The loathsome, lethal mosquito
AdultsAnimalsScienceEnvironment...Everyone hates mosquitos. Besides the annoying buzzing and biting, mosquito-borne diseases like malaria kill over a million people each year (plus horses, dogs and cats). And over the past 100 million years, they've gotten good at their job -- sucking up to three times their weight in blood, totally undetected. So shouldn't we just get rid of them? Rose Eveleth shares why scientists aren't sure.
When a dog stays home alone
AdultsAnimalsPetsTechnology...This dog is not allowed on the bed. So it's owner installed a camera to check what happens when the dog stays home alone.
Kung Fu Bear
AdultsAnimalsSportsEntertainmentNot sure if there is Kung Fu Panda, but here is Kung Fu Bear!
How Wolves Change Rivers
AdultsAnimalsEnvironmentNature...When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in the United States after being absent nearly 70 years, the most remarkable "trophic cascade" occurred. What is a trophic cascade and how exactly do wolves change rivers? George Monbiot explains in this movie remix.
How we found the giant squid
AdultsAnimalsWorldEnvironment...Humankind has been looking for the giant squid (Architeuthis) since we first started taking pictures underwater. But the elusive deep-sea predator could never be caught on film. Oceanographer and inventor Edith Widder shares the key insight that helped to capture the squid on camera for the first time.
Gretna Green Starling Murmurations
AdultsAnimalsNaturePhotographyShot with Canon C100, Canon 70-200 F2.8, Canon 1.4 TC.
Car-L meets the lions
AdultsAnimalsNatureTechnology..."Car L" meets the lions. The remote controlled 4x4 camera buggy gets up close and personal as it is stalked by this curious pride of lions in Botswana.
Sleeping hummingbird "snores" in Peru
AdultsAnimalsEnvironmentNature...A female Amethyst-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus amethysticollis) sleeps in Peru.