Journey to the Microcosmos
What If All the Microbes Disappeared
In a world without microbes, this channel wouldn't exist. But there are other, more important things that would stop existing as well, and today we're going to explore just what could survive a world without our little micro friends, and...
Journey to the Microcosmos
Where Did Eukaryotic Cells Come From - A Journey Into Endosymbiotic Theory
1.8 billion years ago, a cell ate another cell, but it didn't digest it, and without that happening, we would not exist. This week we explore the origins of eukaryotic cells and ask the question, "Are our cells more than ourselves?"
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Solar Thermal Energy on Earth
This video discusses what thermal energy is and describes how it is generated by radioactive decay and how it contributes to geothermal energy. Viewers will also learn about solar energy, what it is and how it is created by fusion....
Journey to the Microcosmos
Moss & Lichen Which One Is Actually a Plant
Moss & Lichen Which One Is Actually a Plant
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How to use a Microscope
If you were alive 200 years ago you would have been given some very strange advice on how to avoid getting ill. You might have been told to carry sweet smelling flowers with you or avoid going to smelly places. This was because at that...
Journey to the Microcosmos
Revealing the Hidden Colors of the Microcosmos
Revealing the Hidden Colors of the Microcosmos
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Lab Equipment Safety: Summing Up
Lab equipment is expensive, and if not used properly it can be dangerous. This video focuses on the safe and effective use of common laboratory equipment. Special emphasis is placed on the prevention of damage to lab equipment, and the...
Professor Dave Explains
Widefield and Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy
We just learned about electron microscopy, so what was the next major innovation in microscopy in the 20th century? That would be fluorescence microscopy, of both the widefield and confocal varieties. How does this work? What is...
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The Microscope: Types of Microscopes and Their Functions
This video provides an overview of the different types of microscopes used by scientists. It introduces the compound light microscope, which is commonly used in science classrooms, and explains how it works to magnify objects. The video...
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The Microscope: Helpful Hints for the Microscope
While the microscope is one of the most exciting pieces of laboratory equipment, it is also one of the most expensive and fragile. This video illustrates how to safely and effectively use a variety of microscopes commonly found in the...
Professor Dave Explains
Light Microscopy: Function and Utility
Now that we know a bit about the history of microscopy, let's dig into the first form that existed, light microscopy. This is the form that is familiar to most of us, as the microscopes we all looked through in high school biology class...
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The Micro World Right Under Your Feet
The Micro World Right Under Your Feet
Professor Dave Explains
Introduction to the Microbial World
It's time to learn about microorganisms! These are all the tiny little critters in the water, and the air, and in the ground, and inside you. We didn't even know they were there until a few hundred years ago, but once we started to learn...
Journey to the Microcosmos
Diatoms Tiny Factories You Can See From Space
We owe so much to diatoms! They help us make beer, paint, and kitty litter, and they're responsible for some of the air you're breathing right now!
Journey to the Microcosmos
The Microscopic Circle of Life
Life is chemistry. From diatom to Diana, life is not a magical imbued trait, is a process of the physics of our universe. The precise and convoluted chemistry of life requires specific physical and chemical situations. And this planet...
Journey to the Microcosmos
The Arachnid Whose Poop Is Making You Sneeze
The Arachnid Whose Poop Is Making You Sneeze
Journey to the Microcosmos
What Is Mold and Why Does It Love Bread?
It's time to dive into our collection of spores, molds, and fungus!
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We Upgraded Our Microscope... Again!
We Upgraded Our Microscope... Again!
Journey to the Microcosmos
We Dipped Our Lens in Oil to See More Detail
Oil immersion is an interesting and complex microscopy tool.
Journey to the Microcosmos
Why Do Bacteria Move Like Vibrating Chaos Snakes?
Bacterial flagella are very hard to spot in our footage, but we see evidence of them in almost every single one of our videos. The question is, how do they work, and are they different from the other flagella we've discussed?
Journey to the Microcosmos
Testate Amoebas: Blobby, Modest Shell Dwellers
A lot of the microbes we show you are completely naked, but the test amoeba is a bit more modest.
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Physical Science : Elements
Physical Science for Kids is the fun way to learn important facts about physical science and get ready for tests. Take a fascinating journey to the Super Science Station to learn about the elements.