
Xploration Outer Space
The moon; teams competing for the Google Lunar X Prize; returning to the moon.

The moon; teams competing for the Google Lunar X Prize; returning to the moon.

Creating and testing high-altitude balloons to survive the rigors of near space.

The jaguar's spots; how a bee sting works; salmon migrate thousands of miles to spawn.

The lifecycle of the butterfly; how birds fly; how a Venus flytrap catches its prey.

Animals of Africa: zebras; giraffes; hyenas.

The strength of the leaf-cutter ant; how fast a pronghorn can run; how the desert camel can survive.

Sharks use electro-sensors to detect prey; skunks' stinky defense mechanism; zebras vs. horses.

Scientists study animals' swarm behavior to make better robots.

Sharks' skin is used to fight germs; sharks' senses help to build better robots.

Biomimicry: inventors look toward nature for inspiration.

A look at how the dragonfly and the wings of owls have inspired helicopters.

A look at how nature has inspired inventions; Velcro was influenced by the burdock plant.

Sha had a lump removed and this week the lab results are in.

Liesl discovers the cheetah ambassador Sha has a lump in her neck and she is taken to the vet.

Young cub Isis has a case of sniffles and loses her appetite.

It's a big day for the cubs as they visit Cheetah Outreach for the first time.

Felix, Heathcliff, and Chobe get a new perspective on life when Beryl takes them for a ride.

Malaika the Caracal gets a hard time from her roommates, the jackals.

Top Dog Wardance tries winning over the lovely Melda, a breeding female.

The three new cubs arrive from De Wildt, but they have trouble settling in at the cub's house.