King Penguins and Melting Glaciers I Our Frozen Planet I BBC Earth
AdultsAnimalsLifeNatureEnvironmentWildlife... 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
AdultsFoodLifeNatureTravelScience... 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
AdultsEducationLifeNatureScienceTechnologyEngineering... 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?
AdultsLifeNatureWorldScienceGeology... 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.
The Real Reason Leaves Change Color In the Fall
AdultsEducationLifeNatureScienceBiology... Want to learn more about the topic in this week’s video? Here are some keywords to get your googling started:
Leaf senescence, chlorophyll, carotenoid, anthocyanin
Adorable Seal Pup Starts to Explore
AdultsAnimalsLifeNature 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
AdultsFilmLifeNatureScienceEnvironment... 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)
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…
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 Deadliest Virus on Earth
AdultsHealthHumanScienceNatureHistory... In the 1970s thousands of Chickenheads rained from the sky in Europe, making foxes and other wildlife confused and very happy. Why?
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.
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Birds
AdultsAnimalsEducationLifeNature... This summer, we partnered with Nate Senner of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Tebughna School in Beluga, Alaska to make this series of videos all about how, why, and where birds migrate.
Photosynthesis
AdultsLifeNatureScienceBiology... Hank explains the extremely complex series of reactions whereby plants feed themselves on sunlight, carbon dioxide and water, and also create some by products we're pretty fond of as well.
Are Red Pandas Friendly? | Weird Animal Searches | BBC Earth
AdultsAnimalsLifeNature Can red pandas eat grapes? Do red pandas attack humans? Why do red pandas stand up? These are just some of the weird and wonderful animal searches our expert answers.
Tagging Tiger Sharks | SharkFest | National Geographic
AdultsAnimalsLifeNatureScience... To uncover the secret gathering of Maui tiger sharks, a team of scientists dive in and collect crucial data to help crack the case.