In The Sandgrouse's Daily Search for Water, narrator Sir David Attenborough describes the extraordinary efforts of a male sandgrouse as he embarks on a treacherous 200-kilometer round trip each day through the Kalahari Desert to find water for his chicks. Along the way, he faces dangerous predators like the goshawk, and endures the heat of the desert. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Planet Earth II, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.
The article "Daily Life in Ancient Egypt: How Ordinary People Lived Beneath the Pharaohs" from BBC's HistoryExtra explores the lives of regular Egyptians who built a great civilization. Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley describes family roles, childbirth, jobs, homes, diet, clothing, medicine, religion, and burial customs.
In Bees and Food Production, a group gathers around the breakfast table to enjoy a breakfast made of food that isn’t impacted by bees. But, aside from a pot of tea and some toast, the table is bare. What foods do bees help us enjoy? Everything from fruit to dairy!
The article "Why Cheese Tastes So Good ... and Smells So Strange!" from BBC's Science Focus explores why cheese is so delicious and sometimes smelly. It explains how bacteria and fungi change milk into cheese and create its unique flavors. The article also looks at why our brains crave cheesy foods and why we enjoy strange smells in cheese.
In The Sandgrouse's Daily Search for Water, narrator Sir David Attenborough describes the extraordinary efforts of a male sandgrouse as he embarks on a treacherous 200-kilometer round trip each day through the Kalahari Desert to find water for his chicks. Along the way, he faces dangerous predators like the goshawk, and endures the heat of the desert. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Planet Earth II, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.
The article "Daily Life in Ancient Egypt: How Ordinary People Lived Beneath the Pharaohs" from BBC's HistoryExtra explores the lives of regular Egyptians who built a great civilization. Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley describes family roles, childbirth, jobs, homes, diet, clothing, medicine, religion, and burial customs.
In Bees and Food Production, a group gathers around the breakfast table to enjoy a breakfast made of food that isn’t impacted by bees. But, aside from a pot of tea and some toast, the table is bare. What foods do bees help us enjoy? Everything from fruit to dairy!
The article "Why Cheese Tastes So Good ... and Smells So Strange!" from BBC's Science Focus explores why cheese is so delicious and sometimes smelly. It explains how bacteria and fungi change milk into cheese and create its unique flavors. The article also looks at why our brains crave cheesy foods and why we enjoy strange smells in cheese.