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SCIENCE EXPLAINERS

Animated science explainer videos produced by students in the Motion Graphics class at the Reynolds School of Journalism.

UNR Neuromechanics Lab

What Does a Concussion Do to My Brain?

Space debris

Space Debris is a Threat to Earth’s Environment

illustration of the sun and earth

Where Does Water Go After We Use It?

Graphic showing liver

The Science Behind Your Hangover

Oysters on a plate

The Oysters You Eat Are Nature’s Water Filters

Quagga Mussels

How Quagga Mussels Affect the Environment

person in bed with sleep paralysis hallucination at their feet

The Nightmare Before Your Dreams

The universe

Will the Universe Ever Stop Expanding?

two antelope near river and Lithium Americas sign

Life and Lithiumin: Green Revolution or Green Impacts?

cartoon moose in front of reno sign

Moose on the Move: A Surprising New Species Arrives in Nevada

Hydrogen fuel cell

Driving Toward a Green Future: Hydrogen Electric Vehicles

person hugging earth

Seven Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Brands to Support

Yellowstone caldera

What Would Happen if the Yellowstone Supervolcano Were to Erupt?

A dumptruck flings an t-shirt into an oversized laundry basket.

Enforced Obsolescence In Fashion Helps Make The Environment Obsolete

A low-polygon animated salmon hides among some reeds.

How Fish Use Smell And Magnetic Fields to Navigate

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Video Stories

Feature videos on science and environmental topics by Hitchcock Project reporters from the Reynolds School of Journalism. 

woman holding coffee cup

Okapi Reusables: Keeping Coffee Hot and the Planet Cool

A GPS monument used to measure movement in Earth’s crust sits on top of metal tripod on dry Nevada hillside.

Tracking Nevada’s Seismic Dynamics

To Rags or To Riches

To Rags or To Riches: The science behind Nevada’s gambling problem

View of Lake Tahoe from waterfall

A Pollution Solution? Why South Lake Tahoe has banned single-use plastic water bottles

cartoon moose in front of reno sign

Moose on the Move: A Surprising New Species Arrives in Nevada

paul mcfarlane

Celebrate science with the UNR Planetarium

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