Camels Don't Mind Spines In Their Cacti | Nat Geo Wild
Adults EnvironmentCamels have adapted to harsh desert conditions that require them to eat thorny plants.
The Unique Wildlife of The Scottish Highlands
Adults EnvironmentBe transported to the frozen tundra of Scotland's Cairngorms National Park in this stunning short by filmmaker Max Smith.
The Largest River On Earth Is In The Sky
Adults EnvironmentWhat’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.
Why Snakes Are Disappearing From Southeast Asia’s Largest Lake
Adults EnvironmentSome vulnerable species of water snakes are disappearing due to overfishing in the world’s most biodiverse lake—the Tonle Sap, in Cambodia.
Rescued Scottish Wildcat Kittens Among Last of Their Kind
Adults EnvironmentThe orphaned sister and brother pair will be released to the wild when they’re old enough to survive on their own.
The Secret Weapon That Could Help Save Bees
Adults EnvironmentHoneybees 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's a smartphone made of?
Adults EnvironmentAs of 2018, there are around 2.5 billion smartphone users in the world. If we broke open all the newest phones and split them into their component parts, that would produce around 85,000 kg of gold, 875,000 of silver, and 40,000,000 of copper.
He Spent 40 Years Alone in the Woods, and Now Scientists Love Him
Adults EnvironmentWelcome to Gothic, Colorado-one of the coldest places in the United States. This ghost town has been abandoned since the 1920s, but there is at least one person who still calls it home.
Build Summer Underground Swimming Pool
Adults EnvironmentToday we built an Underground Swimming Pool. Its a hot season so we built a pool and continue with the construction of our Temple.
Inside the Mission to Save the Rare Helmeted Hornbill From Poachers
Adults EnvironmentWhat does it take to photograph the helmeted hornbill? Patience. National Geographic photographer Tim Laman teamed up with Rangkong Indonesia and spent months in the field just to get a glimpse of the extremely rare bird.
Watch A Free-Diver Rescue This Entangled Whale Shark
Adults EnvironmentA Hawaiian family spotted this whale shark while free-diving off the coast of Lanai. First, they were excited about the rare sighting of the 20-foot-long endangered shark.
What is the coldest thing in the world?
Adults EnvironmentThe coldest materials in the world aren't in Antarctica or at the top of Mount Everest. They're in physics labs: clouds of gases held just fractions of a degree above absolute zero.
Finding Groundwater
Adults EnvironmentI have been searching for groundwater in my old village for the last three months. Unfortunately, my old Village was destroyed by a flood, now we are trying to find groundwater in my new village.
What Are The Most Mysterious Places On Earth?
Adults EnvironmentThere are places on planet earth that very few humans have explored. Let's look at some of those mysterious destinations!
Why Some Animals Follow The Moon
Adults EnvironmentOrganisms of all shapes and sizes synchronize their behaviors using biological clocks. Some keep pace with the daily rising and setting sun using circadian rhythms.
Amazing Earth Facts To Blow Your Mind
Adults EnvironmentWe live in a beautiful world, and these amazing facts will blow your mind.
Why BEAVERS Are The Smartest Thing In Fur Pants
Adults EnvironmentBeavers have done more to shape North American landscapes than any animal beside humans. We don't notice them much today because there aren't many left, but before colonization, North America was home to hundreds of millions of these furry engineers.
How long will human impacts last? - David Biello
Adults EnvironmentImagine aliens land on Earth a million years from now. What will these curious searchers find of us? They will find what geologists, scientists, and other experts are increasingly calling the Anthropocene, or new age of mankind. David Biello explains how the impacts that humans have made have become so pervasive, profound, and permanent that some geologists believe we merit our own epoch.
Ocean Defense Kid | Connor Berryhill // 60 Second Docs
Adults EnvironmentConnor Berryhill was only 5 years old when an underwater encounter with an endangered monk seal set him on a path to take care of the world's most vulnerable creatures. Now 11, he's taken his small-scale activism big and started his own nonprofit, MicroActivist. Their mission: to connect youth with projects to protect the ocean -- and save our planet's oceans and seas.