How to grow your own glacier
Adults Nature
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?
Adults Nature
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.
Climate Research Offers Coffee Farmers Hope For Their Crops
Adults Nature
Guatemala's third largest export after raw sugar and bananas is coffee.
Why Can't We Get Power From Waves?
Adults Nature
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.
Primitive Technology: Grass thatch, Mud hut
Adults Nature
Primitive Technology: Grass thatch, Mud hut - Creating a grass thatch, mud hut from scratch.
100 Gallons of Spider Silk | Because Science Footnotes
Adults Nature
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
Adults Nature
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
Adults Nature
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
Adults Nature
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
Adults Nature
Food poisoning is awful, but what's actually happening inside your body when you eat rotten food?
The physics of surfing - Nick Pizzo
Adults Nature
Wondering how you can catch the perfect wave? Dive into the fascinating and complex physics of surfing.
The Biggest Lie About Climate Change
Adults Nature
You were lied to about climate change.
Descending Into Greenland's Ice Sheets
Adults Nature
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.
Blue Planet II
Adults Nature
Giant fish catches birds, on part 2 of blue planet.
Why Earthquakes Are So Hard To Predict
Adults Nature
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.
How Microwaving Grapes Makes Plasma
Adults Nature
A bisected grape in the microwave makes plasma. But how does it work? A grape is the right size and refractive index to trap microwaves inside it.
Primitive Technology: Stone Yam planters
Adults Nature
Primitive Technology: Stone Yam planters - Creating Stone planters for Yams from scratch.
Secrets of the Garden
Adults Nature
On a mission to share their discoveries with the world, scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew uncover the benefits hidden within aloe, argan oil and rosemary.
Could A Plant Grow Inside You?
Adults Nature
Plants can live in all kinds of environments...even inside the your body?
Primitive Technology: Pit and chimney furnace
Adults Nature
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.