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Harvesting Water From the Sky in Arid Peru

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Power Hackers, a series made in collaboration with Autodesk, profiles unexpected makers and designers who are developing creative climate solutions. Water trucked in to low-income communities on the arid hills outside Lima is both costly and energy ineffi
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Moss That Drinks From Fog And Mist

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Normally plants drink water through the roots but in arid areas sometimes plants need to get creative. Read more http://scim.ag/1PeABKj
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Deserts

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Deserts cover one fifth of the earth’s surface. Rain fall is less than 10 inches or 25 centimetres per year and most deserts are hot and dry. The other types of desert are semi arid, coastal, and cold. Production and Animation: Daniel Turner Voice narrati
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The Future of Water

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The world’s supply of cheap and clean fresh water will likely plummet as the climate warms and populations boom. Can we find ways to conserve, cut waste, and find new sources before it’s too late? The latest installment of our What Happens Next series loo
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Do bones decompose? How long does it take for bones to decompose?

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Ever wonder why bones can survive hundreds of years without decomposing? This is due to the unique composition of bone. Bone is primarily composed of a very stable protein called collagen and the mineral calcium. The association between collagen and calci
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The Sahara Desert Used to Look Like ThisAnd May Again

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Thousands of years ago, the Sahel region of Africa was a green, lush, tropical paradise. The Great Green Wall initiative is on a mission to restore that greenery in that region across the entire continent. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeke
Scorpions Are Predators With a Sensitive Side | Deep Look

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Look past their grasping claws and lightning-fast stingers, and you'll see scorpions have a delicate pair of comb-like organs on their belly called pectines. These sensory body parts help them navigate, and figure out who's a menace, a meal or a mate.Plea
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Carl Sagan Christmas Lectures 3 - The History of Mars

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Cold, arid, and tens of millions of miles away from Earth, Mars has intrigued scientists for centuries. The existence of liquid on its surface was confirmed by NASAs flyby mission, Mariner 4, in 1965, but the question of whether life exists on our neighbo
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NASA's Plan To Use A Giant Magnet To Make Mars Habitable

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NASA might have a plan to make Mars habitable, and it would involve a giant space magnet. We Found New Planets. No, You Can't Live There - https://youtu.be/9IEteg3ms3g Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More: Mars' atmosph
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Think You Know Whats Inside a Camels Hump? THINK AGAIN?

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A camels hump weighs roughly 35 kilograms. So what exactly is in a camel's hump? Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.comThere are three types of camels: the Dromedary, which has one hump, and the Bactria
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12 Things Cats Hate the Most

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In this video, well discuss the top 12 things cats hate that you should avoid#1. High-pitched SoundsWhile cats hear low-pitched noises about as well as we do, they can pick up high-pitched sounds much better than humans. Their range goes even beyond that
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Why Don't All Skeletons Become Fossils?

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Skeletons of ancient animals sometimes become fossilized. But if this happened to every animal that ever lived, wouldn’t we be swimming in a sea of fossils right now? BrainStuff explains why only a fraction of animal bones turn into fossils. Learn more at
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Hunting For The Bones Of An Ancient Sea Monster: #bestjobever

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As it turns out, the Jurassic Park films are not entirely accurate. Aubrey Jane Roberts, a National Geographic Young Explorers grantee and professional dinosaur hunter (aka paleontologist) loves the films but laments the fact that they have not kept up wi
Honeypot Ants Turn Their Biggest Sisters into Jugs of Nectar | Deep Look

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Deep in their underground nests, honeypot ants stuff members of their own colony until they look like golden water balloons. Drop by drop, worker ants deliver nectar and other liquid food into their largest sisters mouths. When food is scarce in the deser
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The Driest Places on Earth | SciShow Kids

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This video was sponsored by https://www.ScienceNearMe.org, a new website made possible with support from the National Science Foundation. Enter your search preferences and Science Near Me will scan opportunities for options in your area, in seconds. Searc
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Why Did the Mexican Jumping Bean Jump? | Deep Look

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To find its place in the shade! Each hollowed-out seed is home to a head-banging moth larva, just trying to survive the harsh Sonoran Desert sun.SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! http://goo.gl/8NwXqt Please join our community on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/dee

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