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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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- Yesterday1 min
Best Worst
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- 2 days ago1 min
Synthetic Fuel
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- 1 weeks ago1 min
Alternative Fuels
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- 1 weeks ago2 min
Counting Fish
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- 2 weeks ago1 min
Fish Evolution
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- 2 weeks ago2 min
Collective Nouns
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- 3 weeks ago4 min
The Heaviest Part of a Forest Is NOT What You Think
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Canopy: The uppermost layer of a forest, formed by the crowns and foliage of the tallest trees. Detritus: Dead and decaying organic matter, such as fallen leaves, twigs, bark, and animal remains, that accumulates on the forest floor. Nutrient Cycling: The continuous movement of nutrients (such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon) through a forest ecosystem, from soil to plants, through animals and decomposers, and back to the soil again. Topsoil: The uppermost layer of soil, typically rich in organic matter, nutrients, and microbial life. Topsoil is where most root growth, seed germination, and biological activity occur, making it essential to forest health and productivity. 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 - Buy our merch: http://dftba.com/minuteearth - Buy our book: https://minuteearth.com/books - Sign up to our newsletter: http://news.minuteearth.com - Share with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago1 min
most of the images that pop up in a Google Image search for pine trees aren’t pine trees.
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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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