Summary: The inspiration for Darwin's theory of evolution, the Galápagos Islands are a living laboratory, a geological conveyor belt that has given birth to and seen the death of many species of plants and animals.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2007

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GAL

Summary: Neuroscientist and Adjunct Professor of Psychology Indre Viskontas lectures on popular beliefs about the brain and the truths behind them.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.82 BRA

Summary: Uncover chemistry -- the science of how everything interacts. From particles to polymers, an award-winning professor covers it all.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 540 CHE

Summary: Nothing can amaze quite like an expertly-executed magic trick. Ideally, only the magician knows how truly simple the deception is. After watching Math and Magic, you will know that this trick and its many variants rely on a remarkable property of patterned sequences called Gilbreath's principle--named after an amateur magician who was also a mathematician. Magic is full of such wonders, as you...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 MAT

Summary: "An acclaimed physicist uses analogies to everyday life to teach the rules that govern the microscopic world of particles in this accessible introduction to quantum theory."

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: The Great Courses 2019

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530.12 UND

Summary: A trainer of trainers demonstrates the most successful ways to teach your dog based on the latest science.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: DVD 636.7 DON

Summary: "Yellowstone is no ordinary wilderness, it is the world's first national park, a lost world of vast plains and endless forests defended on all sides by towering mountains, home to America's last great bison herds, the grizzly bear and realm of the wolf ... Join the charismatic cast of Yellowstone's wildlife as they turn to face the extreme challenges of the seasons ... The daily struggles of...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Worldwide 2009

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD YEL

Summary: "Pets can be a wonderful source of joy, companionship, and fulfillment. And pet owners often enjoy secondary health benefits such as reduced risk of cardiac disease, increased amounts of exercise, and lowered blood pressure. That probably explains why 62 percent of American households have at least one pet. But these bundles of joy can also come with bundles of challenges--unlike humans, they...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.089 VET

Summary: Animals become wildlife cinematographers when they are fitted with lightweight, specially designed cameras in a two-part series that features turtles, sharks, koalas, bats, kangaroos, and more.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ANI

Summary: In a place like no other on the planet, the dramatic and desolate Lake Natron in northern Tanzania, viewers will witness a spectacle unlike anything they've seen before as a million crimson-winged flamingos arrive to continue the circle of life. Focusing on the adventures of a single chick set against a backdrop of never-before-filmed landscapes, it is a visually stunning journey into the life...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2008

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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY E-TV CRI

Summary: Sir David Attenborough drops in for tea at the modest suburban home of Neville and Sally Hollingworth, both amateur fossil hunters in southern England. He's there to look at some of the unusual objects that decorate their living room, including giant tusks and massive molars that belonged to extinct mammoths and a hand-axe shaped by Neanderthals.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GRE

Summary: Completing the Planet Earth trilogy, Planet Earth III explores the greatest habitats on our planet and the extraordinary animals that live in them. Filled with wonder and insight, Planet Earth III celebrates places and animals beyond our imagination. From the depths of the ocean to the most remote jungle, discover the planet's last great wild places and the astonishing strategies animals have...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DOC PLA

Summary: American horses are icons. Each breed has a unique story to tell, and each story is a deep part of the American experience. Grounded in historical moments, charismatic people, and singular places, the program takes viewers on a journey tracing the emergence of these remarkable horses.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2022

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD AME

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV AME

Summary: From the Namib Desert to Patagonia, only a handful of places on Earth can claim to be largely unchanged. Isolated from the rest of the world, these places have been protected from the most damaging effects of human interference. Delicately balanced, species-rich, unique ecosystems. In these lands, life exists as nature intended. This series embarks on a breathtaking journey to Earth's last...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV EDE

Summary: A popular California high school girl is selected by a mysterious old man to kill the vampires that are terrorizing Los Angeles. Although it could put a serious crimp in her shopping, Buffy takes on the ghouls with the help of a handsome drifter, and incurs the wrath of the chief vampire!

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2001

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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY BUF

Summary: By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovate and old timers not yet ready to relinquish control. The following is no fairy tale. It's the true story of how Disney regained its magic with a staggering output of hits such as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King,...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Buena Vista Home Entertainment 2010

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WAK