The Groovy Origins of the Waterbed
You remember waterbeds. The plush, squishy mattresses. The hours of bouncy fun. It all started with a homework assignment. In graduate school,...
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Swim Safely with Thousands of Jellyfish
On Eil Malk Island in Palau, you can swim with jellyfish without getting stung. This marine lake was once connected to the ocean, but as the island...
Dancing on Water: The Chinese Art of Bamboo Drifting
To balance on a single piece of bamboo on the water requires exceptional balance. So does ballet. Combine these two athletic arts and you have...
Life Where Lights Go Out | The Aquatic World with Philippe Cousteau, S2 EP 4
EPISODE 4 — The Majesty of Magma...
This Chinese Ice Cave Never Thaws
Hidden in the mountains of China's Shanxi Province, the Ningwu ice caves stay frozen all year. These caves, dating back more than three million years,...
The Last Mermaids of Jeju
Every day, Kim Ok Ja dons a wetsuit and snorkel, grabs a fishing spear and a net, and dives into the Pacific Ocean to hunt for conch and sea life that...
Enter This 700-Year-Old Temple of Colors
The heart-stopping, brightly colored Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in southern India wasn't built just to catch the eye. It is also one of the largest...
Redwoods of the Sea | The Aquatic World with Philippe Cousteau, S2 EP 3
EPISODE 3 — SEEING THE FOREST FOR THE KELP...
Experience a Different Side of American Awesomeness
New to our channel, or don't have time to look through our back catalog? This video is part of a series of Great Big Reels we've put together for a...
Searching for the Real 'Gullah Gullah Island'
Remember 'Gullah Gullah Island,' the beloved Nick Jr. television show from the '90s? Well, while the island is a fictional place, the culture and...
This Stick Insect Came Back from Extinction
The Lord Howe Island stick insect did the impossible. These "land lobsters" were once so common on Lord Howe Island in Australia that fishermen used...
