Videos

East Greenland: One Wild Ride

Big ice. Big mountains. Big whales. Everything about Greenland is enormous. On the ground in East Greenland, a sense of awe bowled us over with each...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: Anna’s Hummingbirds, from Nestlings to Fledglings

Common in the wild as well as in urban and suburban settings, Anna’s hummingbirds seem to have figured out the secret to expanding their ranges and how to...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Eagles and Ospreys: When Birds of Prey Clash

Proud, powerful and the national symbol of the United States, bald eagles are birds of prey that are extremely territorial during nesting season but highly...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: A Rocky Mountain National Park High

"Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer. Camp out among the grasses and gentians of glacial meadows, in...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: Hike Yosemite’s Half Dome, in High Definition

I’m not a big fan of experiencing high places, as most of you who follow this column know! But I do love being in the outdoors in natural places, especially...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Earth Day 2019: Share Your Favorite, Coolest Nature Video

Next Monday, April 22, 2019, the world will mark its 49th Earth Day. The first Earth Day, held on April 22, 1970, was inspired by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: Owls Have Heads Designed for Hearing

The silent flight of owls is pure beauty and grace in motion. In fact, in order to lessen the noise levels of airplanes, aeronautics designers are studying...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Glaciers: Defying Physics While Moving Down Mountains

I count glaciers among my favorite things. They come in beautiful shades of blue, they’re cold and they’re ephemeral. But how can I describe something as old...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: Identifying Birds by Color Patterns

Last week, here in the Midwest in mid-March, I spotted my first robin of the year. My mother used to say that seeing a robin was a sure sign that spring...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: Scotland’s Stunning and Story-Filled Highlands

Sparsely populated, with several rugged mountain ranges that are speckled with forests of Scots pines, the Highlands of Scotland are the only areas in the...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Videos: The Natural Worlds of Antarctica and the Falklands

Well into this very cold winter—though still far from its end—I like to dream about the summer that’s happening some other place now, down at the bottom of...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Grand Canyon Video: The Fluid Fingers of Formation

The Earth’s surface has so many different colors, features and forms that it’s not hard to understand why early scientists found it difficult to determine...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: The “Scientific” Beauty of the Northern Lights

There are many delightful and magical myths about the aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights. The Inuit of North America interpreted the lights as...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: The Universe Wishes You “A Merry Little Christmas”

On this Christmas morning, I hope you are happy, healthy and spending time with family and friends. During this holiday season, however, it’s the “happy” part...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: Using Drone Photography to Protect the Arctic

Growing up in the Arctic regions of Canada made a lasting impression on National Geographic Young Explorer Nansen Weber. When he wasn’t out guiding guests who...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: Travelers, Tread Lightly—the Palau Giant’s Message

If you love to travel, you’ve probably collected a lot of stamps in several, worn-out passports. The one you received from the island nation of Palau,...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: Literally “Talking Turkey” on This Thanksgiving

When someone says he or she wants to “talk turkey” with you, it usually means that you’re in for a frank, straightforward and serious discussion. But if...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: The Mysterious Machu Picchu in High Definition

Encircled in mists and surrounded by emerald, forested slopes, the long-ago Inca city of Machu Picchu in Peru wears an even heavier cloak of mystery. Although...

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