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Congress' consideration of a carbon dioxide cap-and-trade has helped make humanity's contribution to climate change a major national issue. Americans are no focusing on what we can do to decrease our carbon footprint and maintain a climate that can support the world's natural ecology and its human population.

As the Nation's biggest sponsor of science and engineering research, the National Science Foundation is playing a leading role in developing and supporting climate-friendly technologies. This series of briefings aims to garner congressional support for innovation that will allow us to shift to a more efficient, lower-carbon energy future.

Science Behind The News

The National Science Foundation in partnership with NBC learn bring you the first story in this new series examining the science of political polls and random sampling

Science of NHL Hockey

The National Science Foundation, in partnership with NBC Learn and NBC Sports and the National Hockey League, explore the science and math behind professional hockey.

This 10-part video series exploring the science behind the fastest game on ice is made especially for students and teachers to use in the classroom, the videos will be aligned to lesson plans and national state education standards, and are available to the public cost-free on NBCLearn.com and NBCSports.com.

Creaturecast

CreatureCast is a collaborative blog produced by members of the Dunn Lab at Brown University, along with assorted friends. This project, which is focussed on zoology in the broad sense, serves as a forum to present original content that we have produced and observations by others that we find interesting and beautiful.

Support for some original podcast content is provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Mollusc themed podcasts are supported by a collaborative NSF research grant to Casey Dunn, Gonzalo Giribet, and Nerida Wilson.

WAIS Divide

This series provides a look at the history of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, the life a scientist leads while on the ice, and the results from the data obtained by scientists studying the WAIS Divide.

You’re free to post and distribute the WAIS Divide Series. For more information, please contact Jeremy Polk, jpolk [at] nsf.gov.

Discover - Engage - Transform
The videos presented in this series are a hybrid of documentary filming and graduate thesis research. These short videos are meant to educate the world by creating more awareness of the knowledge and findings coming out of universities and disseminating those findings visually so everyone can digest them.

The Field Revealed
Every object in the collections of the Field Museum has a story to tell and we have more than 24 million of them. Each week we turn the spotlight onto the cases, cabinets and shelves behind the scenes and let our staff reveal the hidden stories from The Field Museum.

Science In Action
Science in Action delivers science news through media screens and live chats at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, this Science Today website, podcasts and monthly Nightlife programming. We gather and disseminate content through our partners, local programs, other media and Academy staff. And you.

Chalk Talk

This animated series of short videos acts as a video glossary to define specific scientific terms or concepts in a fun, easy to understand way. In each episode you’ll learn what it is, why researchers study it, and what it might be used for. The content of each episode will be appropriate for all age groups, although some concepts may be high-school level science.

Changing Planet
NBC Learn, in partnership with the National Science Foundation, explores the impact that climate change is having on our planet. From Bermuda's tropical seas to the Arctic Ocean, this 12-part series looks at places around the world where scientists are observing the dramatic impacts of climate change. For related lesson plans, visit the Windows to the Universe project at the National Earth Science Teachers Association.

Green Revolution
As part of the “Green Revolution” series we visited researchers all over the country and asked them lots of questions about the energy, fuels and technologies they are working on to make our lives better in the future. View the full Green Revolution Interactive or click on one of the videos.

Science Nation

Science Nation takes a dynamic, engaging look at the breakthroughs and the possibilities for new NSF-funded discoveries about our planet, our universe and ourselves. You’re free to post and distribute Science Nation episodes. If you wish to post on the web, you can download episodes from the NSF Science Nation page. The download link is just below the video on the right hand side.

If you wish to post or distribute broadcast quality Science Nation episodes, and/or you want to request content such as interviews, broll, images, etc…, please fill out the Science Nation request form.

Science of NFL Football

From the National Football League and the National Science Foundation comes an informative 10-part video series that explores the science behind America’s most beloved sport.

Chemistry Now
The National Science Foundation has joined forces with NBC Learn and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) to celebrate the International Year of Chemistry by creating "Chemistry Now" - a weekly, online, video series that uncovers and explains the science of common, physical objects in our world and the changes they undergo every day. The series also looks at the lives and work of scientists on the frontiers of 21st century.

Science of Speed
You can't win NASCAR races without getting the science right. NSF has partnered with NASCAR in the production of the "Science of Speed", a fast-paced 12-part video series that explains the scientific principles that are so essential to the NASCAR experience

Innovation Nation

Innovation Nation is a quick look at what happens when genius meets possibility: stories about some of the NSF-funded inventions and research shaping our world. You’re free to post and distribute Innovation Nation episodes as long as you preserve the Science Channel logo. For more information, please contact Laurie Howell, lhowell[at]nsf.gov.

Science of the Winter Olympics
NBC Learn has teamed up with the National Science Foundation to produce Science of the Olympic Winter Games, a 16-part video series that explores the science behind individual Olympic events.

Fast Draw
Part Freakonomics, part Schoolhouse Rock: animated answers to real questions inside the news.

Profiles of Scientists and Engineers
What’s it really like to be an engineer or a scientist? What do they really do all day? You’re about to find out! Meet the next generation of engineers and scientists in these profiles of young professionals, who may just inspire you to join them.

Science In Motion
Short, lighthearted video reports about new developments in science and engineering stemming from National Science Foundation funded research.