Imagine a tree that would grow 40 different fruits! There are several that actually exist, thanks to Sam Van Aken, an artist and professor at Syracuse University. He uses “chip grafting” to create trees that each bear 40 different varieties of stone fruits (fruits with pits). The grafting process involves slicing a bit of a…
These men witnessed a natural phenomenon that took their breath away! They were filming on the banks of the Daugava River in parish Dviete, Latvia, when they saw a small whirlpool growing bigger and bigger right in front of their eyes. Soon, the monstrous whirlpool is swallowing everything in its path. Debris and ice are…
Mother Nature has existed for eons longer than humans and speaks to us through her oceans, rivers, trees and land, begging us to take care of her. But when she speaks, her “words” largely fall on deaf ears. Taking this perspective, Conservation International created a video series that gives Nature a voice and has her…
Have you heard of the smallest deer in the world? The pudu is the smallest deer species in the world and is native to Argentina and Chile, where it is an endangered species. A few years ago, photos of a newly-born pudu at the Queen’s Zoo in New York went viral and it’s easy to see why. The…
Have you ever wanted to try growing an avocado tree from the pit? This video shows the step-by-step approach. All you’ll need is an avocado, toothpicks and a glass of water. The pit should start to sprout anywhere between 2 to 8 weeks. Once the sprout has reached around 6 inches height it’s ready to…
They look cute and fuzzy but you really don’t want to touch them! Puss caterpillars may look soft and cuddly but the insect delivers a sting more painful than bees, jellyfish or even scorpions. Ouch! Curious young children from Florida to North Carolina are reporting excruciating pain after coming into contact with the most venomous…
When I saw David Gallo shows this amazing footage of an octopus I thought I was looking at a movie special effect. But when I found out the video is all completely real, my jaw dropped to the floor! This fascinating video demonstrates how perfectly an octopus can camouflage itself. The marine animal can not…
Residents in Goulburn, Australia endured a phenomenon known as “Angel Hair”, which sounds lovely but it is, in fact, a “snow storm” of spiders, raining down from the skies and blanketed the landscape with silky spider webs. For a week, the residents of the community in New South Wales, were blanketed by the tiny 8-legged…
Living in the heart of Sequoia National Park is the world’s second-largest known tree called the President. The giant sequoia is an astonishing 3,200 years old! It rises 247 feet from the ground, is 27 feet in diameter and has 2 billion leaves! If you add together all the biomass of the tree (the wood…
Not making your bed in the morning may help keep you healthy, according to researchers. It’s better for your health to not make your bed in the morning. Why? Researchers at Kingston University believe that unmade beds are unappealing to house dust mites, the microscopic critters that are thought to cause asthma and other allergies….
Do you know the Jungle Book story of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi? It tells the story of a brave young mongoose who is adopted into a family in India and protects them against venomous cobra snakes. Commuters in India did not know they would be witnessing a real-life version of the story when they stopped to film a…
This footage of a wild red fox hunting in the deep snow is fascinating! How he detects and catches the mice hiding under 3 feet of snow is even more amazing. As the narrator in the video explains, the red fox pinpoints field mice buried deep beneath the snow using his sensitive hearing and the…
Just because a plastic container or bottle thrown into the ocean or discarded at the beach disappears from sight, it doesn’t mean it goes away. In fact, the simple act of littering has dire consequences for wildlife all over the planet. One man visited Midway Island in the North Pacific Ocean and what he captured…
Owls are fascinating creatures. With their beautiful, mysterious eyes and unique feathered patterns and shapes, they are unlike any other animal in the world. No wonder they have long been the subjects of myths and legends. Photographer Brad Wilson was intrigued by the animals and knew he wanted to do a series with the magnificent…
I’ve always had a dream to grow my own vegetables and herbs, but always thought I’d have to grow them from seeds and have a lot of space. However, it turns out, there are plenty of vegetables and herbs you can grow from kitchen scraps! Scallions You can regrow scallions by leaving an inch attached…
If you’ve ever gardened you know that planting vegetable seedlings and getting them to grow can be finicky as they are often prone to “damping off” diseases. Unfortunately, it’s common that vulnerable seedlings develop a fungus (usually due to excessive moisture), at which point you have to act quickly to save them from rotting. To…
I found this video fascinating. It features Paul Stamets, a renowned mycologist and author. He has devoted his life to the study of mushrooms and other fungi and he believes mushrooms can save the world. Why? He explains his fascinating theory and the wonders of Nature in this excerpt from a 3D documentary film by…
Meet the desert rain frog otherwise known as the Breviceps macrops. They live in the deserts of Namibia and South Africa where they burrow in the moist sand, which covers their unusual transparent underbelly! This tiny creature has a very distinctive croak, which sounds an awful lot like a squeaky toy to to a human’s…
We’re all entertained by funny talking animals. This video from BBC’s “Funny Talking Animals – Walk On The Wild Side” takes the prize as one of the funniest. It makes me laugh every time I see it. Make sure you have your volume on for this one. Share this hysterical video with your friends and…
It looks like a scene out of a disaster flick – an unstoppable flow of ice creeping over the ground and inching towards your home. But that’s what happened when Darla Johnson and her family were visiting their recreational home in Mille Lacs Lake in Minnesota a few years ago. She captures the “ice tsunami”…
Dolphins never cease to amaze me. These dolphins have figured out a way to catch fish that shows just how smart they are. By stirring the silt on sea bed the dolphins make a fishing net out of mud! You have to watch this! If you thought these dolphins were amazing wait until you see…
When I visualize a tree I usually picture one that is brown and green, not one that is all the colors of the rainbow like the Rainbow Eucalyptus! The tree, otherwise known as the Mindanao Gum, or the Rainbow Gum, has bark that looks like a brush has painted it red, blue, orange, purple, green…
Tigers are magnificent animals! Maxime Dehaye was lucky enough to capture two tigers getting ready for dinner time at the zoo. One of the tigers jumps incredibly high to grab a large chunk of meat and Maxime caught it in glorious slow motion. Animals are amazing!
It’s a cold winter’s day when this woman walks just outside her door and with a couple of words calls these animals over to her! Although what she’s doing is controversial to some, it’s also remarkable to see! The videographer says that they help the deer throughout the winter. “My wife Cheyenne feeds the deer…
This is one lucky deer! A young buck got himself stuck in the middle of an icy lake after fleeing from coyotes in Kelowna, Canada. BC Conservation officers were called to Duck Lake and spotted the white-tailed deer struggling on the ice. “We suspect that coyotes chased it on to the ice,” Ken told Global…
Curve, a 31-year-old elephant, gave birth to a set of twin elephants at the Pongola Game Reserve in South Africa. Twin births in elephants are extremely rare (less than 1% prevalence) and it is even rarer still that twins both survive. That is because the mother elephant has difficulty meeting the feeding demands of two…
Thomas and his friend were hiking in High Tatras Mountains in Slovakia when they came across a frozen mountain lake. They decided to walk across the frozen surface and were startled by what they saw under their feet. Unlike most frozen lakes that have a white surface, this frozen lake was crystal clear! Share this…
An unusual fog rolled into a forest in Pilis, Hungary, blanketing the forest with a thick ice and creating a surreal frozen landscape. Rapidly dropping temperatures caused the moisture in the fog to freeze suddenly. The Hungarian Meteorological Service took photos of the weather event that occurred in November 2014. The ice fog heavily impacted…
The deep sea is filled with incredible surprises and amazing creatures like this rare deep sea anglerfish! A research team conducting a dive in Monterey Bay in California has just captured the first-ever video of the fish named Melanocetus – it’s also known as the Black Seadevil! The creature lives in the deep, dark waters…
Simon Dale had no carpentry or building experience but he was determined to build a sustainable home for his family in Wales. He set to work, using materials from the land and started to build a tiny home, Although it wasn’t his intention, the eco-home ended up looking like it stepped off the pages of…
A young man named Omar heard about a Korean man who lived in Bahrain who wakes at the crack of dawn picks up trash in his neighborhood. The catch? Mr. Yo is a millionaire. Omar decided to investigate and came away inspired by Mr. Yo’s story!
Mount Hua is a picturesque mountain located near the city of Huayin in China, and it is home to one of the world’s most dangerous hiking trails, the infamous “plank walk in the sky”. A traveler recently visited the peak and filmed this heart-stopping POV footage, which gives you an idea of how incredible the…
Wes Eisenhauser was filming a time lapse video of the Milky Way in the night sky of South Dakota when something hit the atmosphere and exploded! It may be a large meteor or possibly a piece of space junk, but either way it’s fascinating. Keep your eyes on the right of the frame at the…
The weather forecast calls for it to be cloudy with a chance of spiders! Erick Reis was leaving an engagement party in Santo Antonio da Plantina in Brazil when he was stunned to see thousands of spiders raining down! The spiders were crawling up and down silk threads attached to telephone pole wires and trees….
These pictures by photographer Elena Shumilova are absolutely beautiful and perfectly capture the elusive and magical relationships that children have with animals. Elena began taking photographs of her two sons interacting with their pets and the animals on their farm when they were toddlers. She tells Reshareworthy.com, “Children and animals – that’s my life. Because…
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