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The Most Horrible Parasite: Brain Eating Amoeba
362 views / 2 likes - addedhttps://shop-us.kurzgesagt.org/If you too want to overcome your existential dread, make your life beautiful and support Kurzgesagt, you can get sciency products made with love in our shop. Thanks so much to everyone who's supporting us.Sources & further r
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These Overlooked Organisms Are The Key To Life As We Know It
553 views / 0 likes - addedPlankton may be tiny, but they have a huge impact on the Earth. And they're in space?! Get 15% off http://www.domain.com's domain names and web hosting when you use coupon code DNEWS at checkout! Learn More About DNews After Dark ???? http://dne.ws/1Fa2Tp
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3D printing with living organisms
451 views / 0 likes - addedA method for printing 3D objects that can control living organisms in predicable ways has been developed by an interdisciplinary team of researchers at MIT and elsewhere. This technique may lead to 3D printing of biomedical tools that can be customized to
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How Sea Organisms Are Changing The Way We Make Glue | Think Like A Tree
800 views / 2 likes - addedYour new kitchen cabinets might contain a glue in them that was inspired by mussels. Explore the chemistry that mussels use when attaching to boats and find out how that science is being imitated to develop strong adhesives that don’t rely on toxic formal
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Plankton. The Most Vital Organisms On Earth - World Oceans Day - BBC Earth
1,209 views / 2 likes - addedHappy World Oceans Day! Click here to watch our SpongeBob SquarePants video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLNe3TutnNM The BBC Earth Unplugged team take over BBC Earth to delve a little deeper into why plankton are the most important organisms on the pla
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Feed Me: Classifying Organisms - Crash Course Kids #1.2
2,064 views / 5 likes - addedFEED ME! In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina has a chat with us about what living things eat to get energy. What makes something an omnivore, or a carnivore, or an herbivore? And how do plants fit in to all of this? This first series is based on
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What Is The Biggest Single-celled Organism? - Murry Gans
1,859 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-the-biggest-single-celled-organism-murry-gans The elephant is a creature of epic proportions — and yet, it owes its enormity to more than 1,000 trillion microscopic cells. And on the epically small end o
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Old&Odd: Archaea, Bacteria&Protists - CrashCourse Biology #35
842 views / 1 likes - addedHank veers away from human anatomy to teach us about the (mostly) single-celled organisms that make up two of the three taxonomic domains of life, and one of the four kingdoms: Archaea, Bacteria, and Protists. They are by far the most abundant organisms o
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The Surprising (and Invisible) Signatures Of Sea Creatures - Kakani Katija
749 views / 1 likes - addedView full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-surprising-and-invisible-signatures-of-sea-creatures-kakani-katija On land, animals leave footprints that tell us a lot about their size, form and capabilities. Marine organisms do this too, but these footp
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Two Research Vessels Leave for the Twilight Zone
367 views / 0 likes - addedA project jointly funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation is heading west from Seattle, straight for the twilight zone. Using two research vessels, the Export Processes in the Ocean from Remote Sensing (EXPORTS) oceanographic campaign will stud
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DNA Spells Evolution
623 views / 0 likes - addedDNA weaves together the tapestry of life on Earth. It mutates, which can lead to variation among organisms. Watch how natural selection relies on DNA to mold organisms to suit their environments. Play the Evolution Lab: http://www.pbs.org/nova/labs/lab/ev
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Microorganisms | The Dr. Binocs Show | Learn Series For Kids
2,712 views / 1 likes - addedEver wondered what happens when you look through a microscope? You find a whole new world of Micro organisms! Join Dr. Binocs as he teaches you more about micro organisms in a fun and simple way! Share on Facebook - https://goo.gl/uMQnBC Tweet about this
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Lactic Acid Fermentation
733 views / 0 likes - addedLactic acid fermentation. How organisms like lactobacillus convert pyruvic acid to lactic acid and oxidize NADH to NAD+ in the process.
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The Brain-Eating Amoebas of Kerosene Creek
1,941 views / 0 likes - addedKerosene Creek is a natural hot spring near Rotorua, on the North Island of New Zealand. And there have been official warnings for years: don't put your head under water. It turns out that "brain-eating amoebas", naegleria fowleri, are a real, if rare, th
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Plankton's Stages of Life! Baby Plankton to Karen's Dream Plankton | SpongeBob
258 views / 0 likes - addedPlankton has lived a long and exciting life! From the fateful moment when amoeba Plankton met Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob to Karen's dream Plankton, Let's follow Plankton from utero to becoming a computer character, and everything in between!#FunnyCartoons #W
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We Don't Know: Magnetoreception
433 views / 0 likes - addedThis episode explores animals' ability to perceive magnetism or “magnetoreception." We know from behavioral evidence that many organisms, from bacteria, to lobsters, to pigeons sense and respond to magnetic fields but we are just starting to learn how thi
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Hunting microbe wields a “gatling gun” harpoon
529 views / 0 likes - addedSingle-celled organisms have intricate microscopic weapons evolved for capturing prey. Learn more: http://scim.ag/2ojUQ6t Read the paper (free): http://scim.ag/2ojkXum
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Viral Spiral | Powerpuff Girls | Cartoon Network
595 views / 0 likes - addedWhen the Amoeba Boys appear in cyber space, Bubbles fears the internet is in jeopardy. CN GAMES: http://bit.ly/CNGames SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/109Y6wq WATCH MORE: http://bit.ly/1TxN5BJ About Cartoon Network: Welcome to the Cartoon Network YouTube Channel
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Discovering Life Under Antarctica’s Ice
514 views / 0 likes - addedDrew Lohrer is the principal investigator at Science Under the Ice, a project dedicated to studying the resilience of organisms under Antarctica’s frozen ocean. Along with his team of nine scientists, Lohrer dives deep to collect data on sea organisms and
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Enter The Internet | Powerpuff Girls | Cartoon Network
534 views / 0 likes - addedBubbles codes Blossom and Buttercup into the Internet so they can stop the The Amoeba Boys! CN GAMES: http://bit.ly/CNGames SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/109Y6wq WATCH MORE: http://bit.ly/1TxN5BJ About Cartoon Network: Welcome to the Cartoon Network YouTube Ch
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Searching For Life In Volcanoes And Other Extreme Environments - Nat Geo Live
711 views / 0 likes - addedFound everywhere from the rim of a lava lake to the inside an iceberg, microbes are remarkable organisms that can live in places humans can only dream of. How do they do it? And what can we learn from them about the limits of life both on our planet and e
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A New Genetic Alphabet Is Creating Things Nature Has Never Seen
635 views / 0 likes - addedIf you thought DNA was made of just A, T, G and C-- think again. Scientists have been expanding these options, and the resulting organisms could create the impossible. What Happens When CRISPR Backfires? - https://youtu.be/8b_d3RIJJmo Read More: Organisms
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Say Hello to Saber-toothed Smilodon! | SciShow Kids
40 views / 0 likes - addedTeachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!Smilodon the saber-toothed cat had really big teeth! Join Jessi and Squeaks and learn all about how fossils can tell us how these Ice Age animals
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Why are coral reefs turning white?
301 views / 0 likes - addedCoral reefs are home to an abundance of wildlife and help protect coastal communities against floods and storms. Their bright vibrant colors come from algae living in coral. But rising ocean temperatures stress out coral and cause them to expel the tiny o
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How Natural Selection Works
1,928 views / 1 likes - addedThrough natural selection, living things have evolved over billions of years from simple cells into an awe-inspiring array of organisms. “Life at the Limits” Co-curators John Sparks and Mark Siddall explain how over time natural selection leads to changes
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Mariana Trench Creatures That Are Scarier Than Megalodon
2,490 views / 9 likes - addedThe dark and high pressured environment of the deepest place on earth, the Mariana trench, means that not only is it incredibly difficult to explore, but the animals that live down there have had to adapt to an extremely hostile environment. Virtually eve
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How To Make Your Own Powerpuff Girls Animation | Cartoon Network
1,585 views / 2 likes - addedCheck out www.cartoonnetwork.com/scratch to make the Powerpuff Girls fly around Townsville using code!The Powerpuff Girls are really into making their own unique projects with code! In fact, knowing how to code helped them save the world from the Amoeba B
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Don't Let Water Get Up Your Nose!
164 views / 0 likes - addedBreaking News! It Lives In Lakes and Eats Your Brain. More at 11!Become a Life Noggin member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpJmBQ8iNHXeQ7jQWDyGe3A/joinWatch more: "The Problems Youll Face When Getting Older" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDuWe1PK4IU
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The beauty of collective intelligence, explained by a developmental biologist | Michael Levin
75 views / 0 likes - addedThe strange science experiment that blew a worms head off and blew our minds.This interview is an episode from @The-Well, our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the @JohnTempletonFoundation.Subscribe to The Well on YouTub
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The Deepest Part of the Ocean!
1,018 views / 2 likes - addedDeep in the Pacific Ocean, near China, is the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the ocean! Join Jessi and Squeaks and learn all about the super-cool, super-tough creatures that make their home there! Hi there! We at SciShow want to learn more about you
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Slime molds are gorgeous (you just never knew it!)
412 views / 0 likes - addedMeet two amateur naturalists who comb the Pacific Northwest woods for a fascinating creature with an unappealing name: slime molds. One of the longest-living life forms on the planet, these single cell organisms have been long overlooked and underapprecia
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Viral Spiral Trailer | Powerpuff Girls | Cartoon Network
595 views / 1 likes - addedWhen the Amoeba Boys wreak havoc on the internet, Bubbles has to hack her sisters in to stop them. New episode coming in June! Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup, the original arbiters of girl power, are back on Cartoon Network! The Powerpuff Girls, the belov
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Slow motion tongues offer a snapshot of evolution
91 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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Where Do Genes Come From? - Carl Zimmer
1,851 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/where-do-genes-come-from-carl-zimmer When life emerged on Earth about 4 billion years ago, the earliest microbes had a set of basic genes that succeeded in keeping them alive. In the age of humans and other larg
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What Is The Oldest Living Thing?
965 views / 0 likes - addedFrom eldritch aspen colonies to immortal jellyfish, the world is lousy with long-lived organisms. But what’s the oldest? Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com Share on Facebook: https://goo.gl/IDNsbs Share on Twitter: https://goo.gl/QXC2XL Subscribe: http://goo
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You are your microbes - Jessica Green and Karen Guillemin
1,334 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/you-are-your-microbes-jessica-green-and-karen-guillemin From the microbes in our stomachs to the ones on our teeth, we are homes to millions of unique and diverse communities which help our bodies function. Jess
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Myths And Misconceptions About Evolution - Alex Gendler
865 views / 1 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/myths-and-misconceptions-about-evolution-alex-gendler How does evolution really work? Actually, not how some of our common evolutionary metaphors would have us believe. For instance, it's species, not individual
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The Fascinating World of Cnidarians
765 views / 0 likes - addedThe phylum Cnidaria contains such creatures as jellyfish, anemones, siphonophores and corals. Together, they consist of around 13,000 living species - surprisingly simple, yet beautiful organisms. The importance of these cnidarians cannot be understated.
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Planktonium
195 views / 0 likes - addedPlanktonium is a short film by Jan van IJken about the unseen world of living microscopic plankton. It is a voyage into a secret universe, inhabited by alien-like creatures. These stunningly beautiful, very diverse and numerous organisms are unknown to mo
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The Arctic Vs. The Antarctic - Camille Seaman
962 views / 2 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-arctic-vs-the-antarctic-camille-seaman How can you tell the two poles apart? Where are the penguins? What about the bears? The Arctic pole is located in the Northern Hemisphere within the deep Arctic Ocean,
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Bacteriopolis | Exploratorium
528 views / 0 likes - addedThe colored areas are different types of bacteria. The colors come from different pigment molecules that the bacteria use to capture energy from light. All these bacteria were in the pond mud we used to make this exhibit. But bacteria in a pond don't look
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Can Plastic-Eating Worms Solve Our Trash Problem?
1,136 views / 1 likes - addedPlastics are everywhere, and we can’t seem to get rid of them. Could a worm be the solution we need? Does Recycling Actually Help? ►►►► http://dne.ws/16zXnMX DNews Live Tickets Here ►►►► http://dne.ws/1Fa2OCh Read More: Why Doesn't Plastic Biodegrade? htt
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How Does Cooperation Evolve?
464 views / 0 likes - addedIf you find this animation helpful, consider supporting our work at http://statedclearly.com/contribute/ Lichen is a combination of algae and fungus (and in many cases, a third species of yeast) living together. This relationship allows the intertwined or
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Ancient supernovae might have upended Earths evolution
142 views / 0 likes - addedWhen stars run out of fuel, they can collapse under their own gravity, exploding as supernovae that blast debris and radioactive nuclei far into space. Most of these events are too far from Earth to impact our planet. But if one happened nearby, the effec
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Light leaves leaves light | Photosynthetic Floatation - Science Snack Activity
1,161 views / 0 likes - addedLight leaves leaves light. Photosynthetic organisms capture energy from the sun and matter from the air to make the food we eat, while also producing the oxygen we breathe. In this Snack, oxygen produced during photosynthesis makes leaf bits float like bu
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How A Single-celled Organism Almost Wiped Out Life On Earth - Anusuya Willis
1,892 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-a-single-celled-organism-almost-wiped-out-life-on-earth-anusuya-willis There’s an organism that changed the world. It caused the first mass extinction in Earth’s history … and also paved the way for complex
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The Microbial Jungles All Over The Place (and You) - Scott Chimileski And Roberto Kolter
688 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-microbial-jungles-all-over-the-place-and-you-scott-chimileski-and-roberto-kolter As we walk through our daily environments, we’re surrounded by exotic creatures that are too small to see with the naked eye.
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Food safety: the next frontier
848 views / 0 likes - addedMars, Incorporated and IBM Research explain how they are transforming our approach to global food safety using big data. The Consortium for Sequencing the Food Supply Chain are sequencing the genomes of millions of organisms to understand the microbiomes
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Plankton Loses His New Pet! | SpongeBob
187 views / 0 likes - addedWhen Plankton trains his new pet amoeba, Spot, to steal a Krabby Patty, Spot gets a little TOO enthusiastic. After Plankton puts him outside for a time out Spot goes missing! See if Plankton and Spot ever get reunited in this scene from 'Plankton's Pet'!
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Inside a Synthetic DNA Factory Thats Building New Forms of Life
402 views / 0 likes - addedIn this DNA factory, organism engineers are using robots and automation to build completely new forms of life.Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Focal Point | https://bit.ly/2M3gmbKGinkgo Bioworks, a Boston company specializing
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Are Any Foods Natural Anymore? GMOs Explained
847 views / 1 likes - addedYou've decided to only eat natural and organic foods from now on, but what does that actually mean? Check out the science behind GMOs. Why Does Everyone Taste Food Differently? ►►►► http://bit.ly/1VZGkKT Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here ►►►► http://
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Windowsill Pond (Ecosphere) - Week 2 Update
288 views / 0 likes - addedIt's now been 2 weeks since I scooped a jar full of water, mud and weed from a local pond to make this sealed ecosphere. Let's take a look at some new organisms and behaviours I saw inside this week. Links (as discussed in the video) Life in Jars? https:/
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Meet the Xenobot, the Worlds First-Ever "Living" Robot
1,216 views / 1 likes - addedThese researchers paired biology with artificial intelligence to create the worlds first living robots. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.comMeasurin
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Exploring the Water Column
542 views / 0 likes - addedThe water column is the largest, yet one of the most underexplored, habitats on the planet. With the full volume of the water column available to move freely about in all dimensions, midwater animals may seem sparse, but in fact, the water column also hol
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What is a gene?
1,827 views / 0 likes - addedSupport Stated Clearly on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/statedclearly You've probably heard about GMOs or Genetically Modified Organisms but what exactly is a gene and what does it mean to modify the genes of a plant or animal? We hear about DNA and ge
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INFLATABLE | EXPANDING WORKS OF ART
414 views / 0 likes - addedStep inside and wonder at gigantic, fantastical air-filled artworks at Inflatable. Spread across our indoor and outdoor galleries, these ephemeral sculptures include otherworldly organisms by Jason Hackenwerth and Shih Chieh Huang, a forest of cushiony co
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Community Ecology II: Predators - Crash Course Ecology #5
690 views / 0 likes - addedHank gets to the more violent part of community ecology by describing predation and the many ways prey organisms have developed to avoid it. Like SciShow: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Follow SciShow: http://www.twitter.com/scishow TABLE OF CONTENTS Her
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Do You Love Swimming Pools in Summer? Let Us Ruin That for You
652 views / 3 likes - addedYou may think a dip in the pool is good, clean fun, but here’s what’s actually lurking in those chlorinated waters. Your Gut Microbes Are Controlling Your Mind, Here’s What You’ll Do For Them - https://youtu.be/0raVj1BA7iU Read More: What lies beneath: th
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Where Do Our Drugs Come From?
843 views / 0 likes - addedThe incredible chemical weapon-making abilities of fungi, bacteria, and plants have created a diverse array of compounds that are useful to humans. Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ Thanks also to
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Can Science Explain the Origin of Life?
666 views / 0 likes - addedSupport Stated Clearly on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/statedclearly Darwin's theory of biological evolution helps us understand how simple life forms can give rise to complex lifeforms, but how did the first reproducing creatures come about? The orig
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Rise Of The Mesopredator
500 views / 0 likes - addedTry Dashlane for free: http://bit.ly/minutedash. Use promo code "minuteearth" for 10% off Dashlane Premium. To see song lyrics, click "CC" on the video or, for an annotated version, click here: https://genius.com/14774391 Thanks to humans, old school apex
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Unearthed: The Mysterious Microbes in the Earth's Crust Could Help Us With The Climate Crisis
95 views / 0 likes - addedClimate change is threatening human survival on this planet and decreasing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions alone will not reverse its potentially devastating effects. We need to pull existing greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere and put them somewhere sa
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Nitrogen & Phosphorus Cycles: Always Recycle! Part 2 - Crash Course Ecology #9
1,903 views / 1 likes - addedHank describes the desperate need many organisms have for nutrients (specifically nitrogen and phosphorus) and how they go about getting them via the nitrogen and phosphorus cycles. Like Crash Course! http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourse Follow Cras
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Tough Times for the World's Oldest Trees
363 views / 0 likes - addedPlease support our videos http://www.patreon.com/scifriIts difficult to track but great change is afoot a top Californias White Mountains. This peaks of this landscape are home to the gnarled forms of the worlds oldest (non-clone) organisms, the bristleco
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Meet the True Bugs | SciShow Kids
40 views / 0 likes - addedIn this episode, Jessi and Squeaks learn what it takes to be a "true bug". Scientists use the word "bug" to refer to a special group of insects, so not all insects (or other critters like spiders) are bugs!Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out th
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You Are A Fish
498 views / 0 likes - addedWe built the Tree of Life Explorer! Check it out here: https://labs.minutelabs.io/Tree-of-Life-Explorer/ And watch our video about why we made it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eE2fCLay-Q With our current understanding of evolutionary history and our s
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Corals Collaborating to Eat Jellyfish: First-Ever Video | National Geographic
553 views / 1 likes - addedFilmed for the first time, Astroides calyculariscoral trap and devour “mauve stinger” jellyfish. In the western Mediterranean Sea, the orange coral forms colonies of small organisms called polyps. The polyps are connected, and together act as a single org
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The wonderful world of life in a drop of water | Tom Zimmerman and Simone Bianco
613 views / 0 likes - added"Hold your breath," says inventor Tom Zimmerman. "This is the world without plankton." These tiny organisms produce two-thirds of our planet's oxygen -- without them, life as we know it wouldn't exist. In this talk and tech demo, Zimmerman and cell engine
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The Road Best Traveled: A Tale Of Ants, Slime Mold And The New Jersey Turnpike
665 views / 0 likes - addedFor most people, getting stuck in a traffic jam on the New Jersey Turnpike is a grueling lesson in futility. But if you're Simon Garnier of the New Jersey Institute of Technology, you often view it as an opportunity to examine our collective behavior and
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When Giant Fungi Ruled
655 views / 0 likes - added420 million years ago, a giant feasted on the dead, growing slowly into the largest living thing on land. It belonged to an unlikely group of pioneers that ultimately made life on land possible -- the fungi. Produced in collaboration with PBS Digital Stud
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Learn Biology With Dr. Binocs | Compilation
812 views / 0 likes - addedLearn biology by watching back to back videos about the Parts of the Body, The Five Senses, Parts of Plants, Photosynthesis and Many More with Dr. Binocs. The Compilation includes - 0:21 - Parts Of The Body 2:43 - The Five Senses 6:27 - Bones 10:24 - The
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The Ten Second Marathon
503 views / 0 likes - addedThe concept of time is meaningless, because any two organisms will experience it differently. But in the chaos of all this relativity, sometimes it's nice to just have fun. So, Popular Science presents: The Ten Second Marathon: How far can your favorite a
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The Ancient Animal With a Boomerang Head! | SciShow Kids
89 views / 0 likes - addedSqueaks and Jessi discover an animal with a head that reminds them of a boomerang. Its name is Diplocaulus, and they'll learn all about how that funny head helped it live a very long time ago!Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/her/they/them)Teachers a
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History's Most Powerful Plants
597 views / 0 likes - addedFossil fuels are made from the remains of extinct organisms that have been exposed to millions of years of heat and pressure. But in the case of coal, these organisms consisted largely of some downright bizarre plants that once covered the Earth, from Col
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Biodegradable Plastic is Coming. Will it Save our Oceans?
41 views / 0 likes - addedAn earlier episode of Science to Save the World examined the enormous problem of oceanic plastic pollution. Check that out to get a full-scope picture of the problem and some potential solutions.Happily, biodegradable polymers may soon be able to help. Pl
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The Taxonomy Of Candy
623 views / 1 likes - addedIn our previous video 'What is a Species?,' we talked about the many ways scientists approach classifying organisms. So, I thought it'd be fun to get a few scientists from The Field Museum to apply their taxonomic know-how on something we're all familiar
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Diatoms: Tiny Factories You Can See From Space
343 views / 0 likes - addedWe owe so much to diatoms! They help us make beer, paint, and kitty litter, and they're responsible for some of the air you're breathing right now!Follow Journey to the Microcosmos:Twitter: https://twitter.com/journeytomicroFacebook: https://www.facebook.
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How Your Digestive System Fights Pathogens
553 views / 0 likes - addedOur digestive system does a lot more than just break down food for us. It actually has a role in our immunity. In this episode, Patrick explores how immune system checkpoints within the digestive tract protect us from pathogens. Subscribe to Seeker! http:
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Cyborg Botany: Augmented plants as sensors, displays, and actuators
425 views / 0 likes - addedPlants can sense the environment, other living entities and regenerate, actuate or grow in response. Our interaction and communication channels with plant organisms in nature are subtle - whether it be looking at their color, orientation, moisture, positi
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There’s a Subterranean Biosphere Hiding in the Earth’s Crust and It’s MASSIVE
470 views / 0 likes - addedThis mysterious new ecosystem is being called the ‘subterranean galapagos’ and it’s almost twice the size of earth’s oceans. We’ve never seen anything like it. Thumbnail image courtesy of Gaëtan Borgonie, ELI, Belgium. A New Genetic Alphabet Is Creating T
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Sea Monsters Of The Past | SciShow Kids
175 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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Tiny Character Size Ranking! | SpongeBob
219 views / 0 likes - addedBikini Bottom has so many characters big and small but the real question is... who is the tiniest? Bikini Bottom decided to rank our favorite tiny characters, from Baby Chip to the realistic squirrel in Sandy Cheeks' helmet! Check out some of the best siz
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The Fascinating Life of Deep Sea Cold Seeps
267 views / 1 likes - addedCold Seeps in the Deep Sea Explained. The deep sea floor is a barren realm. Life on the abyssal plain exists in a constant struggle to survive against the extreme pressure, darkness, and the scraps of food that drift down from shallower waters. But in som
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If the Coronavirus is Mutating, What Does That Mean For Us?
298 views / 0 likes - addedYou've probably heard that SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, is mutating. But what exactly does this mutation mean for us? Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Vi
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Our Senses: Touch, From Single Cell To Whiskers
594 views / 0 likes - addedTouch is perhaps the most primordial sense – even some single-celled organisms are able to sense pressure. Humans have many different types of touch receptors, including one that can also be found at the base of cat and mouse whiskers. OUR SENSES, a new e
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12 Year Old Terrarium - Life Inside a closed jar, Over a decade in isolation
370 views / 0 likes - addedIn 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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How Microbeads In Body Wash Are Ruining The Ocean
652 views / 1 likes - addedMicrobeads make your skin feel great, but once you're done with them where do they go? Read More: 90 Percent of Seabirds Have Plastics in Their Gut http://www.discovery.com/dscovrd/wildlife/study-90-percent-of-seabirds-have-plastics-in-their-gut/ "About 9
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What Happens If You Breathe In Mold Spores?
445 views / 2 likes - addedMold can be dangerous, but what happens when you breathe in the spores it may release?Watch more: The Tiny Organisms In Your Water https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rao-PRJ57kQMeet The Life Noggin Team!Director/Voice - Pat Graziosi: http://twitter.com/PatGr
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Creating Artificial Life
579 views / 0 likes - addedScientists are working on creating organisms with designer genomes -- and someday, we might end up with bacteria manufacturing our jet fuel. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciSh
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Arabidopsis time-lapse
387 views / 0 likes - addedArabidopsis 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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Evolutionary Development: Chicken Teeth - Crash Course Biology #17
1,072 views / 0 likes - addedHank introduces us to the relatively new field of evolutionary developmental biology, which compares the developmental processes of different organisms to determine their ancestral relationship, and to discover how those processes evolved. Also fruit flie
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What Is Epigenetics? With Nessa Carey
605 views / 0 likes - addedWhy your DNA is not your destiny. Molecular biologist Nessa Carey presents an introduction to epigenetics and explains how it shapes life. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe DNA is a vitally important starting point for life,
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Weird and Wonderful: This spectacular deep-sea siphonophore is a sight to see
191 views / 0 likes - addedWeve discovered a rainbow of siphonophores in the depths of Monterey Bay and beyond, like this stunningly scarlet species, Marrus claudanielis, described by MBARI researchers and their collaborators in 2005. The scientific name honors the husband-and-wife
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These Caterpillars Don't All Look Like Caterpillars | SciShow Kids
36 views / 0 likes - addedTeachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/her/they/them)In this episode, Jessi and Squeaks explore the many ways that caterpillars use to avoid being
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Earth Science: Crash Course History of Science #20
490 views / 0 likes - addedIt's Earth Science time!!!! In this field, natural philosophers were asking questions like, whats up with fossils? Are they the remains of extinct organisms? Or are they so-called sports of naturerocks that just happen to look like living things but dont
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Woolly Mammoths, Mastodons, and Amazing Teeth! | SciShow Kids
59 views / 0 likes - addedTeachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!Mastodons and woolly mammoths were both ancient relatives of elephants, but they were very different! Join Jessi and Squeaks to see how we can lea
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Fungi: Death Becomes Them - CrashCourse Biology #39
976 views / 2 likes - addedDeath 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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Secrets of the conch shell and its toughness
442 views / 0 likes - addedThe shells of marine organisms take a beating from impacts due to storms and tides, rocky shores, and sharp-toothed predators. But as recent research has demonstrated, one type of shell stands out above all the others in its toughness: the conch. Now, res
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Environmental DNA: How to see the genetic clues left behind in a drop of water
137 views / 0 likes - addedEnvironmental DNA (eDNA) is the pool of genetic material that can be collected from an environmental sample. As organisms live and navigate in their aquatic habitat, they leave behind a trail of shed cells, skin, waste, and mucus. Just a few drops of wate
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How evolution creates problem-solving machines | Michael Levin
103 views / 0 likes - addedEvolution doesnt fix things it reinvents them. Michael Levin, a biologist, explains.This interview is an episode from @The-Well, our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the @JohnTempletonFoundation. Subscribe to The Well o
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04:50
Did Scientists REALLY Find Signs of Life on Venus?
283 views / 1 likes - addedGenerally considered inhabitable, new observations suggest that Venus could in fact be harboring life. Where? In its clouds. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Visit our shop at http://sh
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08:34
Pond Scum Under the Microscope - Pondlife, Episode #1
498 views / 0 likes - addedWe are surrounded by microscopic organisms that are too small to see with the naked eye. Follow Museum microbiologist Sally Warring as she reveals the invisible inhabitants of the green slime at the surface of a pond in Central Park. In this first episode
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The Mathematics of Walking and Gait - Christmas Lectures with Philip Morrison
483 views / 0 likes - addedJust like the extent of the swing of a pendulum is proportional to the length of the pendulum, the pace of an animal walking is proportional to the length of the leg of the animal. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the
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Hydras: Our Immortal, Tentacled Friends
537 views / 0 likes - addedWhile humans age and die (which is kind of a bummer), it looks like hydras will stay young and fertile forever. Why is this? And what can we learn from these tentacular microscopic organisms? Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the fol
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Climate Change: Crash Course Kids #41.2
1,406 views / 6 likes - addedHow does climate change? And what happens to environments and ecosystems when it does? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina shows us the effects that climate change can have and how one small change in an ecosystem can throw everything off. Watch
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The Dirt On Decomposers: Crash Course Kids #7.2
2,183 views / 3 likes - addedWe've talked about food chains and how energy moves through an ecosystem, but let's take a step back and see how everything starts... and ends. Decomposers! This first series is based on 5th grade science. We're super excited and hope you enjoy Crash Cour
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The Terrifying (but Awesome) Science Behind Red Tides
323 views / 0 likes - addedMaybe you already knew that deadly algal tides discolor ocean waves, deplete the water of oxygen, and release toxins that can kill a huge range of ocean critters, but did you know that the tiny organisms that cause red tides are also an extremely importan
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1,437 views / 4 likes - addedEveryone eats, right? But how does that food get the energy to power you? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about the way energy moves, or flows, through an ecosystem and how that movement forms Food Chains! This first series is based on
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What is the Second Law of Thermodynamics?
1,201 views / 0 likes - addedWhat is entropy? Why is it always increasing? And what does that even mean? Dr Valeska Ting explains the second law of thermodynamics. This is the day 12 of our 2016 advent calendar on thermodynamics. Watch all the films here: http://www.rigb.org/christma
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Microworlds: Fiercest Ocean Predators
130 views / 0 likes - addedPlankton stick, sting, sense, and sneak to keep their bellies full. See how these ferocious creatures find food in a vast ocean. Hey, teachers! Here’s a cheat sheet of what’s included in this episode of Microworlds: - Plankton, zooplankton - C
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Whale Fall Actively Devoured by Scavengers at Davidson Seamount | Nautilus Live
464 views / 3 likes - addedDuring the final dive of this year’s Nautilus expedition season, our team discovered a whale fall while exploring Davidson Seamount off central California’s coast with researchers from Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. The skeletal remai
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871 views / 0 likes - addedHank discusses the process by which organisms grow and develop, maintaining that, in the end, we're all just tubes. Crash Course Biology is now available on DVD! http://dft.ba/-8css Like CrashCourse on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/youtubecrashcourse
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How Phytoplankton Started Complex Life On Earth? | Plankton | The Dr Binocs Show | Peekaboo Kidz
391 views / 1 likes - addedHow Phytoplankton Started Complex Life On Earth? | Plankton | What Is Phytoplankton? | Where Do Phytoplankton Live? | How Life Started On Earth?| Origin Of Life | Evolution Of Life | Life On Earth | Organisms | Microorganism | Why Are Phytoplankton Import
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How Corals Hold Centuries of Ocean Climate Data
556 views / 0 likes - addedBefore we can make a plan to protect our oceans from climate change, we need to know what they were like before human impact. We haven’t been collecting ocean data for very long, but luckily one ocean marine organism has been keeping records for millennia
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'Living Fossils' Aren't Really a Thing
528 views / 0 likes - addedTry CuriosityStream today: http://curiositystream.com/eons Crocodiles, horseshoe crabs and tuatara are animals that have persisted for millions of years, said to have gone unchanged since the days of the dinosaurs. But even the most ancient-looking organi
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Living Things Change: Crash Course Kids #41.1
1,324 views / 3 likes - addedHave you ever heard of the Peppered Moth? It's a great example of how living things can change because their environment has changed. And it's not just them! There used to be giant insects roaming the world, but they got smaller through time because their
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GIANT Pencil Made From CORN!?
326 views / 0 likes - addedScience 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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These Termites Turn Your House into a Palace of Poop | Deep Look
816 views / 0 likes - addedTermites cause billions of dollars in damage annually – but they need help to do it. So they carry tiny organisms around with them in their gut. Together, termites and microorganisms can turn the wood in your house into a palace of poop. SUBSCRIBE to Deep
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We Can Power The World With Algae!
1,304 views / 0 likes - addedScientists are always looking for alternatives to fossil fuels, but what about algae? Can algae be used to create biofuel? How Algae Could Change The Fossil Fuel Industry - https://youtu.be/yCNkmi7VE0I Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.l
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What's the Largest Living Thing On Earth?
617 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out American Veteran on @PBS Voices https://youtu.be/P8bt1bwllZg Were on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below The biggest thing that has ever lived on Earth is a tree? Hard to believe, but
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What is Evolution?
1,970 views / 0 likes - addedSupport Stated Clearly on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/statedclearly Evolution is often considered a complex and controversial topic but it's actually a very simple concept to understand. Watch this short animation to see how evolution works. Share it
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What Is A Species?
2,053 views / 0 likes - addedNew species of lifeforms are being discovered and described on our planet every single day -- but, when we talk about a species, what are we really referring to? Turns out, the answer is... complicated. This video is by no means comprehensive. Species con
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Sleep Can Repair Your Brain, But Only If You’re Doing It Right
584 views / 2 likes - addedSleep studies have found that quality, not quantity of sleep determines how rested you are. But what is quality sleep and how do we get it? Everything You Should Know About Sleeping - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxA23Fa76Dk&list=PL6uC-XGZC7X5HgCMHEDTx
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How Evolution Creates Hybrid Animals
1,517 views / 0 likes - addedRight 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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What Has No Brain And the Ability To Self-Heal?!
314 views / 0 likes - addedWith its ability to self-heal and farm bacterial crops, slime mold is challenging everything we know about intelligent life. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Visit our shop at http://sh
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1,643 views / 4 likes - addedLast time we put a Polar Bear in the desert and we still feel bad about that, but there's a lot more going on in ecosystems than just temperature. In fact, there are so many elements in ecosystems, that if just one leaves or gets out of whack, it can be t
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What is an Animal? Crash Course Zoology #1
208 views / 1 likes - addedCheck out Animal IQ on PBS Terra! https://youtu.be/Ejhbr_t7BlcSo what is an animal anyway? In our inaugural episode of Crash Course Zoology, well endeavor to answer just that because as it turns out, its complicated! But before we get there well need to i
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Home Sweet Habitat: Crash Course Kids #21.1
1,111 views / 3 likes - addedHow would a Polar Bear do if you put it in the desert? Not well. But why? Why can't anything live anywhere? Well, this has to do with Habitats and how animals (including humans) are suited for living in one place over another. In this episode, Sabrina tal
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The Great Vertical Migration
248 views / 0 likes - addedDiel vertical migration truly is a phenomenon. This migration serves as the anchor for the food web that supplies the entire planet. Every day, 5 billion metric tonnes of organisms migrate to the surface to feed. Predators chase prey, forming a layer of a
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TIL: From Fleece Jackets to Your Food: The Scary Journey of Microplastics | Today I Learned
508 views / 0 likes - addedNational Geographic explorer and grantee Gregg Treinish wants everyone to know about the hidden toxic cost of synthetic fabrics. Tiny, invisible microplastics are entering our waterways straight from our washing machines. About 2,000 synthetic particles a
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The Great Marine Migrations
213 views / 0 likes - addedMigrations are a key to survival in the marine ecosystem. From whales and turtles to sardines, by travelling to different locations, nektonic animals stand better chances offinding food or a suitable place to breed and raise their young. In this video, we
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Scientists’ Crazy Plan to Power Solar Panels with E. Coli
450 views / 0 likes - addedNew biogenic solar cells could be cheaper and more efficient than current solar technology. Here’s how they work. Your Gut Microbes Are Controlling Your Mind, Here’s What You’ll Do For Them - https://youtu.be/0raVj1BA7iU Read More: This bacteria could boo
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We Have No Idea Why
72 views / 0 likes - addedOffset your carbon footprint on Wren: https://www.wren.co/start/minuteearth The first 100 people who sign up will have 10 extra trees planted in their name!Also, our shop is getting a glow-up! Check out our shiny new story-based merch at https://dftba.com
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Does It Pay To Cheat?
201 views / 0 likes - addedThanks Thryve for sponsoring the video. Get 50% off your gut health test at https://trythryve.com/MinuteEarthFor some birds, trying to cheat your neighbors into raising your babies is just as much work - and is no more successful - than doing it yourself.
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How Do We Keep Our Bacteria From Contaminating the Galaxy?
438 views / 0 likes - addedThere are laws requiring government spacecraft to be decontaminated, but are private companies under the same regulations? Clues to Life on Mars Could Be Found in the Driest Place on Earth - https://youtu.be/8zQXvT_FIhs Read More: How NASA Prevents a Spac
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Meet the Marsupials! | SciShow Kids
117 views / 0 likes - addedTeachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!Squeaks and Jessi have been having fun learning all about Australia. Squeaks wants to know more about marsupials, the special group of animals tha
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Cell Meiosis: Crash Course Biology #13
994 views / 0 likes - addedHank gets down to the nitty gritty about meiosis, the special type of cell division that is necessary for sexual reproduction in eukaryotic organisms. Crash Course Biology is now available on DVD! http://dftba.com/product/1av/CrashCourse-Biology-The-Compl
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Bioluminescence in the deep sea: How and why do animals create their own light?
141 views / 0 likes - addedA dive into the deep sea reveals twinkling lights in the midst of darkness. This light doesnt come from the sunsunlight cant penetrate to these depthsit comes from the animals that live here. Scientists call this living light show bioluminescencewhen livi
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This Mysterious Remedy Might Cure One Of The Deadliest Diseases
511 views / 0 likes - addedA tree in Africa contains compounds that kill mosquitoes and the malaria parasite they carry. Could this be the key to ending malaria? Why Can't We Get Rid Of Mosquitoes? - https://youtu.be/eg0CdYzpU2c Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.l
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Ocean Volcanoes May Hold Clues To Alien Life
640 views / 0 likes - addedScientists think studying 'extremophiles' in toxic hydrothermal vents could teach us about potential extraterrestrial life. Why Does Deep Sea Life Look So Strange? - https://youtu.be/A23wI4lvCgY Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1P
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Why Most New Species Are Discovered By Amateurs
254 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out Terra Maters new video about the Skywalker Gibbon - and subscribe - at https://youtube.com/terramaterofficial.Most new species are discovered by amateurs because nowadays non-professionals are actually better suited to the requirements of new sp
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How Plankton Created A Bizarre Giant of the Seas
345 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out Bizarre Beasts! https://youtu.be/DtufV5JZLW4At more than 2 meters long, Aegirocassis was not only the biggest radiodont ever, but it also may have been the biggest animal in the Early Ordovician. This bizarre marine giant may have only been poss
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The Wonderful World of Deep Sea Worms
344 views / 0 likes - addedPolychaete worms in the deep sea are among the most diverse organisms in the ocean. From giant tube worms and Pompeii worms at deep sea vents, to the ghostly tomopteris in the twilight zone, they display a number of unique adaptations in order to survive
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How Antivenom Stops Venom From Killing You
807 views / 1 likes - addedYou may know that antivenom can counteract attacks from venomous creatures, but how does it work? How Snakes Got Their Venom - https://youtu.be/Ogf2gq6Kl_M Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More: How To Make Antivenom - A
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What's It Like to Live Underground?
373 views / 0 likes - addedJessi has a cool pair of gardening gloves, which makes her wonder, what special tools do animals have for living underground?----------Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishowIf you have a
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Fall As You Know It Is Disappearing
742 views / 0 likes - addedClimate change is slowly taking away our seasons. The first to go? Fall. Why Do People Love Pumpkin Spice Lattes So Much? ►►►► http://dne.ws/1QAKByP DNews Live Tickets Here ►►►► http://dne.ws/1Fa2OCh Read More: Fall of fall: The mellow season of autumn is
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7 Things We Don't Know About The Ocean
704 views / 2 likes - addedThe ocean covers 70% of the planet, but humans still don’t know very much about it. In this episode, Hank discusses seven mysterious ocean topics. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sc
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What Your Farts Say About Your Health
600 views / 1 likes - addedWe all do it, but why exactly do we fart? And what can farting tell us about our health? Is it Dangerous to Hold in Your Farts? ►►►►http://bit.ly/1WqnxrL Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbFG Read More: Why We Need a Better W
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Top 10 Robot Animals You Won't Believe Exist
1,164 views / 3 likes - addedAmazing scientists love to build incredible animal robots. Here are the Top 10 Robot Animals That Exist! Subscribe for more! ► https://goo.gl/pgcoq1 ◄ Stay updated ► https://goo.gl/JyGcTt https://goo.gl/5c8dzr ◄ For copyright queries or general inquiries
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The Origin Of Mammal Movement: Harvard Adventures, Part I
645 views / 0 likes - addedPaleontologists today look at more than just fossil evidence to learn about organisms that lived millions of years ago. In this case, we're seeking to answer the question: how, and when, did mammals evolve their specialized movements? Turns out, the next
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We're Not The Only Species To Cause A Mass Extinction
1,211 views / 1 likes - addedOver the last several hundred million years, there have been many mass extinctions. Who caused the first & should we worry about the next? What's The Best Way To Stop Mass Extinction? - http://bit.ly/2bkskfY Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http:/
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How Plant Seeds Travel the World
1,148 views / 0 likes - addedAll plants start as seeds, and they can travel all over the world in lots of different ways. They might even hitch a ride on you!----------Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishowIf you hav
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Why do animals form swarms? - Maria R. D'Orsogna
780 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-animals-form-swarms-maria-r-d-orsogna When many individual organisms come together and move as one entity, that’s a swarm. From a handful of bird
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Carl Sagan Christmas lecture 2 - The Outer Solar System and Life
153 views / 0 likes - addedFrom ancient organisms to the plants and animals we see today, our planet showcases a spectacular array of life. But beneath such diversity lies an underlying unity. All life on Earth is based on two molecules (the proteins and the nucleic acids) and the
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How To Trick Your Body To Be A Morning Person
566 views / 0 likes - addedHow often do you cling to your bed for a few extra minutes of sleep? If you're not a morning person, here's why it's not your fault! Why Does White Noise Make You Fall Asleep? - http://bit.ly/28MNqkE Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/
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Why Do We Get Thirsty?
561 views / 0 likes - addedThirst can be satisfied instantly, but hunger cannot. Why? What exactly happens to our brain when responding to hunger and thirst? What Happens To Your Body When You're Dehydrated - http://bit.ly/2aZL4vt Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit
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Will Lining The Toilet Seat Protect You From Germs? | What The FAQs | NowThis
391 views / 0 likes - addedDo you cover the toilet seat with toilet paper before you use a public bathroom? Or hover over the top? Youre not alone, but it might not be as effective (or necessary) as you think. Subscribe to NowThis Future: https://go.nowth.is/Future_Subscribe Sign u
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The rise of the planet of the trilobites - Nigel Hughes
245 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover the creatures known as trilobites, one of Earths most successful early animals, and find out what led to their extinction.--Prevailing for around 270 million years and encompassing more than 20,000 distinct species, trilobites are some of the mos
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The Ancient Animal Crossing | SciShow Kids
43 views / 0 likes - addedJoin Squeaks and Jessi as they learn about a time when lots of animals switched places -- like bears, sloths, armadillos, and more.Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/her/they/them)Second Grade Next Generation Science StandardsDisciplinary Core Ideas:L
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What Can Intelligent Materials Do? - with Skylar Tibbits
183 views / 0 likes - addedHow can we design simple and elegant intelligent materials, that may one day animate and improve themselves?Buy Skylar's book: https://geni.us/3ORQAAEWatch the Q&A: https://youtu.be/C1liR2zeS4sTodays researchers are designing materials that physically sen
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Meet the microbes that could eat your trash - Tierney Thys and Christian Sardet
154 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the possibility of plastivores organisms that can eat and break down plastic helping reduce the plastic waste on Earth.--Each year humanity produces roughly 400 million tons of plastic, 80% of which is discarded as trash. Of that plastic waste, on
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How Scientists Can Manipulate Memories With Light
510 views / 0 likes - addedScientists have found a way to trick the brain using light and optogenetics. What implications could this have for the future of medicine? How To Turn Bad Memories Into Good Ones - https://youtu.be/Zm5nnJNvcVE Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http
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Could Life On Earth Have Come From A Comet?
722 views / 0 likes - addedWhat if alien DNA led to human existence? This amino acid recently found in comets gives us insight on our potential alien-relatives. Are We Sabotaging Our Search For Life On Mars? - http://bit.ly/29MAiYY Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bi
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The Earth Is Running Out of Sand and It Could Cause a Global Crisis
651 views / 0 likes - addedMuch of the world’s construction is reliant on sand, and we’re running out of it. What could that mean next? Skyscrapers of the Future Will Be Engineered to Copy Nature - https://youtu.be/-OPGQ9EhDZM Read More: Construction: limit China's sand mining http
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Why didn't this 2,000 year old body decompose? - Carolyn Marshall
1,095 views / 2 likes - addedDiscover 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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3 ways to end a virus
521 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the three main ways viruses can be driven to extinction, and dig into the possibility of COVID-19 dying out.--Viruses are wildly successful organisms. There are about 100 million times as many virus particles on Earth as there are stars in the obs
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Can Bacteria On Earth Help Us Find Alien Life?
1,335 views / 6 likes - addedResearchers have found organisms that are able to survive the most extreme conditions on earth. What can this tell us about life in space? Don't miss Telescope, premiering Feb. 20 at 9/8c on Discovery! Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►►http://b
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This Cryptic Underwater Maze Holds Life That Survives on Methane
500 views / 1 likes - addedJohn Pohlman and David Brankovits dive into underwater caves to study organisms that feast on methane in total darkness. Plummet into a labyrinth of sinkholes and tunnels in the Yucatan Peninsula and see what it takes to collect untapped data. Experience
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Why Scientists Used Graphene Nanoribbons to Engineer Bionic Mushrooms
476 views / 0 likes - addedThis is the first time researchers have created an "engineered symbiosis" by combining bacteria with nanomaterials to produce the next generation of bionic architectures. Why Twisted Light Holds the Key to Radically Faster Internet - https://youtu.be/Cvts
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How Your Pee Could Help Billions Of People
689 views / 0 likes - addedMost of us flush our urine down the toilet, but William Tarpeh uses it to create fertilizer and hopes to help people in need. See how here. This Cellphone Hack Could Save Millions From Malaria - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtB-VhLhSjs Sign Up For The
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Why aren't plants black?
580 views / 0 likes - addedWhy are plants green? Is there a reason plants evolved to be green, globally? What does it have to do with the color of the sunlight coming down through our atmosphere? http://physicsgirl.org/ http://twitter.com/thephysicsgirl http://facebook.com/thephysi
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Vascular Plants = Winning! - Crash Course Biology #37
1,096 views / 0 likes - addedHank introduces us to one of the most diverse and important families in the tree of life - the vascular plants. These plants have found tremendous success and the their secret is also their defining trait: conductive tissues that can take food and water f
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Bioluminescence Explained | Lights of the Deep Sea
367 views / 0 likes - addedBioluminescence in the deep sea is a natural phenomenon present in many deep sea creatures. Bioluminescent twinkling, flashing, pulsating lights are the result of a chemical reaction that produces light energy within the body of an organism. It is a commo
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Mammoths vs. Mastodons: Can we 'de-extinct' them both?
653 views / 1 likes - addedThere's been a lot of talk and research interest around the possibility of resurrecting certain groups of organisms (or, at least their genomes) from extinction, with Woolly Mammoths being prime candidates for such an endeavor. But what about a closely re
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This Is How Your DNA Made You
1,084 views / 0 likes - addedDNA is the genetic instructions that tell your body where to put each finger and how to orient the heart, but how does this process work on a cellular level? In this episode, Patrick breaks down each step of the process and explains how you end up as you
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These Scientists Chase Volcanic Eruptions Because We’re So Bad at Predicting Them
791 views / 4 likes - addedJess Phoenix has traveled all over the world to study volcanic eruptions and help make crucial predictions. What is it like stand at the rim of an active volcano and peer into the heart of our planet? Experience intense, unique, and sometimes dangerous mo
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Watch a Baby Lamb Take Its First Steps
414 views / 0 likes - addedHere's an exclusive look at what to expect in our epic three-night broadcast. Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed! http://bit.ly/1Adl6ht **More info & videos below**American Spring LIVE premieres April 29, 30 and May 1 at 8|7c on PBS and Facebook: ht
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Scientists are obsessed with this lake - Nicola Storelli and Daniele Zanzi
20 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the depths of Lake Cadagno, a meromictic lake that is considered a model for Earth before the Great Oxidation Event.--In the millions of years since oxygen began saturating Earths oceans and atmosphere, most organisms have evolved to rely on this
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The Wonderful World of Insect Mouths | SciShow Kids
28 views / 0 likes - addedIn this episode, Jessi and Squeaks learn about the many kinds of mouths insects can have, and why they look so different!Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!First Grade Next Generati
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03:09
Why Apple Pie Isn't American
586 views / 0 likes - addedJoin our Reddit AskScience discussion at https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6d3a4b/discussion_minuteearths_newest_video_on_the/ Buy the map & T-shirts at our store: http://dftba.com/MinuteEarth Our diets are more global than we realize, because
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The Unique Biology of Cephalopods
224 views / 0 likes - addedCephalopods exhibit some incredible features. Out of all 8,000 living species of marine invertebrates in the oceans, by far the largest, most deadly and most intelligent are the cephalopods. A class of highly developed mollusks that includes octopuses, sq
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Dimetrodon, the Animal With a Sail! | The History of Life! | SciShow Kids
394 views / 0 likes - addedSqueaks and Jessi use their pretend time machine to go way back in time and meet a creature even older than dinosaurs, called Dimetrodon! Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda----------Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a Patron on Patreon:
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04:33
This Millipede and Beetle Have a Toxic Relationship | Deep Look
552 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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Turtle Travel Tips: How Magnets Can Help Us Navigate | Magnetoreception
328 views / 0 likes - addedWhen people travel a long distance, they'll usually use a map. But there are lots of animals that travel really long distances, too, and they can't use maps... so how do they not get lost? Our friend Dr. Turtleman calls in to explain! First Grade Next Gen
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How Dirty Is Soap?
843 views / 0 likes - addedIt’s good hygiene to wash your hands after touching shared bathroom surfaces. But bars of soap are a shared surface. Does soap really help get you clean? Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com: http://health.howstuffworks.com/skin-care/cleansing/products/body-so
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04:37
We Still Don't Understand What Water Is, Here's Why
662 views / 1 likes - addedWater is actually really weirdlike, way weirder than you probably realizeand our understanding of it might only just be coming to a boil. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Visit our shop
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Bioluminescent Waves in Monterey Bay!
856 views / 1 likes - addedThis weekend blue our minds! Bioluminescent waves filled with light-producing plankton ignited the surfline through the night all around the Monterey Bay! The light is produced by a type of plant-plankton known as dinoflagellates (the specific species inv
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51:51
What is life and how does it work? - with Philip Ball
46 views / 0 likes - addedDiscover a leading-edge new vision of biology that will revise our concept of what life itself is, and how to enhance it. Sign up as a member to watch the Q&A for this talk, and get early ad-free access to all our talks: https://youtu.be/CEoJ88W4aXQ B
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04:06
The Best Pokmon (According to Science)
330 views / 1 likes - addedUse the promo code "minuteearth" at https://curiositystream.com/minuteearth for 26% off an annual subscription to CuriosityStream, plus access to Nebula!Theres lots of debate as to which original starter Pokmon is the best fighter among squirtle, bulbasau
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The Fly That Lays Eggs in Toad Nostrils
272 views / 0 likes - addedWe were probably all told to quit picking our noses at one point, and by most standards, this is good advice. But if you were a toad, it might come in handy to scratch away blowfly eggs.Hosted by: Rose Bear Don't WalkSciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's ca
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Sequoia Fun Facts
355 views / 0 likes - addedPlease LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed! http://bit.ly/1Adl6ht **More info & videos below**American Spring LIVE premieres April 29, 30 and May 1 at 8|7c on PBS and Facebook: https://to.pbs.org/2JzF5Ef---------------For full NATURE episodes, check out htt
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Meet the Most Important Animal You've Never Seen
328 views / 0 likes - addedThey predate the dinosaurs and they outnumber us by trillions, yet you might not ever have the pleasure of seeing one. So let us introduce to you, the nematode.Hosted by: Hank GreenSciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out
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04:36
The Amazing Adaptations of Cave Animals! | Let's Explore Caves! | SciShow Kids
154 views / 0 likes - addedTeachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!Mister Brown and Squeaks are visiting Sam the Bat's family in their cave! Now, animals that live in caves are pretty special. Since caves are real
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02:53 Popular
Amazing Earth Facts To Blow Your Mind
745 views / 0 likes - addedWe live in a beautiful world, and these amazing facts will blow your mind. Subscribe, it's free! http://bit.ly/asapsci What If Humans Disappeared? https://youtu.be/guh7i7tHeZk Created by: Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown Written by: Rachel Salt, Greg Bro
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An Axolotl Is An Incredible Creature That Can Regenerate Its Brain And Heart
2,163 views / 22 likes - added*Editor's note: Dr. James Godwin is now a research scientist at MDI Biological Laboratory.* The story begins with the Aztec God of death and lightning, the Xolotl. As legends have it, he was a monstrous dog that guarded the sun god and ushered souls to th
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Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR
1,088 views / 1 likes - addedDesigner babies, the end of diseases, genetically modified humans that never age. Outrageous things that used to be science fiction are suddenly becoming reality. The only thing we know for sure is that things will change irreversibly. Support us on Patre
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Quetzalcoatlus: The Biggest Animal Who Ever Flew! | The Science of Flight | SciShow Kids
145 views / 0 likes - addedTeachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!The birds you see around today might not be that big, but a long time ago, there was a flying animal the size of some airplanes!Third Grade Next G
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04:57
Why Do My Dogs Paws Smell Like Fritos?
317 views / 0 likes - addedDo your dogs paws smell like Fritos? This week we explore why. #fritopaws #cornchippaws #cheetopaws #dogpawsYou might also like:Why Do Wet Dogs Stink? + Other Canine Chemistryhttps://youtu.be/X9AozZLZnCU Worlds Deadliest (& Cutest) Animalshttps://youtu.be
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04:07
This Brainless Organism is Mapping Dark Matter
329 views / 0 likes - addedThe food-seeking behavior of slime mold is helping astronomers map dark matterheres how. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com Scientists are trying
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04:26
Dogs vs Cats: The Diversity Paradox
291 views / 0 likes - addedTo make our work paw-sible, join us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/MinuteEarth!Different dogs look incredibly different - but that doesn't mean they are necessarily more diverse. LEARN MORE**************To learn more about this topic, start your googlin
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Inside the Lab Where Robots Run Their Own Experiments
284 views / 0 likes - addedRecent breakthroughs in automation and active machine learning are taking laboratory science to the next level. What will the laboratories of the future look like? Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Focal Point | https://bit.ly/
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How Millions of Microscopic Fibers Are Ending Up in Our Bodies | The Swim
516 views / 0 likes - addedEvery day, billions of sharp, invisible fibers are making their way out to our oceans and air, and into our water, wine, beer, and cells. Read More How much plastic is your washing machine sending out to sea? https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/19/178006
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Why Are GMOs Bad?
1,129 views / 0 likes - addedWhy are GMOs bad? They aren’t. They just aren’t, not intrinsically, and certainly not for your health. We’ve been eating them for decades with no ill effects, which makes sense, because a genetically modified organism is simply an organism, like every oth
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06:06
Your Next Burger Could Be Made With Microbes
121 views / 0 likes - addedFermentation is a natural process that humans have been hacking for millennia. Now, scientists are customizing the process to revolutionize the future of food with alternative proteins. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Element
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