Genevieve von Petzinger & the invention of graphics on cave walls
Northern Spain’s Cueva de El Castillo and Cueva de La Pasiega both contain incredible specimens of Franco-Cantabrian cave art, paintings and engravings in Cantabria province and southwestern France. El...
View ArticleTroglobites: Strange Cave Specialists – Planet Earth
Troglobites are rare and specialized animals that only live in dark caves. In this clip from the BBC’s Planet Earth: Caves, episode 4, we observe Thailand’s cave angel fish, the Texas Blind Salamander,...
View ArticleGo inside an ice cave to see nature’s most beautiful blue
Where do glaciers and icebergs get their beautiful blue color? This unique blue might be nature’s most brilliant, and the color arises in a very special way thanks to some surprising interactions...
View ArticleHow deep have humans dug into the Earth?
From the deep end of Olympic swimming pools to The Paris Catacombs to Switzerland’s Gotthard Base Tunnel to the Z-44 Chayvo Well in eastern Russia, travel down into the planet via this surprising Tech...
View ArticleThe Bat Volcano of Calakmul, Mexico
The Bat Volcano of Calakmul, Mexico is not actually a volcano, and it might be more like a tornado, but it’s famously called Volcán de los Murciélagos. In Calakmul, there’s a limestone cave full of...
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Glaciers flow like rivers, a time lapse
Though they look solid and still, gigantic compressed masses of ice called glaciers flow, constantly moving like rivers. In this Secret Life of Ice clip, we see their awe-inspiring shifting with help...
View ArticleOnly Slightly (More) Exaggerated, a Travel Oregon animation
Visit magical underground cave networks and remote mineral hot springs “where time stands still,” or hang glide among sky whales and cloud creatures. This is Travel Oregon‘s Only Slightly (More)...
View ArticleThe 40,000-year-old Lion Man of the Hohlenstein-Stadel
When did humans begin to make things from our imaginations? In the history of humanity, when did we start recreating the world around us through art? A 1939 discovery in Germany’s Hohlenstein-Stadel...
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How can glowing poop help bat conservation?
How far can the lesser long-nosed bat fly? In this clip from PBS’ Nature: The Bat Man of Mexico, Professor Rodrigo Medellín finds out by making their poop glow. Medellín covers bats with harmless UV...
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Spain’s crystal cave, the giant gypsum geode of Pulpí
Take a video field trip to La Geoda de Pulpí, the giant Pulpí Geode located in Mina Rica, an abandoned lead, iron, and silver mine in Spain. The 11 cubic meter (390 ft³) crystal cave boasts 2 meter...
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Using tech to save a fish species in the hottest place on Earth
It’s one of the hottest, driest places on the planet, yet Death Valley is teaming with life. And some of that desert life may be surprising… like a species of fish that’s believed to have been around...
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The prehistoric cave paintings of Caverna De Pedra Pintada
Follow archaeologists Anna Roosevelt and Christopher Davis into Caverna De Pedra Pintada, Portuguese for “Cave of the Painted Rock.” This prehistoric rock shelter, located in the Amazon rainforest in...
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Science deep beneath Svartisen Glacier
“The Svartisen glacier in Norway is one of the few places on earth where ice can really be seen in action… not just from the outside, but from the inside. Deep beneath the glacier, in a chamber at the...
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Deep diving in the Yucatán’s flooded meteorite caves
These deep pools of crystal-clear water hold geological, paleontological, and biochemical mysteries. They are flooded caves called cenotes (pronounced suh-noh-tees), and they sketch the outline of a...
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Matiate, the hidden underground city beneath Midyat, Turkey
Over 40 ancient underground shelters, have been unearthed by archeologists in Turkey, Derinkuyu being the most famous. But the underground city beneath Midyat is proving to be one of the largest. It’s...
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