Primitive Technology: Pit and chimney furnace
AdultsConstructionCreativityNatureDIY... While I’m working on other projects I’ll put up this video of an experimental furnace I built that operates by natural draft and uses charcoal as a fuel.
Aliens under the Ice – Life on Rogue Planets
AdultsNatureScienceSpaceBiology... Out in the vast coldness of outer space, there are planets that travel alone through darkness without the boundaries of a system. Here’s how this can happen – and why these frozen deserts might secretly harbor alien life.
The Bird Poop That Changed The World
AdultsAnimalsHistoryIndustryScienceNature... Thanks to my grandmother for inspiring this story, and to my mother for helping make it. If you like our videos, please consider supporting MinuteEarth on Patreon!
Inside the killer whale matriarchy
AdultsAnimalsNatureScience Pods of killer whales inhabit the waters of every major ocean on Earth.
Primitive Technology: Yam, cultivate and cook
AdultsFoodNature I planted a yam in a large basket like enclosure and then 6 months later harvested, cooked and ate it. My previous attempts at growing yams were stymied by wild pigs and scrub turkeys.
Why Is The Very Hungry Caterpillar So Dang Hungry?
AdultsAnimalsNatureScienceBiology... Because it's hoarding protein. Not just for itself, but for the butterfly it will become and every egg that butterfly will lay. And it's about to lose its mouth... as it wriggles out of its skin during metamorphosis.
Are we running out of clean water? - Balsher Singh Sidhu
AdultsIndustryNatureScienceEnvironmentSociety... Despite water covering 71% of the planet’s surface, more than half the world’s population endures extreme water scarcity for at least one month a year.
Could You Survive Trapped In A Blizzard?
AdultsHealthHumanNatureSurvival... We are LIFE NOGGIN! An animated and educational web show designed to teach you all about your awesome life and the brain that makes you able to live it!
The Largest River On Earth Is In The Sky
AdultsNatureScienceEnvironmentBiology... What’s the largest river on Earth? If you said “the Amazon”… you’re only half right. Scientists have discovered an even bigger river in South America, and it’s in the sky above the Amazon rainforest.
GoPro: Tenaya Creek Kayak Run with Dane Jackson
AdultsPhotographySportsAdventureNature... Dane Jackson takes an epic slide down Tenaya Creek in Yosemite National Park. Check out his run with telemetry as he reaches speeds of 36mph.
Rescued Scottish Wildcat Kittens Among Last of Their Kind
AdultsAnimalsNatureWildlifeEnvironment... The orphaned sister and brother pair will be released to the wild when they’re old enough to survive on their own.
What Sperm Whales Can Teach Us About Humanity
AdultsAnimalsNaturePhotographyHuman... Sperm whales are only at the surface for about 15 or 20 minutes at a time, yet photographer Brian Skerry is able to capture beautiful moments of these giant undersea predators.
The Secret Weapon That Could Help Save Bees
AdultsAnimalsNatureScienceEnvironment... Honeybees are dying from parasites, pesticides, and poor nutrition, but we can help them in a number of ways, including by encouraging them to make a homemade antibiotic.
What Do Raindrops Really Look Like?
AdultsScienceTechnologyNature What do raindrops look like? Exactly how we drew them as kids, right? Wrong! Teardrop-shaped rain is physically impossible. This week I went inside a vertical wind tunnel to bring you the true shape of rain.
Soar Over the Lush Rice Terraces of the Philippines | National Geographic
AdultsFoodWorldNatureCooking... In the remote Cordillera mountain range of the Philippines, rice terraces preserve a cultural landscape passed down for 2,000 years.