Journey to the Microcosmos
The Gruesome Tale of the Hitchhiking Parasite
The Gruesome Tale of the Hitchhiking Parasite
Journey to the Microcosmos
Heliozoa: Round, Sticky, and Covered in Spikes
Heliozoa: Round, Sticky, and Covered in Spikes
Journey to the Microcosmos
Do Microscopic Immortals Actually Exist
Are you immortal if you never age? Defying death is not as clear-cut as it might initially seem. What we define as immortality depends a bit on what you think it means to die.
Journey to the Microcosmos
The Chaotic Life of Seashore Ciliates
The Chaotic Life of Seashore Ciliates
Brains On
Little Bugs that Live on Humans
Microscopic creatures have always lived around, on, and inside of us. While some of these tiny bugs can cause illness, others do us no harm, or may even help us. In this audio story, an entomologist discusses her study of Demodex mites,...
Journey to the Microcosmos
Gastrotrichs Four Day Old Grandmothers
These little hairy-bellied friends lead a very interesting life, albeit a short one.
Journey to the Microcosmos
Ophyroglena The Tricky Transforming Ciliate
On the surface, Ophyroglena seems like it should be pretty easy to identify, but it all depends on which stage of life it's currently in.
Journey to the Microcosmos
Unsolved Mysteries of the Microcosmos
Sometimes we come across microbes that we just can't learn much about, or that don't fit into a larger story. So, this week we're sharing a few of those mysterious microbes with you.
Journey to the Microcosmos
The Fish Sucking Lice That Aren’t Lice
Arugulus sure know how to get under a fish's skin, literally. Fish will actually throw themselves out of the water to get an Aruglus off of their side.
Journey to the Microcosmos
The Purple Bacteria That Are Afraid of Oxygen
“But wait!” you might be saying to yourself. “How can an organism be photosynthetic and so afraid of oxygen? Doesn’t photosynthesis create oxygen?” And yes, you would be correct—most of the time...
Journey to the Microcosmos
Flinching Saves Lives in the Microcosmos
Flinching Saves Lives in the Microcosmos
Journey to the Microcosmos
How Do Colonies Help Microorganisms Survive?
In the microcosmos, it's dangerous to go alone. This week we go on a journey into colonies to find out why sticking together is such a great strategy!
Journey to the Microcosmos
Midi-chlorians Our Connection to the Force - April Fools' Day Video
Midi-chlorians Our Connection to the Force - April Fools' Day Video
Journey to the Microcosmos
Dileptus: The Toxic Micro Elephant With an Insatiable Appetite
Dileptus: The Toxic Micro Elephant With an Insatiable Appetite
Journey to the Microcosmos
Copepods: The Diatom-Devouring King of Plankton
Scientists have observed some copepods eating over 300,000 diatoms in a single day!
The Backyard Scientist
Salvage High voltage supply from an old photocopier. + other goodies
In this video i salvage an old photo copier for some interesting parts. Their is a nice high voltage transformer, I will be using the high voltage supply for my Marx generator in an upcoming video. I also got some nice mirrors, and a...
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Introduction to Micro-organisms
It explains the characteristics of microbes, explains broad groups of microbes and describes special character of viruses.
The March of Time
MOT 1945: BATTLE OF IWO JIMA: MARINES TEND TO WOUNDED
VS United States Marines carrying wounded on stretcher in field of debris, medics tending wounded, holding up blood plasma, carrying injured into Operation Room tent on base VS US Navy doctor taking penicillin out of refrigerator...
The March of Time
1945: HYATTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL: WS Students exiting high school entrance steps. INT WS Students in biology class, teacher at table w/ microscope FG.
MOT 1945: HYATTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL: WS Students exiting high school entrance steps. INT WS Students in biology class, teacher at table w/ microscope FG.
Journey to the Microcosmos
We Filmed Tardigrade Sex!
In our Season 2 debut, we're diving back into the world of our favorite little water bear friends!
Science360
Science historian Peter Galison - ScienceLives
Peter Galison is the Joseph Pellegrino University Professor at Harvard University. He is the director of Harvard's Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, one of the three largest university collections of historical scientific...