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Why soil is one of the most amazing things on Earth | BBC Ideas

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Soil is underappreciated. But it's vital in so many ways. Here's a look at the importance of soil - and why soil matters so much.This was made in partnership with The Royal Society. Animation by Flock London.Enjoyed this? Have a watch of this video next!
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How to test the soil in your garden | Do Try This At Home | We The Curious

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Soil is essential to life as we know it on planet Earth. This week, Robbie and Joel show you a simple activity to try at home to investigate what kind of soil you might have in your garden. How to scramble an egg inside its shell: https://youtu.be/HCAsQU5
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Soil Is Alive!

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Jessie and Squeaks make a new friend named Grady, and he teaches them about all the living things you can find in soil!Disciplinary Core Idea:LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans - There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in d
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Is Soil Alive?

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To learn more about restoration action - and get involved - visit RESTOR from the Crowther Lab at https://restor.eco.Soil doesn't seem like it's "alive", yet it functions like a living thing in lots of key ways.LEARN MORE**************To learn more about
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Spinach Time-Lapse - 40 days | Soil cross section

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Spinach time lapse with soil cross section. Revealing both - how spinach leaves and roots grow.Root development is best visible at germination and 30 days in.Those brighter dots in the soil, moving like there is no tomorrow, are saprotrophs - bugs and wor
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The Law Of Conservation Of Mass - Todd Ramsey

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-law-of-conservation-of-mass-todd-ramsey Everything in our universe has mass — from the smallest atom to the largest star. But the amount of mass has remained constant throughout existence even during the bir
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Where Does Soil Come From?

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Trees come from seeds, and birds come from eggs, but where does all the soil and dirt come from?----------Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishowIf you have a question for Jessi, Squeaks,
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Explaining the Science of Soil

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They say you are what you eat. This applies to cows, too. Which is why Horizon Organic dairy farmer, Cody Turner is all about biodiversity. He plants a variety of grasses and legumes in the pasture at his family farm and carefully tends his soil to ensure
Earthworm Effects on Soil: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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Clay animation video showcasing some of the effects earthworms have on the soils they inhabit, with emphasis on the fact that while they can be good in some soils, they can negatively affect other soil environments, especially when they are invasive. Ther
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Conservation of Energy

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Using the law of conservation of energy to see how potential energy is converted into kinetic energy More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=kw_4Loo1HR4
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A light rain can spread soil bacteria far and wide

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Using high-resolution imaging, researchers from MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering observed the effect of raindrops falling on dry soil laden with bacteria. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2017/light-rain-spread-soil-bacteria-0307) Watch more vid
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Erosion and Soil

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Jared explains why erosion occurs more slowly when soil is paired with leaf debris or plants, in this simple demonstration you can try at home or in class! Are you a teacher? Click here to explore our teaching resources! https://sites.google.com/temple.ed
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Plants in a Jar Test the Conservation of Mass

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People are generally confused about how matter works. I do a little experiment with a terrarium to test one of the most important laws in physics: the conservation of mass. If matter cannot be created or destroyed, then how do plants grow?
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Conservation of Energy - Is this a violation of energy conservation?

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Conservation And Restoration Ecology: Crash Course Ecology #12

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Hank wraps up the Crash Course on ecology by taking a look at the growing fields of conservation biology and restoration ecology, which use all the kung fu moves we've learned about in the past eleven weeks and apply them to protecting ecosystems and to c
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Bean Time-Lapse - 25 days | Soil cross section

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Kidney bean time lapse with soil cross section. Showing how roots ant upper part of plant grows. Play speed - 17280x (one shot every 9 minutes 36 seconds played at 30 FPS). This was fourth attempt. During other attempts roots grew hidden, further from the
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Food Grown Without Soil. Lufa Farms

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Using city rooftops to grow healthy sustainable food. Learn how Lufa Farms is using technology and automation to grow fresh food daily with no soil, no pesticides, less water and zero waste. Support our educational documentaries by contributing on Patreon
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DIY Seed Starting Soil Made Easy

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Seed Starting Time Is Here My Friends! The beginning of a great garden year all starts with our seedlings. And to get the best seedlings, a good starting soil mix is the foundation. Seeding soils are a different beast than regular garden soils and today w
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The Conservation of "Iron Workers by Reginald Marsh Narrated

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Julian Baumgartner of Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration in Chicago guides the viewer through the process of conserving this piece of Social Realism by Reginald Marsh. Techniques and materials are introduced and explained to aide those without experience in
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Conserving one of the oldest photographs in MoMA's collection | CONSERVATION STORIES

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Tarnish is slowly engulfing one of the oldest objects in MoMA's collection, a daguerreotype from 1842 capturing two separate images—the Arch of Septimius Severus and Capitoline Lion in the Roman Forum. Within two years of the invention of photograph
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Radish Time-Lapse - 68 days | Soil cross section

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Radish time lapse with soil cross section. Showing development of radish from germination to flowering. Both - roots and upper parts of plant are shown. This one didn't went according to plant. Initial plant was to make time lapse of a month or month and
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The ABCs of Cephalopods with Conservation Biologist Samantha Cheng

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Happy Cephalopod Week! How many hearts does an octopus have? Why do some squid glow in the dark? And what does a zebra display have to do with the giant Australian cuttlefish? Museum conservation biologist Samantha Cheng takes you through the world of cep
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The Law of Conservation: Crash Course Engineering #7

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Today Shini explains the law of conservation, beginning with simple, steady-state systems. Well discuss conversion and yield, accumulation, and how generation and consumption can affect how much accumulation there is in a system.This episode is sponsored
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Microscopically reweaving a 1907 painting | CONSERVATION STORIES

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To ready Paula Modersohn-Becker's "Self Portrait" (1907) for MoMA's reopening in October, conservator Diana Hartman tackles the question of how to repair holes in the painting’s canvas. She figures out that a curved needle typically used in eye surg
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Vacation Or Conservation (Of Mass): Crash Course Kids #23.1

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So when water evaporates, what happens? Where does that water go? Does just vanish? Is it no more? Can matter every just go away? Well, the answer is no, it can't. But it can LOOK like it does. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina shows us how Co
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Conservation of Energy - Physics 101 / AP Physics 1 Review with Dianna Cowern

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Lesson 10 (Conservation of Energy) of Dianna's Intro Physics Class on Physics Girl. Never taken physics before? Want to learn the basics of physics? Need an AP Physics 1 review before the exam? This course is for you! Exercises in this video:1. You compre
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The Conservation of Momentum Explained Simply

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Start learning today with Brilliant! https://brilliant.org/upandatomThe law of conservation of linear momentum, shown with both Newton's laws and Galilean relativity. Classical mechanics. Hi! I'm Jade. Subscribe to Up and Atom for physics, math and comput
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Sea Turtle Conservation! (Baby Turtles!) | Maddie Moate

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Greg and I visited the GILI MENO TURTLE SANCTUARY to learn more about what they do to help the turtles, why they are endangered and how we can help. Click on the links below for more information about Hawksbill Turtles, The Gili Meno Turtle Sanctuary and
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What is Soil Made Of?

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An animated introduction to soils functions and threats. © FAO: http://www.fao.org
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Growing Tomatoes Indoors With 94% Less Water And No Soil

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With climate change and rising populations, we have to find more sustainable ways to farm our food. Are hydroponic greenhouses the key to farming's future? Subscribe to ABC Science YouTube https://ab.co/2YFO4Go This is an excerpt from the Australian docum
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Conservation of Momentum - Physics 101 / AP Physics 1 Review with Dianna Cowern

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Lesson 12 (Conservation of Momentum) of Dianna's Intro Physics Class on Physics Girl. Never taken physics before? Want to learn the basics of physics? Need an AP Physics 1 review before the exam? This course is for you! Exercises in this video:1. Compare
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Conservation of angular momemtum

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Angular momentum is constant when there is no net torque. More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=s_R8d3isJDA
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Visualization of conservation of energy

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Growing Plants Without Soil! | Squeaks Grows a Garden! | SciShow Kids

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Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!Today, Squeaks and Mister Brown explore the world of plants with an experiment! They'll learn what plants actually need to grow, which can help th
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A Simple Proof Of Conservation Of Energy

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Conservation of Queen Victoria's Throne

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This imposing State Throne Chair was made in 1837 for Queen Victoria for the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace. Watch this film to hear Sally Goodsir, Curator of Decorative Arts, discuss the meaning behind its decoration. Gary Gronnestad, Gilding Conservat
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Conservation's Latest Problem? Not Enough Hunters

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No matter how you feel about hunting, it provides a lot of funding for state wildlife agencies. Now, fewer Americans are hunting, and that system is breaking down. The United States needs to find a new way to fund the preservation of America's wilderness.
How Glowing Poop Helps Bat Conservation

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To track the migration patterns of the lesser long-nosed bats, Ecologist Rodrigo Medellin coats bats in harmless UV dust.Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed it! http://bit.ly/1Adl6ht **More info & videos below**The Bat Man of Mexico premieres June 30
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Launch Lab, a conservation of momentum experiment

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Nils gives a demonstration and description of the Launch Lab. The experiment is a variation on a ballistic pendulum--instead of a projectile colliding with the pendulum, it is ejected from it. The platform consists of a section of Masonite, a clothes pin,
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Fires can kindle biodiversity, sparking new approaches to conservation

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Raging fires throughout the U.S. and Australia over the past year have put vulnerable species at risk. But not all blazes are devastatingin fact, fire can promote biodiversity. In grasslands, fires prevent trees and roots from taking hold. This allows gra
MIT Physics: Spinning Bike Wheel and Conservation of Angular Momentum

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When Ryan spins a bike wheel, nothing crazy happens. But something weird happens when he flips it over - watch and learn as he shows and explains why.----------Find us online!Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MITK12Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MITK12Vi
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Bears Eat Dirt?

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After months of hibernation, Yellowstone's grizzly bears immediately eat volcanic soil to jumpstart their digestive systems. The soil contains potassium and magnesium, which kill off parasites that cause diarrhea. From: MYSTERY IN YELLOWSTONE http://bit.l
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Tomato plants from tomato slice

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In the honor of Italian pizza. These are three slices of tomato put in a pot with a varying amount of soil on top, to see how it affects the germination. It nicely shows the increased humidity that you get by putting some soil on top.
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How to Grow Potatoes in a Bucket

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A fun way to learn about growing potatoes in a bucket! Video by Topic Simple (http://www.topicsimple.com) Music by David Newberry (http://davidnewberrymusic.com/) Need something explained? Get a video: http://topicsimple.com/get-a-video/ Growing Potatoes
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How To (Literally) Save Earth

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Thanks to http://www.soylent.com/earth for sponsoring this video! Thanks also to our supporters on https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth : - Today I Found Out - Maarten Bremer - Jeff Straathof - Mark Roth - Tony Fadell - Muhammad Shifaz - 靛蓝字幕组 - Melissa Vi
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How To Grow A Martian Salad On Earth

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Subscribe to Aspect Science! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyi06SeKkiwoAzFVmQtDtfg or start with Tom's video on what would happen if a meteoroid hit an Apollo astronaut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll8izWe9nqk"12kg of Martian soil simulant" is a pr
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SchoolHouse Rock - Energy Blues

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Rare footage of African Wild Dogs (Painted Wolves) returning to their den to feed puppies [4K GoPro]

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Working with Wildlife Enjoy living on a 240 000-acre Big-5 and Malaria Free private game reserve in South Africa’s Kalahari Desert. This project offers a true perspective of the problems facing African Wildlife and allows guests to give something ba
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How to Save the World's Rarest Sea Lion Pups

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***Help Support Our Video Productions!!! - http://www.patreon.com/scifri After being hunted off of the mainland of New Zealand centuries ago, a new generation of the earth's rarest sea lions species has miraculously returned to the Otago Peninsula. Jim Fy
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What if Grass Disappeared? | #aumsum #kids #science #education #children

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What if Grass Disappeared?Firstly, if grass disappeared, public parks will lose their charm, people may stop visiting them.Secondly, if grass disappeared, animals likes cows and goats will have to change their eating habits.Thirdly, grass is nature's way
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There's Water On Mars! Here's Everything You Need To Know

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Water on Mars. Seems like we’ve been here before. So, why is NASA’s most recent announcement different? Come see us at DNews After Dark! ►►►► http://dne.ws/1Fa2OCh Watch more DNews! ►►►► http://dne.ws/1jEtX71 Read More: Briny Water May Pool in Mars' Equat
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5 Genius Ways to Water Your Plants When You are Away on Vacation - Indoor Plants Automatic Watering

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When you are away from home you need to make provisions to ensure that your plants stay healthy. If you are unable to get a friend or neighbour to come in and water your plants, there are some easy tips you can follow to keep your plants in great conditio
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2-dimensional momentum problem

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An example of conservation of momentum in two dimensions. More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=CFygKiTB-4A
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These Dogs Sniff Out Wildlife Crime

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At this very moment, with their noses to the ground, four-legged heroes are actively defending our planet. With keen olfactory systems and an ability to read human behavior, dogs are not only [wo]man’s best friends—they’re indefatigable allies in the figh
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Roots from different plants compete for prime real estate underground

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Mathematical modeling and greenhouse studies show complex interactions keep roots productiveWhen it comes to plants, the roots hidden underground are as importantif not more importantthan whats visible above ground. Now researchers have figured out how ro
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Momentum and Angular Momentum of the Universe

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Visualization of the conservation of the momentum and angular momentum of everything in the universe.
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The Whales of New York

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*** We're now on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/scifri - Please Help Support Our Video Productions! *** Within sight of the famous New York skyline, you might see something unexpected—whales. Vast schools of menhaden baitfish swirl in the New York Bight,
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Vulture safe zones aim to preserve an unloved but vital scavenger

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After a huge downturn in South Asia's vulture numbers, governments and conservationists are aiming to turn populations of these natural clean-up crews around. CREDITS editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producers Sarah Crespi Nguyên Khôi Nguy
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Stunning Close-ups: Meet These Frogs Before They Go Extinct | National Geographic

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They're charismatic and cute, but the tree frogs that live in Cusuco National Park in Honduras are being decimated by chytrid fungus. The fungus has spread worldwide, causing hundreds of amphibian species to become endangered or even extinct. Biologist an
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Work/Energy problem with Friction

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A conservation of energy problem where all of the energy is not conserved. More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=YvacYWgygaA
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What's The Dirt On ... Dirt?

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A SciShow Kids viewer has asked us: What is dirt made of? Join Jessi to get the dirt on … dirt! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome produ
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Momentum: Ice skater throws a ball

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A simple conservation of momentum problem involving an ice skater and a ball More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=vPkkCOlGND4
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Introduction To Energy

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Introduction to energy: potential and kinetic energy. Law of conservation of energy.
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Why 10 Daily Tons of Ant Poop Keep This Rainforest Thriving

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The soil in the rainforests of Barro Colorado is packed with nutrients, but where does it come from? The answer lies high up in the canopy, where a remarkable, prolific species of nest-building ants drops its waste. From: MYSTERIES OF THE RAINFOREST http:
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How Dogs Are Used to Protect Endangered Species

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At a small training facility in Missoula, Montana, rescue dogs are being trained to stop wildlife trafficking from every point. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.comDogs have seriously impressive noses
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Transforming Human Poop Into Eco-Friendly Fertilizer: #bestjobever

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Everyone poops. But who wants to actually deal with it? Ecologist Sasha Kramer literally works with poop and thinks about it every day. She is helping to transform human waste into fertile organic compost for agricultural use in Haiti. Kramer is an ecolog
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The Creation of Chemistry - The Fundamental Laws: Crash Course Chemistry #3

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Today's Crash Course Chemistry takes a historical perspective on the creation of the science, which didn't really exist until a super-smart, super-wealthy Frenchman put the puzzle pieces together - Hank tells the story of how we went from alchemists to ch
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Where Do Trees Get Their Mass?

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Complete unedited interviews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dcw98B2NzgTrees can weigh hundreds or even thousands of tons, but where do they get this mass from? A few common answers are: the soil, water, and sunlight. But the truth is the vast majority o
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Africa: The Youngest Continent

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Bill Gates shares stories of Africa’s next generation of leaders who are helping to shape Africa’s future in fields of agriculture, health, development, sports, and wildlife conservation. Learn more at https://b-gat.es/2CuP1eD
Irrigate like its 2000 BC with these easy DIY terracotta watering pots called ollas

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Make an Olla (pronounced oi-ya)Ollas have been used for thousands of years in agriculture and gardening practices and are traditionally unglazed terracotta jugs filled with water and buried into the soil, with their necks protruding slightly. Once the por
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The precious genes of the worlds first cloned ferret could save her species

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The National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center in Fort Collins, Colorado, isnt Jurassic Park, but new developments there might sound familiar to fans of the sci-fi classic. This year, the centers sole cloned ferret, a 14-month-old female named Eliza
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Chasing Wolverines With Help From Ultra-Runners

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Wolverines were thought to have disappeared from Utah's northeastern wilderness due to overhunting and trapping. But images from a 2014 camera trap show that this elusive carnivore may be returning to the area. A conservation group founded by National Geo
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Arabidopsis time-lapse

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Arabidopsis thaliana or thale cress is a common weed which prefers to grow on sandy soil and occurrs all over the world. Because of its small rosette size and plain appearance the plant is often overlooked. However, its small size made it very convenient
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Most Collisions Are Secretly in One Dimension

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The first 200 people to https://brilliant.org/MinutePhysics/ get 20% off an annual Premium subscription to Brilliant.This video is about elastic and inelastic collisions in 1D, 2D and 3D - and how the collision of conservation of energy with conservation
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Fungi: Death Becomes Them - CrashCourse Biology #39

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Death is what fungi are all about. By feasting on the deceased remains of almost all organisms on the planet, converting the organic matter back into soil from which new life will spring, they perform perhaps the most vital function in the global food web
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Why Captive Tigers Can't Be Reintroduced to the Wild | WIRED

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Netflix's "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness" has opened up the world's eyes to big cat ownership in America. Outside all the headlines-generating drama, the documentary casts some light onto the big cat black market. In the US, Tigers are illegally
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Record: 42 Pandas Born in Breeding Program This Year | Nat Geo Wild

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A record 42 giant pandas have been born this year at two breeding stations of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribe About Nat Geo Wild: Welcome to a place so wild, anything can happe
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An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The extraordinary legacy of Philippe de Montebello, who served for 31 years as Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. During his tenure, Mr. de Montebello guided the acquisition of more than 84,000 works of art, demanded innovation in conservation te
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The Portal Paradox

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Thanks to CuriosityStream for supporting this video. Head to http://curiositystream.com/minutephysics and use promo code minutephysics for 30 days FREE!This video is about the Portal Paradox - a paradox in the video game Portal (and Portal 2) regarding wh
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Superbloom: How Death Valley Springs To Life

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http://www.sciencefriday.com When it rains, it blooms. Beneath Death Valley lies a massive seed bank of desert wildflowers, and when heavy winter rains soak deep into the soil, these hidden wonders spring to life. Some call this growing spree a "beautiful
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There Is No American Cuisine, But There Could Be

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Dan Barber explains how national cuisines tend to be defined by historical precedent influenced by agricultural limitations. As the United States is a young country with rich soil, its own quintessential cuisine never developed. Barber's latest book is "T
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The secret history of dirt

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Dirt isnt just the stuff beneath our feet. Its the stuff of life.Welcome to our first-ever week of programming for kids!Become a Video Lab member!http://bit.ly/video-labDirt is alive. It's full of billions of creatures so small you can't even see them und
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Meet the mycologists aiming to illuminate the hidden world of fungi

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A new nonprofit, the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks, is on a mission to illuminate the hidden world of fungi beneath our feet. Gabriel Popkin, a contributing correspondent, joined these researchers on their inaugural sampling expeditio
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How Artemis Astronauts Plan to Grow Plants on the Moon | WIRED

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As NASA ramps up the Artemis program, growing plants using water and soil from the moon could become a necessity during longer duration stays there. When space biologists recently grew plants in actual moon soil, it was a game changer. WIRED spoke with Sh
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What can you learn from ancient skeletons? - Farnaz Khatibi

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-can-you-learn-from-ancient-skeletons-farnaz-khatibi Ancient skeletons can tell us a great deal about the past, including the age, gender and even the social status of its former owner. But how can we know a
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Do bones decompose? How long does it take for bones to decompose?

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Ever wonder why bones can survive hundreds of years without decomposing? This is due to the unique composition of bone. Bone is primarily composed of a very stable protein called collagen and the mineral calcium. The association between collagen and calci
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Should More Species Be Extinct?

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Watch these amazing rewilding videos from our friends at Planet Wild, in which theyre saving Europes cutest bird from extinction or resurrecting a dying forest. Saving Europes cutest bird: www.planetwild.com/minuteearth/4 Forest resurrection: www.planetwi
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Is Our Food Becoming Less Nutritious?

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The nutrient content of food is declining. Is it because of soil depletion, selective breeding, or... something else?Watch my new documentary, VITAMANIA: http://ve42.co/vitaI came across this story as I was making the film Vitamania. When you ask sellers
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Nature's Superheroes: More Trees Please!

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Join Francesca, Asha, and Lydia as they explore what makes trees so important, the problems trees face, and what kids like you can do to help. Learn more at OLogy, the Museum’s science website for kids: https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/biodiversity/natu
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Wolves: Can't Live With 'Em, Can't Live Without 'Em

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Humans dont have a great track record of coexisting with top predators, and wolves are no exception. By the early 1900s, wolves were nearly extinct in all of Western Europe as a result of government programs that rewarded people for killing them. While th
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Sand Castle Holds Up A Car! - Mechanically Stabilized Earth

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Dirt is probably the cheapest and simplest construction material out there, but it's not very strong compared to other choices. Luckily geotechnical engineers have developed a way to strengthen earthen materials with almost no additional effort - Mechanic
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The Haber Process - Daniel D. Dulek

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-chemical-reaction-that-feeds-the-world-daniel-d-dulek How do we grow crops quickly enough to feed the Earth's billions? It's called the Haber process, which turns the nitrogen in the air into ammonia, easily
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Tigers: Clawing Back | A NATURE Short Film

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Poaching, habitat loss and climate change are among the many threats to Siberian Tigers in Russia and the world. A group of filmmakers and conservationists from WCS and Panthera attempt to answer the question: what does the future hold for one of the larg
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Environmental DNA

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Monitoring biodiversity using traditional methods can often be challenging and costly. With threats to our natural world mounting, it is now more important than ever to monitor ecological systems quickly and efficiently, to help us protect and conserve th
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Sounds of Survival | bioGraphic

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Deep in the emerald cloud forests of Cusuco National Park of Honduras, scientists are on a quest to record the never-before-heard call of the endangered “exquisite spike-thumb frog” (Plectrohyla exquisita). What ensues is both a delightful por
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How the Leaning Tower of Pisa Was Saved: Crash Course Engineering #40

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This week were going underground to explore geotechnical and seismic engineering. Well look at how structures connect to the ground and transmit loads through their foundations, and how those foundations need to provide a high bearing capacity. Well see h
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The environmental cost of free two-day shipping

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What’s the environmental impact of online shopping and what are the solutions to make it more sustainable? Climate Lab is produced by the University of California in partnership with Vox. Hosted by conservation scientist Dr. M. Sanjayan, the videos explor
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Takeout creates a lot of trash. It doesn't have to.

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Our single-use items aren't helping the fight against climate change but there are easy hacks to reduce and reuse. Climate Lab is produced by the University of California in partnership with Vox. Hosted by conservation scientist Dr. M. Sanjayan, the video
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The diet that helps fight climate change

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You don’t have to go vegan to fight climate change. Research shows that small changes to our diets can make big differences. Climate Lab is produced by the University of California in partnership with Vox. Hosted by conservation scientist Dr. M. Sanjayan,
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Solving the Mystery of the Ghost Orchid | Seeker Indie

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Since Charles Darwin, biologists have been transfixed by the evolutionary link between pollinating insects and orchids. Now a group of intrepid conservation photographers ventured into Florida's Corkscrew Swamp to try and photograph the interaction betwee
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Why Humans Can't Run Cheetah Speeds (70mph) and How We Could | WIRED

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Why is it that cheetahs can run so fast? How can humans get to be that fast? Cheetah biologist Adrienne Crosier and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Chris Raynor explain why cheetahs are so quick and why humans and limited comparatively.Adrienne Crosier is a biolog
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Super Bacteria Has a New Enemy: The CRISPR Pill

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Scientists are developing a CRISPR pill that can fight superbugs. Can we modify bacteria's DNA to make it self destruct? What is CRISPR & How Could It Edit Your DNA? - https://youtu.be/SyAo51IYgUw Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO
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How Evolution Creates Hybrid Animals

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Right now coyotes, wolves, and dogs are creating a hybrid canine. How does this happen in the wild? Evolution Is Happening Right Before Your Eyes ►►►► http://dne.ws/1kLPA6e Get Awesome DNews Science Shirts! ►►►► http://dne.ws/dnewsmerch Sign Up For The Te
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The New Mars Rover Is The Most Advanced Yet, Here's Why

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We've set our sights on Mars once again with NASAs Perseverance rover due to launch in the summer of 2020. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com Sinc
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Scientists Find Our World Could Be Ruled By Secret Patterns | A Natural Code

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Scientists are using Alan Turing's theory about patterns to grasp a better understanding of nature's hidden design; from tracking migrating birds, to conserving whale sharks across the world. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Visit our sh
Meet Two Galapagos Tortoise Hatchlings at Taronga Western Plains Zoo

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Over the course of their lives these little ones will grow from 80 grams to over 150kg! Watch and learn all about Galapagos Tortoise juveniles as Keeper Jordy introduces us to 6 year old Pena and Turbo.There are lots more behind-the-scenes videos at http:
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How Close Are We to Resurrecting Extinct Species?

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Bringing extinct animals back to life sounds like science fiction, but gene-editing techniques are making it possible. U.S./Mexico Border Wall Puts Animals In Danger Of Extinction - https://youtu.be/l6xTxh96Jbc Read More: Mammoth Tooth Discovery Suggests
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Tunneling With A Mechanical Worm On Steroids

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Mexico City was founded on an unstable lake bed at the bottom of a volcanic crater. The soil is so soft that the city has sunk thirty feet in the last century alone. Blasting to create tunnels would topple buildings, so the government turned to giant tunn
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The Mummification Process

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The ancient Egyptians developed a sophisticated method to preserve a dead body for the afterlife: mummification. First, the internal organs were removed and all moisture from the body was eliminated. Next, the body was wrapped with long strips of linen, a
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The Man Who Killed Millions and Saved Billions

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YES, THIS IS A REUPLOAD. The original was age-restricted and demonetized. To support the channel directly, you can buy Snatoms: https://ve42.co/snatoms1 https://ve42.co/amzn or support on Patreon: https://ve42.co/pFritz Haber is the scientist who arguably
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Seal Pup Eating Snow

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WWF Finland has been involved in the effort to help the Saimaa ringed seal by piling up snow on Lake Saimaas ice to form man-made snow banks in order to help the seals build nests and give birth. This past winter, nearly 280 artificial snow banks were mad
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We Could Live in Caves on the Moon, Here’s Everything You Need to Know

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The pits on the moon might lead to caves big enough to fit cities, but how were they formed? Could We Create A Livable Atmosphere On The Moon? - https://youtu.be/ksvlHp--TgA Get 20% off http://www.domain.com domain names and web hosting when you use coupo
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Recycling concrete

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The construction industry needs large quantities of gravel and crushed rock for concrete manufacturing. So far, recycled concrete has mostly been utilized as filling material or in substructures, but only hesitantly for structural engineering. The film sh
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How poaching is changing the face of African elephants

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It's "natural" selection. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Many thanks to Dr. Joyce H. Poole, Dr. Tammie Matson, Andrew Parker, and African Parks. To learn more about their ongoing work in elephant conservation, visit their websites below: h
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Ribboned Pipehorse Haliichthys Taeniophorus Looks Like a Plant

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WOW! This alga does a great impression of a seahorse, it even has eyes and fins and... oh whoa. If you ever thought the seaweed was talking back, perhaps a ribboned pipehorse was to blame. ____ Hey there! We hope you liked this video. Subscribe to our cha
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Why Different Soils Feel Different

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Squeaks and Mister Brown do some experiments with soil, and learn all about why different soils feel different!----------Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishowIf you have a question for J
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Single-use plastic, microplastic are an environmental disaster | CBC Kids News

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Single-use plastic, such as water bottles, cutlery and packaging, are a huge environmental problem. Trash and microplastics are filling up our oceans.The problem is worldwide and its only been getting worse in recent years. CBC Kids News contributor Saba
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Cute Tiger Cubs Pose For Cameras - Tigers About The House - BBC

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Giles Clark unveils the cubs to the press as they announce their plans to help Tiger conservation using the cubs. Taken from Tigers About The House. Subscribe to BBC Earth: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=BBCEarth BBC Earth YouTube Cha
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Feynman's Building Blocks of Thermodynamics - with Andrea Sella

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How Richard Feynman’s classic analogy of building blocks explains the conservation of energy. Professor Andrea Sella recalls Feynman’s illustration of the first law of thermodynamics with a child’s building blocks and wily mother. This animation is day 6
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Sesame Street: Grover Talks About Plants

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Your cute, furry, blue, gardening monster Grover is here to tell you all the things plants need to grow and stay healthy. A plant needs sunlight and soil. What else does a plant need? Subscribe to the Sesame Street Channel here: http://www.youtube.com/sub
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Why Do Lions Roar?

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Lions, like all animals. roar as a way to communicate. Beginning at the age of 2, lion cubs are able to start roaring. Similar to humans, we speak using different tones, pitches and volumes as a way to get our message across and to tell each other apart.
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3 Ways Science Can Bust Art Forgeries

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Some works of art can be worth thousands, even millions, of dollars. But what if you aren't so sure that Van Gogh you just bought to hang over your toilet is the real deal? Luckily, we can use science to sniff out fakes! Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- S
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Is There Life on Mars?

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You know what would be exciting? Finding life on Mars. What is the best evidence we’ve seen for life on the Red Planet? References: http://mars.nasa.gov/programmissions/missions/past/viking/ http://www.astrobio.net/news-exclusive/potential-signs-ancient-l
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Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration

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ReMade in Chicago, Baumgartner Restoration is a second-generation art conservation studio in Chicago. Follow Julian as he completely restores a damaged painting. Baumgartner Restoration Instagram - https://goo.gl/mE96gT Baumgartner Restoration Website - h
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Crystal Jellyfish Are Clearly Awesome!

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Crystal jellies are very transparent about their life in the open ocean. The frilly mouth of the jelly—it's the little clapper below the bell—can extend to nearly the size of the jelly itself to swallow food. In this video, you can see the mouth in action
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How Art Conservators Clean Paintings

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No two paintings have the same conservation process. Check out more about Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration: https://www.facebook.com/baumgartnerfineartrestoration/ https://www.instagram.com/baumgartnerrestoration/ http://www.baumgartnerfineartrestoration.
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How To Grow Strawberries - The Definitive Guide

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Strawberries! The official flavor favorite of summertime. Delicious red globes of juicy goodness that we can't wait to bite into. The real beauty of Strawberry plants is that not only are they an absolute delight to eat, they are also very easy to grow! I
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These Names Can Kill Animals

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To get your free 30-day trial of CuriosityStream, go to https://curiositystream.com/minute and use the code "minute". Just like the names of products and companies, animals' names can affect how we feel about them...and changing the name of a species migh
3 minutes to the centre of the Earth | The Royal Society

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Accompany seismologist Paula Koelemeijer on a voyage to the centre of the Earth!#earth #planet #seismology #geology #mantle #core Find out which animal burrows the farthest, where the world's deepest hole is, and discover two mysterious blobs the size of
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Why didn't this 2,000 year old body decompose? - Carolyn Marshall

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Discover the surprising biodiversity of soil, and how its microbes help support all life on Earth.--It may not appear very lively six feet underground, but a single teaspoon of soil contains more organisms than there are human beings on the planet. From b
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Make The Most Of Compost!

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Our friend Elliot thought we should do an episode about composting... so we did! Learn all about how you can turn certain types of trash into nutrient packed soil you can use in the garden! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get th
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Heart-warming moment Damian Aspinall's wife Victoria is accepted by wild gorillas OFFICIAL VIDEO

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In June 2017 our Chairman, Damian Aspinall and his wife, Victoria, made a special trip to our project in Gabon to oversee the transfer of a young gorilla group from the sanctuary where they met, to our Gorilla Protection Project in the Batéké
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How To Survive A Lightning Strike

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Gorilla Reunion: Damian Aspinall's Extraordinary Gorilla Encounter on Gorilla School

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http://aquavitafilms.com In the African jungle, conservationist Damian Aspinall searches for Kwibi, a lowland gorilla he hasn't seen for 5 years. Kwibi grew up with Damian at his Howletts Wild Animal Park in England. When he was five, he was released into
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We Found a Giant Sea Monster on the beach!

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How NASAs new rover will search for signs of ancient life on Mars

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If NASA realizes its midsummer dream, a spacecraft will blast off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, sometime between 30 July and 15 August, destined to ignite the next generation of Mars exploration. The mission, which NASA has dubbed Mars 2020, aims to deliv
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Octopus 101 | Suckers!

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How strong is an octopus? How many suction cups does an octopus have? And can octopus give you hickeys? Dive into the wonderful world of octopus natural history with cephalopod aquarist Candace and learn more about giant Pacific octopuses at the Monterey
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Renewable Energy - Powered by Poop | California Academy of Sciences

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In this Flipside Science unit, designed for a middle school audience, we'll explore environmental issues related to energy use and conservation. In our most recent installment, find out how a dairy farm is using a methane digester to turn cow poop into el
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Making a Homemade Composter! | Full-Time Kid | PBS Parents

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Turn any plastic bottle into your own DIY composter! Compost is a great way to think sustainably in your kitchen and turn food waste into nutrient-rich soil for your garden. This activity uses recyclable materials in to make environmental science quick, s
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Octopus 101 | Breathing!

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How does an octopus breathe? Where are its organs? And what's this about a siphon? Find out from intrepid cephalopod aquarist Candace about the general body plan of a giant Pacific octopus and what provides the cephalopower to all that inkredible octopus
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Stress Testing Giant Sequoias | That's Amazing

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California's giant sequoia trees are showing signs of extreme stress due to the state's ongoing drought. To save Earth's oldest trees, Anthony Ambrose and his team of researchers climb several hundred feet into the canopy, braving life and limb in the nam
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Rainforests 101 | National Geographic

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Rainforests are home to over half of the world's plant and animal species. Learn about tropical and temperate rainforests, how they contribute to the global ecosystem, and the conservation efforts being done to protect these biomes. ➡ Subscribe: http://bi
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Try the Worlds Most Expensive Potatoes

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How much would you realistically pay for a pound of potatoes? A few dollars? Well, you wont believe how much these expensive spuds once fetched at auction. These artisanal vegetables are grown in sandy soil fertilized by seaweed on an island off the Atlan
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Lazy anchovies and sardines in the Kelp Forest | Live From Monterey Bay!

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Join Patrick on the social media team at an early-morning Kelp Forest exhibit relaxocean session.Check out the all-day every day Kelp Forest livestream: https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals-and-exhibits/live-web-cams/kelp-forest-camMore Kelp Forest
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How Drones Catch Whale Snot for Biology Research | WIRED

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Whale research is difficult, but a conservation organization is trying to make it a bit easier with drones. WIRED's Matt Simon talks with Ocean Alliance CEO Iain Kerr about the benefits of flying the "SnotBot" into a whale's blow spout.Still havent subscr
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How Does Diplomatic Immunity Work?

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Join Josh as he explains the intricacies of diplomatic immunity, a tradition dating back at least 4,000 years. Listen to the Stuff You Should Know podcast: http://www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/podcasts/deal-diplomatic-immunity/ Share on Facebook: Share on Tw
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What do bluebirds eat?

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What do bluebirds eat? To find out, we placed cameras at 40 bluebird nest boxes in Delaware to record the birds bringing prey back to their nestlings. The prey were identified from the video to determine which arthropod groups are most important in the bl
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The extraordinary power of poo! | BBC Ideas

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Amazingly, the average adult flushes away 730 litres of urine and around 91kg of faeces every year. But could our number twos be the answer to some of the worlds biggest problems?From modern treatment plants able to convert our never-ending supply of poo
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The Plant Thats Full Of Metal

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Special Christmas Deal! Use the link https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/MinuteEarth to support our channel and get 3 years + 2 months free for $79. Just $2.08 for a MONTH!The amount of metal some special plants are able to take up from the soil would b
Finding the Notoriously Shy Dormouse | 24 Hours With | BBC Earth

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Have you ever heard of a dormouse officer? Well, it's a job that involves the safeguarding this iconic endangered species. Join zoologist and wildlife presenter Yussef Rafik as he learns all about the local conservation efforts striving to protect its fut
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DC Resistors & Batteries: Crash Course Physics #29

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Batteries power much of your daily life, so today we're going to talk about how they work. We're also explaining how terminal voltage results from the natural internal resistance of every real battery. We'll get into both series and parallel circuit confi
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Octopus 101 | Communication!

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You may know that octopuses change color to camouflage, but can these kaleidoscopic displays also communicate their "emotions?" And how do octopuses even change colors? Cephalopod aquarist Candace is back with our giant Pacific octopus—and a supporting ca
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Cheetahs: The Fastest Runners in the World

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Jessi and Squeaks love to race each other! They can both run pretty fast, but there's one animal they'd never be able to beat: the cheetah! Join us to learn all about this super speedy cat! ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become
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Some BIG bigfin reef squid! | Live From Monterey Bay!

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Join Patrick on the social media team as we check out some LARGE bigfin reef squid in our Tentacles special exhibition on cephalopods.More info on Tentacles: https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals-and-exhibits/exhibits/tentaclesMore info on bigfin re
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When Tree Planting Goes Wrong

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Special thanks to the Society for Ecological Restoration and its global partners for their support during this production; and to the Convention on Biological Diversity, which is part of the United Nations Environment Programme. Thanks to Kingsley Dixon a
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Should We Let Pandas Go Extinct?

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Thanks to http://www.harrys.com for supporting this video. Use the coupon code MINUTEEARTH for $5 off your order! http://www.harrys.com Thanks to our Patreon patrons: - @AntoineCoeur - Nicholas Buckendorf - Nasser Hamed Alminji - Jeff Straathof - Mark - f
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The Funniest Wolf Howls Are Lazy Ones

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Why get up when you can howl lying down? Alawa (front and lazy) and Zephyr are captive-born gray wolves at the Wolf Conservation Center (WCC), a 501c3 non-profit organization, in South Salem, NY. They are two of the three 'ambassador wolves' at the WCC th
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (webisode)

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Great Museums TV presents a preview of "The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Collective Vision". This episode aired on national public television stations across the country. A patron with exquisite taste and a zest for life, Isabella Stewart Gardner trav
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Harvesting Volcanic Coffee

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Timoteo Minas grows coffee in the shadow of an active volcano in Guatemala. Volcán de Agua has been erupting more frequently in recent years, but Timoteo is not stressed at all. In fact, there’s no place he’d rather be. Both the high altitude—his farm sit
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The Inventor of Cruise Control Couldn’t See

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Ralph Teetor was an engineer and an all-around amazing guy. He lost his vision as a child, but that didn't slow him down. What did get in his way, however, was his lawyer’s driving. He’d break, then quickly accelerate—all in the name of obeying a conserva
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Stare Into The Eyes Of A Mantis Shrimp!

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Mantis shrimp are known for their powerful punch; but we personally get lost in their eyes. With more color receptors than us, and divided into three bands that allow for depth perception from just one of their eyeballs, the independently controllable eye
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Growing rice and fish together in China

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An ancient Chinese farming system has been designated a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) by FAO, making Qingtian County and Longxian village famous for something other than emigration. The entire village is benefitting from the cons
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The Library of Rare Colors

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The Forbes Pigment Collection at the Harvard Art Museums is a collection of pigments, binders, and other art materials for researchers to use as standards: so they can tell originals from restorations from forgeries. It's not open to the public, because i
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Total Internal Reflection in Water "Bucket of Light"

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A beam of laser light can be trapped inside a stream of water by suffering total internal reflectionthe aquatic equivalent of a fiber optic cable. In our setup we have a 2-liter soda bottle with a hole cut into the side. The bottle is filled with water an
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Tigers 101 | Nat Geo Wild

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Tigers are icons of beauty, power, and the importance of conservation. Learn five surprising facts about these striped felines, including how large the cats can be, an adaptation some developed for swimming, and how much wild tiger populations have declin
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Can zoos save species from extinction? - Nigel Rothfels

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Dig into the breeding program that saved Takhi horses from extinction, and explore the role of zoos in animal conservation.--For thousands of years, native Takhi horses roamed the steppes of Central Asia. But by the late 1960s, their extinction seemed ine
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Chambered Nautilus Are Hatching At The Aquarium!

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Do you know what a baby nautilus looks like? Do you want to see what a baby nautilus looks like? Squee! Chambered nautilus are hatching at the Aquarium!! After incubating behind the scenes for over 14 months, the eggs laid by the adults in our Tentacles e
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CARROT Growing from Seed Time Lapse - 100 Days

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It took me 4 tries and 1,5 years to get this one somewhat right. Should have adjusted the camera angle a bit earlier but unfortunately there are no reshoots when you do these kind of timelapses :)Bugs attacked the green parts again at day 26 but i managed
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What Happens If We Solve Extinction?

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The human species has driven the planet's biodiversity into an unprecedented decline, with as many as 1 million species at risk. Traditional conservation methods alone are struggling to offset the speed at which were losing species. Biotechnologies that h
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The Battle of Los Angeles | COLOSSAL MYSTERIES

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You may not know about the infamous Battle of Los Angeles, and yet it remains one of the most bizarre incidents on US soil during all of World War II. So, what exactly is The Battle of Los Angeles??Images used under license from Shutterstock.comWelcome to
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Leucothea pulchra — "The Beautiful Sea Goddess"

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EXCITING JELLY NEWS! Our jelly team has successfully bred Leucothea pulchra — "The Beautiful Sea Goddess"—in a world first for this genus of comb jellies! So fragile they've been described as "barely organized water," these astonishing animals are now on
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Sea Turtles Nesting in Costa Rica - 360 | National Geographic

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Several times a year, thousands of sea turtles make their way to this beach in Ostional Wildlife Refuge to lay their eggs. Egg harvesting has been legalized in this area to generate income for the community and encourage conservation. Observe this mass-ne
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Watch the world’s smallest bear copy its friends’ facial expressions

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For the first time, researchers observe exact facial mimicry outside humans and primates Read the story: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/03/watch-world-s-smallest-bear-copy-its-friends-facial-expressions Read the research: https://www.nature.com/arti
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GIANT Pencil Made From CORN!?

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Science Matters: www.4-H.org/Bayer Big shout out to Bayer 4H Council for partnering with us on this video! Note: The vast majority of corn is for feed or fuel, not food for people https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sweet-corn-vs-field-corn_n_596f6718e4b0a03ab
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More Animal Valentines! | Valentine's Day | A SciShow Kids Compilation

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Mister Brown and Squeaks open of valentines from a bunch of their animal pals!----------Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishowkidsIf you have a question for Jessi, Squeaks, and Mister Bro
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How Compost Is Made: A Field Trip!

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Composting is a way to turn scraps of food you aren't going to eat anymore into healthy soil for your garden! But how does food turn in to dirt?! Mister Brown and Squeaks take a trip to SoilCycle, a place that makes compost in their neighborhood, to talk
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This Country Has Something Everyone Else Wants

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Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/Morocco has 3/4 of the worlds known reserves of rock phosphate, our main source of phosphorus, so Morocco may be key to our long-term ability to grow food.At the t
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Preserving the Migration of Giants: Guyana's Arapaima

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Conservation scientist Dr. Lesley de Souza is working with the people of Guyana to establish a new protected area. Their goal is to safeguard a watershed for animals like the arapaima, one of the largest freshwater fish in the world. ---------------------
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The Most Dangerous Science Experiments—The Vampire Stake Test

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Searching For The World’s Last Pristine Seas - Nat Geo Live

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Feeling like he was writing the obituary for our oceans while studying the human impact on our seas, marine ecologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Dr. Enric Sala decided to leave academia and devote his life to ocean conservation. He foun
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The Joy of Cooking Asteroids

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Please support our video productions: http://www.patreon.com/scifriThe idea of mining Mars, the moon, or an asteroid for its mineral or water resources isn't far-fetched. NASA, the ESA, and several commercial enterprises already have missions in various s
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Do Penguins Fly? | Penguin 101

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We get this question a lot at the Aquarium: "Do penguins fly? They're a bird, right?" And the answer is: "Yes, penguins fly—but not through the air!" Penguins are expert swimmers and use their paddle-like wings to fly through the water. Penguins are shape
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What's Inside An Anthill?

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When you look at a fire ant hill or mound as its properly called youre actually seeing just the top of an enormous underground structure: the ants nest. Inside, a vast network of tunnels and chambers plunge up to 2 meters into the soil. Ants ferry their y
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We're melting the Arctic and reviving deadly germs

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Beware the thawing permafrost.Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-labIn the coldest parts of the world, theres a layer of soil that stays frozen all year. This layer is called permafrost; it exists mainly around the Arctic, and acts kind of lik
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Massive Deep-Sea Shark Checking Out Our Submarine

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**EXTENDED EDIT NOW LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8el3syekK0** In partnership with the Cape Eleuthera Institute (@ceibahamas), we managed to achieve history, tagging an animal from a submersible (submarine) for the first time EVER. Our objective
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12 Year Old Terrarium - Life Inside a closed jar, Over a decade in isolation

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In this video we take a look at the terrarium my brother made during his childhood. This terrarium was made between 2007 - 2008. This makes the terrarium at least 12 years old. Inside there is a variety of organisms. All of which have persisted within the
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Octopus 101 | Feeding!

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How do you keep an octopus entertained with its meal? Put a lid on it! To cater to the specific intelligence of octopuses, a food puzzle in a jar is the perfect tool for Cephalopod Aquarist Candace to enrich her giant Pacific octopus! Watch as 2,000 sucti
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Einstein's equations and the enigma of wormholes | Janna Levin

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Quantum wormholes are mathematically possible but might also be physically impossible. Physicist Janna Levin explains the wormhole paradox.This interview is an episode from @The-Well, our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created wit
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David Attenborough Meets The Rarest Animal in the WORLD?! | "The Last of His Kind" | Nature Bites

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Lonesome George is the last of his kind, a Pinta Island species of the giant Galapagos tortoises. David Attenborough tells his extraordinary story as two legends meet, just a few weeks before Lonesome George's death... Lonesome George was a male Pinta Isl
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BIG CATS like boxes too!

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Tigers, Lions & Leopards love boxes too! Just like domestic cats! You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile BIG CAT TV is a close look into our day-to-day operations, the conservation efforts
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BIG CATS Getting Snacks!

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Get an up close and personal look at many of the big cats at the sanctuary as they enjoy yummy treats! Learn more about each one by visiting bigcatrescue.org/catbio You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Am
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Humpback Whales Lunge Feeding In Monterey Bay!

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Seems like these humpback whales had a lunge date! Whale watchers in Monterey Bay were treated to a whale of a show yesterday, as over a dozen dashing diners took turns launching and lunching on anchovy antipasti! Humpback whales are here to gorge on the
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How Selfies Helped Protect a Threatened Species

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When you visit Rottnest Island, be prepared to smile. The island is home to the largest viable population of quokkas—small wallabies that are cute and camera ready. These furry creatures have become the latest internet sensation, as visitors from all over
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From Surfers to Scientists, the Deep Blue Defenders Saving Our Oceans

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This reel is swimming with inspiring people saving our oceans and the creatures who live in them. So lets plunge right in and meet the conservationists creating safe places for green and leatherback sea turtles to nest; the divers removing abandoned fishi
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The weird chemistry threatening priceless paintings — Speaking of Chemistry

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Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions Did you know that thousands of precious paintings around the world are generating soap beneath their surfaces? Art conservators struggle with microscopic eruptions in masterpieces http://cen.acs.org/articles/94/i21/Ar
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The Great North American Locust Plague

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Subscribe - it's FREE! - http://goo.gl/EpIDGd And please support us on Patreon - https://goo.gl/ZVgLQZ MinuteEarth is available as a free iTunes podcast! - https://goo.gl/sfwS6n We're also on facebook - http://facebook.com/minuteearth And twitter - http:/
Rescued rhino orphan Apollo turns three | Sheldrick Trust

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Rescued as an orphan in 2019, aged just six-months, black rhino Apollo celebrated his third birthday in March 2022. He is being hand-raised in the Tsavo Conservation Area, from where he will ultimately reintegrate back into the wild. Read his story at: ht
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A Very Early Periodic Table - Periodic Table of Videos

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The Professor discusses a long-lost treasure found in a university storage room... See Brady with the table on Objectivity: https://youtu.be/2eRLeS1UdPo More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Our thanks to David O'Hagan at University of St Andrews -
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Sand Cat Kittens Filmed in the Wild for First Time | Nat Geo Wild

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Researchers captured first-ever video of sand kittens in the wild. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribe About Nat Geo Wild: Welcome to a place so wild, anything can happen. Nat Geo Wild is the network all about animals from National Geographic,
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Who Needs Dirt?: Crash Course Kids #27.1

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So... do plants need dirt? The truth might shock you. In this episode of Crash Course kids, Sabrina talks about how plants get energy and how that energy is transported around them. Also, she talks about dirt. Watch More Crash Course Kids: https://www.you
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Look Who's Talking: Crash Course Kids #27.2

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Plants! We absolutely depend on them. Oxygen, food, and looking super nice to boot! But, plants have a lot more going on than meets the eye. How do we know that? Investigations and Experimentations! Watch More Crash Course Kids: https://www.youtube.com/us
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Protecting Antarctic Giants: Whales in the Southern Ocean

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Most of the world's large whale species are found in the Antarctic among a diverse marine ecosystem of over 8,000 species, more than half of which are seen nowhere else in the world. However, whale distribution and their critical feeding areas are poorly
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What If You Were A Giant?

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Check out The BFG, July 1st: http://fandan.co/28Tsc3A **This video was done in partnership with Disney. The views and opinions represented are my own.** ***Click "SHOW MORE" for links*** instagram: http://instagr.am/jakerawr twitter: http://twitter.com/vs
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A Sea Otter's Adorable Adoption Story

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