We could generate a lot of usable energy from human and animal poop through greater adoption of a process for using microbes to break down poop into methane gas.
We could generate a lot of usable energy from human and animal poop through greater adoption of a process for using microbes to break down poop into methane gas.
Bamboo is the world’s fastest growing plant thanks to the cell elongation process it shares with all grasses and its unique cell wall layering adaptation, allowing it to shoot up to 100 ft (30m) in just 8 weeks.
Bamboo is the world’s fastest growing plant thanks to the cell elongation process it shares with all grasses and its unique cell wall layering adaptation, allowing it to shoot up to 100 ft (30m) in just 8 weeks.
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.
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.
Many of the bewildering correlations in our world - like that between Beryllium-7 and the Asian monsoon - are a result of huge and unseen forces that tie them together.
Many of the bewildering correlations in our world - like that between Beryllium-7 and the Asian monsoon - are a result of huge and unseen forces that tie them together.
Sounds that animals make can be really different, and it turns out that there's a reason why some species communicate with certain sounds.
Sounds that animals make can be really different, and it turns out that there's a reason why some species communicate with certain sounds.
2020x12 Why You Can't Build A Clone Army... (Yet) Episode overview
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2020 Jún 21
Because of the way genetic reprogramming works, it’s hard to make one clone based on an adult cell, and it’s almost impossible to make a second-generation one.
Because of the way genetic reprogramming works, it’s hard to make one clone based on an adult cell, and it’s almost impossible to make a second-generation one.
2020x13 Is There A Better Way To Power Airplanes? Episode overview
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2020 Jún 28
It’s hard to replace jet fuel because the alternatives aren’t energetic enough, are too dangerous, or aren’t yet being made at scale.
It’s hard to replace jet fuel because the alternatives aren’t energetic enough, are too dangerous, or aren’t yet being made at scale.
Although coal is such an amazing energy source that we've kept using it despite the harm it causes, today we may be better poised to stop using it than at any previous time in history.
Although coal is such an amazing energy source that we've kept using it despite the harm it causes, today we may be better poised to stop using it than at any previous time in history.
2020x15 YouTube Is Misleading You. Help Us Make It Better. Episode overview
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2020 Júl 18
As we see a rise in misinformation on YouTube, educational channels like MinuteEarth need your support today more than ever.
As we see a rise in misinformation on YouTube, educational channels like MinuteEarth need your support today more than ever.
Although it’s not likely to happen soon, someday gas stations may be replaced by (or turn into) another type of fueling station, because no fuel or mode of transportation is forever.
Although it’s not likely to happen soon, someday gas stations may be replaced by (or turn into) another type of fueling station, because no fuel or mode of transportation is forever.
Our new evolution simulator reveals that extinction often happens when conditions change quickly.
Our new evolution simulator reveals that extinction often happens when conditions change quickly.
2020x20 Why Sewers Around the World Keep Overflowing Episode overview
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2020 Sze 14
The old combined sewer systems of many major cities are no match for modern storms and impermeable surfaces.
The old combined sewer systems of many major cities are no match for modern storms and impermeable surfaces.
2020x21 The World's Most Expensive Shrimp ($10k) Episode overview
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2020 Sze 25
Some aquarium hobbyists will pay $10,000 or more for a single shrimp because of the rarity of their colors or patterns.
Some aquarium hobbyists will pay $10,000 or more for a single shrimp because of the rarity of their colors or patterns.
2020x22 Why You’re More Likely To Die In Winter Episode overview
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2020 Okt 10
There’s a huge seasonal difference in death rates that is propelled by a variety of factors including pathogen behavior and anatomical response to temperature changes.
There’s a huge seasonal difference in death rates that is propelled by a variety of factors including pathogen behavior and anatomical response to temperature changes.
Not all hardwood trees have hard wood and softwoods soft wood, because these terms denote their taxonomic ancestry, not the wood's actual hardness.
Not all hardwood trees have hard wood and softwoods soft wood, because these terms denote their taxonomic ancestry, not the wood's actual hardness.
2020x26 Can Pregnancy Tests Help Beat The Pandemic? Episode overview
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2020 Nov 16
The lab-on-a-stick that lets us know if we’re pregnant is a genius bit of technology that can be used to quickly determine everything from whether there are nuts in our chocolate to whether we have COVID.
The lab-on-a-stick that lets us know if we’re pregnant is a genius bit of technology that can be used to quickly determine everything from whether there are nuts in our chocolate to whether we have COVID.
2020x27 Why Doesn't All Thunder Sound The Same? Episode overview
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2020 Nov 20
We've all experienced thunder, but what ARE all those claps, booms, and rumbles?
We've all experienced thunder, but what ARE all those claps, booms, and rumbles?
Burning a marshmallow can release more energy than detonating an equal mass of TNT...so why isn't a marshmallow as dangerous?
Burning a marshmallow can release more energy than detonating an equal mass of TNT...so why isn't a marshmallow as dangerous?
2020x30 The Best Pokémon (According to Science) Episode overview
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2020 Dec 25
There’s lots of debate as to which original starter Pokémon is the best fighter among squirtle, bulbasaur, charmander, and pikachu, but only one is the most biologically plausible.
There’s lots of debate as to which original starter Pokémon is the best fighter among squirtle, bulbasaur, charmander, and pikachu, but only one is the most biologically plausible.
