Journey to the Microcosmos
The Highs and Lows of Tardigrade Pregnancy
The Highs and Lows of Tardigrade Pregnancy
FuseSchool
Theories of evolution Lamarck vs Darwin
"Lamarck vs Darwin An organism changes during its life in order to adapt to its environment. These changes are passed on to its offspring. Populations change as characteristics that allow individuals to survive are selected for. Which...
Physics Girl
Why aren't plants black? 🌿
Why are plants green? Is there a reason plants evolved to be green, globally? What does it have to do with the color of the sunlight coming down through our atmosphere?
Institute of Art and Ideas
A radical new model for consciousness
Neuroscience has enabled us to explain how the brain affects the body. Yet there is no theory to explain how the matter of the brain creates thought and experience. Is consciousness inexplicable because it is not part of the material...
Nature League
Invertebrates and Ocean Mixing - De-Natured
In this De-Natured segment of Nature League, Brit breaks down a recent scientific journal article about the impact of invertebrate motion on the mixing of water columns. Article citation: Isabel A. Houghton, Jeffrey R. Koseff, Stephen G....
Journey to the Microcosmos
What Are These Vorticella up To
It’s not technically a colony. Think of it more as a community of like-minded individuals. And today, we are going to join them.
Science360
Tiny toad offers big potential for research on plasticity
Spadefoot toads fooled biologists for years, and now the species offers new insights on adaptive evolution Spadefoot toads are master "shape-shifters," able to make drastic changes to their form and behavior in response to their...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Mauro Gallegati: Taking Stock of Complexity Economics 3/5
Mauro Gallegati, Professor of Economics, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona speaking at the breakout panel entitled "Taking Stock of Complexity Economics: Which Problems Does It Illuminate?" at the Institute for New Economic...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Leonard A. Cole - Chasing the Ghost: Nobelist Fred Reines and the Neutrino
Dr. Leonard A. Cole is an expert on bioterrorism and on terror medicine. He is an adjunct professor at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (Emergency Medicine) and at Rutgers University-Newark (Political Science). At the medical school he...
Curated Video
The History of Hebrew - The Language of the Bible and Judaism
This is the enlightening story of the evolution of Hebrew. “All things are mortal but the Jew; all other forces pass, but he remains. What is the secret of his immortality?” So mused Mark Twain in the nineteenth century. One such...
After Skool
Toxoplasma - The Parasite That Turns FEAR Into DESIRE
Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite and as a parasite, its goal is to reproduce and affect more and more hosts. The only place in the entire world that toxoplasma can find a mate and sexually reproduce is in the gut of a...
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Theories of Evolution
The nugget explains the different theories of evolution (mutation theory, theory of natural selection, theory of inheritance) with examples.
CuriosaMente
Who was the first human being?
We all were born to someone else. But who was the first person ever? And whom was she born to? Could it be a being who was not completely human? Who was the first person on earth? The question of who the first human being was is complex....
Cerebellum
Dinosaurs - How Dinosaurs got their names
How did dinosaurs get their names? What were the dinosaurs like? How long ago did they live? Can a dinosaur be created from DNA? Did they take care of their young? Why did they die out... or did they? This is part 1 from the series...
Nature League
Welcome to Nature League!
Join Nature League and host Brit Garner as we explore life on Earth and ask questions that inspire us to marvel at all things wild.
Curated Video
Introduction to Genetic Diagrams for Single Gene Inheritance
This video provides an explanation of genetic diagrams and their use in studying single gene inheritance, also known as monohybrid inheritance. Using the example of superpowers inherited through a single gene, the video demonstrates how...
Journey to the Microcosmos
Heliozoa: Round, Sticky, and Covered in Spikes
Heliozoa: Round, Sticky, and Covered in Spikes
Next Animation Studio
The Chinese Moon Rover
China’s space administration, the CNSA, currently has a rover exploring the far side of the moon as part of its Chang’e 4 mission. It is also preparing to launch the Chang’e 5 mission this year to collect lunar samples and bring the...
NASA
Martian Atmosphere Loss Explained by NASA
Scientists have long suspected the solar wind of stripping the Martian atmosphere into space, a process that may have turned Mars from a blue world early in its history into the red planet that we see today. In 2014, NASA's MAVEN orbiter...
Michigan Radio
Mice Evolving at Warp Speed
Changes to a neighborhood park in Illinois have affected the Northern White-Footed mice who live in the forest nearby. Scientists who study living mice today compare them to museum samples of dead mice to understand how they've changed...
Earth Rangers
Birds are Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs have long fascinated humans. Surprisingly, there are still dinosaurs on Earth today, but they look different from their multi-ton ancestors that went extinct millions of years ago. The dinosaurs that exist today are small, have...
Curated Video
Fossils: A Journey Through Earth's Past
Fossils are preserved specimens that provide us with information about plants and animals of the past. They contribute to our understanding of evolution and the history of life on Earth. Learn about different types of fossils and how...
Curated Video
The Pentadactyl Limb: Evidence of Evolution and Adaptation
The video explains the concept of the pentadactyl limb, which is a limb with five digits, found in all four-limbed vertebrates. The video provides examples of how the pentadactyl limb has been adapted to suit different uses in various...
Mazz Media
Punctuated Equilibria and Speciation
Darwin saw evolution of new species as a slow process occurring over very long periods of time. Changes that lead to new species usually take place in small populations where genetic changes can accrue rapidly. This video will help...