Under the Sea | What's in the Box
AdultsAnimalsCreativityFamily...Kids are guessing what is in the box.
How do fish make electricity? - Eleanor Nelsen
AdultsAnimalsBiologyNature...Nearly 350 species of fish have specialized anatomical structures that generate and detect electrical signals. Underwater, where light is scarce, electrical signals offer ways to communicate, navigate, find, and sometimes stun prey. But how do these fish produce electricity? And why? Eleanor Nelsen illuminates the science behind electric fish.
Baby Animal Rescue // 60 Second Docs
AdultsAnimalsHumanNatureFor the last 15 years, Joseph Keter has been rescuing, caring for and returning injured and abandoned animals -- mainly orphans whose mothers have died -- to the wild. From lions to cheetahs and buffalo to gazelle, Joseph has cared for some of Africa's most iconic animals. His days may be long and difficult, but when it's life or death for baby animals on Kenya's Lake Naivasha, it's all worth it.
Ocean Defense Kid | Connor Berryhill // 60 Second Docs
AdultsAnimalsNatureOcean...Connor Berryhill was only 5 years old when an underwater encounter with an endangered monk seal set him on a path to take care of the world's most vulnerable creatures. Now 11, he's taken his small-scale activism big and started his own nonprofit, MicroActivist. Their mission: to connect youth with projects to protect the ocean -- and save our planet's oceans and seas.
An Asteroid Didn't Kill the Dinosaurs, Here's a New Theory About What Did
AdultsAnimalsGlobal WarmingHistory...A new scientific model has discovered what actually happened to the earth after the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs.
Why do we harvest horseshoe crab blood? - Elizabeth Cox
AdultsAnimalsNatureScience...During the warmer months, especially at night during the full moon, horseshoe crabs emerge from the sea to spawn. Waiting for them are teams of lab workers, who capture the horseshoe crabs by the hundreds of thousands, take them to labs, harvest their cerulean blood, then return them to the sea. Why? Elizabeth Cox illuminates the incredible properties of horseshoe crab blood.
Dog Retirement Home | Silver Muzzle Cottage // 60 Second Docs
AdultsAnimalsPetsCharity...In Elk Rapids, Kim Skarritt runs the Silver Muzzle Cottage, Michigan's only dog hospice. Many of the dogs there were lifelong pets who've since been abandoned. So far, she's taken in 93 rescue dogs, some even near death. Despite their circumstances, her team works overtime to make up the love and care these dogs deserve. And once a week, the canines visit human seniors in their own retirement home -- sharing yet more unconditional love with another community that needs more of it.
Will the ocean ever run out of fish? - Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Jennifer Jacquet
AdultsAnimalsNatureWorld...When most people think of fishing, we imagine relaxing in a boat and patiently reeling in the day's catch. But modern industrial fishing -- the kind that stocks our grocery shelves -- looks more like warfare. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Jennifer Jacquet explain overfishing and its effects on ecosystems, food security, jobs, economies, and coastal cultures.
Does Your Dog Respond Better When You Use a Baby Voice?
AdultsPetsPsychologyAnimalsMost people make their voices higher pitched when talking to their pets. But does this Pet-Directed Speech have any influence on animals?
The Man Who Has Inseminated Over 1,000 Honeybees | Amazing Humans
AdultsAnimalsGlobal WarmingNature...The bee population has dropped dramatically and Michael Waite is taking matters into his own hands with a scheme to inseminate Queen bees.
Art Aquarium: Hidetomo Kimura's fishy installation
AdultsAnimalsArtCreativity...One of Tokyo's most popular summer attractions features LED light displays, impressive glass sculptures, an immersive soundscape and, most importantly, thousands of sea creatures. Japanese artist Hidetomo Kimura's Art Aquarium combines the movements of about 5,000 goldfish with light shows, beautifully crafted fishbowls, and projection mapping.
Who Lives At The Bottom Of The Mariana Trench?
AdultsAnimalsEnvironmentNature...Creepy Monsters At The Bottom Of The Mariana Trench.
Wildlife crossings stop roadkill. Why aren't there more?
AdultsAnimalsNatureEnvironment...A better way for animals to cross the road.
Dog Hair Clothes | Knit Your Dog // 60 Second Docs
AdultsAnimalsBusinessPets...Jeannie Sanke of Evanston, Illinois, knits with one of the world's most unusual materials: wool from dog hair. A proud mom to multiple dogs, Jeannie realized one day that their endless supply of hair didn't have to go to waste -- then picked up her drop spindle and started to knit. Now she sells these completely cruelty-free clothes in her Etsy shop, Knit Your Dog, where people pay her as much as $800 for a dog hair sweater.