The Ocean Holds Enough Uranium To Power The Planet For 10,000 Years
AdultsGlobal WarmingNatureWorldScienceEnvironmentEnergyStanford University researchers have found a new way to extract particles of Uranium from seawater. Could this bring us closer to sustainable nuclear power?
Cloud Harvesting Nets Trap Drinking Water Like Cobwebs
AdultsNatureTechnologyScienceEnvironmentWatch the world's largest cloud harvester in action.
How the BBC makes Planet Earth look like a Hollywood movie
AdultsCreativityFilmNatureTechnologyThe technology behind the cinematic style of the BBC's Planet Earth II.
How Did The Deepest Part Of The Ocean Get So Polluted?
AdultsEcologyGlobal WarmingNatureScienceEnvironmentScientists have found trash in the deepest parts of the ocean, the Mariana Trench. What does this mean for us and the organisms living there?
Images of Our Changing Earth
AdultsPhotographySpaceWorldScienceNatureEnvironmentAmazing before and after satellite images taken from the International Space Station show how quickly our dynamic, but fragile planet can change.
Watch Dory, don't buy her
AdultsAnimalsFilmNatureEnvironmentThe release of Pixar's Finding Dory could spell trouble for the blue tang, a species of tropical fish that the character Dory is based on.
7 Pets You Should Never Release In The Wild
AdultsAnimalsNatureEnvironmentPetsSometimes, people release their exotic pets into the wild. Why can this cause such a huge problem?
Forget Oxygen-This Leaf Produces Medicine
AdultsHealthNatureTechnologyBiotechnologyScienceThis artificial leaf creates medicines using sunlight.
How Big do Tsunamis Get?
AdultsNatureWorldScienceNatural DisastersHow big do Tsunamis Get? The answer is pretty terrifying, and pretty big.
Crazy Lake Experiment
AdultsNatureSciencePhysicsExperiments1 tablespoon of olive oil destroys half an acre of waves on this lake. What The Physics?!
The Future Of Agriculture Is Here
AdultsNatureTechnologyBiotechnologyScienceProject Flora Robotica studies the symbiotic relationships between robots and plants.
Do we really need pesticides?
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyNatureEnvironmentFoodHealthAnnually, we shower over 5 billion pounds of pesticides across the Earth to control insects, unwanted weeds, funguses, rodents, and bacteria that may threaten our food supply. But is it worth it, knowing what we do about the associated environmental and public health risks?
How much of human history is on the bottom of the ocean?
AdultsEcologyHistoryNatureOceanSunken relics, ghostly shipwrecks, and lost cities aren't just wonders found in fictional adventures. Beneath the ocean's surface, there are ruins where people once roamed and shipwrecks loaded with artifacts from another time.