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Why Earthquakes Are So Hard To Predict

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Scientists are trying to figure out if they can predict big earthquakes by simulating small quakes in labs and studying big quakes under the ocean. Thanks to the University of Rhode Island for sponsoring this video.

How Microwaving Grapes Makes Plasma

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A bisected grape in the microwave makes plasma. But how does it work? A grape is the right size and refractive index to trap microwaves inside it.

Poison Ivy's Evil Plants

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Kyle talks Poison Ivy's deadliest allies, responds to your comments, and more!

Tigers 101 | National Geographic

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Tigers are icons of beauty, power, and the importance of conservation. Learn five surprising facts about these striped felines, including how large the cats can be, an adaptation some developed for swimming, and how much wild tiger populations have declined.

Build Tree House In Wild To Avoid Wildlife

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Today We Build a Tree House In the Wild to Avoid Wildlife.

Secrets of the Garden

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On a mission to share their discoveries with the world, scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew uncover the benefits hidden within aloe, argan oil and rosemary.

Primitive Technology: Stone Yam planters

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Primitive Technology: Stone Yam planters - Creating Stone planters for Yams from scratch.

Could A Plant Grow Inside You?

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Plants can live in all kinds of environments...even inside the your body?

Primitive Technology: Pit and chimney furnace

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While I’m working on other projects I’ll put up this video of an experimental furnace I built that operates by natural draft and uses charcoal as a fuel.

Aliens under the Ice – Life on Rogue Planets

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Out in the vast coldness of outer space, there are planets that travel alone through darkness without the boundaries of a system. Here’s how this can happen – and why these frozen deserts might secretly harbor alien life.

The Bird Poop That Changed The World

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Thanks to my grandmother for inspiring this story, and to my mother for helping make it. If you like our videos, please consider supporting MinuteEarth on Patreon!

Can animals be deceptive?

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A male firefly emits a series of enticing flashes. He hopes a female will respond and mate with him.

Do Fish Pee?

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You know you’ve wondered. Do fish actually pee? And what does that make the ocean… one big toilet?

Inside the killer whale matriarchy

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Pods of killer whales inhabit the waters of every major ocean on Earth.

Why Is The Very Hungry Caterpillar So Dang Hungry?

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Because it's hoarding protein. Not just for itself, but for the butterfly it will become and every egg that butterfly will lay. And it's about to lose its mouth... as it wriggles out of its skin during metamorphosis.

Primitive Technology: Yam, cultivate and cook

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I planted a yam in a large basket like enclosure and then 6 months later harvested, cooked and ate it. My previous attempts at growing yams were stymied by wild pigs and scrub turkeys.

Are we running out of clean water? - Balsher Singh Sidhu

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Despite water covering 71% of the planet’s surface, more than half the world’s population endures extreme water scarcity for at least one month a year.

Jellyfish Acceleration | Because Science Live

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How Jellyfish move.

Camels Don't Mind Spines In Their Cacti | Nat Geo Wild

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Camels have adapted to harsh desert conditions that require them to eat thorny plants.

Could You Survive Trapped In A Blizzard?

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We are LIFE NOGGIN! An animated and educational web show designed to teach you all about your awesome life and the brain that makes you able to live it!

The Unique Wildlife of The Scottish Highlands

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Be transported to the frozen tundra of Scotland's Cairngorms National Park in this stunning short by filmmaker Max Smith.