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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…