 |
September 05, 2010
Rare bog turtles are getting help from some unlikely environmentalists: sheep and goats that snack on woody and invasive plants. Jorge Ribas visits the turtles' wetland home.
|
 |
September 05, 2010
From the panda to the cuttlefish, everybody’s got to eat. And for the animals at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, those meals depend on a team of nutritionists, cooks and keepers. Jorge ...
|
 |
September 05, 2010
"Flydra," a new multi-camera, real-time, three-dimensional method of recording multiple flying animals, shows the minutest details of airborne insects. Click link at right to get the whole story. ...
|
 |
September 05, 2010
Are mysterious particles shooting through Earth during solar flare events? Enough to disrupt the decay rate of radioactive material previously assumed to be constant? Discovery News' Ian ...
|
 |
September 05, 2010
Shark populations worldwide are under enormous pressure due to overfishing. So what happens to an ecosystem when apex predators like sharks disappear? We talk to Discovery Channel shark advisor ...
|
 |
September 05, 2010
Gorillas and other African great apes play the same type of 'tag and chase' games that human children do. Click link at right to get the whole story.
|
 |
September 05, 2010
Piranha 3D unleashes the ravenous, toothy fish on unsuspecting spring breakers and moviegoers. But what are the facts behind the piranha’s myth? Director Alex Aja talks to Jorge Ribas about his ...
|
 |
September 05, 2010
Technology is giving bus riders real-time information about their transits arrival. Kasey-Dee Gardner reports on how this technology is saving riders time and money.
|
 |
September 05, 2010
When Randall Arauz put video of sharks being finned on Costa Rican television, people took notice.
|
 |
September 05, 2010
Free-floating guts in caterpillars act like pistons helping the insects move. Researchers say this newly described form of locomotion, dubbed 'gut sliding,' could aid in the ...
|
 |
September 05, 2010
A solar eruption sends a wave of plasma hurtling towards Earth on August 1st, 2010. The event was captured by NASA satellites and explained by Discovery News Space Producer Ian O’Neill.
|
 |
September 05, 2010
Volcano photographer Richard Roscoe describes what it was like sitting a few feet away from an erupting volcano.
|
 |
September 05, 2010
John D. Rummel protects Earth from alien life, as well as alien life from Earth.
|
 |
September 05, 2010
When Paul Vasquez reacted to a giant double rainbow outside his California home, he asked: "What does it mean?" We have an answer. Discovery News' James Williams and Ian O’Neill explain.
|
 |
September 05, 2010
Former gang members lead a healing circle as part of Barrios Unidos, a group that works to provide alternatives to gangs. Young people are encouraged to talk about their experiences in a safe ...
|
 |
September 05, 2010
Players and coaches at the 2010 World Cup are complaining that the Jabulani, the tournament’s official ball, behaves unpredictably. Jorge Ribas talks to a NASA aerospace engineer and a pro soccer ...
|
 |
September 05, 2010
Inspiring authors and frightening sailors for centuries, the giant squid lurks somewhere between myth and reality. Zoologist Clyde Roper discusses the deep sea leviathan, separating fact from ...
|
 |
September 05, 2010
Little is know about the elusive Sixgill Shark, but scientists are trying to change that. The Seattle Aquarium Sixgill Shark experts provide a primer on this elusive fish.
|
 |
September 05, 2010
Thirty years after Caddyshack was released in theaters, James Williams finds five interesting scientific facts hidden in this classic comedy.
|
 |
September 05, 2010
New research reveals that terror birds - large, prehistoric carnivores that evolved alongside dinosaurs - hunted their prey with quick, opportunistic strikes. Trace Dominguez reports.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Featured
Content
Featuring websites that enhance the internet user’s experience.
|