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MinuteEarth

From the creators of the popular science show with millions of YouTube subscribers comes the MinuteEarth podcast. Every episode of the show dives deep into a science question you might not even know you had - but once you hear the answer, you’ll want to share it with everyone you know. Our team of scientists digs into the research and breaks it down into a short, entertaining explanation jam-packed with science facts and terrible puns. We’ll tell the incredible story of how monkeys crossed the

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3:58

The Couch Candy Protocol

MinuteEarth ·

2025/09/22

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Species accumulation curve: a graph recording the cumulative number of species recorded as a function of the cumulative effort expended searching for them. MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://neptunestudios.info⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our patron:

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1:32

Thunder Shockwave

MinuteEarth ·

2025/09/20

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4:12

The Plant You Don’t Have To Water

MinuteEarth ·

2025/09/19

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:Epiphyte: a plant that grows on another plant but does not feed from it MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://neptunestudios.info⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our patron: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Buy our merch:

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4:16

We Have No Idea Why

MinuteEarth ·

2025/09/18

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:Bioluminescence: the biochemical emission of light by living organisms such as fireflies and deep-sea fishes. Biofluorescence: The emission of previously absorbed light by fluorescent proteins in a living organism. Luciferin: an organic substance, present in luminescent organisms such as fireflies, that produces light when oxidized by the action of the enzyme luciferase. MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios

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3:41

When 90dB is LOUDER than 120dB

MinuteEarth ·

2025/09/17

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:Decibels (dB): a unit used to measure changes in pressure or power. Loudness: the intensity with which a sound is perceived. Weighted decibels (dBA): decibels that try to take into account our sensitivity for different frequencies to better approximate loudness. Frequency: the rate at which something occurs. In the context of sound it usually means 'sound waves per second'. Audible: perceptible for the human

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3:49

Why Weather Forecasts Suck

MinuteEarth ·

2025/09/16

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:Front: a boundary separating air masses of different characteristics, such as air density, wind, temperature, and humidity Frontal rainfall: occurs when a warm air mass comes in contact with a colder air mass Convectional rainfall: occurs when the sun's energy heats the surface of the Earth, causing water to evaporate to form water vapour Nowcasting: weather forecasting limited to periods less than a few hours

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3:35

Why Continents Are High

MinuteEarth ·

2025/09/11

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:Tectonic plate: Earth’s rigid outer layer is broken up into a bunch of pieces, called tectonic plates. Usually people think of tectonic plates as the Earth’s crust, but the plates are actually made of the crust PLUS the very top of the mantle, which is cool enough to be rigid and hard and stuck to the crust. The crust and the top of the mantle together are called the “lithosphere.” Underneath that is a part of the mantle

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4:38

Our Lungs Have A Fatal Flaw

MinuteEarth ·

2025/09/10

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:Alveolus: any of the many tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for rapid gaseous exchange. Bronchiole: any of the minute branches into which a bronchus divides. PM 2.5: tiny particles or droplets in the air that are two and one half microns or less in width. PM 10: inhalable particles, with diameters that are generally 10 micrometers and smaller. Nasopharynx: the upper part of the pharynx, connecting with the

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3:54

They all do the same, but we still need them

MinuteEarth ·

2025/09/02

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:Ecological redundancy (also: functional redundancy or functional equivalence): the ecological phenomena that multiple species representing a variety of taxonomic groups can share similar roles in ecosystem functionality Legume: a plant in the Fabaceae family Nitrogen fixation: the chemical process by which atmospheric nitrogen is assimilated into organic compounds MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios

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3:23

Where Will The Next Pandemic Come From?

MinuteEarth ·

2025/09/01

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Zoonosis: A disease that can be transmitted to humans by animals Hyper reservoirs: Animals that naturally are home to multiple infectious agents. Spillover: Transmission of a zoonosis from an animal reservoir to a human. Life history strategy: An evolutionary strategy that involves tradeoffs among growth, survival, and reproduction. MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios

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1:29

Favorite Green

MinuteEarth ·

2025/08/30

MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://neptunestudios.info⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our patron: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Buy our merch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://dftba.com/minuteearth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Buy our book:

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3:47

Why Water Dissolves (Almost) Everything

MinuteEarth ·

2025/08/29

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3:18

Screens are NOT the reason kids need glasses 👀

MinuteEarth ·

2025/08/28

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:Lens: A transparent biconvex structure in the eye that can change its shape to change the focal distance. Retina: A layer at the back of the eyeball containing cells that are sensitive to light. Fovea: A small depression in the retina where visual acuity is highest. Myopia: A common vision condition in which distant objects are blurry. Hyperopia: A vision condition in which nearer objects are blurry.

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1:19

Disasters Price

MinuteEarth ·

2025/08/24

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1:18

Cheaper Alternatives

MinuteEarth ·

2025/08/23

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3:25

Bitcoin mining is a lot like reindeer mating 🪙💖🦌

MinuteEarth ·

2025/08/22

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:Bitcoin: a digital currency known as a cryptocurrency, which uses a proof-of-work consensus to validate transactions and create new units of Bitcoin. Proof-of-work: a decentralized consensus mechanism that requires members of a network to expend effort solving an arbitrary mathematical puzzle to prevent malicious activity Blockchain: a record of transactions made in Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency maintained across

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3:44

The Cheapest Way To Save A Life

MinuteEarth ·

2025/08/21

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:Vitamin A: A group of nutrients called retinoids used in several different processes in the human body. Malaria: A serious disease carried by parasites in a certain type of mosquito that feeds on humans. Value of Life: The economic value used to quantify the benefit of avoiding a fatality Upstream interventions: Approaches to healthcare that address root causes rather than symptoms. Night Blindness: An early

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3:33

Which is Worse?

MinuteEarth ·

2025/08/20

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:Aqueous humour: The clear fluid filling the space in the front of the eyeball between the lens and the cornea. Bone remodeling: The continuous process of synthesis and destruction that gives bone its mature structure and maintains normal calcium levels in the body. Ligament: A short band of tough, flexible fibrous connective tissue which connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint. Sprain: A

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3:41

Why The Ocean Needs Salt

MinuteEarth ·

2025/08/19

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Salt: chemical compounds made of positively- and negatively-charged particles called “ions” like sodium and chloride Convection current: the movement of fluid, like water, due to a difference in temperature and/or density Hydrothermal vent: a fissure on the seafloor that takes in dense ocean water and discharges water heated by volcanic activity below the seafloor. MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios

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3:41

Why The Weather Is Worse At The Mall

MinuteEarth ·

2025/08/18

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Evapotranspiration: the return of water to the atmosphere from the ground surface. Troposphere: The lowest region of the Earth’s atmosphere, extending usually to around 10 km above the Earth’s surface. Tropopause: The top-most boundary of the troposphere. Low Pressure System: An area of relatively low pressure that draws air into it, causing converging winds. Micro-climate: The climate of a very small or

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