MinuteEarth
¡¿Pájaros que hibernan en lagos?!
Explicamos que las aves no hibernan en los lagos, ni migran hacia la Luna, pero se embarcan en viajes únicos, sobre los cuales los humanos hemos aprendido de formas muy ingeniosas. ¡Apóyanos en Patreon!...
MinuteEarth
The Secret Weapon That Could Help Save Bees
Honeybees are dying from parasites, pesticides, and poor nutrition, but we can help them in a number of ways, including by encouraging them to make a homemade antibiotic.
MinuteEarth
Smartphones: A New Model for Energy Efficiency?
The way smartphones made many devices nonessential is a model for a new way to think about improving energy efficiency.
MinuteEarth
How Do Some Waves Get SO Big?
All over the world, giant wave breaks appear because of underwater geology that supercharges their wave energy.
MinuteEarth
Unintended Consequences | MinuteEarth Explains
In this collection of classic MinuteEarth videos, we learn that for pretty much every action we humans take, there’s an unintended consequence we didn’t see coming.
MinuteEarth
Why The Weather Is Worse At The Mall
Extreme weather sometimes happens in very specific areas thanks to extreme surface temperature differences.
MinuteEarth
Why Don't More Animals Eat Wood?
Wood is abundant and full of energy, but outside of some insects, almost no animals eat it because the stuff it's made of is hard to break down
MinuteEarth
Four Reasons Our Brains Suck At Pandemics
Certain cognitive biases cause humans to make unsafe decisions in a pandemic, making a terrible disease even worse.
MinuteEarth
How This River Made Chimps Violent
When a group of apes got split apart, slight differences in their new environments led to big differences in future generations.
MinuteEarth
Dogs vs Cats: The Diversity Paradox
Different dogs look incredibly different - but that doesn't mean they are necessarily more diverse.
MinuteEarth
How To Go Extinct
Our new evolution simulator reveals that extinction often happens when conditions change quickly.
MinuteEarth
MinuteEarth Explains: Size
In this collection of classic MinuteEarth videos, we tackle the science of size.
MinuteEarth
I found the BEST coronavirus depiction (+ explanation)
Ever found a fantastic coronavirus illustration that led him to learn about viral attachment and entry.
MinuteEarth
The Extinction Happening Inside You
Our modern lifestyle and diet are leading to the extinction of parts of our microbiome, but we can use what we've learned from dealing with nearly-extinct macrobiota, like bald eagles, to understand the consequences and find solutions.
MinuteEarth
How The Modern World Tricks Our Bodies Into Hurting Themselves
The same enzyme that used to save us is now killing us because the body reactions it catalyzes now cause more harm than good.
MinuteEarth
Why Wolves Don't Chirp
Sounds that animals make can be really different, and it turns out that there's a reason why some species communicate with certain sounds.
MinuteEarth
Dangerous Marshmallows?!
Burning a marshmallow can release more energy than detonating an equal mass of TNT...so why isn't a marshmallow as dangerous?
MinuteEarth
The Great Acceleration
We’re in the middle of a rapid, unprecedented, and world-changing increase in the intensity and scale of human activity on this planet.
MinuteEarth
Do You Need To Be Rich To Be Healthy? (ft. Bill Gates)
No matter how wealthy a country is, there's a lot it can do to improve the health of its citizens.
MinuteEarth
Where Will The Next Pandemic Come From?
The most likely cause of the next pandemic will be the “spillover” of a disease from one of a select group of animals with particular immune system traits and interactions with humans.
MinuteEarth
The Freshwater Paradox
Even though less than 1% of Earth's water is freshwater, it's the home for 50% of fish species. This is the Freshwater Paradox.
MinuteEarth
Why It's Good To Have A Weak Hand
We might have a strong hand because having a weak hand is actually useful.
MinuteEarth
MinuteEarth Explains: Water
In this collection of classic MinuteEarth videos, we take a look at one of Earth’s most critical - and unique - features.
MinuteEarth
Does It Pay To Cheat?
For some birds, trying to cheat your neighbors into raising your babies is just as much work - and is no more successful - than doing it yourself.