What is a “Developed” Country? Crash Course Geography #40
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oday we’re going to discuss what it means for a place to be “developed”. Development is often associated with economic success — that is countries with higher standards of living and material wealth like those found in Europe and North America.
Fishing in the Yukon River | Life Below Zero
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Ricko DeWilde and his family fish along the Yukon River and make an unexpected catch.
Is Soil Alive?
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Soil doesn't seem like it's "alive", yet it functions like a living thing in lots of key ways.
The Venus Fly Trap’s Deadly Speed | Natural Born Killers | BBC Earth
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On wrong step and these insects are snapped up!
Protecting the Okavango Ecosystem | National Geographic
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The Okavango Delta is one of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. But threats of climate change and deforestation upstream are risking its delicate balance.
What’s in the Trunk? with Sir David Attenborough | The Green Planet | BBC Earth
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Don’t try this with your normal headphones, but you can actually listen to the inside of a tree! Listen and watch along as Sir David Attenborough discovers the amazing things going on inside our trunky friends.
Would you raise the bird that murdered your children? - Steve Rothstein
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Dig into the evolutionary strategy of brood parasitism, where one animal tricks another into rearing its young.
Sir David Attenborough Gives a Lesson on Seeds | The Green Planet | BC Earth
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Giant seeds, tiny seeds, floaty seeds and flying seeds. Sir David Attenborough gives us a quick biology lesson in all of them.
Sand Dunes Shouldn’t Exist (Here’s Why They Do)
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How can sand, blown by the wind, form such intricate and beautiful patterns as ripples and dunes? The answer is a surprising secret of self-organization.
The Communities of the Okavango Delta | National Geographic
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Safeguarding the Okavango River Basin means empowering the communities that rely on the river system for water and other resources.
Why do your jeans wear out so quickly?
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Trace the life cycle of a pair of denim jeans, and discover the labor and environmental costs of this fashion staple.
Matty Matheson & Benny Blanco Test Kitchen Gadgets | WIRED
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Who better to test the latest in kitchen technology than "Eat Out America" stars Matty Matheson and Benny Blanco?
This Crab Can't Swim, But Has To Lay Its Eggs In The Sea
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The robber crab has been ashore so long, it's developed lungs that can no longer breathe in water.
The Snowflake Mystery
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Dr Ken Libbrecht is the world expert on snowflakes, designer of custom snowflakes, snowflake consultant for the movie Frozen - his photos appear on postage stamps all over the world.
Why The Ocean Needs Salt (But Has None)
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Our oceans don’t technically contain salt, but the ions salt is made of play a critical role in planet-wide processes that make the Earth habitable.
What Dinosaurs ACTUALLY Looked Like?
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The past is a vast and mysterious land that begins at the big bang and ends in the present, expanding with each passing moment. It is the home of everything that came before, the key to understanding our present.
Can YOU Fix Climate Change?
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This video was supported by Gates Notes, the personal blog of Bill Gates, where he writes about global health, climate change, and more.
What makes a language... a language? - Martin Hilpert
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Dig into the distinction between a language and a dialect, and uncover the history of standardized languages.
The rise of the planet of the trilobites - Nigel Hughes
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Discover the creatures known as trilobites, one of Earth’s most successful early animals, and find out what led to their extinction.
How Distant Galaxies Mess With Our Lives
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Tiny particles from distant galaxies have caused plane accidents, election interference and game glitches. This video is sponsored by Brilliant.
Why Sharks Are Covered In Teeth
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Sharks wouldn’t be known for their fierce teeth today if it weren’t for their ancient scales.