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The 4 greatest threats to the survival of humanity

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Dig into the 4 biggest existential risks that threaten the survival of humanity, and explore how we can safeguard our future.--With the invention of the atomic bomb, humanity gained the power to destroy itself for the first time in our history. Since then
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Creating a Woodland Lake Ecosphere Ecosystem In A Jar!

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Creating a Woodland Lake Ecosphere Ecosystem In A Jar! Creating ecospheres in jars has been something that interested me for a long time now. The fact that when an ecosphere is built right it can be a self-sustaining ecosystem is incredible. For this ecos
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Spells, threats, and dragons: The secret messages of Viking runestones - Jesse Byock

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Learn the history of Viking runes, the ancient Norse language of symbols that make up an alphabet called the futhark. --With their navigational skills and advanced longships, the Vikings sustained their seafaring for over 300 years. But for all their migh
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Sea Cucumber Poop Is Surprisingly Good For the Ecosystem | National Geographic

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There are about 1,250 different species of sea cucumber across the world's oceans. This is Thelenota anax. And yes, it's doing what you think it's doing. Sea cucumber poop is surprisingly important for the ecosystem. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubsc
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Ryan growing bacteria from his iPad! | science experiments for kids to do at home

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Ryan growing bacteria from his iPad! | science experiments for kids to do at home! Ryan learns about the importance of washing hands from seeing bacteria from the table, toys, floor and more! Fun kids science experiments that's educational!
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Ecosystem Ecology: Links In The Chain - Crash Course Ecology #7

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Hank brings us to the next level of ecological study with ecosystem ecology, which looks at how energy, nutrients, and materials are getting shuffled around within an ecosystem (a collection of living and nonliving things interacting in a specific place),
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TIL: 20% Of Our Oxygen Comes From A Bacteria

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When you think of bacteria, you might think of the flu, your kindergartner, or the TV remote, but you probably don’t think of oxygen. Get this: Bacteria provide oxygen for about one in five of your breaths. Without these microbes, you, your family, and mo
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Growing Bacteria - Sick Science! #210

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See the full experiment here: http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/growing-bacteria Get everything you need here: http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/bacteria-growing-kit.html This activity will prove that Mom was right... "Wash your hands
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One Year Ago I Built an Ecosystem, This Happened

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Vampire Crabs, Mourning Geckos, and so much more! Over the past 12 months, this paludarium has found balance and evolved into a tightly-knit ecosystem. If you have any questions, please let me know! Here are links to a few of things I use in the tank: Mis
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Where Are The Most Bacteria-Filled Places In Your Life?

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New research show that humans are not only covered in bacteria but are also surrounded by it! Get 15% off http://www.domain.com's domain names and web hosting when you use coupon code DNEWS at checkout! What Bacteria On Your Cell Phone Says About Your Hea
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Bacteria

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Introduction to bacteria More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=TDoGrbpJJ14
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How Scientists Are Hacking Bacteria To Fight Disease

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Gut bacteria helps you digest food and keeps your gut healthy but can scientists control this bacteria to fight off disease? Help support DNews by completing this one-question survey http://bit.ly/dnewssurvey Watch More ???? http://dne.ws/1hmhZ0v Read Mor
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Why Would a Scientist Inject Himself with 3.5 Million Year Old Bacteria?

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What was this scientist thinking when he injected himself with a 3.5 million years old bacteria from Siberian mountains? What happened to him afterwards? Is he doing ok now, or was this science experiment gone wrong? Let's find out in today's episode: Why
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Flesh-Eating Bacteria Is Real and This Is How It Works

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Each year, we hear stories about new (and old) cases of flesh-eating bacteria, but what exactly is this invasive infection and how is it contracted? Lets flesh it out. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more SICK | http://bit.ly/SICK
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Bacteria And Antibiotics: Revenge Of The Microbes

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What are bacteria? How do antibiotics work? And what can we do about increasing antibiotic resistance? Jenny Rohn, scientist and novelist, investigates the fascinating world of bacteria in this Friday Evening Discourse event from the Ri. Subscribe for reg
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Can Bacteria Live Off Electricity?

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Scientists have discovered bacteria making electricity out of thin air. Could this mean a greener future for energy? The Most Bacteria-Filled Places In Your Life ►►►►http://bit.ly/1NlOx7w Get 15% off http://www.domain.com's domain names and web hosting wh
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How Much Bacteria Is In Your Drinking Water?

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Water filtration systems are extremely effective, but bacteria still manages to escape! How much of it are you drinking? Why There’s Fluoride In Drinking Water ►►►► http://bit.ly/1OyF4u3 Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbFG
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How marine bacteria reshape oil to eat it faster

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Read the paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adf3345After an oil spill, humans rush to the scene to minimize impacts on the environment. But if the oil sticks around long enough, natures responders start to roll in. Bacteria such as Alcaniv
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This Drug-Resistant Bacteria Could Be Hiding in Your Armpits Right Now

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Staphylococcus or, as its more widely known, staph, is one of the most common bacteria found on humans around the world. But what exactly is a staph infection? Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more SICK | http://bit.ly/SICKplaylist
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How Bacteria Make A Grappling Hook For Propulsion

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Bacteria manage to maneuver themselves around in a number of different ways. Learn more http://scim.ag/1M9zCtp
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Vultures: The acid-puking, plague-busting heroes of the ecosystem - Kenny Coogan

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Explore the essential role vultures play in cleaning our ecosystems and why their conservation is key to a healthy planet.--In the African grasslands, a gazelle suffering from tuberculosis takes its last breath. The animals corpse threatens to infect the
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The Evolution of Bacteria. The Risks of Widespread Use of Antibiotics

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In a creative stroke inspired by Hollywood wizardry, scientists from the Kishony Lab at HMS and Technion (www.technion.ac.il/en/) have designed a simple way to observe how bacteria move as they become impervious to drugs. The experiments are thought to pr
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Shredding Bacteria With Technology From Insect Wings

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Dragonfly wings are covered in bacteria-killing nanopillars, and scientists are taking inspiration from them to make smarter anti-bacterial surfaces! The Secret Soviet Virus That Helps Kill Bacteria - https://youtu.be/jTwEVK7TMWI Sign Up For The Seeker Ne
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Using Shark Skin To Fight Against Bacteria | Think Like A Tree

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Scientists are looking to an unlikely source for new ways to fight bacteria. Could the skin of a Galapagos shark hold the key to warding off hospital-born bacteria and superbugs? SUBSCRIBE for more videos: http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Still haven’t subscribed to
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This Dishcloth Is Hiding TONS of Bacteria

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Share This Video: https://youtu.be/T52Nw9XydFQBig shout out again to Bounty for sponsoring this video!In this video, we showed you a more hygienic way to clean up spills and messes by using a fresh Bounty paper towel. This is something youll want to do es
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Snippet: Hitchhiking bacteria might help their host navigate via magnetic fields

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Deep in the mud of the Mediterranean Sea, scientists have caught microscopic protists dancing to a strange beat—the beat of Earth’s magnetic fields. Now, a new study reveals how these tiny clusters of cells orient themselves along those fields: by letting
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Scientists Are Using Your Body’s Bacteria To Battle Cancer, Is It Working?

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Bacteria can arguably be our body’s worst nightmares. But what if they could work to kill tumors? Two-Thirds of All Cancers Are Caused by One Thing: Your DNA - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZUk0gF_-T4 Get 20% off http://www.domain.com domain names and
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The Secret Soviet Virus That Helps Kill Bacteria

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Antibiotic resistance is threatening to render antibiotics useless, but scientists may have found their answer in bacteria-eating viruses. Can We Create New Humans With Bacteria? - https://youtu.be/F3LAZ6DHqwg Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http
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DIY Science Experiments for Kids to Grow Bacteria to Learn Why Washing hands!!!

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DIY Science Experiments for Kids to Grow Bacteria to Learn Why Washing hands!!! Fun Children Science Activities that fun and educational
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A light rain can spread soil bacteria far and wide

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

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The big world we live in is smaller than you think... The animation takes us on a journey through the wondrous Florida mangrove forest, as illustrated by New York Times best-selling author Rachel Ignotofsky in her new book, The Wondrous Workings of Planet
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Old&Odd: Archaea, Bacteria&Protists - CrashCourse Biology #35

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Hank 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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Super Bacteria Has a New Enemy: The CRISPR Pill

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Scientists are developing a CRISPR pill that can fight superbugs. Can we modify bacteria's DNA to make it self destruct? What is CRISPR & How Could It Edit Your DNA? - https://youtu.be/SyAo51IYgUw Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO
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Primitive Technology: Iron Bacteria Cement (no fire/water insoluble)

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Primitive Technology: Iron Bacteria Cement (no fire needed/insoluble in water) Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newsest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-x
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Hacking bacteria to fight disease - Tal Danino

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Explore how synthetic biologists are programming bacteria to fight cancer by manipulating their DNA. --In 1884, an unlucky patient who had a rapidly growing cancer in his neck came down with an unrelated bacterial skin infection. As he recovered from the
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Programmable Bacteria: Nature's Most Powerful Tool

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Get a 30-day trial of Audible at http://Audible.com/realscienceOr, text, "realscience" to 500 500Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/realscienceTwitter: https://twitter.com/stephaniesammaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephaniesammannCredits:Narrator:
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Can Bacteria On Earth Help Us Find Alien Life?

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Researchers 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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We’re Losing the War Against Bacteria, Here’s Why | NYT

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Bacteria are rebelling. They’re turning the tide against antibiotics by outsmarting our wonder drugs. This video explores the surprising reasons. Read the full story: https://nyti.ms/2G7LzXa Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n More from The New York Times Vid
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Dawn Of The Cyborg Bacteria

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http://www.sciencefriday.com In a basement laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania, two roboticists have harnessed the innate sensing, swimming, and swarming abilities of bacteria to power microscopic robots. Even though their work sounds like the pr
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White Blood Cell Chases Bacteria

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White Blood Cell Chases Bacteria in real life Edit: axxsmith informed me that it is from quote " It is a neutrophil chasing Staphylococcus aureus by David Rogers, Vanderbilt University http://www.rfreitas.com/Nano/DIAO/Slide64_files/slide0043.htm " All cr
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You Don’t Even Want To Know About Bacteria On The Space Station

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Think the ISS is squeaky clean...think again! Bacteria like Staphylococcaceae and Enterobacteriaceae absolutely thrive in space stations! Get 15% off http://www.domain.com domain names and web hosting when you use coupon code DNEWS at checkout! Where Are
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Bacteria Could Someday Power Our Cell Phones

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SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Go to https://Brilliant.org/SciShow to get 20% off of an annual Premium subscription.Unlike most living things, there are species of bacteria that can harness electrons directly and even shuttle them around from plac
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Metal Vs. Bacteria

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Even before we knew what bacteria were capable of, we were using certain metals to help fight off their effects.. Hank Green explains how on this episode of SciShow. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters
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Primitive Technology: Iron knife made from bacteria

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Iron knife made from bacteria Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subPT | Never miss a video! Enable ‘ALL’ Notifications! Watch my newsest content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGnWLXjIDnpBR4xqf3FO-xFFwE-ucq4Fj&playnext=1&index=2 Follow Pri
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Bacteria vs Viruses: The Difference and How to Fight them | Earth Lab

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Bacteria and Viruses differ not only in size. Understanding their inner working will help us understand when it is necessary to treat with antibiotics. Subscribe to Earth Lab for more fascinating science videos - http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthLab All the
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Superbugs: The Empire Strikes Bacteria

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Check out GROSS SCIENCE: http://bit.ly/1DH5zbv Subscribe: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Twitter: @okaytobesmart↓ More info and sources below ↓ Are we entering the post-antibiotic era? Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are on the rise, with millions of infections re
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Coastal Wetlands Are a Critical Ecosystem for a Healthy Climate | Pew

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Coastal wetlands can help countries strengthen their economies, enhance the lives and livelihoods of their people, protect biodiversity, and help to achieve international climate commitments.By buffering against storm surges, filtering water, sustaining b
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They Built a Rainforest Ecosystem inside a Geodesic Dome

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Eden Project is a the largest greenhouse in the world built in Cornwall UK in Geodesic domes to show that humans can correct Climate change BECOME PART OF THE TEAM: https://www.patreon.com/FLORB Find out more about Eden Project: https://www.edenproject.co
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The Bacteria That Made Life Possible Are Now Killing Us

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Thanks to the St. Croix Watershed Research Station for sponsoring this video! To learn more about their work, visit https://www.smm.org/scwrs/.Aquatic cyanobacteria first oxygenated earths air, making human life possible; now, due to our actions, cyanobac
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The Immune System Explained I – Bacteria Infection

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Every second of your life you are under attack. Bacteria, viruses, spores and more living stuff wants to enter your body and use its resources for itself. The immune system is a powerful army of cells that fights like a T-Rex on speed and sacrifices itsel
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How Bacteria Make It Rain (with Kim Prather) – Speaking of Chemistry Road Trip

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Did you know that the ocean launches bacteria and other goo into the atmosphere? And that those particles can seed clouds? Atmospheric chemist Kimberly Prather of UCSD and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography drops some serious knowledge on us. ↓↓More
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Our Best View Of Bacteria Is...From Space?!

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Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/Observing the effects of microbes using satellites can give us all sorts of useful information about life on Earth ... and other planets too.Thanks also to our Pat
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Can We Create New Humans With Bacteria?

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Scientists took 473 genes and created a cell that survived and reproduced on its own! How do scientists combine genes to make a cell function? Check out the all new Seeker! http://www.seeker.com Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1U
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How Do We Keep Our Bacteria From Contaminating the Galaxy?

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There 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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Seagrass can half concentrations of harmful bacteria

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Seagrass meadows seem to effectively combat both human and marine pathogens. Read more: http://scim.ag/2lcfdyd Read the research ($): http://scim.ag/2kXuh4j
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How Large Can a Bacteria get? Life & Size 3

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The first 1000 people to use this link will get a free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/kurzgesagt9Get our new beautiful Ocean Explorer Notebook:https://shop.kurzgesagt.org/Sources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sourceslifeandsize3 In
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Tiny Fish Use Bacteria to Glow in the Dark | National Geographic

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Environmental DNA

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

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The 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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The Secret Global Sewer System

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Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/Ditches and drain pipes help crops survive but can negatively impact the broader landscape.Thanks also to our Patreon patrons https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth a
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The Doomsday Clock, explained

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The clock's ticking. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO The Doomsday Clock began as a graphic on the first edition of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ magazine. Since then, the Bulletin has used the clock as a symbol for their interpreta
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What Causes Antibiotic Resistance? - Kevin Wu

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-antibiotics-become-resistant-over-time-kevin-wu Right now, you are inhabited by trillions of microorganisms. Many of these bacteria are harmless (or even helpful!), but there are a few strains of ‘super bact
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Snippet: Moose eating underwater

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This diving moose is saving its ecosystem—for now. By eating underwater and pooping on land, these giant deer transfer key nutrients from shore, but what will happen when they disappear? Learn more: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/10/diving-pooping-m
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What Happens When You Don’t Brush Your Teeth?

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What is the ecosystem of our mouth really like and how does it affect our teeth? Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbFG What Causes Bad Breath? ►►►► http://bit.ly/1TYUzOe Read More: What conditions may be linked to oral health
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ISS Astronauts Capture Chilling and Rare Photo of Earth From Space

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Earth is a delicate ecosystem and this photo captures that notion in just one shot.
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U.S./Mexico Border Wall Puts Animals In Danger Of Extinction

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A wall along the United States/Mexico border could seriously disrupt the natural habitats and movements of many animals species that live there. These Massive Geoengineering Projects Won't Stop Global Warming - https://youtu.be/tKzlYtTjxoU Sign Up For The
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Nitrogen & Phosphorus Cycles: Always Recycle! Part 2 - Crash Course Ecology #9

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Hank 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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What is Soil Made Of?

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An animated introduction to soils functions and threats. © FAO: http://www.fao.org
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Prokaryotic And Eukaryotic Cells

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Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Bacteria and archaea.
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Is the Cure for Superbugs Hiding Deep Under the Earth?

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Dr. Naowarat "Ann" Cheeptham is combing cave systems for brand new bacteria that may hold the answer to the growing crisis of drug-resistant infections. How NASA’s Rover Team Reimagined Mars 2020 - https://youtu.be/O9YBPRF3o5w Read More Another outbreak i
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12 Year Old Terrarium - Life Inside a closed jar, Over a decade in isolation

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In this video we take a look at the terrarium my brother made during his childhood. This terrarium was made between 2007 - 2008. This makes the terrarium at least 12 years old. Inside there is a variety of organisms. All of which have persisted within the
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People And Pets Live Inside A Microbial Cloud

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We shed about 1 million particles an hour, including bacteria and dead skin cells.
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This Superfluid Is Alive, And It Could Power Machines of the Future

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Fluids with zero viscosity seemingly defy the laws of physics and they have endless applications. But they’ve been hard to make, until now. The secret? Bacteria! Scientists’ Crazy Plan to Power Solar Panels With E. Coli - https://youtu.be/_XZGrZ3DeLg Get
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What’s so great about the Great Lakes? - Cheri Dobbs and Jennifer Gabrys

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-so-great-about-the-great-lakes-cheri-dobbs-and-jennifer-gabrys The North American Great Lakes — Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior — are so big that they border 8 states and contain 23 quadrilli
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Your Gut Microbes Are Controlling Your Mind, Here’s What You’ll Do For Them

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Microbes in your body can control how you feel and what you want to eat, here's how. Super Bacteria Has a New Enemy: The CRISPR Pill - https://youtu.be/zWzQf2xzJek Read More: Is Your Gut Making You Depressed or Anxious? https://www.scientificamerican.com/
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Why You May Have More Acne Than Other People

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Ever wonder why some people have never had any trouble with acne, while others have been plagued with it? It's because of the bacteria that resides within our skin. Some people have bacteria strains that protect against acne while others have strains that
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How does your immune system work? - Emma Bryce

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-does-the-immune-system-work-emma-bryce The immune system is a vast network of cells, tissues, and organs that coordinate your body’s defenses agains
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Can Underwater Parks Protect Coral?

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From the Science Friday Archives! With global threats like ocean warming and acidification, it's a tough time to be a coral. Marine scientists John Bruno and Elizabeth Selig, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, analyzed over 8000 coral sur
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Magic of Making - A Drink from the Tap

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This is the story of the water we drink: how it is collected, filtered and pumped into our homes. But what happens to it after it has been through our bodies and flushed down the lavatory? Find out how it is cleaned up with the help of bacteria so we can
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Gut Microbiome Explained in Simple Words

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The gut microbiome are the trillions of microorganisms primarily bacteria, but also fungi, viruses and protists that live inside your digestive system. Scientists are discovering that these microbes are vital for us to live healthy lives. They help us dig
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The Microbes Within Us - with Ed Yong

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Ed Yong explores the tens of trillions of microbes swarming around your body, diving into the microbiome and the grand view of life it provides. Watch the Q&A: https://youtu.be/K4GBVDn_Ldg Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Yo
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How Your City Has Its Own Unique Microbiome

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Is it possible to tell what city you're from just by looking at your microbes? Researchers studying microbiomes say yes! What Your Farts Say About Your Health ►►►► http://bit.ly/1WvPfD7 Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbFG R
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What Exactly Is Typhoid Fever?

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Typhoid fever is far from just a fever, typhoid can tear holes in your intestines and infect many organs in your body and its evolving to become more and more drug resistant. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more SICK | http://bit.
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Fighting Poachers in an Island Paradise

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In a fragile ecosystem, how do you conserve limited resources for future generations? That's the question that the small Pacific island nation of Palau is grappling with as it tries to combat illegal fishing. The country's rich marine ecosystem is now at
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Are Your Parents To Blame For Your Bad Acne?

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Recent studies have shown that several types of acne are genetic. But if it’s influenced by genes, can there actually be cures for acne? Why Do We Get Acne? ►►►► http://bit.ly/1U50pKd Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read
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Protect our Forests WWF PSA Campaign

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Eighty percent of the worlds known terrestrial plant and animal species can be found in forests. Almost 300 million people, particularly in developing countries, live in forests too. But threats to the worlds forests are growing. We are losing huge swathe
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Why our Oceans need Great White Sharks

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Great White Sharks are key to the health of our oceans. Here's why they're so important.Sharks help to increase the species diversity of our oceans by driving competition and controlling population sizes in the ocean ecosystem. Great whites are notoriousl
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How Dirty Are Public Restrooms?

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The Secret Life of Plankton

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New videography techniques have opened up the oceans' microscopic ecosystem, revealing it to be both mesmerizingly beautiful and astoundingly complex. Marine biologist Tierney Thys has used footage from a pioneering project to create a film designed to ig
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How To Keep Your Goldfish Alive For 15 Years

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The longest-living goldfish on record was 43 years old. But while they're supposed to live at least 15 years on average, yours might not have made it to its 5th birthday. The major problem is often toxin accumulation in the tank from fish poop. By seeding
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How Yellowstone Scientists Really Combat Invasive Species

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Yellowstone cutthroat trout are on the brink of extinction as invasive lake trout continue to eat them. With the park's ecosystem at risk, it's up to scientists to figure out where these predators came from and how to contain them. From: MYSTERY IN YELLOW
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We Don't Know: Magnetoreception

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This 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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Should You Hover Or Cover The Toilet Seat?

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The Power of Poop — AMNH SciCafe

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Did you know that some of the bacteria living inside us are essential for our health? Gastroenterologist Ari Grinspan delves into the complex world of the microbiome in the human digestive system. He explains how transplanting bacteria from healthy people
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Why Some Animals Eat Poop

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While humans do eat a lot of weird food items, one thing we never touch is fecal matter. This is because not only are we naturally grossed out by it, but also because we know that poop contains a lot of nasty pathogens that can get us really sick. However
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Incredible Zulu click language - The ultimate tongue twister.

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Sakhile has a new channel!! If you like his stuff, please consider subscribing to his channel here: https://youtube.com/channel/UCM2YGltZ7uMB6OzNKLy_V6A I know it would mean the world to him... Many of the languages spoken by the Nguni people of southern
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Here's Why Pneumonia Is Still So Deadly

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The immune system has a whole arsenal of ways to fight off an infection. But with pneumonia, the immune systems response can be lethal. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more SICK | http://bit.ly/SeekerSICKplaylistWhen it comes to s
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5 Human Impacts On The Environment: Crash Course Ecology #10

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Hank gives the run down on the top five ways humans are negatively impacting the environment and having detrimental effects on the valuable ecosystem services which a healthy biosphere provides. Like Crash Course? http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCours
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Are We Sabotaging Our Search For Life On Mars?

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Lyme disease is spreading. Blame ticks — and climate change

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Nature fanaTICKS beware; cases of Lyme disease are on the rise. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the US; and climate change is helping it to spread even more. Animals such as deer, mice
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Food safety: the next frontier

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Mars, 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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Astronauts left poop on the moon. We should go get it.

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What astronaut diapers can teach us about the origins of life.Try Dashlane free here: http://www.dashlane.com/voxGet 10% off now with my promo code: VOXBecome a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-labWe released a members-only extra from this video, whe
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What melting sea ice means for life in the Arctic

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Light is flooding into the Arctic. There will be winners and losers. That’s what brought an international group of scientists to the Barents Sea to investigate how plant and animal life will adapt to the new normal. Two key factors that govern the arctic
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The Invisible Universe Of The Human Microbiome

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The next time you look in a mirror, think about this: In many ways you're more microbe than human. There are 10 times more cells from microorganisms like bacteria and fungi in and on our bodies than there are human cells. But these tiny compatriots are in
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This Genetically Modified Salmonella Destroys Brain Cancer

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Scientists are trying to use modified salmonella, a bacteria that typically causes food poisoning, to treat a deadly form of brain cancer. What Exactly Is Food Poisoning? - https://youtu.be/nyplH6fUBDQ Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.l
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Why Are People Eating Poop? | What The FAQs | NowThis

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Turns out eating someone else's poop can actually be good for your health. On this episode of What The FAQs, Andy explores the world of fecal transplants. Subscribe to NowThis Future: https://go.nowth.is/Future_Subscribe A fecal microbiota transplant is a
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What If You Never Washed Your Sheets?

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Let's be honest, we probably haven't changed our sheets in a while.Watch more: What Should You Do If You Are Stuck Inside For Weeks? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkTvjvwO54MMeet The Life Noggin Team!Director/Voice - Pat Graziosi: http://twitter.com/Pat
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The amazing ways plants defend themselves - Valentin Hammoudi

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-amazing-ways-plants-defend-themselves-valentin-hammoudi Plants are constantly under attack. They face threats ranging from microscopic fungi to smal
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Meet the Drug-Resistant Superbug Thats Taking Over the World

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Candida Auris is the new superbug on the block you've probably never heard of, and it is invading healthcare systems worldwide. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more SICK | http://bit.ly/SICKplaylist Visit our shop at http://shop.s
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Mutating DNA caught on film

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Study in bacteria shows how regularly DNA changes and how few of those changes are deadly. Learn more: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/mutating-dna-caught-film Read the paper ($): http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6381/1283 CREDITS
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NASA's plan to save Earth from a giant asteroid

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Don’t panic. /// Sources: Source article: https://www.vox.com/a/asteroid-day Chicxulub impact information: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=8 NASA JPL: https://www.nasa.gov/asteroid-and-comet-watch NASA asteroid tracking: https://www.jpl.nas
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H2O-NO! - Fresh Water Problems: Crash Course Kids #33.1

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What happens to a single ecosystem when the amount of freshwater available in it changes? Not really much good. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about ecosystems and how one small change can lead to a cascade effect in the entire ecosys
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What Does Lyme Disease Do To Your Body?

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What exactly is the connection between a tick bite and lyme disease? While we’re not sure exactly where and when the disease originated, we do know a lot about how it works, its signs, its symptoms in humans and dogs, how it’s spread and its treatment. __
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Scientists’ Crazy Plan to Power Solar Panels with E. Coli

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New 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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Digestive System: Ingestion to Egestion Explained in Simple Words

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The digestive system is the system that helps us break down the food we eat to its basic nutrients so that our body can use those nutrients to get energy. The digestive system is composed of the long continuous alimentary tract or gastrointestinal tract (
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Is Eating Boogers Actually Unhealthy?

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Over 90% of adults pick their nose. And afterward, many people eat those boogers. But it turns out, that can be unhealthy and dangerous. Boogers trap invading viruses and bacteria before than can enter your body. So eating those boogers might expose your
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SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME - Official Trailer

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Why Is Biodiversity So Important? - Kim Preshoff

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-biodiversity-so-important-kim-preshoff Our planet’s diverse, thriving ecosystems may seem like permanent fixtures, but they’re actually vulnerable to collapse. Jungles can become deserts, and reefs can be
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Why Scientists Used Graphene Nanoribbons to Engineer Bionic Mushrooms

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This 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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Why Does Milk Curdle When It Goes Bad?

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Most foods fall apart when they go bad - so why does milk clump together? The answer is bacterial poop, and Lauren can explain. Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com: http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/edible-innovations/yogurt2.htm Share on Facebook:
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Dzanga-Sangha gorilla twins turn four

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The first-ever twins born to habituated gorillas in the Dzanga-Sangha Protected Area are now four years old. Gorilla twins are extremely rare, but the survival of Inguka and Inganda brings hope that it is possible for other gorilla twins to survive in the
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Is There a Limit to How Small Life Can Get?

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Scientists have theorized how small life can actually get, but at what point is it so small, it's not considered life? Super Bacteria Has a New Enemy: The CRISPR Pill - https://youtu.be/zWzQf2xzJek Get 20% off http://www.domain.com domain names and web ho
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What Exactly is Lupus?

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Our immune system is an incredible thing. It’s a complex, disease-fighting machine, capable of fending off attacks from bacteria and viruses. But what happens when that same incredible system stops fighting diseases, and starts attacking you? ____________
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Why Does Your Breath Stink In The Morning?

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At night, your mouth becomes the perfect home for growing bacteria. Forgive us if we don’t talk to you until after you brush your teeth. ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them! Shout out
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How Long Could You Survive on Other Planets?

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Humanity has dreamed of living beyond Earth for millennia, but would you really want to be in a spacesuit for the rest of your life? Watch More Space Crafts! | https://bit.ly/2GqH0aO Read More: Mars Surface May Be Too Toxic for Microbial Life https://www.
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Some Scientists Are Racing to Save Parasites. Why?

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Youve probably seen a Save the Whales T-shirt before. But have you ever seen a Save the Parasites one? A group of researchers thinks that maybe it is time to start making them.To most of us, that might seem like a hard sell. The word parasite conjures ima
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Cellular Cannibalism May Have Led to the Evolution of Everything, Including Us

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Millions of years ago, simple cells might’ve eaten each other to develop their own type of superpowers. Freaky. How Your Cells Decide Whether to Be Part of the Brain, or the Colon - https://youtu.be/W_Gpr8ZjqF4 Read More: The fuel of evolution: A new hypo
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How to Slow Aging (and even reverse it)

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Scientists like Prof Sinclair have evidence of speeding up, slowing, and even reversing aging. Thanks to LastPass for sponsoring this video. Click here to start using LastPass: https://ve42.co/VeLPWhat causes aging? According to Professor David Sinclair,
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Are preservatives bad for you?

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/are-preservatives-bad-for-you-eleanor-nelsen Food doesn’t last. In days, sometimes hours, bread goes moldy, apple slices turn brown, and bacteria multiply in mayonnaise. But you can find all of these foods out o
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The Pandemic the World Has Forgotten

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Cholera has plagued the world for centuries, the disease is responsible for the death of millions and one of the worlds longest pandemics. But what exactly does cholera to the body and how can we prevent it? Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribesee
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Feedback Loops: How Nature Gets Its Rhythms - Anje-Margriet Neutel

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/feedback-loops-how-nature-gets-its-rhythms-anje-margriet-neutel While feedback loops are a bummer at band practice, they are essential in nature. What does nature’s feedback look like, and how does it build the
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Should You Let A Dog Lick Your Face?

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Canine and human mouths are bacterial ecosystems, but can they harm one another? Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►►http://bit.ly/1myXbFG Can You Get Ebola From A Dog?►►►►http://bit.ly/210ddFN Read More: Man's Best Germs: Does Your Dog Influence
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Do we really need pesticides? - Fernan Pérez-Gálvez

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/do-we-really-need-pesticides-fernan-perez-galvez Annually, we shower over 5 billion pounds of pesticides across the Earth to control insects, unwanted weeds, funguses, rodents, and bacteria that may threaten our
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Will Lining The Toilet Seat Protect You From Germs? | What The FAQs | NowThis

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Do 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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Forget Mars — There Could Be Alien Life On Venus

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Despite decades of searching distant planets and stars for alien life we’re still empty handed. Turns out, we may have been looking in all the wrong places. And the answers could be closer than we thought. Life could be right next door — floating in the l
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Ecology - Rules for Living on Earth: Crash Course Biology #40

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Hank introduces us to ecology - the study of the rules of engagement for all of us earthlings - which seeks to explain why the world looks and acts the way it does. The world is crammed with things, both animate and not, that have been interacting with ea
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From The Top Of The Food Chain Down: Rewilding Our World - George Monbiot

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/from-the-top-of-the-food-chain-down-rewilding-our-world-george-monbiot Our planet was once populated by megafauna, big top-of-the-food-chain predators that played their part in balancing our ecosystems. When tho
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Rise Of The Mesopredator

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Try 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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Horseshoe Crab Blood Saves Lives

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http://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/horseshoe-crab-blood/ Horseshoe crabs have blue blood, and it can be used to detect minuscule contaminants and bacteria. FOLLOW US! http://www.ripleys.com https://www.facebook.com/RipleysBelieveItorNot https://www.twitter
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How do gas masks actually work? - George Zaidan

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Explore the science behind how gas masks work, and how the technology protects us from airborne threats and pollutants.--You might think of gas masks as clunky military-looking devices. But in the near future, we may need to rely on these filters as part
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How do gas masks actually work? - George Zaidan

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Explore the science behind how gas masks work, and how the technology protects us from airborne threats and pollutants.--You might think of gas masks as clunky military-looking devices. But in the near future, we may need to rely on these filters as part
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The Extinction Happening Inside You

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Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/Our modern lifestyle and diet are leading to the extinction of parts of our microbiome, but we can use what we've learned from dealing with nearly-extinct macrobio
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How to Explore Otherwordly Oceans

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As NASA continues exploring other worlds across the solar system, tools deep ocean biologists use to study communities of bacteria on the sea floor could come in handy. This short film dives into a new observatory called ABISS, which can transmit video an
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The Largest of the Toucans Has an EPIC Bill

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The toco is the largest and perhaps most recognizable of the toucan family. Its striking, brightly colored bill comprises almost half of its body surface area. Toco toucans are found throughout South and Central America, but populations have declined over
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The wonderful world of life in a drop of water | Tom Zimmerman and Simone Bianco

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"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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Is the gray wolf actually endangered?

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When are we done protecting the gray wolf?Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-labWhen European settlers first came to America they were set on civilizing the land. This meant a lot of rash, sweeping changes one of which was to eradicate a famil
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Watch the moon landing disaster speech that never happened...happen, thanks to a deepfake

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What can former U.S. president Richard Nixon possibly teach us about artificial intelligence today and the future of misinformation online? Nothing. The real Nixon died 26 years ago. But an AI-generated likeness of him shines new light on a quickly evolvi
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The Surprising Species That Everything Else Depends On | IN OUR NATURE

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In Our Nature is a NEW special limited series on Its Okay To Be Smart!SUBSCRIBE so you dont miss the next episode! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub More info and sources below Seemingly distant ecosystems, even half a world apart, are connected in surprising ways.
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Pandas — The Complicated Truth Behind These Cute Animals

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Pandas are very cute, but they don't do much for their ecosystem—and they take away a lot of resources from other endangered plants and animals that support multitudes. Here's why these adorable creatures are possibly the most overrated animals in the wor
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Sleep Can Repair Your Brain, But Only If You’re Doing It Right

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Sleep 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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The Hidden Perils of Permafrost | Deep Look

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For thousands of years, mysterious bacteria have remained dormant in the Arctic permafrost. Now, a warming climate threatens to bring them back to life. What does that mean for the rest of us? SUBSCRIBE: http://goo.gl/8NwXqt Funding for Deep Look is provi
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How the food you eat affects your gut - Shilpa Ravella

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-the-food-you-eat-affects-your-gut-shilpa-ravella The bacteria in our guts can break down food the body can’t digest, produce important nutrients, regulate the immune system, and protect against harmful germs
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Crustaceans, the 'Insects' of the Deep Sea

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Crustaceans, of all the animal groups in the ocean, are by far the most successful. Coming in a boundless array of colours, shapes and sizes, crustaceans have diversified so much that they are often called the insects of the oceans, a title reflecting the
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Exploring the Water Column

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The 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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We Could Harvest Electricity from Human Tears, This Is How It Works

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New research has found that an enzyme in tears can be used to generate electricity. Here’s everything you need to know. We Can Power The World With Algae! - https://youtu.be/ExOXF1x3N1g Get 20% off http://www.domain.com domain names and web hosting when y
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Future Batteries Could Be Made out of Viruses...Wait, What?

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Were now using viruses to make batteries...like the kind you could use in your car. So, how does that work and how close are we to a virus-powered car? Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist
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Oldest DNA Ever Found Reveals Secrets of the Ancient Arctic

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Scientists have retrieved the oldest DNA ever, which points to an ecosystem unlike anything on Earth today. Read the NOVA Next article: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article... PRODUCTION CREDITS: Digital Producer: Emily Zendt Production Assistance: Abe M
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How the Secret Service Uses Ink to Solve Crimes

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You may have an image of the Secret Service—suits, sunglasses and earpieces. But, there’s an entire forensics arm of the agency dedicated to solving crimes—sometimes using nothing more than an ink blot. The lab tackles some of the toughest frauds and forg
Making a Strawberry-Powered Aquarium (With No Filter)

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Homegrown strawberries taste sweeter when you don't have to remember to water them. This time I setup a small, cube ecosystem using an old, used aquarium I found for free on Marketplace. After ripping out the factory filter, I let it develop its own biolo
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Why Your Diet Isn’t Working

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Most diets don’t work for everyone, but scientists are working on an algorithm to keep you on your diet. Will it work? Vaportini: Getting Drunk Without A Sip of Booze with Kat Odell ►►►► http://dne.ws/1lSgzgb Follow Kat on Twitter ►►►► http://dne.ws/1Nerx
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This Mutant Super-Enzyme Can Eat Plastic Waste Within Days

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Researchers have re-engineered a plastic-eating enzyme to degrade plastic bottles within days and it might be ready to start eating our trash as soon as next year. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/Eleme
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Why These Parasites Eat Their Hosts To Survive

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Parasitoids are a type of parasite that kill their host animals to survive. While it seems gruesome, this type of behavior is important for keeping our ecosystem balanced. If parasitoids didn't destroy their hosts, the population of invasive species like
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Subvisual Subway: The Art Of New York City's Bacterial World

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Typographer and illustrator Craig Ward heard an urban legend that "using the handrails on the subway is like shaking hands with 100 people." He decided to test that theory by sampling the bacteria on subway lines around New York City and photographing his
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How This Blob Solves Mazes | WIRED

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Physarum polycephalum is a single-celled, brainless organism that can make decisions, and solve mazes. Anne Pringle, who is a mycologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, explains everything you need to know about what these slime molds are and how
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DNA Sequencing Is Cracking Down on Shark Poaching

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About one in five fish sold around the world are captured illegally. But proving that a fish was poached can be especially difficult once it gets to shore. Now, a new device is taking forensics to a genetic level allowing field experts to crack down on sh
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How A Few Scientists Transformed The Way We Think About Disease - Tien Nguyen

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-a-few-scientists-transformed-the-way-we-think-about-disease-tien-nguyen For several centuries, people though diseases were caused by wandering clouds of poisonous vapor. We now know that this theory is prett
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The Moon Rover Engineer | NEXT JOBS

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After a decades-long lull, interest in the moon is back -- this time led by startups, including Tokyo-based ispace Inc., which is hoping to land two of its miniature rovers on the lunar surface in 2021. Akane Imamura is part of ispace's team racing to mak
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How We Can Keep Plastics Out of Our Ocean | National Geographic

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Plastic pollution poses one of the biggest known threats to the ocean, influencing all ecosystems from beautiful coral reefs to abyssal trenches, eventually accumulating in our own food. Learn more about how to upend the current system of produce-use-disc
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Do you have what it takes to be a spy? | BBC Ideas

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What qualities are the UK security services looking for when they recruit? (Spoiler alert: James Bond wannabes need not apply.)Made by Costanza Gambarini in partnership with @TheOpenUniversity Subscribe to BBC Ideas https://bbc.in/2F6ipav0:00 Introduction
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Inside China's Only Pinball Machine Factory

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Thanks to LastPass for sponsoring this video. Go here to find out more: http://bit.ly/2U2NOjp Today we're going on a tour of the only pinball machine factory in China. We get to see how they're rapidly prototyping and making hundreds or maybe even thousan
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This Beautiful Blue Lizard is Facing Extinction

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Found only in Grand Cayman, the westernmost part of the Cayman Islands, the Grand Cayman blue iguana is a striking creature. Its bright blue skin becomes brighter during breeding season, and its dark red eyes allow the lizards to see moving shapes at long
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Woolly Mammoths, Mastodons, and Amazing Teeth! | SciShow Kids

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Teachers 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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Easiest Way To Get Rid Of Bad Breath, According To A Dentist

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The easiest way to get rid of bad breath is to brush your teeth at night and to drink lots of water, according to an American Dentist Association spokesperson. When your mouth is dry, food and bacteria tend to sit in your mouth for a much longer time. Thi
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Is The Next Antibiotic Hiding Deep Within The Ocean?

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Drug-resistant superbugs are becoming more common, putting pressure on scientists to find new antibiotics. Could the answer be in the ocean? How Fecal Transplants Can Save Lives - https://youtu.be/i6RBfoITbls Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http:
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What's Actually Inside A Whale's Blowhole?

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If you ever watch a whale breathe, you'll see plumes of mist shoot out of a hole in its head. Contrary to popular belief, that's not seawater. It's actually a mix of hot air and bacteria. Science Insider tells you all you need to know about science: space
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Wild Horses: America's most beloved invasive species? | 4K Drone Footage

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Thank 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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Professor Brian Cox looks at the organism that takes up most of our planet, the smallest microorganism of all, bacteria. Taken from Wonders of Life. Subscribe to BBC Earth: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=BBCEarth BBC Earth YouTube Cha
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Thanks to Shrimp, These Waters Stay Fresh and Clean | Short Film Showcase

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In this short film by Freshwaters Illustrated, dive into a busy tropical stream ecosystem and learn how shrimp, crabs, and other invertebrates are creating a nutrient-rich environment for wildlife to flourish and humans to enjoy. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.l
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Hurricanes 101 | National Geographic

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Hurricanes are the most powerful storms known to man. Find out when hurricane season peaks, how the storms form, and the surprising role they play in the larger global ecosystem. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe #NationalGeographic #Hurricanes A
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Rainforests 101 | National Geographic

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Rainforests are home to over half of the world's plant and animal species. Learn about tropical and temperate rainforests, how they contribute to the global ecosystem, and the conservation efforts being done to protect these biomes. ➡ Subscribe: http://bi
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The agouti ain’t no sewer rat: It’s actually a pivotal part of the rainforest ecosystem. Like a weird-looking squirrel, really. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIRED Web: http://wired.com Twitter: https:
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What Happens When You Leave In A Splinter For Too Long?

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If you leave a splinter in for too long, you risk a dangerous infection. Splinters are made of natural materials so there's a greater chance that they'll carry bacteria or fungi. Remove the splinter as soon as possible and then disinfect the wound to prev
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Is Soil Alive?

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To learn more about restoration action - and get involved - visit RESTOR from the Crowther Lab at https://restor.eco.Soil doesn't seem like it's "alive", yet it functions like a living thing in lots of key ways.LEARN MORE**************To learn more about
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Can alligators survive this apex predator? - Kenny Coogan

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Explore the diverse and vital ecosystem of the Everglades, and discover why the alligator is so essential to the region.--Despite alligators ruling the swamplands of the Everglades for millennia, the last 500 years have brought deadly new predators that c
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The Tiniest Terrors | Outrageous Acts of Science

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This experiment shows e-coli overtake powerful antibiotics in a petri dish. It's a look at how even one-celled bacteria can evolve and how we should be careful with antibiotic use. Stream Full Episodes of Outrageous Acts of Science: https://www.sciencecha
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What Is Deodorant Really Doing To Your Body?

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Most of us use it everyday, but do we know how it works? What does deodorant do to our bodies? Read More: How Advertisers Convinced Americans They Smelled Bad http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-advertisers-convinced-americans-they-smelled-bad-12552
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Accidental discovery shows we can rebuild coral reefs 40X faster

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David Vaughan works on the Florida Reef Tract, the third largest coral reef in the world and a vastly important ecosystem for sustaining underwater life. He and a team of scientists are working to combat the crisis in the world’s coral reefs—t
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How Do Hand Sanitizers Work?

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Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions The labels always read, "Kills 99.99% of Germs!" but does the science of hand sanitizers back it up? Today we're taking a closer look at what this goo is made of, and just how effective it really is against viruses an
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Meet The Tiny Foxes That Shouldn’t Be Alive | WIRED

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A decade ago the tiny island fox was on the brink of extinction. Now, thanks to a radical reordering of its California island ecosystem, the fox is coming off the endangered species list. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP
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What Your Farts Say About Your Health

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We 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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How Does Plankton Move? | Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds | Earth Lab

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Plankton is extremely important for life on earth as it provides 50% of our oxygen, but how do they move in the aquatic ecosystem? Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthLab Best of Earth Lab: http://bit.ly/EarthLabOriginals Best of BBC Earth: http://bi
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The Amazon Boiling River

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When Andrés Ruzo was a boy, his grandfather would tell him tales of a mythical city of gold deep in the heart of the Peruvian jungle. Though never believing the stories to be true, the legend of the lost city stuck with him into adulthood. Years la
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Alaskas forest fires are shifting the regions carbon balancesometimes for the better

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Its no secret that warming temperatures are transforming landscapes in extreme northern regions. In Alaska, where wildfires have burned through many old-growth spruce forests in the past half decade, deciduous treessuch as aspen and birchare starting to t
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Stunning Underwater Kelp Forests | The Wild Place | BBC Earth

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In the Southernmost tip of South American, in Tierra del Fuego, kelp forests provide a unique ecosystem for many animals including king crabs, jellyfish and sealions.Subscribe: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub #BBCEarth #TheWildPlace #KelpForestsWatch more: Plan
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Predators vs. Prey On The African Savanna

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The African savanna is a vast, sprawling grassland ecosystem, home to a diverse community of animals. These species form a complex, interdependent relationship. Lionesses are constantly on the prowl for food, scoping out herds of wildebeest to take down
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The next pandemic could come from our farms

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We've engineered the perfect environment for deadly new germs.Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-labIn the last half-century, the global production of meat has undergone a seismic shift. While meat was once mostly raised on small farms, today
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Weird and Wonderful: Some worms like it hot

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Pompeii worms are enigmatic animals that are only found on the surface of active hydrothermal chimneys. Their name refers to the ancient Roman city of Pompeii that was destroyed by ash raining down from an eruption of the large volcano Mount Vesuvius just
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This Tortoise Could Be Extinct in 20 Years

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Endemic to the dry southern forests of Madagascar, the radiated tortoise has an incredibly long lifespan—the oldest tortoise on record reached an estimated 188 years of age. They boast highly intricate, dome-shaped shells lined with blood vessels, making
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Behold (and Beware) the Largest Lizards on Earth

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Wed like to introduce you to Elsie. She is a Komodo dragon, and while she appears pretty chill, Komodo dragons are, in fact, fierce predators. They take down big animals like deer and water buffalo and poison prey with their toxic bite. And, boy, can they
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You Don't Want To Touch An Electric Eel

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Of all the amazing species on the planet, the most shocking are the ones that harness electricity. These animals are electric type.Go to https://expressvpn.com/animalogic, to take back your Internet privacy TODAY and find out how you can get 3 months free
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Coral Reefs Are Dying. But They Don’t Have To.

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Like this video? SUBSCRIBE to Hot Mess! ►► http://bit.ly/hotmess_sub Peril & Promise is a public media initiative from WNET telling human stories of climate change and its solutions. Learn more at: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/ Coral reefs co
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Enormous Toadzilla found in Australia | CBC Kids News

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An enormous female cane toad, nicknamed Toadzilla by the rangers who discovered it, was recently found in Conway National Park in Queensland, Australia. Cane toads are an invasive species introduced to Australia in 1935 in an attempt to curb pest populati
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Life Through the Eyes of a Sea Turtle

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We all became acutely aware of the dangers of plastic pollution in 2015, when a video of marine biologist Nathan Robinson pulling an entire plastic straw out of a sea turtles nose began to circulate. Today, Robinson is studying green sea turtles off the c
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Q&A - Why Dirt and Microbes Could Be Good for Us - with B Brett Finlay

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How does drinking alcohol affect your gut bacteria? How can you boost gut microbiota? B Brett Finlay answers questions after his talk. Watch the full talk here: https://youtu.be/xlEFI5A3QFM Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe B

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