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In most places on Earth, the sun is guaranteed to set every evening, but not all sunsets are the same. What makes some so much more colorful than others? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PJvV5PYDm0

Doc: We're descending toward Hill Valley, California, at 4:29 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21, 2015. (Back to the Future II) To celebrate Back to the Future Day, let's travel back in time to Henry's 2016 MinutePhysics video on the Grandfather Paradox. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XayNKY944lY

Imagining strange life in the universe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIXkIBWo6vE

We don’t actually know if aliens exist. 👽 But if they do, their cells probably have a special type of membrane. And that knowledge alone tells us where we can look for them and maybe even what they’ll be like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIXkIBWo6vE

VIDEO PREVIEW! Coming soon! Leave a comment with your predictions and speculation 🤓🧬 https://www.youtube.com/@MinuteEarth

Green sea turtles have staged a remarkable comeback, but only because their threats were straightforward to tackle and because their life history allows them to quickly recover. https://youtu.be/jsAFbi4HgFg Check out the WWF's Living Planet Report 2026 here: https://wwf.to/LPR2026

We have a new short video with some weird and worrying questions! Made with Randall Munroe https://youtube.com/shorts/alBQCm0QpJg?si=KfeefUebIw_7XlRs

What if you put a toaster in a freezer? Who would win? Made with Randall Munroe https://youtu.be/9VG0yqq_PHM?si=5A5NJl77hM5ABLvj

So why don’t birds cause MORE plane crashes? https://youtu.be/x-vpfrs7RIs?si=wQ4vEpuWZHhRV64e

What if you put a toaster in a freezer? Which one would win? Made with Randall Munroe https://youtu.be/9VG0yqq_PHM?si=4gOU1jU06G5zkAYl

The Black Plague is now a treatable disease, but it looks like we have zero escape from it. Why? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AfM2Jitsps

What would happen if all the bodies of water on Earth magically disappeared? Made with Randall Munroe https://youtu.be/4ZVtHknKuvg?si=IRS7U-1h8eLtCTmH

Do you want to become the ultimate mosquito magnet? I don't really know why you would want that - but you could! https://youtu.be/bvKKHRCCkfI?si=1B63DYMK5YEFbCRo

We will miss Dolly’s music, humor, kindness - and her ferocious dedication to her dream that “all children should grow up in a home full of books” 📘✨

What would happen if all the bodies of water on Earth magically disappeared? Made with Randall Munroe https://youtu.be/4ZVtHknKuvg?si=IRS7U-1h8eLtCTmH

Are you a mosquito MAGNET? There might be a reason for that. https://youtu.be/bvKKHRCCkfI?si=1B63DYMK5YEFbCRo

We're hiring! Looking for a remote, part-time Community Manager to run our Patreon communities & grow socials. If you know someone who gets genuinely excited about science content and loves building community around it, please send them our way :) https://forms.gle/6NdtoR1SfPaY67nj8

Some people ask pretty weird and worrying questions - let's answer them in a new short! Made with Randall Munroe https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SLd4hnmeW_g

🦧 The ape family is a hugely diverse group of gibbons, gorillas, orangutans, chimps, and - yes - humans. 🦍 MinuteEarth explains who they are and how they’re related! https://youtu.be/uvwqhtuOr3I?si=3QjStTeOho59bDSG

🦧 The ape family is a hugely diverse group of gibbons, gorillas, orangutans, chimps, and - yes - humans. 🦍 MinuteEarth explains who they are and how they’re related! https://youtu.be/uvwqhtuOr3I?si=3QjStTeOho59bDSG

Want to start a nerdy argument just by walking out of the house? Get your Fake Fruits tee by joining MinuteEarth’s tee club, where every quarter we send you a delight-filled shirt crafted by our science illustrators. https://store.dftba.com/products/minuteearth-dtg-quarterly-t-shirt-subscription

We have microbes on the brain! 🧫 This is a compilation of Lizah's favorite videos about the invisible world! https://youtu.be/5PJ2UxStIO8?si=j1KTC3NvJdslbemt

It's finally time for the microbes to take over! This is a compilation of Lizah's favorite videos featuring the microbial world 🧫 https://youtu.be/5PJ2UxStIO8?si=j1KTC3NvJdslbemt

What can fly higher? A bird or an airplane? We can throw birds out of airplanes... or just do the math ;) 🦅 More in our latest video: https://youtu.be/fPHVuxOsvI8?si=z61I2Q8PI3BMGyyZ

What if everything was antimatter EXCEPT Earth? It doesn't end well for us. Made with Randall Munroe https://youtu.be/TFhrRrRdUbA?si=YmQGfODZ5IuBXbuQ

How high can birds fly? Is there a limit? https://youtu.be/fPHVuxOsvI8?si=z61I2Q8PI3BMGyyZ

What if everything was antimatter except Earth? Made with Randall Munroe https://youtu.be/TFhrRrRdUbA?si=YmQGfODZ5IuBXbuQ

Which vegetable would you use to defend yourself in combat? We were both wondering which vegetable were the best weapons, but also if these are vegetables at all. Should we disqualify some of them for choosing fruits?

Volcanoes are some of the most powerful forces on Earth - but they can die. So how do you kill a volcano? https://youtu.be/TQEVini21nk?si=4S6J8igL_TL_DlKa

🏳️‍🌈Pride month gives us extra reasons to celebrate the beautiful diversity of life on our planet 🏳️‍🌈 We love you!

What if you dropped a bowling ball in the Mariana Trench? Fun fact: most bowling balls float! Made with Randall Munroe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYoHYq8VRt0

Volcanoes are some of the most powerful forces on Earth - but they can die. So how do you kill a volcano? https://youtu.be/TQEVini21nk?si=4S6J8igL_TL_DlKa

What if you dropped a bowling ball in the Mariana Trench? Fun fact: most bowling balls float! Made with Randall Munroe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYoHYq8VRt0

WHY is rabies so deadly? We took a bite out of the subject matter: https://youtu.be/4NtYJNO8Qes?si=RCrELvdft-2QYqkt

Could we use the radioactivity of bananas to power a house? Made with Randall Munroe https://youtu.be/BnGqPxnQh9A?si=pwhsQ8Ih1b-nzCwr

Why are all the biggest land animals vegetarians? More in our latest video: https://youtu.be/Jd6elWlKG-g?si=lZIDs47XrOn9ljao

How radioactive ARE bananas? Made with Randall Munroe https://youtu.be/BnGqPxnQh9A?si=pwhsQ8Ih1b-nzCwr

Happy Star Wars Day! We LOVE our pop-culture references, and sometimes we are lucky enough that it can be a big part of the video 🌎 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfNsGppB1Yw

This season's Tee club shirt is the Waggle dance!🐝 You are probably not a bee - but don't let that stop you from doing the waggle dance! You will receive this shirt if you subscribe to the T-shirt club now! https://store.dftba.com/products/minuteearth-dtg-quarterly-t-shirt-subscription

Why are all the biggest land animals vegetarians? More in our latest video: https://youtu.be/Jd6elWlKG-g?si=lZIDs47XrOn9ljao

🐝 Bee communication is really weird! 🐝 They use dances to tell each other about their favorite flower patches - but other bees mostly ignore them. 😥 Why? https://youtu.be/MBs04y-vFgU?si=PKAmZpGj2dl4bpHw

This season's Tee club shirt is the Waggle dance!🐝 You will receive this shirt if you subscribe to the T-shirt club now - with a new science-themed shirt every 3 months! https://store.dftba.com/products/minuteearth-dtg-quarterly-t-shirt-subscription

🐝 Bee communication is really weird! 🐝 They use dances to tell each other about their favorite flower patches - but other bees mostly ignore them. 😥 Why? link in bio!

Why is the sky blue? Made with Randall Munroe Find the video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oLoxdLfB6Gs

Who makes the best short-form science videos on the internet? We do? We do! Help us win the Webby Award for that exact category by voting here now! Science Minute is a CBS Mission Unstoppable collab https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/social/social-video-short-form/education-science

🚨 Our collaboration with Miranda Cosgrove and the Mission Unstoppable crew has been nominated for a Webby Award! 🚨 Vote here to help us win an honor that iCarly would be proud of. https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/social/social-video-short-form/education-science

ATP is the ultimate cause of RIP... https://youtu.be/5i1AGIJghZg?si=kU0er1OHeBGX9QPy #health #oldage #aging

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Even though there are a lot of causes of death out there, they all actually boil down to one thing. https://youtu.be/5i1AGIJghZg?si=kU0er1OHeBGX9QPy #health #oldage #aging

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