Petrichor is the smell of rain on dry land, and humans can smell it better than anything else.

posted by newtboy 3 months 1 week ago • 221 views • 1:31

Manú National Park, deep in the Peruvian rainforest, is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. The park and surrounding areas are home to some 10 percent of the world's bird species, countless... continue reading

posted by BSR 2 years 4 months 1 week ago • 19 views • 13:25

"What different clouds mean, explained for kids. Welcome to our first-ever week of programming for kids! If you’re standing outside and you look up, you’ll likely see something familiar above... continue reading

posted by ant 4 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 67 views • 8:03

Stone caps protect huge earth pillars from rain while surrounding soil erodes, leaving earth pyramids, many topped with stone hats.

posted by newtboy 5 years 2 months 1 week ago • 145 views • 4:41

A lot of things happen on Earth, but there are still some things that just don't ever happen here. But, that doesn't mean that what's impossible here is impossible everywhere else in the universe. ... continue reading

posted by BSR 5 years 8 months 1 week ago • 486 views • 7:24

YouTube description: Thunderstorm time lapse and spectacular phenomenon with facts and information of where to witness these fascinating sights. Upward lightning, mammatus, sprites, gustnadoes and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 4 months 1 week ago • 498 views • 6:19

YouTube description: This is Barsha Pump, it's a new water pump created by aQysta. "Barsha" means rain in Nepalese and the pumps are being made available across Nepal, Indonesia, Zambia and 9 other countries. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 weeks ago • 739 views • 3:19

YT: I built an A frame hut as a large work space for projects. First I made a celt hatchet to cut timber for the hut. The axe head was made of amphibolite and the handle was made of a species of wattle.... continue reading

posted by nanrod 7 years 2 months 1 week ago • 524 views • 9:05

"... Getting wet isn’t REALLY what makes wool shrink; it merely exacerbates the friction between the wool fibers, which is stronger in one direction than another, so when agitated in the washer or dryer,... continue reading

posted by ant 7 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 30 views • 2:08

I built this pottery kiln and some pottery from termite mound clay to test an alternative clay source to my usual one from the creek bank. I started by making a large grate from ordinary clay. It was just... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years ago • 420 views • 11:27

Via YouTube: Incredible view of the western world from the mind of a small tribe living in the Amazon rain forest.

posted by Gratefulmom 8 years 1 week ago • 1,302 views • 6:30

In this video I build a garden to grow Cassava and yams, two staple food crops. Cassava is a shrub that develops large edible roots. Yams are a climbing vine that produce large, edible underground bulbs... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 1 month ago • 100 views • 6:27

From NYT: "...a really big drain called a spillway. And once you see it full of spiraling water, it is hard to take your eyes off it. For the first time in a decade, January and February have brought... continue reading

posted by chicchorea 8 years 1 month ago • 1,904 views • 1:31

At the University of Salford's Energy House, all the energy use is monitored and controlled, allowing researchers to experiment with all sorts of insulation and energy-saving techniques. But how to control... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 3 months 1 week ago • 104 views • 3:36

"Fire Ants vs Flood: Will these fire ants of The Fire Nation survive this natural disaster? How do ants deal with a mass flood inside their nest? Today we find out in this epic fire ant farm video! ..."

posted by ant 8 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 111 views • 16:59

YouTube description: This unreal experiment allows you to see air movement around any object. Download the music in this video: Song #1: Over Rain iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/over-rain-single/id1033... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 6 months 4 weeks ago • 307 views • 3:47

I built this grass hut up on a ridge. It's roughly parallel with the tiled hut and wattle and daub hut that are a couple of hundred meters away down in a valley. I built it on a ridge to get away from... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 568 views • 4:17

Cooking and leaching Black bean to remove the poison making it safe to eat. A basket was made to leach the poison out in a stream. Also shown are Atherton Oak nuts. The Aboriginal artifacts found near... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 10 months ago • 300 views • 4:51

I made a rough type of textile from bark fibre. This is the same tree I use for making cordage though I don’t know its name. It has been raining a lot here lately (the video also shows how well the hut... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 11 months ago • 640 views • 4:48

Because ... mushroom clouds!

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 1 month ago • 388 views • 1:14