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8.5 Million Farmers Grow GM (3:33)

8.5 Million Farmers Grow Genetically Modified (GM) Crops; More Benefits to Poor Farmers Says James. ISAAA Chairman Clive James summarizes the global status of genetically modified (GM) crops -- highlighting results from 2005 as well as double-digit... More »

Reduced Plowing Good for Soil (4:02)

Reduced Plowing Good for Soil; Benefits of Con-til Rapidly Accumulating. Four experts and seven farmers discuss how biotech crops help farmers globally eliminate plowing or tilling the soil -- thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions, erosion and... More »

GM Reduces Pesticide Application (3:15)

GM Reduces Pesticide Application; 10-Year Decrease of 172,000 Metric Tons. Since 1996, farmers have reduced pesticide applications by 172,000 metric tons as a direct result of biotech crops. Farmers from eight countries discuss benefits within their... More »

Net Income $27 Billion Greater (3:01)

Net Income $27 Billion Greater; GM Crops Improve Yields and Farm Incomes. Since 1996, farmers have increased their net incomes by $27 billion growing biotech crops. Farmers from eight countries discuss how genetically modified (GM) crops have... More »

GM One Key to Ending Extreme Poverty (3:37)

GM One Key to Ending Extreme Poverty; Sachs Sees Fit in Subsistence Farming. About 1 billion people live in extreme poverty. Jeffrey Sachs - director of The Earth Institute and UN Millennium Project - describes how genetically modified (GM) crops... More »

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Most Outrageous: Largest Home Aquarium (4:25)

This isn't your grandma's goldfish bowl! It may look like an exhibit at your local aquarium, but it's actually the largest home aquarium. Watch this video from Animal Planet's "Most Outrageous."

Discovery News: Earth: Human Influence on Ecology (3:10)

Professor Erle Ellis is proposing a new way to map the Earth's biomes, taking into account the effect humans have had on the planet. Jorge Ribas reports in this Discovery News video.

Deconstructed: Aquarium Filtration (2:37)

Find out how tropical fish get a little room to breathe in this clip from The Science Channel's "Deconstructed."

Sharks Under Glass: Shark Transportation (2:44)

Transporting sharks is not an easy job. Find out how it's done in this clip from Discovery Channel's "Sharks Under Glass."

Sharks Under Glass: Shark Training (2:19)

This clip from Discovery Channel's "Sharks Under Glass" takes us to Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, where a training program used for dolphins and whales has been adapted for sharks.

Sharks Under Glass: Shark Reproduction (2:40)

Some sharks give birth and some sharks lay eggs. Check out this video of a shark giving birth at the Vancouver Aquarium in this clip from Discovery Channel's "Sharks Under Glass."

Sharks Under Glass: Shark Feeding (2:21)

Feeding sharks is an expensive proposition. Find out how several aquariums get the job done in this clip from Discovery Channel's "Sharks Under Glass."

Sharks Under Glass: Shark Encounters (1:43)

In this clip from Discovery Channel's "Sharks Under Glass," the Long Beach Aquarium's Shark Encounter Program gives daring souls the oppportunity to hop in the tank with sharks.

Sharks Under Glass: Shark Collection (3:00)

Ever wonder how sharks get to aquariums? This clip from Discovery Channel's "Sharks Under Glass" provides an inside look at how professional shark collectors capture sharks and prepare them for the journey.

Sharks Under Glass: Open Ocean Aquarium Design (2:41)

Find out how modern aquarium design has evolved to give an illusion of the ocean in this clip from Discovery Channel's "Sharks Under Glass."