Not all those who wander are lost – but this bird certainly was!
From MinuteEarth. The Aldabra rail is the only bird that we know of that evolved TWICE! Made with our STEM besties at @CBSUnstoppable
This Video Took Us 8 Years To Make
From MinuteEarth. Help us make well-researched science videos at https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth We want to tell important stories about our natural world, but some ideas that seem great initially end up being way too big to cover in a short video. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: –…
This Salamander is pregnant for 4 YEARS
From MinuteEarth. We dont know WHY this Salamander is pregnant for 4 years, but we do know HOW this happens. What a mom! Made with our STEM besties at @CBSUnstoppable
It was only a fish how did it end up like this?
From MinuteEarth. There are several ways for fish to end up in completely isolated mountain lakes. Some of them are really weird!
When Evolution Glitches Out
From MinuteEarth. Learn how to help save birds in your community at https://birds.naturecanada.ca Animals are prone to falling for “evolutionary traps”: modern human-made stuff that accidentally tricks them into maladaptive behavior. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: – Evolutionary trap: a situation where an organism, due…
Why The Frequency Illusion Is Everywhere Now
From MinuteEarth. This is a story about attention, memory, and headless goat hockey, which is a totally real sport played on horseback with a goat carcass standing in for a ball. It’s known by many names throughout central asia, but I first encountered it as "buzkashi". It’s wild, and I swear it is relevant. LEARN…
The Difference between Pollen and Sperm
From MinuteEarth. Pollen is often described as ‘plant sperm’, but it has some important differences! Like sperm, pollen contains one DNA set from its parent, but unlike sperm, pollen itself is actually its own separate living plant made of multiple cells that, under the right conditions, can live for months, depending on the species.
How to avoid poisoning yourself?
From MinuteEarth. How would you avoid poisoning yourself if you were a venomous creature? I would also choose to lick my own armits.
Why do so many animals change their body type?
From MinuteEarth. Humans are pretty strange for keeping the same body plan throughout our entire life! Why do so many organisms change their body plan anyway?
How to Escape a Rip Current
From MinuteEarth. There are two recommended ways to escape a rip current: 1: try to swim to the side 2: stay calm while the current takes you towards the ocean and swim towards the side, then the beach when the current is calmer.
Another Ancestor Paradox
From MinuteEarth. Get 15% off 6" and 8.5" globes using the code "MINUTEEARTH" at https://www.movaglobes.com There is a point in human history where everyone alive at the time fits into one of two categories: Either they are the ancestor of nobody alive today, or they are an ancestor of everyone alive today because of how…
How are Rip Currents formed?
From MinuteEarth. Rip currents are one of the most dangerous things you can encounter on the beach, partially because they are really hard to spot!
Which Planet Has The Strongest Quakes?
From MinuteEarth. Use code MINUTEEARTH at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/MINUTEEARTH Earth might be the only planet with tectonic plates, but it is not the only one with quakes because quakes can be caused by a ton of different things in the solar system. LEARN MORE ************** To learn…
A story about statistics and Spiders Georg 🕷️👀
From MinuteEarth. We LOVE to take casual jokes just a little bit too far.
Copy-Paste Cancer
From MinuteEarth. The very same type of cancer can be caused by a lot of different mutations. Instead of trying to understand every mutation, some doctors are copy-pasting the cancer cells to try many different treatments at once! Then, the one that works can be given to the patient.
Why Is Soap SO Slippery?
From MinuteEarth. Go to https://surfshark.com/minuteearth for 4 extra months of Surfshark! We’ve all had an experience where soap has made a wet thing slippery, but…why? LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: – Surface tension: tendency of fluid surfaces to shrink into the minimum surface area possible…
Lunar eclipses helped us predict the pattern of Solar eclipses!
From MinuteEarth. Are you watching the Lunar Eclipse tonight? Lunar eclipses are really cool and form in a pretty similar way to solar eclipses. Because of this, lunar eclipses help us figure out the pattern of solar eclipses!
How do venomous snakes prevent poisoning themselves?
From MinuteEarth. Watch the full video with the link!
Pollen Is Not Plant Sperm (It’S MUCH Weirder)
From MinuteEarth. Plant pollen is everywhere in springtime, but because it is so small, you probably don’t know that what is making you sneeze is a living, breathing, mobile version of the plant that forms half of the it’s entire bizarre life cycle. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling…
Why are Meteorites so hard to find?
From MinuteEarth. This is an excerpt of our video "Why are they all in Antarctica" which is a finalist in the #LabMeCrazy! Science Film Festival! Watch the full video via the link.
Why don’t humans go through metamorphosis?
From MinuteEarth. This might sound like a silly question, but TONS of organisms change their body types during their lifetimes. And while it has its advantages, it does come with a cost. #metamorphosis
Your Favorite YouTube Channels Might Not Survive This
From MinuteEarth. Science YouTubers You Should Support on Patreon. (These are science shows that we know rely at least in part on the funding that’s at risk.) Be Smart: https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart Brain Craft: https://www.patreon.com/braincraft CrashCourse: https://www.patreon.com/crashcourse Domain of Science: https://www.patreon.com/domainofscience MinuteEarth: https://www.patreon.com/minuteearth MinuteFood: https://www.patreon.com/minutefood MinutePhysics: https://www.patreon.com/minutephysics SciShow: https://www.patreon.com/scishow See You Outside: https://www.patreon.com/SeeYouOutside 3 Specific Ways You…
How worms wormed their way into American soil!
From MinuteEarth. Earth worms are an invasive species and changed the American landscape!
No thank you Nosferatu!
From MinuteEarth. The worst thing about being a vampire would be the diet. Blood is really not that nutritious and you’d run into several problems while maintaining your bloody diet!
How do fish get into isolated mountain lakes?
From MinuteEarth. Get 10% off 6" and 8.5" globes using the code "MINUTEEARTH" at https://www.movaglobes.com The various ways new fish get into isolated lakes are a microcosm of the complicated ways that life has spread around the globe. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: – Aerial…
Size matters for Hermit Crabs!
From MinuteEarth. Hermit crabs grow throughout their life, but their shell doesn’t! This is why they are always on the lookout for a new shell that fits perfectly.
Could Dragons Actually Fly? (Ft. Miranda Cosgrove | @CBSUnstoppable)
From MinuteEarth. We teamed up with Miranda Cosgrove to make Science Minute with MinuteEarth, an illustrated segment for her TV show: Mission Unstoppable. If you like this, there’s a ton more over at @CBSUnstoppable or, if you’re in the US, watch the new season on CBS on Saturday mornings!
Why are humans the only animals to wipe their butt?
From MinuteEarth. Humans are strange animals for many, many reasons. One of them is that we are the only ones to wipe our butt. But why do we need this?
A crime most Fowl!
From MinuteEarth. A crime spree hit England! The criminal? A feathery cutie.
MinuteEarth now also exists as a podcast!
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Bee genetics are Bee-zarre!
From MinuteEarth. Bee genetics are really weird! First, eggs only need 1 set of chromosomes to become a baby bee. Second, male bees can only have daughters.
How to measure a Dinosaurs temperature?
From MinuteEarth. A fossil’s bones can tell you more about the organism than just the shape – it can also tell you how warm the organism kept its body!
The Ancestor Paradox
From MinuteEarth. Sign up for a 14-day free trial and enjoy all the amazing features MyHeritage has to offer: https://bit.ly/MinuteEarth_MH There are several ways to think about ancestry, and all of them suggest you have fewer unique ancestors than you might think. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with…
Are you an ear rumbler?
From MinuteEarth. To learn more about how Florida International University’s research, visit https://FIU.edu Your body is a lot louder than you might think. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: – Otoacoustic emissions: sounds given off by the inner ear when responding to a sound – Ear…
Are Scientists Going Extinct?
From MinuteEarth. Remove your personal information from the web at https://joindeleteme.com/EARTH and use code EARTH for 20% off AI is evolving so fast that soon it might be able to take over scientific research…but what would that look like? LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: –…
Why Don’t All Rivers Make Canyons?
From MinuteEarth. MinutePhysics Patreon: https://patreon.com/MinutePhysics MinuteEarth Tee Club: https://store.dftba.com/products/minuteearth-dtg-quarterly-t-shirt-subscription MinuteEarth Podcast (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/4UAIynceNXkp3zNjUV5IyH?si=3dfb7867cd9f4e44 MinuteEarth Podcast (Apple Podcasts): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minuteearth/id649211176 The Grand Canyon is super-wide and super-deep, which might make you think that the Colorado River, which carved it, is particularly old or powerful. Or at least that’s what I thought. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more…