More ice is about to break off of Antarctica - and it's what scientists feared most
Adults EnvironmentThe giant crack that's been racing across Antarctica Larsen C ice shelf finally met its breaking point between July 10 and 12. The result was an iceberg the size of Delaware and weighing a trillion metric tons.
How does fracking work? - Mia Nacamulli
Adults EnvironmentDeep underground lie stores of once-inaccessible natural gas. There's a technology, called hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," that can extract this natural gas, potentially powering us for decades to come. So how does fracking work and why is it a source of such heated controversy? Mia Nacamulli explains the ins and outs of fracking.
Superblocks: How Barcelona is taking city streets back from cars
Adults EnvironmentModern cities are designed for cars. But the city of Barcelona is testing out an urban design trick that can give cities back to pedestrians.
Why there are twice as many solar jobs as coal jobs
Adults EnvironmentAmerica is changing how it gets its energy, and coal is losing out.
Who Lives At The Bottom Of The Mariana Trench?
Adults EnvironmentCreepy Monsters At The Bottom Of The Mariana Trench.
Wildlife crossings stop roadkill. Why aren't there more?
Adults EnvironmentA better way for animals to cross the road.
Dog Hair Clothes | Knit Your Dog // 60 Second Docs
Adults EnvironmentJeannie Sanke of Evanston, Illinois, knits with one of the world's most unusual materials: wool from dog hair. A proud mom to multiple dogs, Jeannie realized one day that their endless supply of hair didn't have to go to waste -- then picked up her drop spindle and started to knit. Now she sells these completely cruelty-free clothes in her Etsy shop, Knit Your Dog, where people pay her as much as $800 for a dog hair sweater.
Bug Chef | David George Gordon // 60 Second Docs
Adults EnvironmentThe Bug Chef, aka David George Gordon, released an insect-based cookbook in 1998 and has been cooking with bugs ever since, a traveling chef sauteing scorpions for cheering crowds. Rich in protein, vitamins and minerals, two billion people are already eating bugs; Gordon's just bringing gourmets up to speed. As our population grows another billion in the next 40 years, Gordon warns that humans will have to find alternate protein sources to spare the environment -- and he thinks bugs are just the superfood we need.
Overpopulation - The Human Explosion Explained
Adults EnvironmentIn a very short amount of time the human population exploded and is still growing very fast. Will this lead to the end of our civilization?
Why wildfires are necessary - Jim Schulz
Adults EnvironmentOur early ancestors relied on lightning to cause forest fires, from which they could collect coals and burning sticks to help them cook food and clear land. Yet, it wasn't just humans who benefited from these natural phenomena. Even as they destroyed trees, fires also helped the forests themselves. Jim Schulz outlines the benefits of wildfire.
The Insane Plan to Tow an Iceberg to the Middle East
Adults EnvironmentA United Arab Emirates company wants to tow an iceberg from Antarctica to the desert for drinking water, but is their plan feasible?
Wait... Is China Really the Leader in Green Energy?
Adults EnvironmentWith plans to pull out of the Paris climate deal, the US is quickly falling behind in the race for clean energy. So who's winning?
How dead is the Great Barrier Reef?
Adults EnvironmentCoral bleaching is the biggest threat to the Great Barrier Reef. But it's too early for obituaries.
Storing the Sun's Energy in Liquid Could Change Solar Forever
Adults EnvironmentResearchers have just found two new ways to make solar power more efficient. Could this solve our energy crisis?
When a River Goes Missing, It's Kind of a Big Deal...
Adults EnvironmentHow does a river suddenly disappear? It gets stolen! How do you steal a river? With climate change!
Food waste is the world's dumbest problem
Adults EnvironmentEat your peas! It's the easiest way to fight climate change.
Climate Lab - Climate Lab - Why your old phones collect in a junk drawer of sadness
Adults EnvironmentSmartphones shouldn't be so disposable. Could fixing the way we make our phones help solve climate change?
Graphene Could Solve the World's Water Crisis
Adults EnvironmentTurning saltwater into clean drinking water is an expensive, energy-intensive process, but could the wonder material graphene make it more accessible?
The Unexpected Things Winter Does To Your Body
Adults EnvironmentEveryone suffers a little in the winter, be it human or animal, but how does cold climate actually change your body?
Going green shouldn't be this hard
Adults EnvironmentGoing green does not need to be a sacrifice, either for us as individuals or for businesses, governments and the economy.
Why humans are so bad at thinking about climate change
Adults EnvironmentThe biggest problem for the climate change fight isn't technology - it's human psychology.