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Your Allergies Are Getting WorseBut Why?
21 views / 0 likes - addedClimate change is making our allergies worse, but what does this really mean? Lets get into the weeds to better understand the future of pollen. Weathered #shorts
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How Mantises Became Natures Strangest Assassins
10 views / 0 likes - addedMantises may be some of the most out-of-this-world-looking critters on Earth, but theyre uniquely adapted to life on this planet. These incredible hunters have repeatedly evolved into ecomorphsgroups that arent closely related, but share amazing adaptatio
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08:03 New
Truffles Are Hiding a Dirty Little Secret
21 views / 0 likes - addedLearn more about Surfshark VPN at: https://surfshark.deals/terraIn kitchens around the world, truffles represent culinary excellence and prestige, but in the forest theyre just another flora fighting to exist, using somewhatunusual methods. In the lush wo
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12:49 New
How Dogs Are Shaping The Future Of Medicine
16 views / 0 likes - addedLearn more about Human Footprint: https://www.pbs.org/show/human-footprintFor thousands of years, dogs have been our loyal companions, adapting alongside humans in a sensational journey. However, it wasn't until the 1800s that a significant shift occurred
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Allergies: The Science of Why Your Body Hates You
12 views / 0 likes - addedDid you know that one of the biggest discoveries in our understanding of allergies was thanks to a completely failed experiment?From pollen to peanuts, allergies can be the bane of our existence. Hold on tight for this wild ride of an episode that takes u
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11:05 New
How Ants Make Our Cities Healthier
18 views / 0 likes - addedIn pavement cracks, roadside medians, and parking lots, there are incredible miniature civilizations booming within our concrete jungles: ants! We dont often think of urban areas as having ecologies but Amy Savage, Ph.D. studies the amazing diversity of a
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10:46
We Brought This Fish To America. Now We Can't Get Rid Of It
39 views / 0 likes - addedEarth Month from PBS Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnNZYWyBGJ1F8ofFm4H9UTrHxqU8zngK4The invasive Asian carp, once introduced as a solution, is now disrupting native fish species and shrinking their populations across rivers, streams, an
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Can Sharks Sleep?
38 views / 0 likes - addedSome species of sharks appear to sleep on the ocean floor. But while they've solved the problem of breathing at a standstill, it's an open question whether or not sharks can experience a REM-like sleep state. Sharks Unknown host Jasmin Graham explains mor
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You Can't Shop Your Way Out of Climate Change
41 views / 0 likes - addedWe have seen a boom in eco-friendly products marketed to consumers concerns about the impact of the stuff we buy. But this "shop til you drop approach doesnt solve the bigger issue: overconsumption and overproduction are the key drivers of pollution and c
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10:57
For Your Consideration: The Incredible Roach!
36 views / 0 likes - addedYou need roaches in your life. No, not the few pest species you might recognize scurrying across the floor, but some of their amazing, underrated cousins. Cockroaches are surprisingly diverse (there are even beautiful ones!), and theyre crucial contributo
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What Was Surgery Like In The 1800s?
51 views / 0 likes - addedBefore the mid-1800s, surgery was unsafe and unsanitary. Thankfully times have changed, and we now have the modern anesthesia that keeps us under during surgery because of...parties!? Fascinating Fails host Maren Hunsberger unravels this unique origin sto
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This Gigantic Shark is a HUGE Mystery
57 views / 0 likes - addedJasmin joins PhD student and Minorities In Shark Sciences co-founder Jaida Elcock on her mission to find and tag a massive and mysterious shark: the basking shark. If Jaida can succeed at tagging the endangered animals, then she can understand where these
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How Pigeon Poop Helped Unlock the Universes Secrets
34 views / 0 likes - addedIs it bird poop? Is it nuclear fallout? Nope. Its the Big Bang! The sound that gave us the answer to one of the universe's biggest mysteries was discovered...completely by accident. This noise let science move on to explore what the heck our universe is d
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These Sharks Eat Plants (And It Gets Weirder.)
51 views / 1 likes - addedCheck out Insectarium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOvZ2ELfN3E&The tiny bonnethead shark might be holding a secret or two. Host Jasmin Graham joins her former mentee Kathy Liu to uncover why male and female bonnetheads may be exhibiting sexual dimorph
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How To Accidentally Save the World (with Fungus)
36 views / 0 likes - addedHow did a famous lab accident end up saving more than half a billion livesand is it even true? How did a moldy melon from Peoria, Illinois save more than half a billion lives? And what does this all have to do with using killer viruses to make people bett
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Why Are These Urban Lizards Evolving in Overdrive?
42 views / 0 likes - addedLearn more about Human Footprint: https://www.pbs.org/show/human-footprintPuerto Rican Crested Anoles are a prime example of adaptation in action. In just a few decades, these city-dwelling lizards have undergone remarkable evolutionary changes to thrive
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Why Is NASA Interested In This Upside Down Cave?
35 views / 0 likes - addedUntold Earth is Webby Nominated! Help us out with a vote!https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/video/video-series-channels/science-educationBelow the Chihuahuan Desert in southeastern New Mexico, lies an extensive system of limestone caves, amon
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07:57
Why It's Time to Stop Saving the Planet*
39 views / 0 likes - addedWe care about the planet. But what if it's time to stop "saving it"?Western cultures and even some climate scientists and sustainability advocates often share the idea that there is the natural world and the human world. The natural world is seen as prist
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11:23
Why Bumble Bees Are the Fuzzy Heroes We Need
41 views / 0 likes - addedIf the insect world has a fuzzy, charismatic cutie, its surely the humble bumble bee. While insect populations are declining around the globe, bumble bees face unique threats that make them particularly vulnerable. Surveying projects across the U.S. are c
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Inside the World's Only Chile Pepper Institute
33 views / 0 likes - addedChile peppers spice up cuisines around the world, from Chile Rellenos to Hunan Kung Pao, but they can be surprisingly tricky to grow and harvest. In this episode of Hungry Planet, Niba chats with two teams increasing access to chile peppers: New Mexico St
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Anesthesia Started As A Party Drug
43 views / 0 likes - addedBefore general anesthesia, surgery was a gruesome affair. The main reason we now have effective pain relief during medical procedures is because of...parties?! Maren Hunsberger follows the story of anesthetic gasses from the Old Operating Theatre in Londo
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Can Sharks Really Smell Blood from a Mile Away?
43 views / 0 likes - addedWhat does a shark's olfactory system look like? What smells are they attracted to? In this episode, Jasmin joins Dr. Lauren Simonitis to learn more about how shark noses work and how natural chemicals found in ink produced by their prey could unlock the s
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Earth was frozen for MILLIONS of years. What does that teach us about today?
35 views / 0 likes - addedTake the 2023 PBS Audience Survey: https://to.pbs.org/pbssurvey2023jIf you take a look at global temperature graphs that span millions or billions of years, you can see that our planets temperature has made wild swings. In fact, the Earth used to be compl
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Butterfly Effect: Can Monarchs Avoid Extinction?
43 views / 1 likes - addedCheck out Sharks Unknown with Jasmin Graham: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3fd9YjZXFUWhy are monarch butterflies disappearing? You may know them for their amazing transcontinental migration, but over the past few decades, monarch butterflies have been
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What if We Brought Back the Passenger Pigeon?
107 views / 0 likes - addedFrom the woolly mammoth to the passenger pigeon, extinct species once maintained the balance of the earths delicate ecosystems. But human interference has resulted in dramatic loss of biodiversity. Can science restore what has been lost? In this episode o
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Want to Solve Wildfires and Drought? Leave it to BEAVERS!
135 views / 0 likes - addedTake the PBS Digital Studios audience survey: https://to.pbs.org/2021surveyMore and more scientists are starting to ask the question: Could beavers be the ally weve been waiting for when it comes to saving the environment? Travel with host Joe Hanson to C
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How Bison Are Saving America's Lost Prairie
400 views / 0 likes - addedPBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateTerra. More info below American prairies were once home to as many as 60 million bison. But when ranching and agriculture displaced elk and bison f
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Who Made These Giant Desert Figures and Why?
576 views / 0 likes - addedThe three human figures and two animals that make up the Blythe Geoglyphs - or Blythe Giant Intaglios - are enormous. So big in fact, that they cant be fully appreciated from the ground. But the figures were carved into the earth long before air travel wa
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Origami: Art, Engineering or Both?
390 views / 0 likes - addedHow can one sheet of folding paper inform engineering and the future of space travel?Subscribe so you never miss an episode: https://bit.ly/3mOfd77More info below Jinkyu JK Yang sees endless possibilities in a single sheet of paper. The aeronautics and as
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How Antarcticas Cutest Baby Seals Grow Up I Antarctic Extremes
349 views / 0 likes - addedPenguin lovers, take note: Baby Weddell seals might actually be cutest animals in all of Antarctica (and were talking a continent the size of the United States and Mexico combined). Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/c/pbsterra?sub_confirmation=1 And for m
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Exploring Antarcticas Glaciers (with a PlayStation Controller) | Antarctic Extremes
272 views / 0 likes - addedBeneath Antarcticas glaciers, a 12-foot-long robot named Icefin explores places neither boats nor divers can reach. Subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/c/pbsterra?su...Icefin is testing technologies designed for exploring Jupiters icy moon Europa. But befo
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Unlocking the Mysteries of Autumn Leaves from a Drones Eye View
218 views / 0 likes - addedIts one of the most breathtaking natural spectacles on the planet trillions of green leaves across New England transform into the brilliant hues of fall. This is natures masterwork. But how and why do the leaves change color in fall? The answers may surpr
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How Birds Can Teach Us to Build Better Airplanes
294 views / 0 likes - addedHow one researcher is turning everything we know about flight on its head...Subscribe so you never miss an episode: https://bit.ly/3mOfd77More info below Vikram Baliga studies anatomy and movement of animals in the Department of Zoology at the University
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Why Don't Fish Freeze in Antarctica? I Antarctic Extremes
291 views / 0 likes - addedUnder the ice in Antarctica is a world few people ever get to see.Subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/c/pbsterra?suBizarre creaturesancient sponges, gigantic jellyfish, sea spiders, ribbon worms, and notothenioid fishes that manage not to freezemake their
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What Do You Eat in Antarctica? | Antarctic Extremes
286 views / 0 likes - addedIf youre a penguin or other seabird in Antarctica, theres plenty of fish (and some seal placenta) to go around. But what do the people eat?Subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/c/pbsterra?suGenerally, an adult human consumes around 1,600 to 3,000 calories da
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Why are these mountains BLUE? | 4K Drone Footage
322 views / 1 likes - addedSubscribe to the Terra Channel for more science and nature shows like Overview!https://bit.ly/3mOfd77This is our premiere episode of Overview, a show that will be publishing every three weeks on Terra. There are a LOT of trees in the Blue Ridge Mountains,
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How to Think Like an Octopus
356 views / 0 likes - addedTo understand how extraterrestrials might think, one researcher points to the octopus.Subscribe so you never miss an episode: https://bit.ly/3mOfd77More info below The place that the octopus evolved the bottom of the sea is so alien to us that it might as
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When Zoo Animals Speak, This Scientist Listens
448 views / 1 likes - addedCan animals talk? Just ask animal welfare scientist Dr. Bonnie Baird.Subscribe so you never miss an episode: https://bit.ly/3mOfd77More info below Dr. Bonnie Baird can talk to animals well, sort of. Instead, she carefully observes the behavior of the many
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Wild Horses: America's most beloved invasive species? | 4K Drone Footage
484 views / 0 likes - addedThank you to Target for supporting PBS. You can learn more at: https://target.com/communityShare your story today: https://to.pbs.org/3izZeXhWild horses made their home on the islands of North Carolina centuries ago, supposedly descendants of horses broug
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Life Aboard the International Space Station
326 views / 0 likes - addedFrom 250 miles above the Earths surface, NASA astronaut Anne McClain has a unique perspective. Subscribe so you never miss an episode: https://bit.ly/3mOfd77More info below Circling the planet 16 times a day aboard the International Space Station, NASA as
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Where Does the Poop in Antarctica Go? | Antarctic Extremes
274 views / 0 likes - addedWhat happens to all the garbageand human poopin Antarctica?Subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/c/pbsterra?suAntarctica is home to McMurdo Station, the U.S. Antarctic Programs base of operations, and a handful of other research stations. These stations are
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