How Do Insect Eyes Work?
KidsAnimalsScienceNatureBiology... Jessi and Squeaks learn all about how dragonflies see - did you know they have thousands of eyes?!
UV Plants Caught On Camera?
YouthNatureScienceBiology David Attenborough shows us the world through an insect's eyes, viewing plants and flowers in beautiful ultra-violet vision!
The Tree that Survives Without Rain| Earth’s Great Rivers II | BBC Earth
AdultsLifeNatureWorldEnvironmentBiology... In the midst of dry season, while most trees loose their leaves, the apple ring acacias at the Zambezi River is full of life, providing shelter and food for the animals.
How Fireflies Inspired Energy-Efficient Lights
YouthDesignScienceEnvironmentBiologyEnergy... Electricity accounts for around 5% of greenhouse gas emissions. So how can we make it more efficient? Belgian physicist Jean-Pol Vigneron and his team found the answer could lie within a firefly's abdomen.
Photosynthesis & Transpiration
YouthNatureScienceBiologyEducation... What do plants need? Students examine the effects of light and air on green plants, learning the processes of photosynthesis and transpiration.
Crabs Trade Shells In The Strangest Ways
YouthAnimalsNatureBiology As a hermit crab grows its shell becomes a tighter fit so eventually the crabs need to move into a bigger one, leading to an amazing exchange.
Why are cockroaches so hard to kill? - Ameya Gondhalekar
AdultsAnimalsBiologyEducationScienceHumor... Dig into the genetic adaptations of cockroaches, and find out what makes it so hard to get rid of these tenacious creatures.
Living And Nonliving Things
KidsNatureScienceBiology Living things are called organisms, and anything from a blue whale to a spot of mold can be a living organism!
Symbiotic Fungi
YouthNatureScienceBiology David Attenborough encounters a parasitic fungi that lives off the plants it inhabits.
The ingredient in almost everything you eat
AdultsFoodHumanScienceBiology... Dig into the science of soy, and discover what makes soybeans such versatile plants and whether it’s healthy for you and the planet.
An Egg Is Just One Cell
AdultsBiologyFoodScience One of Earth's biggest cells is one you're probably really familiar with.
These Seeds Can Walk!
YouthAnimalsNatureBiology The seeds of these wild oats each have two bristles called awns. Once the seeds fall to the ground their awns help them do something truly extraordinary…they walk!
Why do cats have vertical pupils? - Emma Bryce
AdultsAnimalsBiologyNature Dive into the incredible diversity of animal pupils, and how the different shapes indicate the animal’s role in an ecosystem.
Sir David Attenborough Gives a Lesson on Seeds | The Green Planet | BC Earth
AdultsEcologyLifeNatureBiology... Giant seeds, tiny seeds, floaty seeds and flying seeds. Sir David Attenborough gives us a quick biology lesson in all of them.