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When Giant Amphibians Reigned
863 views / 1 likes - addedTry CuriosityStream today: http://curiositystream.com/eons Temnospondyls were a huge group of amphibians that existed for 210 million years. And calling them ‘diverse’ would be putting it mildly. Yet in the end, two major threats would push them to extinc
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Weird and Wonderful Amphibians | SciShow Kids Compilation
114 views / 0 likes - addedIn this SciShow Kids compilation, Jessi and the gang learn about axolotls, poison dart frogs, and an amphibian with a boomerang-shaped head. ----------Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scish
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Can we save frogs from a deadly fungus?
160 views / 0 likes - addedOver 40% of amphibian species are in population decline, with 200 species already extinct. And now frogs are dealing with their own pandemic. How can science help?Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeMany species of frogs and oth
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Giant Amazon Spider Preys on Opossum | Nat Geo Wild
629 views / 0 likes - addedDuring a night survey in the Peruvian forest, scientists saw a spider catch this remarkable meal. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribe About National Geographic Wild: National Geographic Wild is a place for all things animals and for animal-love
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The Incredible Reptiles That Flew 200 Million Years Ago
1,433 views / 2 likes - addedA 200-million-year-old fossil reveals the amazing body structure of a reptilian creature known as the dimorphodon. Not only did it possess wings, it was one of the first large vertebrates to travel by air. From: DAVID ATTENBOROUGH'S CONQUEST OF THE SKIES:
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TIL: We Have Lost 50% Of Wildlife Since 1970
636 views / 1 likes - addedIn less than two generations, population sizes of vertebrate species have dropped by more than 50 percent. According to 2014’s Living Planet Report, this means we have lost over half of our birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish, and mammals. The situation is
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Slow motion tongues offer a snapshot of evolution
94 views / 0 likes - addedRead the article: https://www.science.org/content/article/how-tongue-shaped-life-on-earthAn early interest in feeding ecology led evolutionary biologist Kurt Scwhenk to study the tongues of lizards. Like Darwins finches, the various forms and functions of
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Disappearing Frogs - Kerry M. Kriger
880 views / 5 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/disappearing-frogs-kerry-m-kriger Frogs (and amphibians in general) are in danger -- worldwide, nearly one-third of the world's amphibian species are on the verge of extinction. And yet, frogs contribute to our
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How to ride a pterosaur, according to science - BBC REEL
174 views / 0 likes - addedDuring the Late Cretaceous, winged prehistoric creatures called pterosaurs dominated the air. They were the first vertebrates to master flight. They were not dinosaurs but closely related. Some were tiny, but some were the biggest creatures ever to have f
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Why Do Some Organs Come In Pairs?
785 views / 0 likes - addedWe all have two of certain organs, like kidneys and lungs, but why not multiple hearts, livers or brains? Read More: Bilaterial Symmetry http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/evolution/what-is-the-evidence/morphology/bilateralism/ “Humans have body plans tha
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The Axolotl: A Cut Above The Rest
1,134 views / 5 likes - addedThe axolotl is a Mexican salamander with an incredible ability: Cut its leg off, and the limb will grow right back! How it does this and why humans can't is still a bit of a mystery. Researchers like Susan Bryant of UC Irvine are studying these amphibians
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The Coelacanth: A Living Fossil Of A Fish - Erin Eastwood
1,083 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-coelacanth-a-living-fossil-of-a-fish-erin-eastwood The coelacanth, a prehistoric fish that was mistakenly thought to have gone extinct at the same time as the dinosaurs, has managed to stick around our seas
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What's the Difference Between a Frog and a Toad?
580 views / 0 likes - addedWe look at two amphibians who are very similar and might be a bit difficult to tell apart. The frog and the toad. There are tons of different species for each group with more than 300 different species for toads while there are over a whopping 400 differe
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Venoms vs. Poisons
542 views / 0 likes - addedWhat's the difference between a venom and a poison? We looked at some cool reptiles and amphibians to learn more about how they use their natural toxins to stay ahead in the evolutionary arms race! ---------------------------------------------------------
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Why Is Poop Brown And Pee Yellow?
1,073 views / 0 likes - addedTo start using Tab for a Cause, go to: http://tabforacause.org/r/minuteearth2 The pigments in our food all get destroyed on their way through our digestive system...so where do the colors of our poop and pee come from? Thanks also to our supporters on htt
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What to Expect From an Expecting Seahorse
533 views / 0 likes - addedhttp://www.sciencefriday.com Although it's well known that seahorses and their cousins the pipefish are the only vertebrates where males become pregnant, researchers have only begun to understand how this unique adaptation works. By studying the behavior
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How Do Fish Breathe?
1,660 views / 3 likes - addedJessi and Squeaks adopted a new fish! They have him all set up in a nice fish tank, but now they have a big question: how do fish breathe underwater?! ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreo
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The Tiny Mossy Frog Clings for Survival
596 views / 3 likes - addedThis little guy is a mossy frog. Located predominantly in the flooded caves of Vietnam, these tiny amphibians have a very unique camouflage to ward off prey. With their blotchy green and brown skin, they can easily hide in plain sight by blending in with
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Snippet: Watch a juvenile little skate walk with tiny legs
603 views / 0 likes - addedHow did animals go from swimming to walking--what changed about their bodies? Skates like this one use the same neurons to walk as land animals. Because skates are an evolutionarily ancient animal, that means the neurons essential for walking originated i
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Why Don't Animals Need Sunscreen?
889 views / 2 likes - addedYou should always wear sunscreen when you're playing outside, but you may have noticed that animals are outside all the time and they don't need sunscreen. Why? ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a patron on Patreon: https://
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Why Only Some Monkeys Have Awesome Tails
575 views / 1 likes - addedAlmost all mammals with prehensile tails live in the neotropics because the forest is different there. Thanks to http://www.audible.com/minuteearth for sponsoring this video. Thanks also to our supporters on https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth : _________
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Frog or Toad?
1,002 views / 1 likes - addedFrogs are really cool! They can jump high, swim fast, and their skin is super slimy! But frogs have some less-slimy, less-hoppy relatives that are just as cool: toads! Join Jessi and squeaks to learn the big and little differences between these two types
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At Least Five New Giant Salamander Species Identified | Nat Geo Wild
1,169 views / 2 likes - addedResearchers have found that there is not one, but at least five species of Chinese giant salamander, and possibly up to eight. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribe About Nat Geo Wild: Welcome to a place so wild, anything can happen. Nat Geo Wild
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Red-Eyed Tree Frog | Untamed
1,151 views / 4 likes - addedCovering the red-eyed tree frog’s iconic eyes are special eyelids, called nictitating membranes. When the frog’s eyes are closed, the eyelids help it blend in with its leafy environment. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribe ➡ Watch all clips of
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Why Wolves Don't Chirp
404 views / 2 likes - addedCheck out Brilliant (and get 20% off) here: https://brilliant.org/MinuteEarth/Sounds that animals make can be really different, and it turns out that there's a reason why some species communicate with certain sounds.Thanks also to our Patreon patrons http
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The surprising reasons animals play dead - Tierney Thys
780 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-surprising-reasons-animals-play-dead-tierney-thys From lemurs to lizards, ants to amphibians, sharks to chickens, hundreds of animals "play dead" as
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These Plants Eat Salamanders | National Geographic
601 views / 1 likes - addedAt a bog in Canada, spotted salamanders serve as a snack for carnivorous pitcher plants. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe#NationalGeographic #Salamanders #PlantsAbout National Geographic:National Geographic is the world's premium destination for s
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Real Flying Suit!
801 views / 4 likes - addedWe found tech videos that show people who are able to fly in real life! The more we reacted, the more impressive they got!SUBSCRIBE TO THESE CHANNELS OR ELSEGravity Industrieshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHk13Xa8dqIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtvCn
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The Axolotl Salamander Doesnt Wanna Grow Up | Deep Look
1,077 views / 2 likes - addedNative to the lakes of Mexico City, the axolotl stays in the water its whole life, swimming with a tail fin and breathing through frilly external gills. Its nearly extinct in the wild, but survives in research labs the world over, studied for its amazing
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Incredible Invisible Frog!
1,214 views / 4 likes - addedPlease SUBSCRIBE - http://bit.ly/BWchannel Buy Coyote’s Book - http://bit.ly/BOOKbraveadventures Watch More - http://bit.ly/BTlemurfrog On this episode of Breaking Trail, Coyote and the crew discover a frog with transparent skin! Known as the Glass Frog,
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When Fish Wore Armor
516 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out Hot Mess: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsaEBhRsI6tmmz12fkSEYdw 420 million years ago, some fish were more medieval. They wore armor, sometimes made of big plates, and sometimes made of interlocking scales. But that armor may actually have se
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A Lot About Axolotls! | SciShow Kids
285 views / 0 likes - addedAxolotls are amazing pets! Join Jessi and Squeaks as they learn about why axolotls have feathery gills and live in water, and how to protect their natural habitat.Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/her/they/them)Teachers and parents: scroll down to ch
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How the Egg Came First
543 views / 0 likes - addedThe story of the egg spans millions of years, from the first vertebrates that dared to venture onto land to todays mammals, including the platypus, and of course birds. Like chickens? Were here to tell you: The egg came first.Thanks to Fabrizio de Rossi f
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Why Do We Have Baby Teeth?
837 views / 1 likes - addedWhat's the point of having baby teeth? Do they serve a purpose before our adult teeth come in? What Happens When You Don't Brush Your Teeth? - https://youtu.be/lN6qzCerVx4 Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More: Why Do We
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The Frog with Hidden Claws
160 views / 0 likes - addedA frog with retractable claws? Weird. A frog with claws that it has to push through its skin to use? Even weirder.Hosted by: Hank GreenSciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ----------Support SciShow by becoming a patron on
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How Does Our Skin Turn Sunlight Into Vitamin D?
1,292 views / 0 likes - addedWe know vitamin D is good for us and that we get it from the sun, but how exactly does our skin make it? Do Vitamins Really Improve Health? ►►►► http://bit.ly/1RZ4T8j Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbFG Read More: Vitamin D
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When Fish First Breathed Air
475 views / 0 likes - addedSupport us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/eons 385 million years ago, a group of fish would undertake one of the most important journeys in the history of life and become the first vertebrates to live on dry ground. But first, they had to acquire the
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Weird Things Animals Do During Eclipses
10 views / 0 likes - addedThis Product is supported by the NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT), part of NASAs Science Activation portfolio.The material contained in this document is based upon work supported by a National Aeronautics And Space Administration (N
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Pollution Is Changing The Sex Of These Animals!
1,319 views / 2 likes - addedWhat if our gender was determined by external temperature at a certain point in fetal development? For these animals, this is the reality! How Does Asexual Reproduction Work? - http://bit.ly/28NW9Cr Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1
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The Mystery of the Eocene’s Lethal Lake
563 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out America from Scratch: https://www.youtube.com/americafromscratch In 1800s, miners began working in exposed deposits of mud near the town of Messel, Germany. They were extracting oil from the rock and along with the oil, they found beautifully pr
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How Sharks Use Electricity To Sense Prey
394 views / 1 likes - addedSharks are some of the animal kingdom's most feared hunters, thanks to a special sixth sense. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.comThere are two ways that animals use electroreception. They either use
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Which Fish Did We Evolve From?
707 views / 0 likes - addedToday's oceans are full of fish with fins that couldn't evolve into limbs like ours. So, who are our ancestors and where did they go? If you're a fan of MinuteEarth but don't yet support us on Patreon, please check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreo
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The Most Useful Fossils in the World
1,176 views / 0 likes - addedTry CuriosityStream today: http://curiositystream.com/eons For decades, one of the most abundant kinds of fossils on Earth, numbering in the millions of specimens, was a mystery to paleontologists. But geologists discovered that these mysterious fossils c
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This Frog-Killing Fungus Could Wipe Out Entire Species
297 views / 0 likes - addedScientists at the Oakland Zoo are taking drastic measures to prevent mass extinctions of the yellow-legged frog. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more ReWild! http://bit.ly/rewildplaylist Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.comA r
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The Hidden Physics Behind Your Breath
341 views / 0 likes - addedYou breath all the time, whether you think about it or not. But how does that even work? And what is breathing for? Patricks got all the answers to your oxygen-deprived questions in this episode. And yeah, theres physics involved. Subscribe to Seeker! htt
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The Biggest Frog that Ever Lived
462 views / 0 likes - addedUntangling the origins of Beelzebufo -- the giant frog that lived alongside the dinosaurs -- turns out to be one of the most bedeviling problems in the history of amphibians.Thank you to these paleoartists for allowing us to use their wonderful illustrati
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This Millipede and Beetle Have a Toxic Relationship | Deep Look
555 views / 0 likes - addedThis millipede uses deadly cyanide gas to keep predators at bay. But one beetle can tolerate the toxic defense and rides the millipede like a bucking bronco. Who will win this showdown in the forest? SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! http://goo.gl/8NwXqt Please sup
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Why Your Brain Is In Your Head
795 views / 0 likes - addedVote PBS Digital Studios for 'Best Science&Education Network' in the 2015 Webbys -- http://vid.io/xqjk ---- Check out BrainCraft: http://youtu.be/aucscX191vQ Subscribe to It's Okay To Be Smart: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub↓ More info and sources below ↓ Follow
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These Crazy Cute Baby Turtles Want Their Lake Back | Deep Look
914 views / 7 likes - addedTurtles grow up without parents, which might sound lonely. But for threatened baby turtles raised in a zoo it’s an advantage: they can learn to catch crickets all by themselves. There’s a paradox, though. When they are ready to leave the nursery, there is
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Why Is Blue So Rare In Nature?
791 views / 1 likes - addedDuh, except for the sky… and the ocean… Don’t miss our next video! SUBSCRIBE! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ Among living things, the color blue is oddly rare. Blue rocks, blue sky, blue water, sure. But blue animals? They
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Why Sharks Are Covered In Teeth
271 views / 1 likes - addedWatch the new season of MinuteBody - and get access to both CuriosityStream and Nebula - at http://www.curiositystream.com/minuteearth.Sharks wouldnt be known for their fierce teeth today if it werent for their ancient scales.LEARN MORE**************To le
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You Are An Upside-Down Lobster
779 views / 1 likes - addedVote PBS Digital Studios for 'Best Science&Education Network' in the 2015 Webbys -- http://vid.io/xqjk ---- Here's why you aren't built like a lobster. Subscribe to It's Okay To Be Smart: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub↓ More info and sources below ↓ Follow on Tw
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Milk Is Just Filtered Blood
904 views / 0 likes - addedJoin Honey for FREE at: https://www.joinhoney.com/MinuteEarth. Special thanks to Honey for sponsoring this episode. Female mammals make milk, a cocktail of filtered blood, to provide their babies with vital nutrients. Thanks also to our Patreon patrons ht
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The Rise and Fall of the Bone-Crushing Dogs
667 views / 0 likes - addedYou can go to https://wix.com/go/eons to get started on your website! A huge and diverse subfamily of dogs, the bone-crushers patrolled North America for more than thirty million years, before they disappeared in the not-too-distant past. So what happened
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Did Dinosaurs Really Go Extinct?
1,183 views / 0 likes - addedWelcome to… Jurassic Pluck Subscribe: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Twitter: @jtotheizzoe @okaytobesmart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Most people are taught that dinosaurs went extinct 66 million years ago when a giant meteor crashed into the Yucatan peninsu
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How To Go Extinct
415 views / 0 likes - addedSign up for your FREE trial to The Great Courses Plus here: http://ow.ly/Nkq830qWCShOur new evolution simulator reveals that extinction often happens when conditions change quickly. Check it out here: https://labs.minutelabs.io/evolution-simulator/Thanks
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Sea Monsters Of The Past | SciShow Kids
176 views / 1 likes - addedTeachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!Squeaks is so excited to learn all about ancient sea monsters, like the plesiosaurs and mosasaurs! We'll also take a look at a fish wearing armor
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What Would Make This Fish As Smart As You?
491 views / 0 likes - addedFish might be smarter than you think. Blub Blub. Watch more: “What's Hiding Deep Within The Ocean?” ►► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2Zv3OOhQEQ Subscribe: https://bit.ly/SubLifeNoggin | Get your exclusive Life Noggin merch: http://keeponthinking.co Fol
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Why Are These Frogs So Colorful? | SciShow Kids
96 views / 0 likes - addedJoin Squeaks as he learns about some of the most colorful animals ever: poison dart frogs! Some animals are bright and colorful to warn other animals that they might be dangerous... and some are just copycats.Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/her/the
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Why Don't Scavengers Get Sick?
782 views / 1 likes - addedThanks to Harry’s for supporting this video. Use the coupon code MINUTEEARTH for $5 off your order! https://www.harrys.com/ Thanks also to our Patreon patrons: - @AntoineCoeur - Mark - @TodayIFoundOut1 - Emil Kampp Please support MinuteEarth on Patreon: h
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What the Earth Went Through Before Humans Appeared
797 views / 2 likes - addedWhat did the Earth look like 4.6 billion years ago? Nope, it wasn't the fancy blue and green ball youre used to. It was more like a giant rock covered in molten lava and constantly bombarded by comets and asteroids. There was no sign of life here yet noth
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Did Dinosaurs Ever Live Alongside Humans?
586 views / 1 likes - addedYou may have been told online or at special interest museums that dinosaurs once lived alongside humans, or maybe even still live today. Here we look closely at this claim, and discover what science can tell us. This animation was based partially on two w
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Once a Spawn a Time: Horseshoe Crabs Mob the Beach | Deep Look
178 views / 0 likes - addedHorseshoe crabs may look scary, but when it's springtime in Delaware Bay, millions of these arthropods show they're lovers, not fighters. They lay masses of blue-green eggs up on the shore. At just the right time, they pop and release the larvae within th
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The Extinction Happening Inside You
329 views / 0 likes - addedThanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/Our modern lifestyle and diet are leading to the extinction of parts of our microbiome, but we can use what we've learned from dealing with nearly-extinct macrobio
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Why Don't More Animals Eat Wood?
251 views / 0 likes - addedThanks to OIST for sponsoring this video. To learn more, visit https://admissions.oist.jp/Wood is abundant and full of energy, but outside of some insects, almost no animals eat it because the stuff it's made of is hard to break down.Thanks also to our Pa
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Is Bigger Better?
158 views / 0 likes - addedThis video was made in partnership with Popsci! They recently published their "Muscles" issue, and wrote an article to go along with this video that you can read here: https://popsci.com/environment/strongest-animal-by-weightElephants might be strong, but
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When Giant Scorpions Swarmed the Seas
525 views / 2 likes - addedTry Audible for 30 days visit https://www.audible.com/eons or text eons to 500500! Sea scorpions thrived for 200 million years, coming in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. Over time, they developed a number of adaptations--from crushing claws to flatten
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