Climate, Nature & Our Planet
Watch documentaries and read articles about how our climate is changing with the perspective of climate scientists.
Watch documentaries and read articles from series like NOVA, NATURE, and FRONTLINE about how our climate is changing with the perspective of climate scientists.
Watch documentaries and read articles from series like NOVA, NATURE, and FRONTLINE about how our climate is changing with the perspective of climate scientists.
Explore how science, nature, and tradition prepare us for the future as ice melts across the poles.
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Want to Solve Wildfires and Drought? Leave it to BEAVERS!
Could beavers be the ally we’ve been waiting for when it comes to saving the environment?!
Want to Solve Wildfires and Drought? Leave it to BEAVERS!
Local Climate Stories
How did life survive on a planet covered in ice from pole to pole?
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Ancient Earth: Frozen
An exploration of the curious and wonderful wildlife unique to Australia.
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Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal
The story of housewives who led a grassroots movement to galvanize the Superfund Bill.
Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal
Explore the wildlife and people of the Rockies, from wolverines to wingsuit flyers.
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For Native Alaskans living on a tiny Bering Sea island, if you don’t hunt, you die.
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One With the Whale
Follow a unique journey along one of the most spectacular coastlines in the world.
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Shane tracks down four invasive species that make him reconsider what it means to belong.
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Strangers In Paradise
Meet the first animal visitors to a new manmade waterhole in the African savannah.
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Dive Into Our Oceans
Dr. M. Sanjayan investigates urgent efforts to help coral reefs survive climate change.
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Coral Special
The Comcáac Turtle Guardians are doing all they can to protect sea turtles.
Turtle Hatching and Release
For Native Alaskans living on a tiny Bering Sea island, if you don’t hunt, you die.
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One With the Whale
A Caribbean coral reef discovery marks a new chapter in understanding and saving corals.
Treasure of the Caribbean
We yearn to unravel the mysterious Pacific but she does not give up her secrets willingly.
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Mysterious
Experience the soul of the ocean in a never-before-seen look at life underwater.
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Soul of the Ocean
Meet one of the ocean’s most beautiful and destructive species: Lionfish.
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Ocean Invaders
Biodiversity & the Natural World
Take a deep-dive into challenges of climate change from the perspective of plants and ecosystems.
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Climate News & Documentaries
Watch in-depth climate coverage and documentaries from FRONTLINE, PBS NewsHour, POV and more.
David Bacharach creates "The Mounds," a land art installation confronting climate change.
Weaving Nature
Locals on an island paradise risk death to save the Philippines’ last ecological frontier.
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Delikado
A filmmaker looks for greater meaning from the sheep living where his parents are buried.
Some Kind of Intimacy
In the summer of 1910, the largest fire in American history raged in the Northern Rockies.
The Big Burn
Just outside Nashville, a mortician creates the state’s first, natural burial ground.
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Bury Me at Taylor Hollow
How climate change is disrupting the global food supply
How climate change is disrupting the global food supply
How climate change is disrupting the global food supply
Why some lawmakers want to reform the Endangered Species Act
Why some lawmakers want to reform the Endangered Species Act
Why some lawmakers want to reform the Endangered Species Act
A Brief But Spectacular take on community resiliency
A Brief But Spectacular take on community resiliency
A Brief But Spectacular take on community resiliency
The Power of Big Oil (Part One: Denial)
The fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change.
The Power of Big Oil (Part One: Denial)
The Power of Big Oil (Part Two: Doubt)
The fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change.
The Power of Big Oil (Part Two: Doubt)
The Power of Big Oil (Part Three: Delay)
The fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change.
The Power of Big Oil (Part Three: Delay)
Living off the Land in an Alaskan Iñupiaq Community
Lonnie Arnold and many Inupiat Alaskans still depend on traditional subsistence methods.
Living off the Land in an Alaskan Iñupiaq Community
Hear the extraordinary story of hope after Cyclone Idai strikes Mozambique.
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Visually Striking Documentaries & Shows
Mesmerizing, can't-miss documentaries that will take you to new heights and hidden worlds.
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Explore the global impact of Earth’s most ingenious, destructive, and adaptable species.
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Explore humanity’s relationship with nature and wildlife.
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Baratunde Thurston explores our passionate relationship with outdoor spaces.
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Sir David Attenborough travels the globe to reveal the secret, incredible world of plants.
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Behold Earth as it's never been seen before through images taken by cameras in space.
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Journey to three of the most exotic islands on the planet: Madagascar, Borneo and Hawaii.
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Explore extraordinary animals, landscapes, and people who live alongside iconic rivers.
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Meet the extraordinary people who make home on the world's iconic mountain ranges.
Visit communities around the world as they adapt to climate change in surprising ways.
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Earth’s natural wonders are beautiful, but survival there takes bravery and ingenuity.
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Journey across Mexico to discover its amazing wildlife and culture.
Dive Deep into Science with NOVA
Explore climate topics from television's most acclaimed science documentary series.
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Can innovative engineering projects save Venice?
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Saving Venice
Sir David Attenborough explores a site with traces of ancient mammoths and Neanderthals.
Great Mammoth Mystery
There’s Something Living in Wildfire Smoke
Wildfire smoke can carry harmful microorganisms long distances.
There’s Something Living in Wildfire Smoke
Join engineers as they race to rescue a historic lighthouse from certain doom.
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Operation Lighthouse Rescue
Can innovative engineering projects save Venice?
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Saving Venice
Join biologists on an ingenious hunt for the clues hidden in animal poop.
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Secrets in the Scat
In the Arctic, enormous releases of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, threaten the climate
Arctic Sinkholes
Paleontologist Kirk Johnson explores the dynamic history—and future—of ice at the poles.
Polar Extremes
Join scientists on a daring polar voyage to uncover the Arctic’s climate secrets.
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Arctic Drift
Can Geoengineering “Undo” Climate Change?
There are ways to reverse some of the damage from our carbon dioxide emissions.
Can Geoengineering “Undo” Climate Change?
How Communities Can Adapt to Climate Change
For many, the concept of “adapting” to climate change feels like admitting defeat.
How Communities Can Adapt to Climate Change
How Climate Has Shifted Over Millions of Years
Lake mud from the Russian Arctic tells us that Earth's climate has oscillated in the past.
How Climate Has Shifted Over Millions of Years
Faith and climate science are not at odds, says evangelical meteorologist Paul Douglas.
Faith and Climate Change
Cutting our Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Zero
Through “prevention,” humans can significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Cutting our Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Zero
Climate Action Without the Feds?
Can states, cities, and companies fulfill US obligations to the Paris Accord on their own?
Climate Action Without the Feds?
How Earth’s Climate Changed Over the Past 500 Million Years
Learn more about our planet’s Hothouse and Icehouse climates.
How Earth’s Climate Changed Over the Past 500 Million Years
Favorites from PBS Digital Studios
Digital Studios is a network of fresh and thought-provoking shows.
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How Mantises Became Nature’s Strangest Assassins
Mantises are masters of disguise and evolution has shaped their camouflage in surprising ways.
What NASA Is Looking For In Yellowstone National Park
At 87º Celcius, the Grand Prismatic Spring is a beacon of microbial life and discovery.
What NASA Is Looking For In Yellowstone National Park
We Brought This Fish To America. Now We Can't Get Rid Of It
Expose Asian carp for disrupting native fish species and shrinking their populations.
We Brought This Fish To America. Now We Can't Get Rid Of It
The Dirty Truth About Our Clean Energy Future
We need rare earth metals to power clean energy technology, but they come at a cost.
The Dirty Truth About Our Clean Energy Future
How Big Business Broke Recycling (And Blamed You)
We need to rethink “reuse, reduce, recycle”. Based on the book by Jenny Price.
How Big Business Broke Recycling (And Blamed You)
What Will Earth Be Like 300 Million Years From Now?
We’re taking a look towards the deep future. After all, the story is far from over.
What Will Earth Be Like 300 Million Years From Now?
Earth’s Climate Has Always Changed. Why All the Fuss?
Earth's climate has varied widely over its history so why do a few degrees concern us now?
Earth’s Climate Has Always Changed. Why All the Fuss?
Can a Billion Oysters Save New York City?
After a century of industrial pollution and superstorms, New York's waterways needs help!
Can a Billion Oysters Save New York City?
Is There a Quick Fix for Ocean Acidification?
Let’s dive into the science behind ocean alkalinization!
Is There a Quick Fix for Ocean Acidification?
Those rows of orange cluster under a fern leaf are spores waiting to be catapulted away.
Watch Ferns Get Freaky
Invasion of the Toxic Toads: Nature's Most Successful Failure
How do these toads keep failing upward, and what can we do about it?
Invasion of the Toxic Toads: Nature's Most Successful Failure
Tracking all the pros and cons of EV’s can be daunting. You can't make the right choice un
Should I Get An Electric Car?
Climate Change Solutions
Examine real solutions to climate challenges.
How the West Is Making It Rain, With Science
A method of boosting snow and rainfall may help ease drought conditions in the western US.
How the West Is Making It Rain, With Science
Could Whale Poop Help Cool the Planet?
Marine biologists unravel how whales and their poop trap carbon and feed the ocean.
Could Whale Poop Help Cool the Planet?
How Can Beavers & Humans Collab To Save The Planet?
What can beavers and their habitats teach us about fighting climate change?
How Can Beavers & Humans Collab To Save The Planet?
Unsung scientist Mária Telkes dedicated her career to harnessing the power of the sun.
The Sun Queen
How Fishermen Recycle the Trash Polluting Borneo’s Shores
Fishermen Rajamil and Pidel Wali walk along the shores collecting plastic to use as lures.
How Fishermen Recycle the Trash Polluting Borneo’s Shores
Want to Solve Wildfires and Drought? Leave it to BEAVERS!
Could beavers be the ally we’ve been waiting for when it comes to saving the environment?!
Want to Solve Wildfires and Drought? Leave it to BEAVERS!
Recycling Is Broken. Here’s How We Can Fix It.
Recycling is broken. Here's how we can fix it.
Recycling Is Broken. Here’s How We Can Fix It.
Inside the Fight to Save an Ancient Forest
Protestors protect threatened forests that contain rare ecosystems at risk of destruction.
Inside the Fight to Save an Ancient Forest
Can Turning CO2 to Stone Help Save the Planet?
Can we turn atmospheric carbon dioxide into stone to help slow global warming?
Can Turning CO2 to Stone Help Save the Planet?
Making a Hurricane Indoors (For Science)
Scientists in Florida can recreate a Category 5 hurricane in a box the size of a bedroom.
Making a Hurricane Indoors (For Science)
How Bison are Saving America's Lost Prairie
Bison could be the key to saving America’s lost prairie.
How Bison are Saving America's Lost Prairie
How A Sticker Kept 3 Billion Tons of CO2 Out of The Air
Energy efficiency standards have quietly helped people save money – and the planet.
How A Sticker Kept 3 Billion Tons of CO2 Out of The Air
Should We Fight Wildfires with... More Fire?
Myles Bess explores how to best manage wildfires in the face of climate change.
Should We Fight Wildfires with... More Fire?
How To Make Clothes Less Terrible for the Planet
How To Make Clothes Less Terrible for the Planet
How To Make Clothes Less Terrible for the Planet
Could Seaweed Help Save the Planet? | INDIE ALASKA
Farmed kelp from Alaska could be the environmental and economic hero we need right now!
Could Seaweed Help Save the Planet? | INDIE ALASKA
Making Drinking Water From Sewage
With the right cleaning methods, we can turn the dirtiest water into safe cleaning water.
Making Drinking Water From Sewage
Space Mirrors and Other Weird Ways to Fight Climate Change
We're digging into a few of the weirdest climate change-combating ideas out there.
Space Mirrors and Other Weird Ways to Fight Climate Change
Would Banning Plastic Bottles Help or Hurt the Planet?
Jump inside the debate on banning plastic bottles.
Would Banning Plastic Bottles Help or Hurt the Planet?
Articles & Resources
PBS NEWSHOUR
Breaking and Special News Coverage
Millions of Americans turn to PBS for the solid, reliable reporting that has made PBS NewsHour one of the most trusted news programs in television.
PBS NewsHour Special
Tipping Point
A series that explores the urgent and complex threat of climate change, and efforts to adapt, mitigate, and reverse the tide of a warming world.
AN EARTH MONTH PLAYLIST
Documentaries Centering Indigenous Voices
Documentaries and programs that show environmental stewardship from Indigenous perspectives.
FRONTLINE 360°
Why is Greenland Melting?
Greenland's magnificent glaciers are melting -- faster and faster. A team of NASA scientists are trying to find out the reasons why.
Climate Change Explained
Explore videos that explain the who, what, when, how and why of our climate challenges.
Is Biodegradable Plastic Actually Possible?
We have a plastic waste dilemma. Will innovative biodegradable plastics offer a solution?
Is Biodegradable Plastic Actually Possible?
Can We Actually Clean Up the Plastic Pollution Problem?
We explore what we can actually do about pollution.
Can We Actually Clean Up the Plastic Pollution Problem?
Why is this Antarctic Glacier “Bleeding?”
Antarctica has a glacier that bleeds red. (At least, that’s what it looks like.)
Why is this Antarctic Glacier “Bleeding?”
This Explosive Gas is Heating our Planet. Can we Capture it?
Methane—the potent molecule we use to heat our homes—is also seriously heating our planet
This Explosive Gas is Heating our Planet. Can we Capture it?
Unlocking the Mysteries of Autumn Leaves
What causes that brilliant fall color show that people adore?
Unlocking the Mysteries of Autumn Leaves
The Last Time the Globe Warmed
Imagine an enormous, lush rainforest teeming with life...in the Arctic.
The Last Time the Globe Warmed
What if climate change and pandemics caused of the decline of the Roman Empire?
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The End of the Romans
How Ocean Currents Work (and How We Are Breaking Them)
This could have devastating effects on our future.
How Ocean Currents Work (and How We Are Breaking Them)
Climate Change: How Doomed ARE We?
Climate change is THE existential question that humanity is facing. But are we too late?
Climate Change: How Doomed ARE We?
Exploring Antarctica's Active Volcano Mt. Erebus
Mount Erebus is the southernmost active volcano on Earth.
Exploring Antarctica's Active Volcano Mt. Erebus
Why Don’t We Hear About the Ozone Hole Anymore?
Can we learn anything from almost fixing the hole in the ozone layer that will help us?
Why Don’t We Hear About the Ozone Hole Anymore?
The Biggest Myth About Climate Change
We learn about all the reasons that Earth’s climate changes, natural and otherwise.
The Biggest Myth About Climate Change
Why the Fastest Place on Earth is Disappearing
The Bonneville Salt Flats took millions of years to form. We altered it in a century.
Why the Fastest Place on Earth is Disappearing
What Does Sweat Have to do with the Global Water Crisis?
Why is water so crucial to us—and to all life on Earth? The clues lie in our sweat.
What Does Sweat Have to do with the Global Water Crisis?
Exploring Antarctica's Threatened Glaciers (with a Robot)
A 12-foot-long robot named Icefin explores places where no boat nor diver can reach.
Exploring Antarctica's Threatened Glaciers (with a Robot)
Explore Classroom Materials
Climate and Our Planet
Climate and Our Planet
These resources, aligned with NGSS Earth and life science disciplinary core ideas, offer a range of options for engaging middle and high school students with key questions in climate science.
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Weather & Climate
Find videos and classroom resources that illustrate how people are marshaling ancient wisdom and developing innovative solutions to build resilience to a changing climate and extreme weather events.
NOVA
NOVA: Decoding the Weather Machine
Use these resources to explore the evidence for climate change, learn how scientists analyze Earth’s climate record, and discuss current and future impacts to Earth’s systems and the human response.
PBS LearningMedia
The Age of Nature
Explore humanity’s relationship with nature and wildlife, as scientists and conservationists from all over the world examine ways we can restore our planet.
PBS LEARNINGMEDIA
Understanding Climate for the Classroom
Curated, free, curriculum-aligned videos, interactives, lessons, and more for teachers and students.
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NOVA
NOVA: Weathering the Future
Find videos and classroom resources that illustrate how people are marshaling ancient wisdom and developing innovative solutions to build resilience to a changing climate and extreme weather events.
PBS LearningMedia
Adaptation
This series highlights the intersectionality of environmental education, geography, and anthropology. Inspire student civic action with the global examples presented in each episode.
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Human Impact on the Environment
These resources show the real-world effects of our actions on the environment and were designed to support teachers integrating environmental education into existing Life and Earth Science curricula.
KQED
Clue into Climate
Learn about the science of climate change and hear from people whose work helps us understand our changing planet. Explore strategies for curbing and adapting to climate change.
People Taking Action to Save Our Planet
Learn more about the inspiring work that everyday people are doing to make a difference.
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
Greta witnesses the impacts of climate change first-hand at three key locations.
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Unsung scientist Mária Telkes dedicated her career to harnessing the power of the sun.
The Sun Queen
Warming temperatures, pollution and more are having a devastating impact on our oceans.
Revive Our Oceans
Three finalists have developed incredible solutions to help the natural world recover.
Protect and Restore Nature
Almost everything we do has a carbon footprint. That carbon is destabilizing our planet.
Fix Our Climate
Nearly everything we do creates waste, but what if we could reuse that waste?
Build a Waste-Free World
Three Clean Our Air finalists have developed solutions to help our atmosphere recover.
Clean Our Air
Favorites from PBS KIDS
PBS KIDS
WILD KRATTS: Our Blue and Green World
In this 1-hour special, The Kratt Bros disagree on what’s better: blue oceans or green forests. Can Martin and Chris get back in sync in time to save Planet Earth from villainous plans?
PBS KIDS
WILD KRATTS: Rainforest Stew
When Chris and Martin go in search of an obscure rainforest creature to add to their Life Lists, the Wild Kratts become embroiled in the complex relationships of a tropical rainforest.
PBS KIDS
DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD: Daniel's Nature Walk
There’s so much to explore when you’re outside! Daniel is going on a nature walk in the forest with O the Owl and Uncle X. They see frogs, worms and even spot a rainbow in the sky!
PBS KIDS
NATURE CAT: Earth Day Everyday
Nature Cat and his pals go on a perilous, action-packed journey through the waterways where they see more plastic waste! They learn that Earth Day is every day.
