MinuteEarth
MinuteEarth

MinuteEarth

Minute Earth

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From the creators of the popular science show with millions of YouTube subscribers comes the MinuteEarth podcast. 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.

Recent Episodes

There’s Really Only One Way To Die
MAY 4, 2026
There’s Really Only One Way To Die
Even though there are a lot of causes of death out there, they all actually boil down to one thing.
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4 MIN
yellow crazy ants
MAY 3, 2026
yellow crazy ants
The yellow crazy ant - a likely native of Southeast Asia - has been nom nom noming many beloved and endangered Australian creatures since its arrival several decades ago.
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1 MIN
Invasive species
MAY 2, 2026
Invasive species
Should humans just stop fiddling with the planet?
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1 MIN
Could This Thing *Really* Fly?
APR 27, 2026
Could This Thing *Really* Fly?
The Quetzalcoatlus – one of the largest pterosaurs that ever lived – was able to fly even though it was the size of a giraffe! How on Earth did this giant manage to fly?
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4 MIN
Delta Works
APR 26, 2026
Delta Works
In 1362, a storm aptly named “The Great Drowning of Men” wiped out a string of European settlements, killing more than 25,000 people. In the centuries since, low-lying places like the Netherlands have developed an impressive array of water-defense systems, including wierden, dikes, ditches, dams, locks, and picturesque water pumps.
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1 MIN