How a single-celled organism almost wiped out life on Earth
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There's an organism that changed the world. It caused the first mass extinction in Earth's history
One Year on Earth
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On July 20, 2015, NASA released to the world the first image of the sunlit side of Earth captured by the space agency's EPIC camera on NOAA's DSCOVR satellite. The camera has now recorded a full year of life on Earth from its orbit at Lagrange point 1, approximately 1 million miles from Earth, where it is balanced between the gravity of our home planet and the sun.
5 Hidden Gems for Travelers On A Budget
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Go out and find your own hidden gems.
Null Island: The Busiest Place That Doesn't Exist
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Thanks also to Tom Scott for helping write and narrate this video.
How North America got its shape
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North America didn't always have its familiar shape, nor its famed mountains, canyons, and plains: all of that was once contained in an unrecognizable mass, buried deep in Rodinia, a huge supercontinent that lay on the face of the Earth.
#IChooseCanada Contest
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Why do you chose Canada? Share on Facebook with the #IChooseCanada hashtag for a chance to win a variety of prizes. Info
Britain is leaving the EU. Here's what that means.
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The UK has voted to leave the European Union, what will happen next?
What Happened Before History? Human Origins
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Humans. We have been around for a while now. When we think about our past we think about ancient civilizations, the pyramids, stuff like that. But this is only a tiny, tiny part of our history.
How Long To Fall Through The Earth?
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Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all in a minute!
Inside the Svalbard Seed Vault
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A rare look inside the Svalbard Global Seed Vault which is closed ~350 days a year
What If The Earth Stopped Spinning?
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What if the Earth stopped spinning? What would happen to you?
Did The Past Really Happen? Vsauce
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Greece is full of wonderful new things and wonderful old things. But when WE become old things, will our ruins also be tourist attractions?
NASA | A Year in the Life of Earth's CO2
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An ultra-high-resolution NASA computer model has given scientists a stunning new look at how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere travels around the globe.
Why is Mount Everest so tall?
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At 8,850 meters above sea level, Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest, has the highest altitude on the planet. But how did this towering formation get so tall? Michele Koppes peers deep into our planet's crust, where continental plates collide, to find the answer.
The Deadliest Ice Age Ever
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Minute earth talks about the deadliest ice age ever.
Conquering 2,650-Mile Pacific Crest Trail Will Give You Wanderlust
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Last summer I quit my job in order to walk the 2650 mile Pacific Crest Trail in its entirety. Along the way I took hundreds of videos and taught myself to play ukulele. The song is one I composed myself on trail.
This App Turns The Whole Planet Into A Giant Laser Tag Battle Arena
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Laser tag just got a major update with Father.IO. Using data from OpenStreetMap, players get the full (Massively Multiplayer Online First Person Shooter (MMOFPS) experience by using your real-world location and surroundings as part of the gameplay.
Mass Extinctions
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How Many Mass Extinctions Have There Been?
Why Isn't It Faster To Fly West?
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If the earth is spinning to the east at 1000 miles per hour... why can't we fly west more easily?
The 10,000 Calorie Sumo Wrestler Diet: FUEL
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MUNCHIES introduces FUEL, a new series dedicated to the high performance diets of athletes. We follow Byamba, current world sumo champion, through his average day of consuming 10,000 calories. In and out of the dojo, Byamba shows us how to shop, cook, and eat chankonabe- a Japanese stew eaten by sumo wrestlers to pack on the pounds. Itadakimasu!
northern lights superstorm
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Sunspot AR2297 was extremely active in the middle of MArch sending out many flares and CME's. It triggered several nights of extreme aurora activity including the highest level seen in this solar cycle.