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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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1:17

Tasmanian Tumors

MinuteEarth ·

2025/06/08

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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://minuteearth.com/books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Sign up to our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://news.minuteearth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Share with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read

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1:11

Wallaby Milk

MinuteEarth ·

2025/06/07

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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://dftba.com/minuteearth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Buy our book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://minuteearth.com/books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Sign up to our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://news.minuteearth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Share with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) Learn

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3:42

Is There A Better Way To Power Airplanes?

MinuteEarth ·

2025/06/06

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:Jet fuel - a liquid petroleum fuel with high specific energy and energy density, used in airplane jet engines, made of kerosene with a few additives Specific Energy - how much energy something contains per unit mass Energy Density - how much energy something contains per unit volume Synthetic jet fuel - a jet fuel replacement, typically aiming to have lower life cycle environmental impacts than jet fuel (AKA:

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4:05

Why Wolves Don't Chirp

MinuteEarth ·

2025/06/04

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:frequency - how often a wave occurs in a certain unit of time Hertz - a unit of frequency (Hz), the number of waves that occus in a second pitch - a perceptual property of sounds that allows their ordering on a frequency-related scale echolocation - the location of objects by reflected sound refraction - the change in direction of a wave diffraction - the bending of waves around obstacles and the spreading

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4:01

Why Do We STILL Use Lead Pipes?!

MinuteEarth ·

2025/06/03

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Hard water: water with a high mineral content Soft water: water with a low mineral content 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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://dftba.com/minuteearth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Buy our book:

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3:31

This Atom Can Predict The Future

MinuteEarth ·

2025/06/02

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Monsoon: A seasonal increase in precipitation driven by atmospheric conditions. Hadley Cell: A global scale atmospheric cell driven by air rising near the equator and falling as it flows towards the polls. Ferrel Cell: A secondary atmospheric circulation that collides with the Hadley cell and pushes air back down towards the Earth’s surface. Intertropical Convergence Zone: The narrow zone between the northern and

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1:18

Categorize Marsupials

MinuteEarth ·

2025/05/25

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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://minuteearth.com/books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Sign up to our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://news.minuteearth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Share with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) Learn more about your ad

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1:16

Vulture Food

MinuteEarth ·

2025/05/24

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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://dftba.com/minuteearth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Buy our book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://minuteearth.com/books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Sign up to our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://news.minuteearth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Share with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) Learn more about

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1:17

Most realistic dragon

MinuteEarth ·

2025/05/18

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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://minuteearth.com/books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Sign up to our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://news.minuteearth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Share with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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1:22

Proportional dragons

MinuteEarth ·

2025/05/17

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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://dftba.com/minuteearth⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Buy our book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://minuteearth.com/books⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Sign up to our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://news.minuteearth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Share with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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3:33

Nobody Really Knows What A Concussion Is

MinuteEarth ·

2025/05/16

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Chronic traumatic encephalopathy: a progressive degenerative disease of the brain found in people with a history of repetitive brain trauma (often athletes) Traumatic brain injury (TBI): a disruption in the normal function of the brain that can be caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head, or penetrating head injury Subdural hematoma: a collection of blood between the layers of tissue that surround the brain

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2:54

Smartphones: A New Model for Energy Efficiency?

MinuteEarth ·

2025/05/13

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:Dematerialization - using less (or no) material to deliver the same service Energy conservation - using less energy by adjusting behavior (turning down your heat) Energy efficiency - using less energy by using technology that requires less energy to perform the same function (insulating your house to keep warm while using less energy) Energy intensity - energy consumption per unit of GDP (reduced by increasing

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4:20

The Best Dragon (According to Science)

MinuteEarth ·

2025/05/12

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Tetrapods: four-limbed (with a few exceptions, such as snakes which have vestigial limbs) animals constituting the superclass Tetrapoda. 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: ⁠⁠⁠http://dftba.com/minuteearth⁠⁠⁠ - Buy our book:

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1:20

Sex Ratios

MinuteEarth ·

2025/05/11

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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://minuteearth.com/books⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Sign up to our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://news.minuteearth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Share with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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3:17

Why Are Adults So Bad At New Languages?

MinuteEarth ·

2025/05/08

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:Second-Language Acquisition: The process of a language that’s not the speaker’s native language. Bilingualism: The ability to speak and understand two languages. Monitor Model: A group of hypotheses that propose that linguistic competence is only advanced when language is subconsciously acquired. Sociolinguistics: The study of language in relation to all sorts of social factors. Linguistic Investment: A

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3:39

How The Modern World Tricks Our Bodies Into Hurting...

MinuteEarth ·

2025/05/07

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:Cyclooxygenase: An enzyme responsible for the production of thromboxane and prostaglandins. Thromboxane: A lipid that acts as a platelet aggregator. Platelets: Special non-nucleic blood cells that clump together to cause blood clots. Prostaglandins: A lipid that causes vasodilation and inflammation. Aspirin: A form of acetylsalicylic acid that acts as an NSAID. NSAIDs: Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs

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4:04

Why Exercise Is Hard

MinuteEarth ·

2025/05/06

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Physical activity - any bodily movement produced by the contraction of skeletal muscle that increases energy expenditure above a basal level Exercise - a form of physical activity that is planned, structured, repetitive, and performed (primarily) with the goal of improving health or fitness Recommended levels of physical activity (USA) - 150 minutes moderate-intensity or 75 minutes vigorous-intensity aerobic physical

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3:52

The Secret Global Sewer System

MinuteEarth ·

2025/05/05

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Waterlog - to saturate (a field) with water; a problem for most crops Drainage - the removal of liquid (water) from an area Ditch - a narrow channel dug in the ground, typically used for drainage alongside a road or the edge of a field Drain tile - a pipe buried (beneath a field) for drainage. Originally made of ceramic tiles, now typically of corrugated plastic Precision agriculture - putting corn seed + small

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3:54

Our Best View Of Bacteria Is...From Space?!

MinuteEarth ·

2025/05/01

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:Microbe - an organism (such as a bacterium or protozoan) of microscopic or ultramicroscopic size. Remote sensing - the scanning of the earth , especially by satellite or high-flying aircraft, in order to obtain information about it. Pathogen - a bacterium, virus, or other microbe that can cause disease. Chlorophyll - a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption

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3:50

The Bacteria That Made Life Possible Is Now Killing Us

MinuteEarth ·

2025/04/30

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:Cyanobacteria: aquatic photosynthesizing bacteria often erroneously call blue-green algae Blue-green algae: incorrect name often used for cyanobacteria because they are blue-green in appearance and can be confused with algae Dead zone: coastal area where cyanobacteria blooms lead to anaerobic conditions, killing fish and other organisms Mycrosystins: a class of toxic compounds released by certain

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