How does fracking work? - Mia Nacamulli
Adults Nature
Deep underground lie stores of once-inaccessible natural gas. There's a technology, called hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," that can extract this natural gas, potentially powering us for decades to come. So how does fracking work and why is it a source of such heated controversy? Mia Nacamulli explains the ins and outs of fracking.
Who Lives At The Bottom Of The Mariana Trench?
Adults Nature
Creepy Monsters At The Bottom Of The Mariana Trench.
Wildlife crossings stop roadkill. Why aren't there more?
Adults Nature
A better way for animals to cross the road.
Can you solve the fish riddle? - Steve Wyborney
Adults Nature
As the cargo director on the maiden voyage of the S.S. Buoyant, you've agreed to transport several tanks containing the last specimens of an endangered fish species to their new aquarium. Unfortunately, the boat is battered by a fierce storm, throwing your precious cargo overboard. Can you get the fish to safety and save the day? Steve Wyborney shows how.
This Famous Tongue Twister Is Actually About Dinosaurs
Adults Nature
"She sells seashells by the seashore" isn't the whole story.
Why wildfires are necessary - Jim Schulz
Adults Nature
Our early ancestors relied on lightning to cause forest fires, from which they could collect coals and burning sticks to help them cook food and clear land. Yet, it wasn't just humans who benefited from these natural phenomena. Even as they destroyed trees, fires also helped the forests themselves. Jim Schulz outlines the benefits of wildfire.
The Insane Plan to Tow an Iceberg to the Middle East
Adults Nature
A United Arab Emirates company wants to tow an iceberg from Antarctica to the desert for drinking water, but is their plan feasible?
How dead is the Great Barrier Reef?
Adults Nature
Coral bleaching is the biggest threat to the Great Barrier Reef. But it's too early for obituaries.
When a River Goes Missing, It's Kind of a Big Deal...
Adults Nature
How does a river suddenly disappear? It gets stolen! How do you steal a river? With climate change!
This incredible animation shows how deep the ocean really is
Adults Nature
Just how deep does the ocean go? Way further than you think. This animation puts the actual distance into perspective, showing a vast distance between the waves we see and the mysterious point we call Challenger Deep.
Graphene Could Solve the World's Water Crisis
Adults Nature
Turning saltwater into clean drinking water is an expensive, energy-intensive process, but could the wonder material graphene make it more accessible?
Why are sloths so slow? - Kenny Coogan
Adults Nature
Sloths spend most of their time eating, resting, or sleeping; in fact, they descend from their treetops canopies just once a week, for a bathroom break. How are these creatures so low energy? Kenny Coogan describes the physical and behavioural adaptations that allow sloths to be so slow.
Why do animals have such different lifespans? - Joao Pedro de Magalhaes
Adults Nature
For the microscopic lab worm C. elegans, life equates to just a few short weeks on Earth. The bowhead whale, on the other hand, can live over two hundred years. Why are these lifespans so different? And what does it really mean to 'age' anyway? Joao Pedro de Magalhaes explains why the pace of aging varies greatly across animals.
The Unexpected Things Winter Does To Your Body
Adults Nature
Everyone suffers a little in the winter, be it human or animal, but how does cold climate actually change your body?
The three different ways mammals give birth - Kate Slabosky
Adults Nature
All mammals share certain characteristics, like warm blood and backbones. But despite their similarities, these creatures also have many biological differences - and one of the most remarkable differences is how they give birth. Kate Slabosky details the placental, marsupial, and monotreme methods of giving birth.
Why peregrine falcons are the fastest animals on earth
Adults Nature
Cheetahs are fast, but not faster than a diving peregrine falcon.
The World's Deadliest Venom Could Save Your Life
Adults Nature
Some animals produce venom that is lethal to both their prey and to humans, but scientists are finding ways to use these compounds as medicine.
Indigenous Panamanians protect their forests with drones
Adults Nature
Settlers are illegally clearing trees on their land. So indigenous people are employing modern technology to stop them.
Why wild African elephants get by with hardly any sleep
Adults Nature
Scientists tracked elephants with devices like Fitbits, and discovered African elephants in the wild sleep far less than anyone expected. It proves there's a huge gap in what we know about how and why animals sleep.
What Ever Happened To Saving The Rainforest?
Adults Nature
The efforts to save the Amazon rainforest actually did save it. However, new threats have arisen to combat conservation efforts.
Ocean Volcanoes May Hold Clues To Alien Life
Adults Nature
Scientists think studying 'extremophiles' in toxic hydrothermal vents could teach us about potential extraterrestrial life.