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Listen to a small tortoise eating berries, pumpkin, and broccoli
What happens when a small tortoise eats a strawberry, a blueberry, a piece of pumpkin, and some broccoli? Watch and listen to this Animal ASMR video. There are lots of adorable slurping and chomping...
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How to make an apple pie in a pan
YouTube is filled with variations on this apple pie in a pan recipe, and UK-based Varga Savor Recipes makes it look easy. The recipe includes one egg and two large sliced apples (or four small ones)....
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How do plants defend themselves against caterpillars and elephants?
“Every bite an herbivore takes comes at the expense of a plant,” explains Nature Education’s Knowledge Project. “Are plants passive victims or do they actively resist these attacks?” Consider the...
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How to make a lemon battery
“When life gives you lemons make a battery!” In this television clip from Mission Unstoppable with host Miranda Cosgrove, NASA JPL electrical engineer Kat Echazarreta demonstrates how four lemons can...
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Lion-tailed macaques compete with Malabar squirrels for ripe jackfruit
“Here in southern India, monsoon rains bring on jackfruit season. These enormous, 22-pound hulks are the largest tree fruit in the world… a feast. But until they’re ripe, they remain completely...
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The Agouti: Seed Disperser of the Rainforest
This Central American agouti, a rodent that looks a bit like a long-legged guinea pig, is just one of around a dozen known species of agoutis found in Central and South America. The foraging animal was...
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A tapir, a bat, and a “giant pickle”
On the forest slopes of Volcan Tenorio and Volcan Miravalles in northwestern Costa Rica lives a keystone species: The humble tapir. These mud-bath loving creatures have prehensile snouts and odd-toed...
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How can the sun help us fight food waste?
When fresh produce is rejected because of how it looks or when it rots quickly because there’s no refrigeration to protect it, those fruits and vegetables are wasted. As a result, the farmers who grew...
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Growing a mango tree from a seed, a year-long time-lapse
It takes four to seven years for a mango tree to bear its first fruit, but the way that this mango seed grows, sprouting its young dark red-purple leaves, is still a wonder. The Boxlapse YouTube...
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Orange jelly candy made with 3 ingredients
With 200 milliliters of a sour orange juice, an equal amount of sugar, and 7 grams of agar agar powder, these orange jelly candies can be made without gelatin. Indonesia-based Vinostar Channel makes it...
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How to make miso banana bread
This easy miso banana bread recipe, as demonstrated by The Cookworm YouTube channel, is a must-try for anyone who wants a new take on a traditional favorite. By incorporating miso—a savory Japanese...
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Fish Poo Strawberries: How can aquaponics sustainably grow plants and fish?
“Aquaculture is the farming of fish,” Maddie Moate explains on her visit to BioAqua Farm in Somerset, England. “Hydroponics is growing plants with nutrient-rich water without soil.” “When you combine...
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The art of shokuhin sampuru: How Japanese fake food models are made
Applying finesse acquired over five decades of experience, 71-year-old craftsman Shigeharu Takeuchi tints, pours, pulls, and shapes thin sheets of non-biodegradable polyvinyl chloride (PVC) into...
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Why Do Flowers Exist? Gymnosperms, angiosperms, and how seeds evolved
How do seeds travel from one place to another? Why do flowers have different colors and shapes, and how do some turn into fruits? How did these two types of reproduction evolve? And why are seeds and...
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How are cranberries grown in Oregon?
In Oregon, cranberry farmers don’t have to worry about snow or early freezes; west coast cranberries can be picked later in the year—six to eight weeks later—and their longer ripening time and exposure...
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