Eclipses Used To Be Terrifying
AdultsLifeScienceAstronomy Because eclipses are powerful and frightening events, ancient cultures went to great lengths to understand eclipses, leading to remarkably accurate predictions and helping invent the science of astronomy.
Hitchhiking Crab Finds Love | Planet Earth III | BBC Earth
AdultsAnimalsLifeNatureWildlife... After being carried away by ocean currents, this Columbus crab is marooned on a temporary home of discarded fishing nets. But, an opportunity is coming his way, if only he is brave enough to take it.
The Woman Who Saved the World
AdultsHistoryLifeScienceHealth... On her way to winning the 2023 Nobel Prize for her pioneering work on mRNA vaccines, Katalin Karikó lived a life made for the big screen.
Why Did It Take Us So Long?
AdultsLifeNatureScienceBiologyEcology... We've long known that animal pollination is an important way plants reproduce on land, but we're only JUST finding out animals also pollinate plants underwater.
The Man Who Killed Millions and Saved Billions (Clean Version)
AdultsHistoryHumanLifeScience... A huge thanks to Dan Charles for writing a fantastic biography of Fritz Haber, for taking the time to talk to us about it, and providing valuable feedback.
How Do We Keep Life's Jenga Tower From Toppling?
AdultsHistoryHumanLifeScienceEnvironment... Some scientists believe we are in the middle of Earth’s sixth mass extinction: a big, precarious game of Jenga that involves every ecosystem on the planet.
Why Do People Hate Koalas?
AdultsAnimalsLifeNatureCulture... On the Internet, koalas get an unnecessary amount of hate, so let's debunk some of the most pervasive koala myths!
Experiencing the currents of the coral reef
AdultsLifeNatureTravel Jeff Jenkins goes drift diving at Palancar Gardens, learning how to go with flow.
Primitive Technology: Undercover Brick Workshop
AdultsEducationLifeNatureDIYSurvival... I built a thatched shelter to make bricks in so that they are protected from the rain before they are fired. Despite it being the dry season, it still rains unpredictably in this climate...
How Species Make and Break Friendships
AdultsAnimalsHumanLifeScienceBiologyEcology... Community ecology is the study of interactions between different species of living things, and lets ecologists examine the effects of predator-prey relationships, parasites, and mutually beneficial interactions. In this episode of Crash Course Biology, we’ll examine the myriad interspecies interactions with examples, see how keystone species impact their environment and explore how communities rebuild when they are disrupted, through the lens of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.
Creating a Food Forest | Farm Dreams
AdultsHumanLifeNatureEnvironment... National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that matter and past the edge of what's possible.
Life in Alaska: Keeping an eye out for salmon and bears | Alaska: The Next Generation
AdultsHistoryHumanLifeAnimalsNatureEnvironment... Joel Jacko checks the waterways filled with spawned salmon that are attracting an abundance of nearby animals and predators.
The Future Of Trees Is Liquid
AdultsEnvironmentLifeNatureTechnologyFuture... We love trees, but the main problem is that they aren't exactly travel-sized. However, new technology wants to bring the fresh-air benefits of trees to places that the real deal just can't thrive, like dense urban areas!
Humans Living Alongside Brown Bears
AdultsAnimalsHumanLifeNatureWildlife... In the remote Japanese island of Hokkaido, salmon is abundant, attracting both brown bears and fishermen alike.
How To Get Venom From The World's Deadliest Spider
AdultsAnimalsLifeNatureScienceBiology... The deadliest is probably the funnel-web spider and its relatives. The Sydney funnel web spider (Atrax robustus) can kill a toddler in about 5 minutes and a 5-year-old in about 2 hours.
Bask in An Ancient Forest I Relax with Nature I The Wild Place | BBC Earth
AdultsAnimalsLifeNatureEnvironment... Soak up the soothing sounds of this Ancient Patagonian forest, brimming with 1000-year-old billowing trees and colourful birds.
4 epidemics that almost happened (but didn't) - George Zaidan
AdultsHistoryIndustryLifeHealthScience... What makes for an effective outbreak response? Explore successful systems from around the world that prevented epidemics.
Burn Your Waste With... Water?
AdultsLifeNatureScienceEnvironment... Supercritical water produces fire without flames, which is great for making clean drinking water from our waste in space or breaking down forever chemicals here on Earth.
Are Life-Saving Medicines Hiding in the World’s Coldest Places?
AdultsEnvironmentLifeNatureScienceBiology... Could the next wonder drug be somewhere in Canada's snowy north? Take a trip to this beautiful, frigid landscape as chemist Normand Voyer explores the mysterious molecular treasures found in plants thriving in the cold.
What Are Plants Made Of? Crash Course Botany
AdultsEducationFoodLifeScienceBiology... When you eat a salad for lunch, you’re digging into a giant pile of plant organs. That’s right—plants are made up of organs, only theirs follow a totally different set of rules from our own.