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Understanding Carbon Footprints: How Our Food Choices Impact the Planet

In Understanding Carbon Footprints: How Our Food Choices Impact the Planet, host Harith Iskander explores how foods contribute to global warming. Each stage of food production — from farming to packaging and delivery — uses energy and releases gases that affect the climate. Learn how different types of food, such as meats and vegetables, have different impacts on the environment and discover ways we can make more eco-friendly choices. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Got Science?, a science magazine series that explores and explains science in everyday life.

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Peregrine Falcons: Thriving in New York City
In Peregrine Falcons: Thriving in New York City, narrator Sir David Attenborough describes the growth of urban environments and the great impact on the planet. Peregrine falcons living in New York City have adapted well to their urban habitat. The ledges of tall buildings provide a place to nest and from which to soar. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Planet Earth II, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.
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Habitats and Ecosystems: Understanding Their Differences and Impact on Biodiversity
The article "Habitats and Ecosystems: Understanding Their Differences and Impact on Biodiversity" from BBC Discover Wildlife explains the differences between habitats, ecosystems, environments, and niches, as well as how these concepts affect biodiversity and the importance of understanding them for conservation efforts.
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Weddell Seal Pups: Surviving Antarctica

In Weddell Seal Pups: Surviving Antarctica, narrator Sir David Attenborough reveals the challenges newborn seal pups face in one of the harshest environments on Earth. From enduring subzero temperatures and blizzards to entering the icy water for the first time, every decision impacts their survival. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Seven Worlds, One Planet, a series featuring remarkable animal behavior from all seven continents.

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The Moon and the Tides

In The Moon and the Tides, Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers observe that the tide has gone out. Join the Ramblers as they learn how the Moon impacts the tides all around the Earth. This video is excerpted from BBC's Ranger Hamza’s Eco Quest, a nature exploration show in which Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers go on quests to discover nature’s wonders and the important role they play in our environment.

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The Earth’s Resilience: Can It Bounce Back From Our Actions?
In The Earth’s Resilience: Can It Bounce Back From Our Actions?, geologist Iain Stewart explains how rising temperatures are causing glaciers to shrink, leading to higher sea levels and threatening cities. Discover how melting ice in Siberia is releasing methane, which could speed up climate change. And travel to the Yucatán, where the Mayan civilization once thrived, reminding us that powerful societies can fall. While Earth can recover, the way humans are impacting the planet threatens the future, showing it's not Earth in danger, but humanity. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Earth: The Power of the Planet, a documentary series in which Dr. Iain Stewart discovers how Earth's forces can shape nature, species, and even the climate.