From PBS Terra. Dogs are humanity’s best friend, but did we domesticate the brains out of our favorite companions? What’s your favorite dog video? Share it with us! 🐕 Like this episode of #AnimalIQ? Whale maybe you should subscribe to Terra 🐋 https://bit.ly/3mOfd77 The humble dog has been adapting and evolving alongside humanity since before…

From PBS Terra. Animal IQ is the newest show on PBS Terra and we know you’re going to love learning about the secret smarts of animals. New episodes beginning this Thursday, Feb. 25! Subscribe to Terra here: https://bit.ly/3mOfd77 We know animals are intelligent, but what we don’t know is how to compare the intelligence of…

From PBS Terra. What are the most important essentials you’ll need to comfortably survive a disaster? In this episode of Weathered, Maiya explains the basics of disaster prep and shows you what she keeps in her own go-bag and pantry. She also explains her thought process behind why she’s included each item to help you…

From PBS Terra. It’s a mile long and 150 feet high, and covered in the most spectacular ice falls anyone has ever seen. And it’s all human-made. The Ouray Ice Park is the world’s premier location for ice climbing and attracts visitors from around the world. Nobody has ever attempted to create anything on this…

From PBS Terra. In 2015, Boston was brought to its knees by the worst winter on record, receiving an unprecedented 110 inches of snow. And over the last decade, the American Northeast has seen more than a 200% increase in the frequency of large, disruptive snowstorms. This trend surprised nearly everybody, including many of the…

From PBS Terra. Two-time Drone Racing League Champion Jordan Temkin knows the feeling of personal flight. Come along for a ride with Jordan as we dive into the mechanics and the physics of FPV (First-Person View) drones. Thanks to the @Drone Racing League for collaborating with us on this episode! Subscribe to PBS Terra! –…

From PBS Terra. American prairies were once home to as many as 60 million bison. But when ranching and agriculture displaced elk and bison from the prairies, America’s grasslands all but disappeared. Now, the Nature Conservancy manages the largest remaining protected tract of tallgrass prairie in the entire world, the Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie…

From PBS Terra. Landslides occur in mountainous areas all over the world. One of the most devastating in US history struck on January 9, 2018, when 1,000,000 cubic tons of mud, boulders, and uprooted trees barreled into the sleeping town of Montecito, CA, claiming 23 lives and causing around $1 billion in damage. But as…

From PBS Terra. See the universe through one astronomer’s very high-powered lens… Subscribe so you never miss an episode: https://bit.ly/3mOfd77 More info below ↓↓↓ At the moment a star dies, astronomer Emily Levesque can see how time, space, and the universe all work. Emily Levesque studies the moment of mystery when a star dies —…

From PBS Terra. The Colorado Basin provides water to over 40 million people in 7 US states and it is currently experiencing its worst drought in 1200 years! But unlike other droughts, our actions may have real impacts on the outcome and it’s very likely that we can make things better. Based on current projections…

From PBS Terra. The three human figures and two animals that make up the Blythe Geoglyphs – or Blythe Giant Intaglios – are enormous. So big in fact, that they can’t be fully appreciated from the ground. But the figures were carved into the earth long before air travel was invented. So who made them…and…

From PBS Terra. How can one sheet of folding paper inform engineering and the future of space travel? Subscribe so you never miss an episode: https://bit.ly/3mOfd77 More info below ↓↓↓ Jinkyu “JK” Yang sees endless possibilities in a single sheet of paper. The aeronautics and astronautics professor at the University of Washington uses origami as…

From PBS Terra. Red River Gorge, a geological wonder in Kentucky and one of the world’s top rock climbing destinations, is a haven for rare species and a place of many surprises. What makes this place so special? We’ll explore in this episode of Overview. Subscribe to PBS Terra! – https://bit.ly/3mOfd77 ********************************************** Hosted by Joe…

From PBS Terra. Hurricanes are the most powerful and destructive storms on the planet. And 2020 surpassed all expectations, becoming the most active hurricane season on record. Have you ever wondered how they form? Or how climate change is affecting them? And, what can we learn from a lab that creates hurricane-force wind and rain…

From PBS Terra. How one researcher is turning everything we know about flight on its head… Subscribe so you never miss an episode: https://bit.ly/3mOfd77 More info below ↓↓↓ Vikram Baliga studies anatomy and movement of animals in the Department of Zoology at the University of British Columbia. He examines how birds use their wings to…

From PBS Terra. It’s one of the most breathtaking natural spectacles on the planet — trillions of green leaves across New England transform into the brilliant hues of fall. This is nature’s masterwork. But how and why do the leaves change color in fall? The answers may surprise you. Subscribe to PBS Terra! – https://www.youtube.com/pbsterra?sub_confirmation=1…

From PBS Terra. From 250 miles above the Earth’s surface, NASA astronaut Anne McClain has a unique perspective. Subscribe so you never miss an episode: https://bit.ly/3mOfd77 More info below ↓↓↓ Circling the planet 16 times a day aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Anne McClain performs experiments in the only existing floating laboratory. From…

From PBS Terra. Thank you to Target for supporting PBS. You can learn more at: https://target.com/community Share your story today: https://to.pbs.org/3izZeXh Wild horses made their home on the islands of North Carolina centuries ago, supposedly descendants of horses brought by shipwrecked colonizers. Today, they are celebrities on these islands, creating a tourist frenzy and drawing…

From PBS Terra. Can animals talk? Just ask animal welfare scientist Dr. Bonnie Baird. Subscribe so you never miss an episode: https://bit.ly/3mOfd77 More info below ↓↓↓ Dr. Bonnie Baird can talk to animals — well, sort of. Instead, she carefully observes the behavior of the many species that call Woodland Park Zoo, in Seattle, WA,…

From PBS Terra. Take the PBS Digital Studios annual survey: http://to.pbs.org/2020survey Check out PBS Terra’s new series Weathered: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giDX6ByhWO8 Are real-life fire lookouts, like those popularized by the successful adventure game Firewatch, becoming obsolete with modern technology like aerial observers and observation satellites? Subscribe to PBS Terra! – https://bit.ly/3mOfd77 Meet Mark Hufstetler, a fire lookout…

From PBS Terra. As wildfires become more destructive, we look to design solutions and indigenous knowledge to become safer. Subscribe and get ready for the next disaster: https://bit.ly/3mOfd77 More info below ↓↓↓ In 2018, the Camp Fire sent a shower of embers through Paradise, California, burning down 18,000 structures and killing 86 people. Now the…

From PBS Terra. To understand how extraterrestrials might think, one researcher points to the octopus. Subscribe so you never miss an episode: https://bit.ly/3mOfd77 More info below ↓↓↓ The place that the octopus evolved — the bottom of the sea — is so alien to us that it might as well be another planet. Some scientists,…

From PBS Terra. Subscribe to the Terra Channel for more science and nature shows like Overview! https://bit.ly/3mOfd77 This is our premiere episode of Overview, a show that will be publishing every three weeks on Terra. There are a LOT of trees in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and they’re responsible for that dreamy blue haze on…

From PBS Terra. Subscribe! http://youtube.com/c/pbsterra?sub_confirmation=1 Terra is the home for science and nature shows from PBS Digital Studios. Join us and explore the frontiers of science and be inspired by the world around us to better understand what makes it tick. Premiering September 24 is Overview hosted by Joe Hanson from It’s Okay to be…

From PBS Terra. When in Antarctica, meeting penguins is an absolute must. But it’s not always easy. Subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/c/pbsterra?su… Finding — and filming — penguins was hosts Caitlin Saks and Arlo Pérez’s top priority during their month-long stay at McMurdo Station. With four species of penguin living in Antarctica, including the Adélie, the most widely-distributed…