The threat of invasive species
AdultsEnvironmentNatureScienceMassive vines that blanket the southern United States, climbing high as they uproot trees and swallow buildings. A ravenous snake that is capable of devouring an alligator. Rabbit populations that eat themselves into starvation.
Woven bark fiber
AdultsConstructionNatureTechnology...I made a rough type of textile from bark fibre. This is the same tree I use for making cordage though I don't know its name. It has been raining a lot here lately (the video also shows how well the hut stands up to rain) and this caused a large wattle tree to fall down taking a few smaller trees with it.
Why is Mount Everest so tall?
AdultsNatureWorldScience...At 8,850 meters above sea level, Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest, has the highest altitude on the planet. But how did this towering formation get so tall? Michele Koppes peers deep into our planet's crust, where continental plates collide, to find the answer.
Alaska Airlines Solar Eclipse Flight
AdultsNatureSpaceTransportation...You can't help but get excited when you fly with us and see a solar eclipse. We adjusted Flight #870 from Anchorage to Honolulu on March 8, 2016 just so our passengers could catch the solar eclipse from 35,000 feet.
How I found a mythical boiling river in the Amazon
AdultsEnvironmentNatureScience...When Andres Ruzo was a young boy in Peru, his grandfather told him a story with an odd detail: There is a river, deep in the Amazon, which boils as if a fire burns below it.
Polar bears smash the spy cams
AdultsAnimalsNatureTechnologyThe polar bears of Svalbard cannot help their curiosity when they encounter some new technology - spy cameras! Narrated by David Tennant.
Cord drill and Pump drill
AdultsGadgetsNatureDIYI made a cord drill and then upgraded it to a pump drill. A cord drill is basically a spindle with a fly wheel attached so it looks like a spinning top. the middle of a piece of cord is then put into a notch at the top of the spindle. The ends of the cord are then wrapped around the spindle and then pulled quickly outwards causing the drill to spin. The momentum of the fly wheel causes the cord to wrap back around the spindle in the other direction. When it stops the cords are pulled outwards again and the drill spins in the other direction.
Timelapse Of North America (4K)
AdultsNatureFilmPhotography...I am lucky enough to be employed by an incredible company that not only supports my passion in photography but allows my coworkers and I an immense amount of time off during the summer months. Every year I try to take full advantage of the time allowed and travel as much as possible.