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Minute Earth: Where Did Earth's Water Come From?
Unlike every other planet in the solar system, Earth's surface is 70% liquid water, which while useful for life, is strange because everything we know about how and when our planet formed says Earth should be bone dry. Watch and learn...
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Minute Earth: Why Do Some Species Thrive in Cities?
Urban development can be tough on wildlife. But some plants and animals are adapting to our cities in surprising ways. [3:21]
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Minute Earth: Tidal Locking/why Do We Only See One Side of the Moon?
The following video provides a brief explanation as to why we only see one side of the moon from planet Earth. [2:27]
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Minute Earth: Rain's Dirty Little Secret
Somewhere inside of every raindrop there is a tiny impurity. Learn here about without these microscopic pieces of dirt there would be no rain because water vapor cannot condense into droplets on its own. [2:37]
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Minute Earth: Why Do Rivers Curve?
Watch and learn here about the course and unchanging stream of why and how rivers bend and curve. [2:56]
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Minute Earth: Why Do We Eat Spoiled Food?
This video provides a brief explanation of the microbes that live in the foods we love. [3:19]
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Minute Earth: Why Do Bats Transmit So Many Diseases Like Ebola?
Find out why bats are the perfect animal to carry and spread some of the most infectious human diseases. [3:13]
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Minute Earth: Why Do Bats Transmit So Many Diseases Like Ebola?
Fatal epidemics such as Ebola, Hendra and SARS are all carried by bats. Learn here how it is not necessarily the fault of the bat but rather than through natural processes. [3:12]
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Minute Earth: This Is Your Brain on Severe Weather
This video provides a brief explanation of the recent changes in weather forecasting. [2.26]
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Minute Earth: How Do Trees Survive Winter?
Learn about some survival mechanisms that allow plants to survive in cold climates. [2:49]
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Minute Earth: Our Atmosphere Is Escaping!
Find out why the two lightest elements are the only two gases that escape Earth's atmosphere. [2:17]
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Minute Earth: How Your Dog Can Protect You Before You're Born
Companionship, safety and personal health are a number of reasons why humans seek friendships with canines. However, pet dander and disease can often disuade people from owning a dog. Learn here about why and how these issues can...
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Minute Earth: How Tall Can Mountains Be?
Find out the geological and physical reasons why really tall conical mountains can not exist on Earth. [1:54]
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Minute Earth: Plate Tectonics Explained
This video provides a brief explanation of the inner workings of plate tectonics. [2:36]
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Minute Earth: Why Is It Hot Underground?
Have you ever wondered why there is so much heat inside the Earth? Watch this short tutorial to find out. [2:47]
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Minute Earth: Why Is It Hot Underground?
During the Middle Ages miners began to notice that the deeper they dug into the Earth's surface the warmer it became. The physicist Kelvin came up with a theory that the Earth's started off hot and has been cooling down ever since....
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Minute Earth: Why Poor Places Are More Diverse
This video provides a brief explanation of why different ecosystems vary in species variety. [3:32]
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Minute Earth: Are These Butterflies the Same?
This video explains the differences and similarities between the White Admiral and Red-Spotted Purple butterflies. [2:44]
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Minute Earth: Why Is All Sand the Same?
Learn how the different geological components that make up sand are formed. [2:28]
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Minute Earth: Why Is All Sand the Same?
Sand, no matter how you use it, is pretty much the same just about anywhere you go. But why does sand almost always look the same? Much of the world's sand is made up of the same materials--tiny crystals of mineral quartz, which is made...
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Minute Earth: Why Are There Clouds?
If we wanted to make a cloud entirely from scratch it would not be an easy process. This video explains the amazing process of how our earth's atmosphere manages to pump out one cloud after another all over the world at altitudes of 20...
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Minute Earth: Ocean Confetti
Plastic is an important and durable material. However, because it is so inexpensive and easy to make, it is creating a big problem for the world's oceans. In this video you will learn how when the sun breaks down our plastic debris, it...
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Minute Earth: What Is Skin For?
In this video students will understand the concept of skin and its importance. In order to perform a protective barrier between you and the world each cell is programmed to systematically destroy itself as it nears the skin's surface....
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Minute Earth: Left vs. Right
Why do some people drive on the right side of the road while others drive on the left? Let MinuteEarth explain the historical beginnings of driving conventions. [2:31]