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What Ever Happened To Saving The Rainforest?

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The efforts to save the Amazon rainforest actually did save it. However, new threats have arisen to combat conservation efforts.

Ocean Volcanoes May Hold Clues To Alien Life

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Scientists think studying 'extremophiles' in toxic hydrothermal vents could teach us about potential extraterrestrial life.

Meet the designer cats with wild blood

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Bengals, Savannahs, and Toygers, explained.

How wildlife films warp time

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Slow motion and timelapse can reveal the wonders of the natural world.

How BBC films the night side of Planet Earth

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The technology that helps wildlife filmmakers see in the dark.

Discovery VR - Japan

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From sushi to samurai, misty mountains to modern metropolises, and prayer ceremonies to pop concerts, explore the compelling contrasts of Japan in 360-degree video on Discovery VR.

The Ocean Holds Enough Uranium To Power The Planet For 10,000 Years

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Stanford University researchers have found a new way to extract particles of Uranium from seawater. Could this bring us closer to sustainable nuclear power?

Cloud Harvesting Nets Trap Drinking Water Like Cobwebs

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Watch the world's largest cloud harvester in action.

How the BBC makes Planet Earth look like a Hollywood movie

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The technology behind the cinematic style of the BBC's Planet Earth II.

How Did The Deepest Part Of The Ocean Get So Polluted?

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Scientists have found trash in the deepest parts of the ocean, the Mariana Trench. What does this mean for us and the organisms living there?

Shredding Bacteria With Technology From Insect Wings

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Dragonfly wings are covered in bacteria-killing nanopillars, and scientists are taking inspiration from them to make smarter anti-bacterial surfaces!

Images of Our Changing Earth

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Amazing before and after satellite images taken from the International Space Station show how quickly our dynamic, but fragile planet can change.

Watch Dory, don't buy her

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The release of Pixar's Finding Dory could spell trouble for the blue tang, a species of tropical fish that the character Dory is based on.

Scientists just captured stunning images of deep sea creatures

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Some sea creatures are so new to us, they don't even have names.

7 Pets You Should Never Release In The Wild

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Sometimes, people release their exotic pets into the wild. Why can this cause such a huge problem?

This Terrifying Worm Snatches Fish from the Ocean Floor

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Sand strikers, also known as bobbit worms, are primitive-looking creatures that lack eyes, or even a brain. Despite this, they are savage predators who shoot out grapple-like hooks to reel in passing fish.

Forget Oxygen-This Leaf Produces Medicine

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This artificial leaf creates medicines using sunlight.

How Big do Tsunamis Get?

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How big do Tsunamis Get? The answer is pretty terrifying, and pretty big.

How These Sea Shells Know the Weather in Greenland

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Foraminifera - tiny, single-celled marine life forms - build gorgeous houses that record how much ice there is on the planet.

Crazy Lake Experiment

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1 tablespoon of olive oil destroys half an acre of waves on this lake. What The Physics?!

The Future Of Agriculture Is Here

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Project Flora Robotica studies the symbiotic relationships between robots and plants.