Ape Genius received a 2009 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Science, Technology, and Nature Programming.http://video.koce.org/video/1200128615/Thu, 6 Aug 2009 06:04:08 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsScienceScience/BiologyScience/PsychologyExperts zero in on what separates humans from our closest living relatives.tv-pglanguage, intelligence, anthropology, ape, behavior, bonobo, Communication, great ape, human, primateNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsScienceScience/BiologyScience/Psychologyhttp://video.koce.org/video/1050757560/The story of the harnessing of cold and the race to reach the lowest temperature possible.http://video.koce.org/video/1050757560/Fri, 6 Mar 2009 06:40:44 -0800HistoryScienceScience/ChemistryScience/PhysicsTechnologyThe story of the harnessing of cold and the race to reach the lowest temperature possible.tv-pgtemperature, superconductivity, refrigeration, thermometer, freezeHistoryScienceScience/ChemistryScience/PhysicsTechnologyhttp://video.koce.org/video/995224587/In the winter of 2006, a strange phenomenon fell upon honeybee hives across the country. Without a trace, millions of bees vanished from their hives, leaving billions of dollars of crops at risk, threatening our food supply. The epidemic set researchers scrambling to discover why honeybees were dying in record numbers - and to stop the epidemic in its tracks before it spread further.http://video.koce.org/video/995224587/Thu, 5 Mar 2009 12:09:53 -0800Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNature & Environment/InsectsRegionRegion/Asia-PacificRegion/North AmericaRegion/United StatesScienceScience/BiologyIn the winter of 2006, a strange phenomenon fell upon honeybee hives across the country.tv-pgNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNature & Environment/InsectsRegionRegion/Asia-PacificRegion/North AmericaRegion/United StatesScienceScience/Biologyhttp://video.koce.org/video/1150618835/Meet the cuttlefish, one of the brainiest, most bizarre animals in the ocean.http://video.koce.org/video/1150618835/Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:41:34 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/Oceans & Aquatic LifeMeet the cuttlefish, one of the brainiest, most bizarre animals in the ocean.tv-gbiology, cuttlefish, cephlopod, octopus, squid, marine, camouflage, anatomyNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/Oceans & Aquatic Lifehttp://video.koce.org/video/995221474/In interviews with scientists and eyewitnesses, NATURE probes the evidence that some animals may have senses that allow them to predict impending natural disasters long before we can.http://video.koce.org/video/995221474/Thu, 5 Mar 2009 12:09:49 -0800CultureCulture/PetsNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/EarthNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNature & Environment/InsectsNature & Environment/Weather & Natural DisastersScienceScience/BiologyScience/PsychologyDo some animals have senses that allow them to predict impending natural disasters?tv-pgNatural Disasters, elephants, tsunamis, EarthquakesCultureCulture/PetsNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/EarthNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNature & Environment/InsectsNature & Environment/Weather & Natural DisastersScienceScience/BiologyScience/Psychologyhttp://video.koce.org/video/995218127/The Hawaiian chain of islands, made up of six main islands plus two smaller ones, stretches for more than 1,500 miles through the heart of the Pacific Ocean. It is a place of idyllic beauty. But it is also a land of volcanic fury, raging mountaintop blizzards, dangerous rockslides, monster waves, and even tsunamis.http://video.koce.org/video/995218127/Thu, 5 Mar 2009 12:09:50 -0800CultureCulture/TravelNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNature & Environment/Weather & Natural DisastersRegionRegion/Asia-PacificScienceScience/Earth SciencesHawaii is a place of beauty. It is also a land of volcanoes, blizzards, and rockslides.tv-pgvolcanoes, Hawaii, islandsCultureCulture/TravelNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNature & Environment/Weather & Natural DisastersRegionRegion/Asia-PacificScienceScience/Earth Scienceshttp://video.koce.org/video/995220135/Some 300 miles off Costa Rica is Cocos Island, a tiny Pacific outpost that was once a favorite haunt of pirates. Cocos, a designated World Heritage Site, lies directly in the path of powerful ocean currents that often collide with the island, churning the waters into an undersea storm. Welcome to Shark Mountain.http://video.koce.org/video/995220135/Thu, 5 Mar 2009 12:09:49 -0800Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/HabitatNature & Environment/Oceans & Aquatic LifeSome 300 miles off Costa Rica is Cocos Island. Welcome to Shark Mountain.tv-pgsharks, Oceans, Cocos IslandNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/HabitatNature & Environment/Oceans & Aquatic Lifehttp://video.koce.org/video/1300472956/Seasonal changes impel a wide variety of creatures, from whooper swans to monarch butterflies, to begin their epic migrations to ancient feeding, mating, and breeding grounds, sometimes covering thousands of miles and employing ingenious methods to reach their destinations.http://video.koce.org/video/1300472956/Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:39:34 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/EarthNature & Environment/InsectsSeasonal changes impel a wide variety of creatures to begin their epic migrations.nrmigration, insects, seasons, ButterfliesNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/EarthNature & Environment/Insects