Aliens under the Ice – Life on Rogue Planets
AdultsNatureScienceSpaceBiology... 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.
This Strange Sting Dissolves Your Skin
AdultsAnimalsHumanScience 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 Bird Poop That Changed The World
AdultsAnimalsHistoryIndustryScienceNature... 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!
How does a whip break the sound barrier?
AdultsMediaPhysicsScienceEngineering... April Jennifer Choi is a Mechanical Engineer and Professional Whip Artist from Peoria, IL. She has a Master's Degree in Computational Fluid Dynamics as well as several Guinness World Records in Whip Cracking.
Why Do You Get Sick When It's Cold?
AdultsHealthHumanScience 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!
Does Someone Else Have Your Face?
AdultsDesignHumanSocietySciencePsychology... They say everyone has a doppelgänger, but is that really true? This week we meet a young woman who found her own look-alike, and figure out how we actually recognize faces.
The Best Test of General Relativity
AdultsDesignPhysicsScience A launch mishap led to the best experimental confirmation of gravitational redshift.
Can You Lift Thor's Hammer in Space?
AdultsCreativityCultureScienceEntertainment... Only those are are worthy can lift Thor's might hammer, Mjolnir, but the Avengers' argument takes on a whole new meaning in space! So could anyone lift it there? Kyle talks weightless magic on this week's Because Science!
Inside the killer whale matriarchy
AdultsAnimalsNatureScience Pods of killer whales inhabit the waters of every major ocean on Earth.
Why Is The Very Hungry Caterpillar So Dang Hungry?
AdultsAnimalsNatureScienceBiology... 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.
Why It Is What Time It Is (The History of Time)
AdultsHistoryScienceTechnology How did we come up with our system of telling time? Why do we divide the day into 24 hours of 60 minutes each, and put 60 seconds in each minute? Where does the definition of a second come from? And who decides what clock shows the correct time? There's clearly a lot of questions when it comes to time.
Are we running out of clean water? - Balsher Singh Sidhu
AdultsIndustryNatureScienceEnvironmentSociety... 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.
The Dangerous Effects Of The Hyper Focus Drug
AdultsHealthHumanScienceAddictionMental Health... Adderall is known as the "study drug", and many students are abusing it to try and study. What exactly is Adderall, and are their any other drugs people are misusing to get a mental, or physical edge?