From MinuteEarth. This video was made in partnership with Bill Gates. Blood-suckers may seem like they have it easy, but feeding on blood comes with a lot of challenges. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: – Hematophagy: the practice by some species of feeding on the…

From MinuteEarth. This video was made in partnership with Bill Gates. COVID isn’t the only virus to cause long-lasting symptoms. Other viruses – including the flu – can have similar enduring effects on our tissues and immune systems. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: – Sequelae:…

From MinuteEarth. Sign up for your FREE trial to Wondrium here: http://ow.ly/vFtO30siJJT Because females often outlive males, behavior is often blamed – but there is a decent chance our sex chromosomes might be to blame instead. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: – Chromosome: a threadlike…

From MinuteEarth. Watch the new season of MinuteBody – and get access to both CuriosityStream and Nebula – at https://curiositystream.com/minuteearth Most of Earth’s land is currently in the northern hemisphere because we happen to exist in a time where uneven heating in the mantle has pushed many continental plates northward. LEARN MORE ************** To learn…

From MinuteEarth. Trust is eroding, in part, due to the over-abundance of opinion-based content; we must all develop better tools and habits for consuming information to regain a shared understanding of what is true. RESOURCES ************** RAND resources: Truth Decay Is a Threat to Democracy. Here’s What You Can Do to Help Stop It |…

From MinuteEarth. Order your copy of ""How To Prevent The Next Pandemic"" here: https://www.amazon.com/Prevent-Next-Pandemic-Bill-Gates/dp/0593534484 In 2020, many cities started monitoring wastewater for viruses, and there are a lot of non-virus reasons to keep doing it. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: – Microbiome – the microorganisms…

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From MinuteEarth. Order your copy of “How To Prevent The Next Pandemic” here: https://www.amazon.com/Prevent-Next-Pandemic-Bill-Gates/dp/0593534484 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. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic,…

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From MinuteEarth. Get started mitigating your carbon footprint with Wren at https://www.wren.co/start/minuteearth The temperature at the ocean’s surface varies widely, but down below, the ocean is pretty much all one temperature. Why? LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: thermocline: a steep temperature gradient in a body…

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From MinuteEarth. Watch the new season of MinuteBody – and get access to both CuriosityStream and Nebula – at https://curiositystream.com/minuteearth Way more kids have fuzzy vision these days because we spend less time in outdoor light, which makes our eyeballs longer. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these…

From MinuteEarth. Watch the new season of MinuteBody – and get access to both CuriosityStream and Nebula – at https://curiositystream.com/minuteearth 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. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling…

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From MinuteEarth. Watch the new season of MinuteBody – and get access to both CuriosityStream and Nebula – at https://curiositystream.com/minuteearth. The way we experience seasons don’t necessarily line up with how they’re technically defined – here’s why. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Astronomical seasons –…

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From MinuteEarth. Opossums and possums are awesome. Here’s how to tell the difference. #shorts SUPPORT MINUTEEARTH ************************** If you like what we do, you can help us!: – Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth – Share this video with your friends and family – Leave us a comment (we read them!) CREDITS ********* David Goldenberg | Script…

From MinuteEarth. Offset your carbon footprint with Wren! They’ll plant 10 extra trees for each of the first 100 people who sign up at https://www.wren.co/start/minuteearth. Because smaller animals have to eat more relative to their bodyweight, Tolkein’s hobbits need to eat a lot – not for comfort, but for survival. LEARN MORE ************** To learn…

From MinuteEarth. Watch the new season of MinuteBody – and get access to both CuriosityStream and Nebula – at http://www.curiositystream.com/minuteearth. Sharks wouldn’t be known for their fierce teeth today if it weren’t for their ancient scales. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Dermal denticles: also called…

From MinuteEarth. Know your hybrids #shorts SUPPORT MINUTEEARTH ************************** If you like what we do, you can help us!: – Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth – Share this video with your friends and family – Leave us a comment (we read them!) CREDITS ********* David Goldenberg | Script Writer, Narrator and Director Sarah Berman | Illustration,…