What is a species?
From MinuteEarth. "What is a species" is one of those questions feels like it should be easy to answer. Except it keeps getting more complicated.
Why Hives Turn Against Their Queens
From MinuteEarth. Want to restore the planet’s ecosystems and see your impact in monthly videos? The first 100 people to join Planet Wild with our code MinuteEarth1 will get the first month for free on us: https://planetwild.com/r/minuteearth/join If you want to get to know them better first, check out their mission about the Monarch Butterflies…
The world changed too fast for this beetle
From MinuteEarth. Society has changed really fast – so fast that lots of species cannot keep up. This is one of the reasons birds fly into windows and why beachfront lights really confuse baby turtles.
Why Eagles are Overdubbed In Movies
From MinuteEarth. This is Part 2 of Miranda Cosgrove’s favorite episodes of Science Minute. 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…
Why is this suddenly everywhere?
From MinuteEarth. And yes, you HAVE heard of the frequency illusion before! It could even be on our channel.
Do other planets also have Earthquakes? Moonquake?
From MinuteEarth. Earth is not the only planet with quakes; the moon’s crust also expands, contracts, and quakes!
Why Haven’t We Domesticated Monkeys?
From MinuteEarth. Help stop the worst parts of factory farming: https://www.farmkind.giving/minuteearth Monkeys seem like they would be great companions and even helpers, but they have a number of traits that make them terrible candidates for domestication. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Domestication: The long term,…
The most valuable cargo that sank with the Titanic 🪶
From MinuteEarth. 40 crates of feathers were on their way to hatmakers in New York but ended up on the ocean floor.
There’s no such thing as a fake feather
From MinuteEarth. Every craft feather you can buy is from a real bird. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: – Feather: the light, flat, and waterproof structure on a bird’s body, essential for flight, insulation, and waterproofing. – Keratin: a tough, fibrous protein that is a…