The Splitting Earth
This episode, from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), follows the Robots as they find out about the causes of earthquakes. They look inside the Earth, and to see how tectonic plates move, and learn about the links between earthquakes and volcanoes. They also visit two sites where NERC scientists are researching their…
Which Career Suits You?
This Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) video describes the many types of environmental scientist, each with their own unique skills and expertise. Working as an environmental scientist takes people to many places across the world and choosing the right subjects to study can open up a world of careers. The video runs…
Climate Change
In this episode from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), students find out about the causes of climate change and how researchers use massive computers to help them understand its effects. The Robots find out about one gas that has a stronger greenhouse effect than carbon dioxide. And finally, the computer suggests a…
Evolution Is Still Happening
In this Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) animation, the robots wonder whether there has been any evolution in the 150 years since the publication of Darwin's On the Origin of Species. They travel to the deep ocean to find black smokers and see the very strange forms of life that exist there. They then learn about…
The Final Frontier
In this Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) animation, the Robots visit some extreme environments to find out what research NERC scientists are doing there. They travel through ice more than two miles thick to find a lake unexplored by humans; up into space to see a telescope used to find water on other planets, and finally…
Scientist Interviews
In these videos, from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), scientists talk about what their jobs entail and what they enjoy most about their chosen career. The nine scientists are: *Dr Michael Pocock - ecologist An ecologist is a biologist who studies the relationship between organisms and their environment. A Levels:…
Choosing the Right A Levels
This short video, from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), emphasises the importance of choosing the right A levels for a scientific career. Individual scientists explain how important their choice of A levels was for their careers, in terms of entering their careers and also in giving them the skills and knowledge to…