Trees Are So Weird
Adults Nature
Trees are among the most extreme and successful forms of life on Earth. They build their bodies from thin air, move water with pressures that would crush a human, and grow using a fascinating system of living cables wrapped in layers of corpses.
Muddy Penguins Get All Cleaned Up | Penguins: Meet the Family | BBC Earth
Adults Nature
The quirky-looking Snares penguin likes nothing more than a spa treatment!
Why Doesn’t the Yucatán Have Rivers?
Adults Nature
Look at a map of the Yucatan Peninsula and you’ll immediately notice it’s lacking a feature that’s pretty common nearly everywhere else on Earth: major /rivers/.
Why Hives Turn Against Their Queens
Adults Nature
A honeybee hive might seem like a peaceful utopia, but in reality, it’s buzzing with internal conflict between warring factions. And the biggest conflict is between the queen and the worker bees.
There’s no such thing as a fake feather
Adults Nature
Every craft feather you can buy is from a real bird.
A Crowned Eagle's Hunt for Bats | Narrated by David Attenborough | Africa | BBC Earth
Adults Nature
This crowned eagle and her chicks wait patiently as she watches for the right moment to strike at her prey: bats.
We Didn’t Evolve Color Vision to See Color
Adults Nature
From birds of paradise (the bird) to birds of paradise (the flower), nature is full of colorful life. And these colors can communicate a bunch of different messages.
Pole to Pole with Will Smith | Official Trailer | National Geographic
Adults Nature
Five years in the making, pole to pole with will smith follows Will across all seven continents, taking him from the icefields of Antarctica to the jungles of the Amazon, the mountains of the Himalayas, the deserts of Africa, the islands of the Pacific and the icebergs of the Arctic.
Do Mushrooms Benefit from Being Hallucinogenic?
Adults Nature
Nobody knows why some mushrooms are psychedelic. I mean, we know that they contain a compound called psilocybin, which messes with the brain chemistry of lots of animals, including humans.
Ho'omau: Joey's Journey | National Geographic
Adults Nature
Join National Geographic photographer Josh Cogan as he sets out on a journey of exploration and perseverance with Joey, a man living with CIDP (chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy).
Behind the Scenes: Challenges of Filming Across Dry and Wet Seasons | 4K UHD | Kingdom | BBC Earth
Adults Nature
Watch as the Kingdom film crew work in extreme weathers and try to overcome the very different challenges of the dry and wet seasons.
Regeneration in Action | Building Legacy in Brazil | National Geographic
Adults Nature
How can agriculture work together with nature? Join National Geographic photographer Rena Effendi as she travels to Brazil and meets with a local farming family to learn ways they are creating a more sustainable farm.
Primitive Technology: Double water bellows
Adults Nature
I built two water bellows to use in tandem for smelting. Previously I made and tested one water bellow. It was small and was fired in a pit...
Black-tailed Prairie Dog vs Bullsnake | Wild Mexico | BBC Earth
Adults Nature
Black-tailed prairie dogs live in extensive colonies in these parts, but that doesn't mean there isn't danger here. Can this male protect his pups from one of the prairie's most persistent hunters?
How Deep Can Caves Get?
Adults Nature
Krubera Cave, one of our planet’s deepest known caves, extends 2200 meters into the earth – that’s a depth of nearly six Empire State Buildings.
Why Grass Grows Better Under Trampolines
Adults Nature
If you’ve ever owned a backyard trampoline –or jumped on someone else’s– you might have noticed that the grass underneath it is longer and lusher than the grass in the rest of the yard. It’s not just that that grass isn’t getting mowed… in fact, when it does get mowed, you can see the weird effect even better! Instead there's something else –something shadier– going on here.
Determined Elephant Protects His Mate | Nature's Great Migrations | BBC Earth
Adults Nature
This elephant is faced with a group of younger males and must guard his mate. Will he see off the competition and claim victory?
Bees vs Hornets: Nature's Most Synchronised Defence System | BBC Earth
Adults Nature
Hornets can overpower a single bee with ease, but facing an entire hive is a different story. The bees' synchronised Mexican wave is a hypnotic display of unity and defence that keeps even the fiercest predators at bay.
Soothing ASMR Sounds of Freezing North American Forest | Animal ASMR | BBC Earth
Adults Nature
Let the sounds of a freezing forest soothe you as temperatures plummet and different animals find different ways to survive.
Never Before Seen Penguin Egg Transfer
Adults Nature
Narrated by acclaimed actress Blake Lively, National Geographic invites you into the breathtaking world of emperor penguins. Witness their beautiful mating journey, from courtship rituals to the critical moment of the egg handover.
This Video Took Us 8 Years To Make
Adults Nature
We want to tell important stories about our natural world, but some ideas that seem great initially end up being way too big to cover in a short video.