Hank & his clone Circus Hank explain the power of epigenetics, which studies the factors that determine how much or whether some genes are expressed in your body.

Jessi and Squeaks are back from their research trip and ready to keep learning with all of you! And on their trip back to The Fort, Jessi thought up a really interesting questions: how do animals find their way home?

Learn how trees are able to communicate with each other through a vast root system and symbiotic fungi, called mycorrhizae. -- Most of the forest lives in the shadow of the giants that make up the highest canopy. These are the oldest...

Learn all about archaeologists: the scientists who solve the great mysteries of human history!

Have you ever looked really closely at your fingertips and noticed that they're covered in little bumps and ridges? Those are your fingerprints, a unique part of your body that helps make you... you!

In this collection of classic MinuteEarth videos, we learn more about the planet’s two favorite pets.

Have you ever taken a bite from a bright red apple and wondered why it looks red to you? Jessi and Squeaks talk about how our eyes and brains help us see color!

If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, it's almost time for the summer solstice, the longest day of the year! But if all days have 24 hours, what does the 'longest day of the year' really mean? Join Jessi and Squeaks to find out!

It's been raining for a few days where Jessi and Squeaks live, and the news even said that there may be a flood! Join Jessi to find out what a flood is, how they form, and how you can stay safe if there's a flood where you live!

Have you ever seen a weather report on TV and wondered how they can tell when it's going to rain days before it happens? Well, there are special scientists called meteorologists who use all kinds of cool equipment to predict the weather!

Epigenetic inheritance is really weird, but is it real?

Neglect in the first few years of a child’s life can have many adverse consequences, and one of the largest studies on these effects occurred after the Romanian Revolution in 1989.

Learn about engineers, who dream up a lot of the things you use every day, from toys to tools!

For the past 70 years, scientists in Britain have been studying thousands of children through their lives to find out why some end up happy and healthy while others struggle. It's the longest-running study of human development in the...

Maybe you’ve seen skeletons in museums, or in Halloween decorations, but do you know how powerful your skeleton really is? Learn some fun facts about your bones!

Plants are AMAZING! Join Squeaks and Mister Brown as they talk about the adventures they've had in the fort's garden, and beyond!

Squeaks and Mister Brown have a leaky faucet! Luckily this is a great chance to learn about how they can save water.



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John Green teaches you about Virginia Woolf's modernist novel, To the Lighthouse. Let's face it. You're not reading To the Lighthouse for the plot. There's not a whole lot of plot, unless you count the tension about the beef stew. You're...

Have you ever wondered how to tell fruits and vegetables apart? Learn how to with Jessi and Squeaks!

We’re picking up where we left off last time, exploring the “ethics of care” and how it applies to extreme poverty. Are we responding to global poverty in a moral way? Philosophers like Peter Singer argue that we have an obligation to...

As parents, it's our job to teach our kids about sex. But beyond "the talk," which covers biology and reproduction, there's so much more we can say about the human experience of being in our bodies. Introducing "The Talk 2.0," Sue Jaye...

Getting a cold or flu can be sort of scary. But sometimes the more you know about something, the less scary it is!

Have you ever wondered how animals stay warm in the winter? Learn all about their natural cozy coats and the other awesome tricks they use to make it through the cold conditions!

Squeaks can't sleep because the sun is too bright, and Sam the Bat stops by to talk about what makes the sun so special



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