How Ancient Hawaiian Fishponds Sustain Ocean Ecosystems | National Geographic
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Join actress Letitia Wright and SEA BEYONDer (Goodwill Ambassador of the project) Titouan Bernicot in Oahu, Hawai'i to discover an ancient Hawaiian aquaculture technology, and meet a cohort of young ocean custodians learning “E mālama i ke kai, a mālama ke kai iā ʻoe.”
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After 17 years underground, creatures are stirring…
We Have Spent Millions of Dollars on Blue Roses
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We all know that roses are red and violets are blue. But how come you never see blue roses, too?
Why Are There No Holes Around Trees?
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Trees are among the most fascinating life forms on Earth, but what makes them truly fascinating is hiding underground! They are able to break solid rocks with hydraulic roots, all while working together with the underground fungal networks that can stretch for kilometers.
Never Before Seen: Insects Playing | Secrets of the Bees | National Geographic
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Turns out that bees don't just work hard, they play hard too! An extraordinary study reveals to Dr. Sammy Ramsey and Dr. Alice Bridges just how intelligent bumblebees are.
Secrets of the Bees | Official Trailer | Narrated by Bertie Gregory | National Geographic
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National Geographic Explorer Bertie Gregory explores the extraordinary lives of bees, among the planet’s most important animals.
Primitive Technology: Hut with Underfloor Heating (Ondol/Hypocaust)
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I built a thatched hut with an underfloor heating system for the purpose of drying bricks, tiles and pottery faster.
The Extraordinary Adaptations of a 500 Million Year Old Species | BBC Earth
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This nautilus spends its days 400 metres down, but as night falls it ascends up to the reefs to look for food.
Do Reishi Mushrooms Really Treat Cancer?
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For generations, Reishi mushrooms have been used to treat a variety of ailments. But a new line of research is testing their viability in the fight against cancer.
Could This Thing *Really* Fly?
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The Quetzalcoatlus – one of the largest pterosaurs that ever lived – was able to fly even though it was the size of a giraffe! How on Earth did this giant manage to fly?
Lessons from the Ocean: Satoumi and the Next Generation of Ocean Stewards | National Geographic
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Japan’s relationship with the ocean has long been shaped by balance between people and nature.
Trees Are So Weird
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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
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The quirky-looking Snares penguin likes nothing more than a spa treatment!
Why Doesn’t the Yucatán Have Rivers?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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).