The Wildlife Sanctuary You Can Visit from Anywhere | Maya Higa | TED
AdultsAnimalsLifeNatureCreator Maya Higa is on a mission to use the internet to build the next generation of conservationists. Her virtual education center, Alveus Sanctuary, is one of the most-watched sanctuaries on Earth, with dozens of rescued animals and cameras livestreaming to a community of millions inspired to help protect wildlife.
How Ancient Hawaiian Fishponds Sustain Ocean Ecosystems | National Geographic
AdultsLifeNatureJoin actress Letitia Wright and SEA BEYONDer (Goodwill Ambassador of the project) Titouan Bernicot in Oahu, Hawai'i to discover an ancient Hawaiian aquaculture technology, and meet a cohort of young ocean custodians learning “E mālama i ke kai, a mālama ke kai iā ʻoe.”
Why Are There No Holes Around Trees?
AdultsEducationNatureTrees are among the most fascinating life forms on Earth, but what makes them truly fascinating is hiding underground! They are able to break solid rocks with hydraulic roots, all while working together with the underground fungal networks that can stretch for kilometers.
Primitive Technology: Hut with Underfloor Heating (Ondol/Hypocaust)
AdultsCraftsCreativityNatureI built a thatched hut with an underfloor heating system for the purpose of drying bricks, tiles and pottery faster.
Lessons from the Ocean: Satoumi and the Next Generation of Ocean Stewards | National Geographic
AdultsConservationCultureEnvironmentNatureOceanJapan’s relationship with the ocean has long been shaped by balance between people and nature.
Why Doesn’t the Yucatán Have Rivers?
AdultsEnvironmentGeographyNatureLook at a map of the Yucatan Peninsula and you’ll immediately notice it’s lacking a feature that’s pretty common nearly everywhere else on Earth: major /rivers/.
We Didn’t Evolve Color Vision to See Color
AdultsBiologyCommunicationEvolutionNatureFrom birds of paradise (the bird) to birds of paradise (the flower), nature is full of colorful life. And these colors can communicate a bunch of different messages.
Pole to Pole with Will Smith | Official Trailer | National Geographic
AdultsAdventureNatureTravelFive years in the making, pole to pole with will smith follows Will across all seven continents, taking him from the icefields of Antarctica to the jungles of the Amazon, the mountains of the Himalayas, the deserts of Africa, the islands of the Pacific and the icebergs of the Arctic.
Do Mushrooms Benefit from Being Hallucinogenic?
AdultsBiologyNaturePsychedelicsNobody knows why some mushrooms are psychedelic. I mean, we know that they contain a compound called psilocybin, which messes with the brain chemistry of lots of animals, including humans.