Why Some Animals Follow The Moon
Adults Nature
Organisms of all shapes and sizes synchronize their behaviors using biological clocks. Some keep pace with the daily rising and setting sun using circadian rhythms.
Are naked mole rats the strangest mammals?
Adults Nature
What mammal has the social life of an insect, the cold-bloodedness of a reptile, and the metabolism of a plant?
Leopard Mother Rescues Cub from Wild Dogs
Adults Nature
A young leopard is taught a lesson in caution after a close call with a group of African wild dogs.
Primitive Technology: Blower and charcoal
Adults Nature
I made a blower and some charcoal at the new area in order to create higher temperatures in for advancing my material technology.
The Deadliest Being on Planet Earth - The Bacteriophage
Adults Nature
A war has been raging for billions of years, killing trillions every single day, while we don't even notice. This war involves the single deadliest being on our planet: The Bacteriophage.
How squids outsmart their predators
Adults Nature
There are about 500 species of squid, and they live in all the world's oceans, making them a reliable food source for whales, dolphins, sharks, seabirds, fish - and even other squids. As a result, the squid's most extraordinary adaptations are those that have evolved to help them thwart these predators.
Are Birds Modern-Day Dinosaurs?
Adults Nature
An asteroid strike 66 million years ago devastated the dinosaurs. But today's birds are proof there were a few survivors.
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.
Primitive Technology: Sling
Adults Nature
A sling is a weapon used to fire rocks farther and harder than could be thrown by hand alone. I made this sling from bark fiber that I made into cord.
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.
Primitive Technology: A-frame hut
Adults Nature
I built an A frame hut as a large work space for projects. First I made a celt hatchet to cut timber for the hut.
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.