Primitive Technology: Rock-Throwing Catapult (Trebuchet)
AdultsCreativityEducationNatureDIYEngineeringScience... I built a trebuchet, a type of catapult that uses a counter weight to store gravitational potential energy which is then used to fire a projectile via a sling.
World’s Grumpiest Cat I Frozen Planet II I BBC Earth
AdultsAnimalsLifeNature Dinnertime is a gamble for Pallas’s cats, and this one’s hangry. Relative to their body size, they have the shortest legs of any cat, which makes attacking prey in a timely fashion somewhat tricky…
How To Navigate Using Nature
KidsEducationHow-toNatureSurvival... Here’s your guide to using the sun, sticks, shadows, trees - and even moss! - to guide you when you’re out in nature.
Underground Labyrinth Of Badgers
AdultsAnimalsLifeNatureWildlife... Badgers are secretive creatures who have been seen by few. So how do these elusive animals live their lives?
The Geometry Of Life
YouthFunMathNatureScience... Tiling patterns can be found thoughout the natural world - from honeycomb to fish scales.
This Plant Spontaneously Combusts
YouthEducationNatureScience David Attenborough ventures into Kew Gardens and unearths the shocking story of a plant that, at the right temperature, can spontaneously combust!
Solar Eclipse 101
YouthFactsScienceSpaceNatureAstronomy... Learn more about how solar eclipses happen, the four types of eclipses, and how to view the sun safely if you're within the path of totality.
Rescuing Penguin Chicks In South Africa | BBC Earth Witness | BBC Earth
AdultsAnimalsLifeNatureEnvironment... Penguins are historically known to live in cold climates, but some species, like the African penguin, thrive in the warmer climate of South Africa.
How Nature Can Protect Us From Droughts
YouthEnvironmentFactsNature Healthy ecosystems can reduce the negative impacts of climate change.
Microworlds: Shapeshifters Of The Sea
YouthAnimalsNatureScienceWildlife... Plankton are masters of metamorphosis, undergoing some of the most dramatic changes of any animals on Earth.