Science and stories about our awesome planet! Created by Henry Reich, with Omkar Bhagat, Emily Elert, Alex Reich, Peter Reich, Ever Salazar, and Kate Yoshida. Music by Nathaniel Schroeder.
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2 minFREEScience Nerdy CurioFree2 CQ
Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey recently set out on a quest to find the oldest ice in Antarctica, hoping that the ice might reveal key information about the history of climate change and the cyclical nature of Earth’s ice ages. Today’s Nerdy Curio takes us even further back in time to examine the evidence for one of the deadliest ice ages ever, which occurred about 444 million years ago.
with Minute EarthScientists from the British Antarctic Survey recently set out on a quest to find the oldest ice in Antarctica, hoping that the ice might reveal key information about the history of climate change and the cyclical nature of Earth’s ice ages. Today’s Nerdy Curio takes us even further back in time to examine the evidence for one of the deadliest ice ages ever, which occurred about 444 million years ago.
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3 minFREEAesthetic Nerdy CurioFree2 CQ
Have ever wondered how digital illustrations are made?
with Minute EarthHave ever wondered how digital illustrations are made?
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3 minFREESTEM Nerdy CurioFree2 CQ
In today's Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth, an outline of how these videos are made.
with Minute EarthIn today's Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth, an outline of how these videos are made.
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2 minFREEMath Nerdy CurioFree2 CQ
In today's Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth, find out just how many AA batteries' worth of energy it takes to make this video.
with Minute EarthIn today's Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth, find out just how many AA batteries' worth of energy it takes to make this video.
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1 minFREEBiology Nerdy CurioFree1 CQ
Scientist recently used 350 million-years-old fish fossils to find new insights on human evolution and the origins of tails. In today’s Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth, get some further insight on the fish predecessors we bony land creatures evolved from.
with Minute EarthScientist recently used 350 million-years-old fish fossils to find new insights on human evolution and the origins of tails. In today’s Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth, get some further insight on the fish predecessors we bony land creatures evolved from.
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3 minFREEEconomics Nerdy CurioFree2 CQ
Cow farts aren’t doing our planet any favors. Methane produced by bovine farts and burps are just one of the many environmental costs associated with today’s animal farming practices. Today’s Nerdy Curio gives an overview of the hidden monetary and health-related costs of meat production. It’s got us wondering whether the recent trend towards plant-based meat alternatives that look, taste, and even “bleed” like real meat might help satisfy our planet’s health, our wallets, and our appetites. Now that’s something to chew on!
with Minute EarthCow farts aren’t doing our planet any favors. Methane produced by bovine farts and burps are just one of the many environmental costs associated with today’s animal farming practices. Today’s Nerdy Curio gives an overview of the hidden monetary and health-related costs of meat production. It’s got us wondering whether the recent trend towards plant-based meat alternatives that look, taste, and even “bleed” like real meat might help satisfy our planet’s health, our wallets, and our appetites. Now that’s something to chew on!
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3 minFREEMind + Body Nerdy CurioFree2 CQ
With flu season at its peak, we take a look at the risks associated with vaccines. Watch today’s Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth to find out the odds, and how outbreaks can even change behavior.
with Minute EarthWith flu season at its peak, we take a look at the risks associated with vaccines. Watch today’s Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth to find out the odds, and how outbreaks can even change behavior.
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3 minFREEBiology Nerdy CurioFree2 CQ
Happy Peculiar People Day! We're looking at some peculiar animals in today's Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth. Find out why hybrid species can't reproduce and how mules have, peculiarly, baffled scientists by proving otherwise.
with Minute EarthHappy Peculiar People Day! We're looking at some peculiar animals in today's Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth. Find out why hybrid species can't reproduce and how mules have, peculiarly, baffled scientists by proving otherwise.
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2 minFREEScience Nerdy CurioFree2 CQ
Ever wonder how exactly climate change correlates with extreme weather? Watch today’s Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth to find out how the increase in ocean heat content over the last century is the energy equivalent of an atomic bomb exploding every second during that time frame...and why it matters.
with Minute EarthEver wonder how exactly climate change correlates with extreme weather? Watch today’s Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth to find out how the increase in ocean heat content over the last century is the energy equivalent of an atomic bomb exploding every second during that time frame...and why it matters.
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2 minFREEChemistry Nerdy CurioFree2 CQ
Get the dirt on how dirt helps raindrops grow in today's Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth.
with Minute EarthGet the dirt on how dirt helps raindrops grow in today's Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth.
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2 minFREEPets Nerdy CurioFree2 CQ
Maybe everything IS bigger in Texas. Just over 171 years after it was founded, learn why there may likely soon be more tigers in the Lone Star State than in the wilds of Asia with today's Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth.
with Minute EarthMaybe everything IS bigger in Texas. Just over 171 years after it was founded, learn why there may likely soon be more tigers in the Lone Star State than in the wilds of Asia with today's Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth.
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2 minFREESTEM Nerdy CurioFree2 CQ
Despite a historically high rate of precipitation over the past few weeks, California is still not officially drought-free. Drought or not, there are many scenarios in which recycled water could be beneficial. Today's Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth looks at why this idea still irks many, even when we know our disgust is irrational.
with Minute EarthDespite a historically high rate of precipitation over the past few weeks, California is still not officially drought-free. Drought or not, there are many scenarios in which recycled water could be beneficial. Today's Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth looks at why this idea still irks many, even when we know our disgust is irrational.
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3 minFREEAnalytics Nerdy CurioFree2 CQ
In today’s Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth, we look at a remarkable place located about 1000 miles west of Africa in the Atlantic Ocean. You may have even unknowingly spent some time on Null Island… at least according to a computer.
with Minute EarthIn today’s Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth, we look at a remarkable place located about 1000 miles west of Africa in the Atlantic Ocean. You may have even unknowingly spent some time on Null Island… at least according to a computer.
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3 minFREEBiology Nerdy CurioFree2 CQ
An amazing new technology will let scientists grow new kidneys for patients using their own stem cells inside of pigs. But how does this work, and is it ethical? Watch today's Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth to learn more.
with Minute EarthAn amazing new technology will let scientists grow new kidneys for patients using their own stem cells inside of pigs. But how does this work, and is it ethical? Watch today's Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth to learn more.
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3 minFREEPhysics Nerdy CurioFree2 CQ
This video is in collaboration with Bill and Melinda Gates. You can check out the Gates Annual Letter here: Doctors beat back a disease that was killing tens of thousands of babies a year with a machine based on a simple principle of physics.
with Minute EarthThis video is in collaboration with Bill and Melinda Gates. You can check out the Gates Annual Letter here: Doctors beat back a disease that was killing tens of thousands of babies a year with a machine based on a simple principle of physics.
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2 minFREEBiology Nerdy CurioFree2 CQ
Did Tyrannosaurus Rex's arms get shorter over time because they were no "longer" significantly advantageous? In today's Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth, find out which evolutionary factors may be at play in determining the famous predator's stubby arms.
with Minute EarthDid Tyrannosaurus Rex's arms get shorter over time because they were no "longer" significantly advantageous? In today's Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth, find out which evolutionary factors may be at play in determining the famous predator's stubby arms.
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2 minFREEBiology Nerdy CurioFree2 CQ
The South Florida Water Management District is currently taking action to control Burmese python populations in the Everglades. The snakes are getting little sympathy from locals; besides being an invasive species there, they're also an especially off-putting predator. In today's Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth, find out where our aversion to the slithery reptile might come from.
with Minute EarthThe South Florida Water Management District is currently taking action to control Burmese python populations in the Everglades. The snakes are getting little sympathy from locals; besides being an invasive species there, they're also an especially off-putting predator. In today's Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth, find out where our aversion to the slithery reptile might come from.
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2 minFREEBiology Nerdy CurioFree2 CQ
Spring flowers seem like an obvious ingredient for perfume makers, but they're all trumped by ambergris, which gives fragrances a long-lasting, animalistic odor. In today's Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth, find out how where this rare substance is comes from.
with Minute EarthSpring flowers seem like an obvious ingredient for perfume makers, but they're all trumped by ambergris, which gives fragrances a long-lasting, animalistic odor. In today's Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth, find out how where this rare substance is comes from.
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1 minFREEHumanities Nerdy CurioFree1 CQ
In today's Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth, how people's appreciation for nature resulted in some curious phrases.
with Minute EarthIn today's Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth, how people's appreciation for nature resulted in some curious phrases.
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2 minFREEBiology Nerdy CurioFree2 CQ
In today's Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth, learn about our great-great-great-great aunt the Dimetrodon.
with Minute EarthIn today's Nerdy Curio from Minute Earth, learn about our great-great-great-great aunt the Dimetrodon.