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The U.S. House of Representatives with several people seated at the House Rostrum. An American flag hangs on the wall behind them.

Yellow and orange rectangular boxes poke out of water beneath a beamed structure with a man standing on it. Other structures and equipment fill warehouse setting. N, S, E and Oregon State University banners in background.

Two green plants in black containers. Red tomato floats next to one labeled, "Solanum Lycopersicum C, V dot M, 8, 2." An inset of a green tomato sits next to the other labeled, "Solanum Pennellii."

Yellow wildflower in foreground, low shrubs and dead trees in background. Boulder County Colorado Front Range. Caption: (Rother) This is a portion of the 2003 Overland Fire.

Closeup of hands holding a narrow, red tubular object. Caption: With a warmer climate, do we suspect to see more fire?

Close up on human skin with small hairs scattered. A mosquito has landed on the skin and blood has spilled around the mosquito's feet. Text reads, “A World Without…Mosquitoes.”

Green foliage with a pink flower overlooks the shoreline. Spanish captions.

Still image from: Adam Savage's Tested: How Wolverine's Costume Was Created for Deadpool & Wolverine!

A seal swimming underwater near the ocean floor. Caption: still remain to satisfy diurnal scavengers

Industrial plant from a distance. Caption: That's the world's largest PLA manufacturing plant.

Flowering plants surrounding a sign that reads "the Edible Schoolyard" Caption: We call it the Edible Schoolyard

Standing outside are two women; one is wearing butterfly wings and a headband with pink antennas, while the other holds a camera.

Text reads, “All About Trees,” against a blurry green background.

Still image from: All the Answers: Deserts, Forest Fires, Lava Tubes

Still image from: All the Answers: Penguins, Chimps, the Amazon

Still image from: All the Answers: The Everglades, Canals, Heat Waves

Teacher uses a hair clip attached to her arm to hold a ball of yellow clay, demonstrating how a bee carries pollen.

Person wearing khaki hat and shirt holding a tool. Low building and vehicle in background. Caption: this is where Thao works -- clearing land mines.

Illustration of a boy holding a magnifying glass to his eye and looking down with a dog next to him. Caption: And is that a little green?

A man speaking. Caption: would be surprised to see how we're treating animals.

Illustration of an anteater at an ant mound with a person standing behind it. Spanish captions.

Illustration of a large ant with two green leaves over it and a person standing in front of it. Spanish captions.

Butterfly on pink flowers with green foliage. Spanish captions.

A woman with a painting pallet and a paintbrush. On her painting there is an animal that looks like an alligator. Spanish captions.

A woman against an illustrated backdrop of sand dunes and a camel. Spanish captions

A woman with a painting pallet and a paintbrush. On her painting there are two clown fish. Spanish captions.

A condor in flight. Spanish captions.

A book with a pop-up dolphin. Spanish captions.

A woman standing in front of an illustrated backdrop of a pond with a duck next to it. Spanish captions.

A woman against an illustrated backdrop with an elephant. Spanish captions.

A fox sitting on a log. Spanish captions.

An illustrated frog with rushes and daisies. Spanish captions.

A woman with a paintbrush and a pallet. On her canvas and around her are illustrated giraffes. Spanish captions.

A woman with a paintbrush and a pallet. On her canvas and around her are illustrated horses. Spanish captions.

A woman in front of an illustrated backdrop with a jaguar. Spanish captions.

A woman in front of an illustrated backdrop with a kangaroo. Spanish captions.

An illustrated ladybug in flowers. Spanish captions.

A popup book with an illustrated lion. Spanish captions.

A dark brown monkey. Spanish captions.

An illustrated bird on a branch. Spanish captions.

An illustration of an owl on a branch. Spanish captions.

A woman against an illustrated background with penguins. Spanish captions.

A polar bear in a zoo setting. Spanish captions.

A woman riding a bike against an illustrated background with a rhea. Spanish captions.

A woman against an illustrated background with a sea lion. Spanish captions.

An illustrated turtle. Spanish captions.

Person wearing a shirt that says "staff" bends over a row of plants in a field. Caption: But also we're becoming much more vulnerable

Still image from: Archaeo-Tech: The Barrier Island

Man, with glasses in a suit jacket and button up shirt. Caption: the system may thrive again when it's reintroduced.

Close up of a cockroach head and body. Caption: A bunch of 'em -- American cockroaches.

Hand holding a magnifying glass pointing to something on the ground. Caption: Do you see it?

Spider with long narrow legs and a small narrow body at the center of a delicate spider web. Caption: Spiders are arachnids.

Tall snowcapped mountains covered in lush green trees and a light green river with two rafts winding through the valley. Caption: Clearly this place has to be preserved.

Still image from: Beavers for Kids

Two women sitting at a desk look at us with curiosity. Caption reads: “Facebook Question: Sheila, Indianapolis.”

Man standing next to leafy plants. The soil has been cut away so that the root structure is visible. Caption: It's a cycle, and it's driven by energy from the sun.

Four mammals, one with short, curved horns, grazing on grass. Spanish captions.

Industrial plant with plumes of smoke billowing into the sky from exhaust pipes. Caption: These people put pressure on the ecosystem by pollution

Title text reads, “Biomes & Ecosystems” against a background that shows a digital portrayal of habitat, including plants, animals, and a person.

Person speaking. Caption: there were over 100 varieties of tomatoes.

A protected bay of light green water with a handful of buildings slightly set back from the coastline. Caption: Christopher Columbus landed in 1493

Two arachnids lying on their backs; one has a small abdomen and the other a large abdomen, displaying the bug’s ability to expand its body when it eats.

Two women wearing headlamps walk out of a dark cave onto mossy rocks.

Lighthouse with outbuilding and trees as seen through dense fog. Caption: The old lighthouse shimmers in and out of view--

Still image from: Carnivorous Plants for Kids

Still image from: Carolina Snaps: Congaree National Park

Still image from: Carolina Snaps: Daufuskie Island

Still image from: Carolina Snaps: Honeybee Farm (Queen Bee)

Still image from: Carolina Snaps: Hunting Island

Still image from: Carolina Snaps: South Carolina State Parks

Still image from: Coast New Zealand: Auckland

Still image from: Coast New Zealand: Bay of Plenty

Still image from: Coast New Zealand: Chatham Islands

Still image from: Coast New Zealand: Christchurch

Still image from: Coast New Zealand: Coromandel

Still image from: Coast New Zealand: Deep South

Still image from: Coast New Zealand: East Cape

Still image from: Coast New Zealand: Far North

Still image from: Coast New Zealand: Fiordland

Still image from: Coast New Zealand: Hawkes Bay

Still image from: Coast New Zealand: Kaipara Harbor

Still image from: Coast New Zealand: North Otago

Still image from: Coast New Zealand: South Westland

Still image from: Coast New Zealand: Stewart Island

Still image from: Coast New Zealand: Taranaki

Still image from: Coast New Zealand: Top of the South

Still image from: Coast New Zealand: Wellington

Still image from: Coast New Zealand: West Coast

Blue recycling bin with empty canned food containers, soda cans, and other recyclables. Caption: We've got bottles, we've got soda cans,

Front view of an orange squid swimming in the ocean. Caption: She can either keep it or toss it away as she chooses.

Herd of bison grazes on dry grass. Text on image reads, "Core Biology. Environmental Sciences."

Map of the world with color highlighting areas of different climates. Caption: Next, Koppen's system defined what are called "macroclimates."

Green foliage in foreground overlooking basin with a lake surrounded by tree covered hills. Caption: The kinds of plants that came back were even more flammable.

Still image from: Coyotes for Kids

Aerial view of mountains with water-filled craters. Caption: I became curious what this was like in the past.

Still image from: Crash Course Biology: Ecology--Rules for Living on Earth

Still image from: Crash Course Biology: Fungi--Death Becomes Them

Still image from: Crash Course Kids Earth Sciecne: Weathering and Erosion

Still image from: Crash Course Kids Earth Science: Dinosaur Pee?

Still image from: Crash Course Kids Earth Science: Four Spheres (Part 1--Geo and Bio)

Still image from: Crash Course Kids Earth Science: Four Spheres (Part 2--Hyrdo and Atmo)

Still image from: Crash Course Kids Earth Science: Let's Take a Hike

Still image from: Crash Course Kids Earth Science: The Great Aqua Adventure

Still image from: Crash Course Kids Earth Science: What on Earth

Still image from: Crash Course Kids Life Science: Climate Change

Still image from: Crash Course Kids Life Science: Food Webs

Still image from: Crash Course Kids Life Science: Home Sweet Habitat

Still image from: Crash Course Kids Life Science: Look Who's Talking

Still image from: Crash Course Kids Life Science: Who Needs Dirt?

A blue whale in the water, from above. Caption: Blue whales are the largest animals

Dugong face with the body visible behind it. Caption: but it's actually a descendant of elephant lineage.

Adult male penguin with multiple penguin chicks and a few adult penguins in the background. Caption: He searches the colony, calling for his chick…

A sea turtle in the sand. Caption: most of a sea turtle's life remains a mystery.

A humpback whale seen from below. Caption: Today, just 10,000 remain in the North Atlantic ocean,

A hammerhead shark, seen from below. Caption: (narrator) Bull sharks, tiger sharks, and hammerheads.

A leopard seal with its mouth open. Caption: Armed, dangerous, and extremely hard to find,

A Hawaiian monk seal as seen from below. Caption: The Hawaiian monk seal is on the brink of extinction.

Two people with a box full of plants in pots. One plant is removed, and the woman is touching a leaf. Caption: There are insects that don't move.

Two sea turtles swimming in the water. Caption: tells her to go back to that same beach.

Close up of a rodent's face with a pile of food to one side. Caption: Last year we rehabilitated between 60 and 80 animals.

Two people standing next to a long, rectangular indoor pool full of small fish. In the background there are many other pools. Caption: They'll be about two years old when we release them

Cyberchase cartoon. Matt, Jackie, Inez, Digit, and Buzz stand and watch Hacker who is smiling with both hands out to the side in a forest setting.

Cyberchase cartoon. Matt and Inez wear miner's helmets illuminating what appears to be a cave. In the middle of them, a long green snake stands straight up and looks towards Inez. Both are looking away from the snake.

An adult cat surrounded by kittens on a linoleum floor. Caption: Other living things go through a similar process

A shaft of light streaming from a hole in the wall of a small, enclosed burrow illuminates a rodent. Caption: Kangaroo rats pass the days heat

People stand on and around a large pile of cut grass with an unmotorized vehicle next to it. Caption: In China, young Mekong is called Lancang.

Closeup of a sea slug crawling across a bright green plant. The slug has an elongated irregular body that is pale yellow with black tiger stripes.

Closeup of a spiderweb stretching across a gap in what appears to be a wood log.

Closeup of an insect that has a long thin brown body that looks like a twig with short arms branching off. Its head looks like a long bright transparent leaf.

Closeup of a barely visible bee enveloped in a blurry light brown object.

Closeup of an Indian walking stick camouflaged in twigs and leaves. It's brown with a long, thin body and legs.

In foreground a flat, barren landscape with a large cloud of dust. In the background there are some out-of-focus hills. Caption: The sand forms gigantic dust carpets,

Illustration of an adult bird hovering above a branch while four baby birds fall forward off the branch. Caption: squawk! squawk!

Still image from: Don't Step on the Spider

Sculpture of a dragon made from stone inlaid on a flat surface. Caption: It can create life, but it can also destroy it,

Gloved hand reaching into a pile of partially decomposed plant matter. Caption: which are decaying to make a rich, dark compost

Person holding a package of lettuce while standing in front of shelves of produce. Caption: eat food that has the least negative effect

Garbage truck dumping a load of garbage in a landfill. Caption: (Katrina) Between 5% and 15% of trash contains hazardous substances.

White bird with long legs and a long neck standing in the water with plants in background. Spanish captions.

Bats hanging upside down from the roof of a cave. Caption: bat guano was used mainly in fertilizers.

Wildflowers. Caption: without help from other elements in the environment,

Inside of industrial p0lant showing metal vats with complex metal tubing. Caption: We're liquefying the sugars out of the biomass.

Rolling mountainous landscape with tree in foreground. Spanish captions.

Underwater plants and coral. Caption: Science is working hard to help save all the pieces,

View from space of a prehistoric earth that is mainly covered in land and slim streams of water in between the two land formations.

Rocky slope covered in scree. Caption: Weather and gravity are at work loosening soil and rock

Light brown earth dotted with low lying shrub brush. Caption: (narrator) The typical desert seems to be hot and dry deserts,

Text reads, "Extinction for Kids," over a digital illustration of dinosaurs on a beach at sunset.

A field of burned grass with a tractor in the middle of it. Caption: As you can see, it's devastated the whole district.

Title text reads, "Food Chain," bordered by links of chain.

Hands reaching down to pick up a board leaf from the ground. Caption: Rainforests give indigenous people everything they need.

A frog in mid-leap. Caption: (female narrator) Frogs have managed to navigate life on Earth

Still image from: Frogs for Kids

A rodent peeking out of an underground tunnel. Caption: dig elaborate underground cities with dens, sleeping areas,

Dirt road surrounded by grassland and wildflowers. Road leads to a gentle hill in the distance.

Closeup of pinkish mushrooms. Caption: Lake Seminole Farms grows oyster mushrooms.

Title text reads, "Habitats for Kids," over a blurry globe sprouting with trees.

Cartoon of a black bear wearing work clothes and a sun hat leaning over and holding an axe above a log that is partially split. Caption. Chirping.

Above a photo of a tiger is the label “Carnivores.” Above the photo of a tan bear is the label, “Omnivores.” Above the photo of an elephant is the word “Herbivores.”

Still image from: Hey Duggee: The Tree Badge

Text on image reads, BioMedia Associates. Hidden Biodiversity. The background depicts different types of microorganisms.

Microscopic view of oval shaped organisms. Caption: Ciliates are a group of single-celled organisms

Microscopic view of oval and tubular organisms. Caption: make their own food using the light

Closeup view of a clear, jelly-like egg cluster underwater. Caption: The transparent eggs allow us

Points of light against a dark, textured background. Caption: many adaptations to support movement.

Microscopic view of an oval shaped organism with a mouth-like opening at one narrow end. Caption: These microorganisms are so small,

Closeup view of a mosquito. Caption: The adult mosquito is now ready

Microscope view of oval shaped organisms with globular protrusions. Caption: There are 2000 species of rotifers.

Microscopic view of tubular organisms with background debris. Caption: adopted by some microorganisms is gemmation.

Microscopic view of a transparent roundish organism with a visible face and legs. Caption: a reproductive strategy called parthenogenesis.

White beetle grub burrows into the earth.

Powerline junctions as seen from below. Spanish captions.

Closeup of melting ice. Spanish captions.

Graphic of a mosquito overlaid on a map of Central and South America. Spanish captions.

Person working on powerlines. Spanish captions.

Planet Earth as seen from space. Spanish captions.

Lush green vegetation as seen from the top of a hillside. Spanish captions.

White title text reads, "Smell," against a black background.

Title text reads, "How do Plants Grow for Kids," over a diagram that shows how a plant grows.

An industrial plant with multiple smokestacks emitting pollutants. Spanish captions.

Woman with shoulder-length brown hair and lips parted mid-speech. Title card reads, "How Wildfires Become Wildflowers."

Many people spraying aerosol cans is greater than an industrial plant. Spanish captions.

Still image from: Human Elements: Elevating Indigenous Science

Still image from: Human Elements: Saving Ancient Giants

Still image from: Human Elements: The Flower on the Cliff

Still image from: Human Elements: The Hidden Worlds in Our Treetops

Still image from: Human Elements: The Plastic in Everything

Still image from: Human Elements: The Water Between the Land and Sea

Color illustration of a grimacing man in straw hat and overalls. His two gloved hands pull a wincing sunflower from a small garden. Text overlay reads,"Suddenly, he reached over and yanked me out of the ground."

Closeup of a small, shelled animal being eaten by a somewhat larger shelled animal while in a bed of grass. Caption: (male) The horse conch eats other snails.

Beige, light, and dark brown conical shell. Southern oyster drill (Stramonita Haemastoma). Caption: It's not clear what role drills or conchs play.

Crabs, various grasses, snails, and broken shells. Caption: The marsh can be a rough place for plants to live.

Close up of an opened oyster shell with a fork in the flesh. Caption: We're talking about Apalachicola oysters.

Conical shell in sand and seagrasses. Caption: (Hughes) In many world areas seagrasses are declining.

Area of high density wrack is mostly dry while low density wrack has standing water. Caption: They set up almost 100 plots comparing densities of wrack.

Person standing on the deck of the boat with a crab cage in their hands. Ecosystem Service Creating Jobs. Caption: marshes provide many of the same benefits as oysters.

Small boats with people on the water at sunset. Caption: This way of life has been around for a long time.

Illustration of a bird on a branch looking at a small worm on a branch close by. Caption: One day, a hungry robin saw an inchworm,

Aerial view of a honey bee with two blue arrows connected at one end pointing towards each wing.