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
AdultsHumanNatureSpaceScienceEnvironment... 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
AdultsAnimalsEnvironmentNatureScience... 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?
AdultsEnvironmentNatureScienceNatural Disasters... 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.
Why Can't We Get Power From Waves?
AdultsNatureScienceTechnologyEnergy... Wave power hasn’t yet made a splash because it’s hard to use waves to spin turbines, and because the sea is a harsh place to build things.
100 Gallons of Spider Silk | Because Science Footnotes
AdultsNatureScienceWeatherEntertainment... Kyle discusses exactly how much spider silk Peter Parker would need to stop that train, responds to your comments, and more!
A brief history of dogs - David Ian Howe
AdultsAnimalsFamilyNatureHistoryCulture... Trace the history of how wolves, one of humanity’s oldest rivals, evolved into the domesticated dogs we call “man’s best friend.”
You Are A Fish
AdultsAnimalsHumanNatureScienceEvolutionBiology... With our current understanding of evolutionary history and our strategy of cladistic naming, if we wanted to have both goldfish and sharks under a single group called "fish", then mammals must also be called fish.
He Tastes Water Like Some Taste Wine. Meet a Water Sommelier
AdultsFoodMediaNatureHealthCulture... Martin Riese is part of a very small pool of sommeliers who have made a profession out of tasting and judging water.
What Eating Rotten Food Really Does To Your Body
AdultsFoodNatureScienceHealth... Food poisoning is awful, but what's actually happening inside your body when you eat rotten food?
The physics of surfing - Nick Pizzo
AdultsNatureScienceSportsPhysics... Wondering how you can catch the perfect wave? Dive into the fascinating and complex physics of surfing.
Descending Into Greenland's Ice Sheets
AdultsFilmNatureSportsScienceEnvironment... Join Will Gadd as he descends into the Greenland ice sheet in the name of exploration and research with University of South Florida professor Jason Gulley.
This Endangered Monkey is One of the World’s Most Colorful Primates
AdultsAnimalsFilmLifeWildlifeNature... Native to Southeast Asia, the endangered red-shanked douc langur is known for its striking appearance.
Why Earthquakes Are So Hard To Predict
AdultsFutureNaturePhysicsScienceNatural Disasters... Scientists are trying to figure out if they can predict big earthquakes by simulating small quakes in labs and studying big quakes under the ocean. Thanks to the University of Rhode Island for sponsoring this video.