12 days 4:09 Yes, this is how we know the Earth is slowing down
This video is supported by the NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT), part of NASA’s Science Activation portfolio.
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19 days 3:02 Why Do Weeping Willows Weep?
Most trees reach for the sun – but not the weeping willow. Why?
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33 days 3:46 This Chemical Does Nothing, But It's Still Bad For You
Check out the MinuteFood video on Teflon here: youtu.be/R1hbV3EzOD4 PFAS - also known as the “forever chemicals” we use in all sorts of household products - are able to cause all sorts of
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55 days 4:01 The WEIRD Way Monkeys Got to America
Many of the greatest biological dispersal events in history likely happened because animals inadvertently traveled across the oceans on floating debris.
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69 days 3:11 In The Future, Death Will Be Different
This video was made in partnership with Bill Gates.
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75 days 5:39 Why Do People Hate Koalas?
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83 days 3:50 Why Are They All In Antarctica?
Download the Tab For A Cause browser extension at tab.gladly.io/trees/minuteearth2 Meteorite hunters don’t search for meteorites in the places most frequently peppered by them – they go to
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103 days 4:29 Should More Species Be Extinct?
Watch these amazing rewilding videos from our friends at Planet Wild, in which they’re saving Europe’s cutest bird from extinction or resurrecting a dying forest.
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112 days 3:38 These Countries Are Cheating
Learn more at naturecanada.ca/lostinthewoods By overcounting how much carbon their forests suck up, and undercounting how much carbon their industries release, countries undercount
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118 days 3:20 How Fish Get Away With Being Colorful
Coral reef fish get away with being colorful thanks to a weird quirk of underwater optics.
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124 days 4:26 Why Most Fossils Are Incomplete
In 1990, fossil collectors in South Dakota stumbled across a dinosaur that turned out to be a really big deal. Not just because it was a T.
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145 days 3:31 Ancient Humans Made Millions Of These - We Don’t Know Why
The Acheulean handaxe was the most common tool of early humans, but we still don’t know what the heck they used it for.
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160 days 4:16 Why We Haven’t Learned More In 101 Years Of Trying
MinuteEarth Exclusive: Get 15% off of a Nautilus subscription at nautil.us/minuteearth Almost everything we know about the reproductive practices of European eels comes from a genius
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174 days 4:04 This Is Not A Bug
It’s common to call creepy crawlies bugs, but because entomologists refer to a specific class of insects as bugs, it’s wrong to call other things bugs - right?
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195 days 4:54 Is Pregnancy A Disease?
If you like this video, you'll love what we're cooking up over at MinuteFood! Check it out at youtube.com/minutefood We actually have no idea what a “disease” is.
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211 days 3:03 You Can’t Actually Die Of Old Age
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225 days 3:29 The Weird Sex Lives of Bluegills
Download the Tab For A Cause browser extension at tabforacause.org/minuteearth2 When it comes to the mating game, fish have some of the strangest ways of thwarting the competition.
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235 days 4:14 The Disease You Will Never Survive
Check out DeepMind's AlphaFold - and marvel at the complex 3D structure of proteins - at alphafold.ebi.ac.uk A simple mis-folding in a certain brain protein causes a disease for which we
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278 days 3:48 What Is The Best Shape For A Farm?
This video was made in partnership with Gates Ventures. The shape of a farm can tell you a surprising amount about the land it's on and the people that use it.
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284 days 4:19 When Was The Worst Time In History To Die?
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287 days 3:21 The 3 Reasons This Tree Has Lived 5000 Years
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292 days 4:36 Why It's Impossible To Win a Nuclear War
Check out the recipients of the 2022 Future of Life Award at futureoflife.org/future-of-life-award Nuclear war is a terrifying existential threat, but we shouldn't only fear the blasts
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299 days 3:38 When Tree Planting Goes Wrong
Special thanks to the Society for Ecological Restoration and its global partners for their support during this production; and to the Convention on Biological Diversity, which is part of the United
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301 day 2:40 Which Is Worse: Underpopulation Or Overpopulation?
This video was made in partnership with Gates Ventures.
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320 days 3:09 What if We Replaced Nuclear With Potatoes
This video was made in partnership with Gates Ventures. Energy use can be confusing – I mean, how do you compare gasoline in your car to electricity piped to your house?
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324 days 4:51 How We Learned That Water Isn't An Element
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337 days 3:36 There’s No Such Thing As “Warm-” Or “Cold-” Blooded
Thanks to Wondrium for sponsoring today's video!
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