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When Penguins Went From The Sky To The Sea
Today, we think of penguins as small-ish, waddling, tuxedo-birds. But they evolved from a flying ancestor, were actual giants for millions of years, and some of them were even dressed a little more casually.
SciShow
Why Do These Penguins Kill Their First Egg?
In what seems like an inefficient use of resources, these penguins always lay two eggs, but then ignore, discard, or just straight-up destroy the first one. What gives, penguins?
SciShow
The Cat That (Maybe) Ate an Entire Species
Many cat owners are familiar with the "gifts" their feline friends are fond of giving, but if left unchecked, this behavior can be devastating.
Curated Video
NEW ZEALAND: TAIWAN'S APEC ENVOY CHIANG PRESS CONFERENCE
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Taiwan says it has fulfilled its obligations to join the World Trade Organisation and should have the right to join before China.
Speaking after his arrival in Auckland for the APEC forum, envoy Dr. Chiang Pin-kung said...
Curated Video
APEC leaders arrive for final talks, group photo, Bush jogging
1. Los Cabos Golf resort
2. US President George W. Bush jogging
3. Los Cabos
4. Mexican President Vicente Fox waiting for leaders
5. Arrival of Australian Prime Minister, John Howard
6. Arrival of Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
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Liam Neeson looked distraught as he greeted family members and friends who attended a private viewing for Natasha Richardson Friday. Matthew Broderick, Ralph Fiennes, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and more attended. (March 21)
HEADLINE: Family, friends gather for Natasha Richardson
CAPTION: Liam Neeson looked distraught as he greeted family members and friends who attended a private viewing for Natasha Richardson Friday. Matthew Broderick, Ralph Fiennes, Sarah...
Curated Video
BRUNEI: APEC LEADERS BEGIN SUMMIT
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Pacific Rim leaders opened their annual summit on Wednesday in Brunei, the tiny, oil-rich sultanate on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo, with poor nations vowing to stand firm against rich countries who are pushing for a...
SciShow
What We Can Learn from 5 Times Rivers Ran Backward
Usually, you can count on a river to flow in one direction, but some things can make it reverse course. Aside from being weird and surprising, these river reversals can often reflect geological changes and have long-lasting impacts on...
SciShow
Bigger Beaks Through Climate Change | SciShow News
Today we're talking about birds — from how they are evolving in response to climate change and how one species is surprisingly healthy, genetically, despite being critically endangered.
Curated Video
Why So Few People Live On New Zealand's South Island
New Zealand is incredible to behold. Its physical geography, mostly on the South Island, is some of the most awe inspiring in the entire world. And its for this reason, that the country has gained international fame through the likes of...
Curated Video
Why So Many Countries Claim Antarctica But Can’t Do Anything With It
Antarctica is not like every other continent. Aside from its extreme cold and vast ice sheet, it's also the only major piece of land that has never had a human settlement rise up on it. And because of this, as it was explored in the...
Curated Video
Christchurch Earthquake
On Tuesday the 22nd of February 2011 disaster struck the city of Christchurch. Why did it cause so much destruction? Earth ScienceGeology - Learning Points. New Zealand sits on a tectonic plate boundary between the Pacific plate and the...
Curated Video
Kakapo
Meet the heaviest parrot in the world: the flightless kakapo of New Zealand. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. The kakapo is the heaviest species of parrot in the world. Kakapos cannot fly, so move around the forests of New...
Curated Video
British Wildlife: Red Deer
Welcome to another episode of Natural World Facts! This fact file is all about the Red Deer in the series Mammals.
Curated Video
What are the Different Forms of Government?
Every country on Earth is run by some form of government – but there are many different kinds, from autocracies and oligarchies to direct and representative democracies.
Great Big Story
Discover the enchanting Waitomo Glowworm Caves of New Zealand
Journey 150 ft underground to witness 30,000 glowworms light up the Waitomo Caves with their luminescent silk.
Soliloquy
The story of the 2023 New Zealand Election
In 2023 New Zealand had an election, here's the story.
Bizarre Beasts
The World's Longest Non-Stop Flight
The bar-tailed godwit makes the longest nonstop flight of any bird: From Alaska to New Zealand.
Bizarre Beasts
New Zealand Glowworms Eat Like Spiders
In some caves in New Zealand there are "glowworms," bioluminescent fungus gnat larvae that glow bright blue and catch prey in sticky webs, like a combination of wanna-be spiders and fireflies.
60 Second Histories
Was the British Empire a good or bad thing?
This video explores the raw materials from around the Empire helped fire the Industrial Revolution, this video takes a look at what was traded and with whom.
Soliloquy
How would the UK House of Commons look under MMP?
The UK House of Commons uses the first past the post voting system. This system doesnât proportionally represent the votes cast by the population as there is only one winner in each seat. Hypothetically if one party gained 51% of the...
Soliloquy
Naming in the âNewâ New World
European explorers named a few places after Old World sites in Australasia. Here is a quick summary of the âNewâ names in the South Pacific.
Soliloquy
Why isnât New Zealand part of Australia anyway?
Despite having completely different accents Iâm often mistaken for an Australian. To add insult to injury the Australian constitution claims New Zealand as a state â so much for trans-Tasman diplomacy. So why is New Zealand a separate...
Next Animation Studio
Rocket Lab challenges SpaceX with big Neutron rocket
New Zealand’s small-rocket specialist is opening a second launch site in the US, and will start to challenge SpaceX in the construction and launching of large, reusable rockets.