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.
Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.minuteearth.com
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Episodes
What Happens When Scientists Work With Unexpected Experts 30.01.2026 3:57
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Core Rope Memory: a type of read-only memory (ROM) that was used in the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC). Transdisciplinary: an approach that integrates knowledge and perspectives from various disciplines and sectors, including non-academic stakeholders, to address complex real-world problems. MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune...
You've Been Misled About The Water Cycle 28.01.2026 3:38
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Aquifer: a body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater. Confined aquifer: an aquifer below the land surface that is saturated with water. Layers of impermeable material are both above and below the aquifer. Freshwater: naturally occurring water that is not salty, and is suitable for consumption if clean o...
What I Learned on Monkey Island 26.01.2026 4:11
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Excess mortality: deaths that occur above and beyond what would have been expected in the absence of the disaster, extending beyond the immediate impact of the event itself. MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info...
Bats and Viruses 25.01.2026 1:37
MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth...
Sugar Dust 24.01.2026 1:37
MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth...
ALL THE DOGS, EXPLAINED 23.01.2026 11:03
MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth...
Why Coyotes Are IMPOSSIBLE To Exterminate 21.01.2026 3:19
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Pseudopregnancy: the development of signs of pregnancy without the presence of an implanted embryo or fetus. MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info...
The Problem with Antivenom 19.01.2026 3:52
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Envenomation: The process by which venom is injected by a venomous animal. Antivenom: Purified antibodies against specific venom components. Tropical zone: The area of the Earth between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. Toxicofera: The clade of snakes and lizards that first evolved venom more than 170 million...
TNT vs Dynamite 18.01.2026 1:31
MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth...
The Norway rat 17.01.2026 1:26
MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth...
This Video Took Us 8 Years To Make 16.01.2026 4:57
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Species concept: A methodology for determining whether two organisms are members of the same species. Speciation: The evolutionary process by which new species arise. Polyploid speciation: Speciation that occurs due to a change in the number of chromosomes. Allopatric speciation: Speciation that occurs due to geographic isola...
When Evolution Glitches Out 14.01.2026 3:42
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Evolutionary trap: a situation where an organism, due to a change in its environment (often human-induced), makes a decision that was once adaptive but now leads to a maladaptive outcome, even though better alternatives exist. Stimulus: a detectable change in an organism's internal or external environment that triggers a resp...
Why The Frequency Illusion Is Everywhere Now 12.01.2026 4:21
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Frequency Illusion: a cognitive bias where a recently learned or noticed phenomenon seems to appear more frequently than it actually does. MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info...
Bulbasaur’s Feet 11.01.2026 1:14
MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth...
Opportunistic Researchers 10.01.2026 1:32
MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth...
Another Ancestor Paradox 09.01.2026 5:01
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Identical ancestors point: the most recent point in a population's past where each individual alive then is either the ancestor of every individual alive now or has no currently living descendants. MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://n...
Which Planet Has The Strongest Quakes? 07.01.2026 4:31
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Cryovolcano: a type of volcano that erupts gases and volatile material such as liquid water, ammonia, and hydrocarbons. Helioseismology: the study of the Sun's interior structure and dynamics by analyzing the propagation of sound waves (or pressure waves) and oscillations on its surface. Ring Seismology: a field that studies...
The Science Of Slipperiness 05.01.2026 3:51
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Surface tension: tendency of fluid surfaces to shrink into the minimum surface area possible Surfactants: chemical compounds that decrease the surface tension or interfacial tension between two liquids, a liquid and a gas, or a liquid and a solid Amphiphilic: having both hydrophobic and hydrophilic parts Hydrophilic: having a...
Pollen Is Not Plant Sperm (It’s MUCH Weirder) 30.12.2025 4:03
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Alternation of generations: a life cycle in plants where an organism alternates between two distinct multicellular stages. Gametophyte: the gamete-producing and usually haploid phase, producing the zygote from which the sporophyte arises. It is the dominant form in bryophytes. Pollination: the transfer of pollen to a stigma,...
Your Favorite YouTube Channels Might Not Survive This 29.12.2025 3:24
MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth...
Could Pikachu exist in real life? 28.12.2025 1:37
MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth...
Could Charmander exist in real life? 27.12.2025 1:43
MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth...
How do fish get into isolated mountain lakes? 26.12.2025 3:41
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Aerial stocking: The practice of releasing hatchery fish into a natural body of water from airplanes. Panspermia: The theory that life on Earth may have come from other parts of the universe. MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunest...
The Ancestor Paradox 25.12.2025 4:03
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Genealogy: a line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor. Genetic ancestor: a person from whom an individual is biologically descended Genetic ancestry: the genetic origin of a person's population, and the specific lines of descent through which they inherited DNA from their ancestors. Pedigree: the recorded ancestry...
inside of your body is REALLY LOUD 24.12.2025 3:56
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Otoacoustic emissions: sounds given off by the inner ear when responding to a sound Ear rumbling: a dull sound that occurs when the tensor tympani muscle in the middle ear contracts MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info...
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