Frogs Come Alive After Winter Thaw | National Geographic
AdultsAnimalsHealthScienceNature... These frogs froze for the winter, but remained alive - now they are thawing out.
What if a Radioactive Spider Bites You?
AdultsAnimalsMediaScienceMathGaming... Everyone knows that when you're bitten by a radioactive animal, you get superpowers... right? Kyle weaves a web of facts and math to ensnare the truth in this week's Because Science!
How a Fish Saved the Vikings
AdultsHistoryNatureScienceFoodAnimals... The Vikings suffered many hardships living in the north of Europe: long, cold winters and importantly a lack of sunlight. Luckily, they had cod.
Largest Known Marine Stingray Study
AdultsAnimalsFilmNatureScience... National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure.
These Plants Eat Salamanders | National Geographic
AdultsAnimalsEnvironmentNatureScienceWildlife... Pitcher plants like these are known to feast on insects like flies. However, at a bog in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario Canada, scientists have found many pitcher plants with a more ambitious diet.
Fireflies Put on a Spectacular Mating Dance | Short Film Showcase
AdultsAnimalsFilmWorldNature... Every year, hundreds of thousands of fireflies begin their mating dance in the pine forests of Mexico. Filmmaker Blake Congdon captured this incredible phenomenon as never before seen.
Is Meat Bad for You? Is Meat Unhealthy?
AdultsAnimalsFoodHumanHealth... Over the last few years eating meat has increasingly been associated with health risks, like heart disease, cancer and an early death. How unhealthy is meat really?
The lovable (and lethal) sea lion - Claire Simeone
AdultsAnimalsMediaScienceNatureEnvironment... Plunge into the ocean’s depths to take a closer look at the sea lion’s hunting skills, and to learn more about how climate change is affecting its habitat.
Hummingbird in a Rain Storm | Hostile Planet
AdultsAnimalsLifeNatureWildlife... In the cloud forest a booted racket-tail braves a rain storm to find enough food to survive.
How Spiders Use Electricity to Fly | Decoder
AdultsScienceNatureAnimals Can spiders fly? When you think of the greatest aviators in the natural world, you probably think of the usual winged suspects like birds, bees, and butterflies. But some of the earth's eight-legged creatures also have specialized ways of soaring through the skies—no wings necessary.
Amphibians Face Mass Extinction as Fungus Spreads Across the World
AdultsAnimalsEnvironmentNatureScience... Results from a recent global survey of amphibians shows that chytrid fungus has threatened twice as many species than previously thought.
A brief history of dogs - David Ian Howe
AdultsAnimalsFamilyNatureHistoryCulture... Trace the history of how wolves, one of humanity’s oldest rivals, evolved into the domesticated dogs we call “man’s best friend.”
You Are A Fish
AdultsAnimalsHumanNatureScienceEvolutionBiology... With our current understanding of evolutionary history and our strategy of cladistic naming, if we wanted to have both goldfish and sharks under a single group called "fish", then mammals must also be called fish.