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Real life sunken cities

AdultsCitiesHistoryScience...
Though people are most familiar with Plato's fictional Atlantis, many real underwater cities actually exist. Peter Campbell explains how sunken cities are studied by scientists to help us understand the lives of our ancestors, the dynamic nature of our planet, and the impact of each on the other.

The Death Of Bees Explained

AdultsAnimalsLifeNature...
In 2015 the bees are still dying in masses. Which at first seems not very important until you realize that one third of all food humans consume would disappear with them. Millions could starve.

Why is Mt. Everest so Deadly? | Mashable Explains

AdultsLifeNatureSports...
Here's a rundown of the most common ways people have died attempting to summit Mt. Everest.

Are You More Forgetful Than A Fish?

AdultsAnimalsNatureScience...
How smart can fish actually be?

Should You Be Worried About Zika?

AdultsHealthNatureScience
Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in monkeys through a network that monitored yellow fever.

GoPro: Cristian Dimitrius and the Gelada Monkeys

AdultsAnimalsFilmNature...
In this adventure, Cristian Dimirtius heads to the Simian Mountains of Ethiopia to teach us about the Gelada Monkeys in their natural habitat.

Mimic Octopus

AdultsAnimalsNatureScience
Most Intelligent Mimic Octopus In The World

The Real Reason Leaves Change Color In the Fall

AdultsEnvironmentNature
The chlorophyll breaks down, the green color disappears, and the yellow to orange colors become visible and give the leaves part of their fall splendor.

Inside the Svalbard Seed Vault

AdultsFoodNatureWorld
A rare look inside the Svalbard Global Seed Vault which is closed ~350 days a year

The threat of invasive species

AdultsEnvironmentNatureScience
Massive 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.

How Does An Owl Fly So Silently?

AdultsAnimalsNatureScience...
Using sensitive sound equipment the team try to find out how an owl can fly so silently compared to other birds.

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.

Tiny Godzilla

AdultsAnimalsNature
Marine Iguanas at Cabo Marshall, Galapagos Islands

Grizzly Bear

AdultsAnimalsNature
Alaskan Tourists Have Insanely Close Encounter with Huge and Her Cubs

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.

How Do Bees Make Honey?

AdultsAnimalsNature
Bees start making honey, which is their food, by visiting flowers. They collect a sugary juice called nectar from the blossom by sucking it out with their tongues.

How Mushrooms Make It Rain

AdultsEcologyNatureScience
Did you know that mushrooms can actually help make it rain? It sounds totally far fetched but take a quick look at this video and you'll start to understand how spores from mushrooms may be responsible for making it rain.