Minute Earth
MinuteEarth
From the creators of the popular science show with millions of YouTube subscribers comes the MinuteEarth podcast. Every episode of the show dives deep into a science question you might not even know you had - but once you hear the answer, you’ll want to share it with everyone you know. Our team of scientists digs into the research and breaks it down into a short, entertaining explanation jam-packed with science facts and terrible puns. We’ll tell the incredible story of how monkeys crossed the Atlantic ocean on natural rafts, and we’ll explain why it gets hotter the deeper you dig underground.
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Jul 11, 2026
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Episodes
Identify Antibodies 16.11.2025 1:37
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Capillary Action 15.11.2025 1:22
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Why Don't Electric Eels Shock Themselves? 14.11.2025 3:57
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Electrocyte: a modified muscle or nerve cell that generates electricity in the electric organ of certain fishes MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info If you like what we do...
The time I was a human incubator 13.11.2025 4:05
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Preterm birth: Babies born before 37 weeks of gestation. Complications from prematurity kill more than 900,000 children each year. Incubator: An enclosed apparatus providing a controlled environment for premature babies. Sepsis: A life-threatening complication from infection. Hypothermia: A medical emergency that occurs when...
Why Flushing Isn't For Everyone 12.11.2025 3:38
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Sewage system: A network of pipes that conveys sewage from a point of origin to a treatment plant. Fecal pathogens: Bacteria, viruses, and parasites that can infect people through feces contamination. Utility decentralization: The process of bringing the production of utilities like energy closer to the place it is consumed i...
Why Hurricane Paths Are WEIRD 11.11.2025 3:53
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Fujiwhara effect: a phenomenon that occurs when two nearby cyclonic vortices move around each other and close the distance between the circulations of their corresponding low-pressure areas. Tropical Cyclone: a localized, very intense low-pressure wind system, forming over tropical oceans and with winds of hurricane force. Mi...
The Antarctic Ocean is WEIRD 10.11.2025 3:58
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Antarctic Circumpolar Current: an ocean current that flows clockwise from west to east around Antarctica. Polar Gigantism: The phenomenon that animals near the poles are larger than their temperate counterparts. MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://nept...
Plague Test 09.11.2025 1:42
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False Results 08.11.2025 1:21
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Why Did It Take Us So Long? 07.11.2025 4:03
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Zoophily: a form of pollination whereby pollen is transferred by animals Hydrophily: a type of pollination in which pollen is dispersed by the flow of water Seaweed: massive, multicellular algae Spermatia: a nonmotile male gamete of red alga MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC ...
Eclipses Used To Be Terrifying 06.11.2025 5:16
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Saros: a period of about 18 years between repetitions of solar and lunar eclipses. MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our pat...
Apparently tree FINGERPRINTS are a thing 05.11.2025 4:18
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Spectral fingerprint: the distinctive pattern of radiation reflected by a surface (or a species) as a function of the wavelength Spectroscopy: the field of study that measures and interprets the electromagnetic spectra that result from the interaction between electromagnetic radiation and matter as a function of the wavelengt...
How eclipses proved that the Earth is slowing down 04.11.2025 4:39
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Corona: the outermost part of the Sun's atmosphere. General Relativity: a theory of gravitation developed by Albert Einstein that says that the observed gravitational effect between masses results from their warping of spacetime. Lunar Eclipse: an eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth's shadow...
Why Do Weeping Willows Weep? 03.11.2025 3:52
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Hormones: chemical messengers that are secreted directly into the blood, which carries them to organs and tissues of the body to exert their functions. MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info...
Naming COVID-19 02.11.2025 1:58
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Swine Flu 01.11.2025 1:40
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This Chemical Does Nothing, But It's Still Bad For You 31.10.2025 4:07
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: PFAS: A class of man-made molecules consisting of a fully (per) or partly (poly) fluorinated carbon chain connected to different functional groups. Teflon: A type of PFAS - PTFE - used in making nonstick coating for cookware. Fatty Acid: A hydrocarbon chain terminating with a carboxylic acid group. Albumin: The main protein o...
Is Bigger Better? 30.10.2025 4:03
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Exoskeleton: a rigid external covering for the body in some invertebrate animals, especially arthropods, providing both support and protection. Endoskeleton: an internal skeleton, such as the bony or cartilaginous skeleton of vertebrates. Leverage: the exertion of force by means of a lever or an object used in the manner of a...
The WEIRD Way Monkeys Got to America 29.10.2025 4:17
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Oceanic dispersal: A type of biological dispersal where terrestrial animals transfer from one land mass to another via a sea crossing. Rafting event: Oceanic dispersal that happens via floating vegetation. Platyrrhini: The so-called “New World Monkeys” that descended from African simians that arrived in South America roughly...
In The Future, Death Will Be Different 28.10.2025 3:50
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Global Burden of Disease Study: A comprehensive look at morbidity and mortality that measures lost human potential due to ill health caused by disease. Aging-associated Diseases: Diseases that increase in frequency with senescence, including atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease, cancer, arthritis, cataracts, osteoporosi...
Why Do People Hate Koalas? (ft. @tibees ) 27.10.2025 5:28
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Fecal pap: a mixture of contents from an herbivore mother's caecum that colonizes the joey's gut with bacteria. Marsupial: a mammal of an order whose members are born incompletely developed and are typically carried and suckled in a pouch on the mother's belly. MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC ...
Micro Extinction 26.10.2025 1:41
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Softwood Pollination 25.10.2025 1:30
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Why Are They All In Antarctica? 24.10.2025 3:58
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: ANSMET: a program funded by the Office of Polar Programs of the National Science Foundation that looks for meteorites in the Transantarctic Mountains. Glacier: a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles. Meteorite: a meteor that survives its passage th...
Should More Species Be Extinct? 23.10.2025 4:21
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: IUCN: The International Union for Conservation of Nature is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. It is involved in data gathering and analysis, research, field projects, advocacy, and education. MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC ...
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