DEEP LOOK is a science video series that explores big science by going very, very small, from KQED and PBS Digital Studios.
We use macro photography and microscopy in glorious 4K resolution, to see science up close … really, really close.
From Deep Look. Fire ants bite and sting! They also use their own young to build a terrifying raft during floods. Kidnapper ants steal other ants’ babies. Honeypot ants turn their sisters into living jugs of nectar. And Argentine ants trade bodyguard services for strings of sugary candy. 00:00 Intro 00:16 Fire ants 04:23 Kidnapper…
From Deep Look. Sharpshooter insects are beautiful, but they transmit a devastating disease that kills grapevines. When it’s time to mate, they shake their abdomens to make strange calls that – when amplified in a lab – sound like a clucking chicken, a howling monkey or a motorcycle revving up. Now scientists have found a…
From Deep Look. Salmon make a perilous voyage upstream past hungry eagles and bears to mate in forest creeks. When the salmon die, a new journey begins – with maggots. Watch "There’s Something Very Fishy About These Trees …" 👉 https://youtu.be/rZWiWh5acbE?feature=shared #deeplook #shorts
From Deep Look. Salmon make a perilous voyage upstream past hungry eagles and bears to mate in forest creeks. When the salmon die, a new journey begins – with maggots. Watch "There’s Something Very Fishy About These Trees …" 👉 https://youtu.be/rZWiWh5acbE?feature=shared #deeplook #shorts
From Deep Look. Asian citrus psyllids transmit a disease that can ruin your oranges. Even worse, Argentine ants protect them in exchange for the psyllids’ delicate ribbons of sugary poop, called honeydew. So, researchers are helping orange growers fight back with invisible lasers, ghastly wasps and more trickery. Watch "Citrus Psyllids Bribe Ants With Strings…
From Deep Look. It’s not always easy to get a crucial shot for an episode; in this case, a wasp parasitizing a clothes moth egg. But with a lot of patience and the help of the Biological Imaging Facility at the University of California, Berkeley — producer Rosa Tuirán and cinematographer Josh Cassidy were able…
From Deep Look. Once clothes moth larvae start eating your favorite garments, they’re tough to get rid of. Tiny parasitoid wasps are here to help – they lay their eggs inside the moth’s eggs so you can say bye-bye to those smelly mothballs. The future of federal funding for public media and science programs like…
From Deep Look. An onslaught of tiny western pine beetles can bring down a mighty ponderosa pine. But the forest fights back by waging a sticky attack of its own. Who will win the battle in the bark? Watch "It’s a Goopy Mess When Pines and Beetles Duke it Out" https://youtu.be/wR5O48zsbnc? 👉feature=shared #deeplook #shorts #beetles
From Deep Look. Those precious silk garments in your closet were made by the caterpillar of a fuzzy white moth – thousands of them. Silkworms spin a cocoon with a single strand of silk up to ten city blocks long. Humans have bred these insects into weaving machines that can no longer survive in the…
From Deep Look. Those precious silk garments in your closet were made by the caterpillar of a fuzzy white moth – thousands of them. Silkworms spin a cocoon with a single strand of silk up to ten city blocks long. Humans have bred these insects into weaving machines that can no longer survive in the…
From Deep Look. Humans aren’t the only creatures that get frustrated. Squirrels do too. One researcher wants to know, could there be an evolutionary benefit to losing your cool? Watch "Watch These Frustrated Squirrels Go Nuts!" 👉https://youtu.be/ZUjQtJGaSpk #deeplook #shorts #squirrels
From Deep Look. Humans aren’t the only creatures that get frustrated. Squirrels do too. One researcher wants to know, could there be an evolutionary benefit to losing your cool? Watch "Watch These Frustrated Squirrels Go Nuts!" 👉https://youtu.be/ZUjQtJGaSpk #deeplook #shorts #squirrels
From Deep Look. The mosquito buzzing that you find annoying and disgusting is irresistible to a male mosquito. He follows the sound of a female mosquito’s beating wings to find a mate. It turns out, male mosquitoes are really good listeners. 👉 JOIN our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/deeplook SIGN UP for Deep Look’s newsletter, Nature…
From Deep Look. Our former Deep Look host, Laura Klivans, has bid farewell to us — but she’ll be continuing with her climate change reporting and other topics for KQED News. We’ll miss her very much! Follow her at kqed.org/news (@kqednews on Instagram), LinkedIn and Bluesky (lauraklivans.bsky.social). And check out some of the videos that…
From Deep Look. Tiny marine flatworms called acoels hunt for prey in coral reefs. They’re referred to as “plant-animals” because they’ve got a partnership with photosynthetic algae that live inside of them. But this acoel’s real superpower is its ability to regenerate any part of its body! Watch "These Solar-Powered Carnivorous Flatworms Divide and Conquer"…
From Deep Look. Tiny marine flatworms called acoels hunt for prey in coral reefs. They’re referred to as “plant-animals” because they’ve got a partnership with photosynthetic algae that live inside of them. But this acoel’s real superpower is its ability to regenerate any part of its body! Watch "These Solar-Powered Carnivorous Flatworms Divide and Conquer"…
From Deep Look. Brown pelicans hit the water at breakneck speed when they catch fish. Performing such dangerous plunges requires technique, equipment, and 30 million years of practice. Watch "How Do Pelicans Survive Their Death-Defying Dives?" 👉 https://youtu.be/BfEboMmwAMw?feature=shared
From Deep Look. Meet Maddy Hannappel, a postdoctoral fellow at the California Academy of Sciences. She’s studying long-jawed orb weaver spiders, and she shares in this video what we can learn about our ecosystem from her research. And watch our NEW episode "Spider Love is a Battlefield", which she kindly assisted us with! 👉 https://youtu.be/-CqBIjhpL0Q…