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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?

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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

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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 There As Many Males As Females?

Adults Nature
In almost every animal species on Earth, equal numbers of males and females are conceived. Why is that?

Why Are Mosquitoes Attracted To Me?!

Adults Nature
Mosquitoes are attracted to me and it's likely due to my genes.

True Facts About The Mantis Shrimp

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Incredible sea predator.

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

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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.

Inside an ICE CAVE! - Nature's Most Beautiful Blue

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Where do glaciers and icebergs get their beautiful blue color? This unique blue might be nature's most brilliant, and the color arises in a very special way thanks to some surprising interactions between light and water molecules.

How do fish make electricity? - Eleanor Nelsen

Adults Nature
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.

How long will human impacts last? - David Biello

Adults Nature
Imagine aliens land on Earth a million years from now. What will these curious searchers find of us? They will find what geologists, scientists, and other experts are increasingly calling the Anthropocene, or new age of mankind. David Biello explains how the impacts that humans have made have become so pervasive, profound, and permanent that some geologists believe we merit our own epoch.

GoPro: Kayaking Iceland with The Serrasolses Brothers in 4K

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Aniol and Gerd Serrasolses have been kayaking together for almost their entire lives. Follow them on their adventure through the highs and lows of a life on the river.

Trash Collecting Boats are Cleaning up India's Rivers.

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The boats scoop up floating waste and bring it to shore to be collected.

Mexico Earthquake Hit My School

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Marie was a victim of the Central Mexico (Puebla) Earthquake on September 19th 2017. While so many lost their lives, were injured, or lost their homes and property, Marie was lucky - her house didn't crumble, just a few cracks here and there, and her loved ones and family were all okay, and obviously, she didn't die. But it was one of the scariest moments in her life and one she will never forget. This is a scary story, a scary TRUE story.

Baby Animal Rescue // 60 Second Docs

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For 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

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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.