MinuteEarth

Jan 31 2025 25 ep. 3 mins 110
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Science and stories about our awesome planet! Our staff: Lizah van der Aart, Sarah Berman, Cameron Duke, Arcadi Garcia, David Goldenberg, Melissa Hayes, Alex Reich, Henry Reich, Peter Reich, Ever Salazar, Leonardo Souza, Kate Yoshida and Jasper Palfree. MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC

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No thank you Nosferatu!

Jan 31 2025 1 mins  
The worst thing about being a vampire would be the diet. Blood is really not that nutritious and you'd run into several problems while maintaining your bloody diet!

How do fish get into isolated mountain lakes?

Jan 30 2025 3 mins  
Get 10% off 6" and 8.5" globes using the code "MINUTEEARTH" at https://www.movaglobes.com The various ways new fish get into isolated lakes are a microcosm of the complicated ways that life has spread around the globe. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: - Aerial stocking: The practice of releasing hatchery fish into

Size matters for Hermit Crabs!

Jan 27 2025
Hermit crabs grow throughout their life, but their shell doesn't! This is why they are always on the lookout for a new shell that fits perfectly.

Could Dragons Actually Fly? (Ft. Miranda Cosgrove | @CBSUnstoppable)

Jan 24 2025 9 mins  
We teamed up with Miranda Cosgrove to make Science Minute with MinuteEarth, an illustrated segment for her TV show: Mission Unstoppable. If you like this, there's a ton more over at @CBSUnstoppable or, if you're in the US, watch the new season on CBS on Saturday mornings!

Why are humans the only animals to wipe their butt?

Jan 24 2025
Humans are strange animals for many, many reasons. One of them is that we are the only ones to wipe our butt. But why do we need this?

A crime most Fowl!

Jan 20 2025
A crime spree hit England! The criminal? A feathery cutie.

MinuteEarth now also exists as a podcast!

Jan 16 2025
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Bee genetics are Bee-zarre!

Jan 13 2025
Bee genetics are really weird! First, eggs only need 1 set of chromosomes to become a baby bee. Second, male bees can only have daughters.

How to measure a Dinosaurs temperature?

Jan 09 2025 1 mins  
A fossil's bones can tell you more about the organism than just the shape - it can also tell you how warm the organism kept its body!

The Ancestor Paradox

Dec 27 2024 4 mins  
Sign up for a 14-day free trial and enjoy all the amazing features MyHeritage has to offer: https://bit.ly/MinuteEarth_MH There are several ways to think about ancestry, and all of them suggest you have fewer unique ancestors than you might think. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: - Genealogy: a line of descent tra