What's the difference between hibernation and sleep?
Adults Nature
The Arctic Ground Squirrel hibernates by burrowing under the permafrost and slipping into a state of suspended animation.
Primitive Technology: Round hut
Adults Nature
I built a round hut using palm thatch and mud walls to replace the damaged A-frame hut built a few months ago.
A simple way to tell insects apart
Adults Nature
There are nearly a million known insect species in the world, but most have one of just five common types of mouthparts.
This Week I Learned to Ski
Adults Nature
My name is Mike Boyd and I make videos documenting my process of learning stuff as quickly as I can.
Primitive Technology: Wattle and Daub Hut
Adults Nature
I built this hut in the bush using naturally occurring materials and primitive tools.
Crocodile Feeding FRENZY!
Adults Nature
On this episode of Breaking Trail, Coyote feeds a GIANT Saltwater Crocodile!
Cannibalism in the animal kingdom - Bill Schutt
Adults Nature
Until recently, scientists thought cannibalism was a rare response to starvation or other extreme stress.
Why Biodiversity Is Good For The Economy
Adults Nature
Research suggests that more diverse ecosystems are better for the bottom line.
British Diver Exposes Sea Of Plastic Rubbish Off Bali Coast
Adults Nature
The ocean currents brought us in a lovely gift of a slick of jellyfish, plankton, leaves, branches, fronds, sticks, etc.... Oh, and some plastic.
How Much Damage Can An Earthquake Do?
Adults Nature
Earthquakes are awful, but just how bad are they?
Why Don't Sheep Shrink In The Rain?
Adults Nature
Getting wet isn't REALLY what makes wool shrink; it merely exacerbates the friction between the wool fibers, which is stronger in one direction than another, so when agitated in the washer or dryer, they migrate in relation to each other in a process called "felting."
Why BEAVERS Are The Smartest Thing In Fur Pants
Adults Nature
Beavers have done more to shape North American landscapes than any animal beside humans. We don't notice them much today because there aren't many left, but before colonization, North America was home to hundreds of millions of these furry engineers.
Why Are Mosquitoes Attracted To Me?!
Adults Nature
Mosquitoes are attracted to me and it's likely due to my genes.
Why Is Blue So Rare In Nature?
Adults Nature
Among living things, the color blue is oddly rare. Blue rocks, blue sky, blue water, sure. But blue animals? They are few and far between. And the ones that do make blue? They make it in some very strange and special ways compared to other colors. In this video, we'll look at some very cool butterflies to help us learn how living things make blue, and why this beautiful hue is so rare in nature.
Emergence - How Stupid Things Become Smart Together
Adults Nature
How can many stupid things combine to form smart things? How can proteins become living cells? How become lots of ants a colony? What is emergence?
Why do animals form swarms?
Adults Nature
When many individual organisms come together and move as one entity, that's a swarm. From a handful of birds to billions of insects, swarms can be almost any size.