4 Plants that Hunt Underground
Adults Nature
Carnivorous plants tend to live in environments where the soil can’t provide enough of the nutrients they need to survive, so they have developed all sorts of methods to trap and consume the critters of the area, including hunting underground!
Tidepooling along the Pacific Coast | National Geographic
Adults Nature
Nature’s incredible details take on new meaning for chef Melissa King as she joins National Geographic Photographer and Explorer Anand Varma to explore coastal tide pools and craft a recipe inspired by her discoveries. Paid Content for Mazda.
Mushroom Wars
Adults Nature
Two mushroom guilds with vastly different strategies are locked in competition for forest dominance.
King Penguins and Melting Glaciers I Our Frozen Planet I BBC Earth
Adults Nature
Melting glaciers in South Georgia have opened up new habitat for penguin colonies, but the impacts of ice loss globally are far-reaching – with potentially devastating consequences. If Greenland’s ice sheet were to fully melt, global sea levels could rise by seven metres. Can we work together for a different future?
Exploring the Active Volcano of Mauna Loa | National Geographic
Adults Nature
National Geographic Explorer Andrés Ruzo joins chef Melissa King in Hawaii to summit the world's largest active volcano, source local ingredients, and create a dish inspired by the island. Paid Content for Mazda.
Primitive Technology: Smelting Iron In Brick Furnaces
Adults Nature
I made 3 furnaces from bricks using different configurations to test their effectiveness. The benefit of using bricks to make a furnace is that it's quicker, easier, re-useable and portable relative to a furnace constructed in-situ from clay.
What Happens if a Supervolcano Blows Up?
Adults Nature
The Earth is a gigantic ball of semi-molten rock, with a heart of iron as hot as the surface of the Sun. Titanic amounts of heat left over from its birth and the radioactive decay of trillions of tons of radioactive elements find no escape but up.
Meet A Baby Okapi
Kids Nature
Have you ever heard of the Okapi? This relative of the the giraffe only live in dense rainforests but are now endangered.
The Raven Who Solves Puzzles
Youth Nature
Chris puts Bran the Common Raven to the test.
Adorable Seal Pup Starts to Explore
Adults Nature
Starting with a doggy paddle, this curious seal pup is taking his first dip into the icy Arctic waters, with a close eye from mum.
Protecting the Okavango Ecosystem | National Geographic
Adults Nature
From the air to the ground, innovations in science and technology are helping scientists explore an ecosystem of rivers that supply water to the Okavango Delta in Botswana.
Primitive Technology: Rock-Throwing Catapult (Trebuchet)
Adults Nature
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.
Batnado - Weird But True!
Kids Nature
Learn cool facts you didn’t know about these flying mammals.
World’s Grumpiest Cat I Frozen Planet II I BBC Earth
Adults Nature
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
Kids Nature
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
Adults Nature
Badgers are secretive creatures who have been seen by few. So how do these elusive animals live their lives?
The Geometry Of Life
Youth Nature
Tiling patterns can be found thoughout the natural world - from honeycomb to fish scales.