Nature

Science and Nature Series / 38 Seasons

NATURE brings the beauty and wonder of the natural world into your home, becoming in the process the benchmark for natural history programs.

Watch Latest: S43 E7

53m 33s / TV-14

Why Citizen Science - Mara Davi Gaines

3m 40s

This month, we're asking folks why they personally want to be involved in Citizen Science. Meet Mara Davi Gaines, a Broadway and television actress and zero-waste advocate who just learned about Citizen Science. Hear how she plans to incorporate it into her nature-loving lifestyle and why she believes everyone should find ways to connect with nature.

Why Citizen Science - George Gurgis

1m 56s

George Gurgis is an undergrad studying zoology, but he's also an active citizen scientist. Here he shares how participating in citizen science projects gives him a way of connecting with his community and sharing his love of animals with others.

Citizen Science Story: The New York Botanical Garden

2m 33s

See the great citizen science work going on at the New York Botanical Garden. Meet a group of retirees who have volunteered to be citizen scientists and are tracking the pollinators in the Native Plant Garden.

Citizen Science Story: Project TRUE

3m 53s

Project TRUE is an initiative by the Bronx Zoo/WCS that allows high school students to get hands-on experience in biological fieldwork studying urban ecology. Learn about the valuable research one group of students are doing this summer on the urban snapping turtle population in New York.

The Great Sunflower Project - English

1m 19s

In 2008, we started this project as a way to identify where pollinators are doing well and where they are not. We also aim to give people like you the tools to learn about what is happening with the pollinators in the places they care about. While we love to get data from our namesake species, Lemon Queen Sunflowers, you can participate by watching any plant.

American Spring LIVE ~ Episode 3: Connections Preview

35s

Learn how plants and animals depend on each other to survive. See first-hand how climate change can break those connections, altering the timing of weather and plant growth, and disrupting the delicate relationships between plants and pollinators such as moths, bees and butterflies.

Monarch Larva Monitoring Project - English

2m 3s

The Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP) is a citizen science project involving volunteers from across the United States and Canada in monarch research. It was developed by researchers at the University of Minnesota to collect long-term data on larval monarch populations and milkweed habitat. The project focuses on monarch distribution and abundance during the breeding season in North America.

Celebrate Urban Birds Crash Course - English

1m 52s

Celebrate Urban Birds is a citizen science project focused on better understanding the value of green spaces for birds. This project connects people of all ages and backgrounds to birds and the natural world through the arts and fun neighborhood activities.

Monarch Larva Monitoring Project - Spanish

2m 3s

El Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP) es un proyecto de ciencia ciudadana en el que participan voluntarios de todo Estados Unidos y Canadá en la investigación de monarcas. El proyecto se centra en la distribución y abundancia de las monarcas durante la temporada de reproducción en América del Norte.

American Spring LIVE - Episode 2: Migrations Preview

35s

Breeding and the greening of the landscape are tied to another major spectacle of spring: the mass movements of animals as they take advantage of spring’s bounty. Meet the scientists who track the journeys of animals such as butterflies, birds, bison and bats over vast distances, from winter refuge to spring nesting grounds.

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