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How do crystals work? - Graham Baird

AdultsLifeNatureScience...
What makes crystals grow into their signature shapes? Dig into the atomic patterns and unique properties of crystals.

These Plants Eat Salamanders | National Geographic

AdultsAnimalsEnvironmentNature...
Pitcher plants like these are known to feast on insects like flies. However, at a bog in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario Canada, scientists have found many pitcher plants with a more ambitious diet.

How to Sail on Sunlight | Because Space

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Sails have been helping us travel across water for centuries, but could this same idea help us travel across space?

Fireflies Put on a Spectacular Mating Dance | Short Film Showcase

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Every year, hundreds of thousands of fireflies begin their mating dance in the pine forests of Mexico. Filmmaker Blake Congdon captured this incredible phenomenon as never before seen.

The Largest Insect Swarm | Because Science Live!

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The Largest Insect Swarm ever!

Could We Survive Without the Sun? | Because Space

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While gremlins, goblins, and Mr.Burns may think it sounds like a good idea, would a world without the Sun even be possible?

Why Pink Himalayan Salt Is So Expensive | So Expensive

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Pink Himalayan salt is used in speciality foods, spa treatments, and even home design.

Lions Hunt Zebra | Savage Kingdom

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Lions hunt and kill a zebra, the pride eat together.

Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir?

AdultsConstructionDesignScience...
I took a boat through 96 million black plastic balls on the Los Angeles reservoir to find out why they're there.

How To Survive The First Hour Of A Nuclear Blast

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The situation has played out in TV and movies for years, but what should you really do if a nuke detonated near you?

Primitive Technology: Fired Clay Bricks

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Creating fired clay bricks from scratch.

Hummingbird in a Rain Storm | Hostile Planet

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In the cloud forest a booted racket-tail braves a rain storm to find enough food to survive.

How Spiders Use Electricity to Fly | Decoder

AdultsScienceNatureAnimals
Can spiders fly? When you think of the greatest aviators in the natural world, you probably think of the usual winged suspects like birds, bees, and butterflies. But some of the earth's eight-legged creatures also have specialized ways of soaring through the skies—no wings necessary.

Under the Dark Skies

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National Geographic partnered with the International Dark-Sky Association to provide families with a true ‘dark sky’ observatory experience, free from the artificial light prevalent in city and suburban communities.

Amphibians Face Mass Extinction as Fungus Spreads Across the World

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Results from a recent global survey of amphibians shows that chytrid fungus has threatened twice as many species than previously thought.

How to grow your own glacier

AdultsEnvironmentNatureScience
Explore the ancient methods of growing glaciers, the homemade bodies of ice used as water sources, and how they can be used to combat climate change.

Why are earthquakes so hard to predict?

AdultsEnvironmentNatureScience...
Take a look at the theories behind why earthquakes occur, what makes them so hard to predict and the warning system technologies we rely on today.