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- Apparently tree FINGERPRINTS are a thing
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:
- Spectral fingerprint: the distinctive pattern of radiation reflected by a surface (or a species) as a function of the wavelength
- Spectroscopy: the field of study that measures and interprets the electromagnetic spectra that result from the interaction between electromagnetic radiation and matter as a function of the wavelength or frequency of the radiation
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5 min - How eclipses proved that the Earth is slowing down
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- Corona: the outermost part of the Sun's atmosphere.
- General Relativity: a theory of gravitation developed by Albert Einstein that says that the observed gravitational effect between masses results from their warping of spacetime.
- Lunar Eclipse: an eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth's shadow.
- Solar Eclipse : an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon.
- Tidal Friction: strain produced in a celestial body (such as the Earth or Moon) that undergoes cyclic variations in gravitational attraction as it orbits, or is orbited by, a second body.
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5 min - Why Do Weeping Willows Weep?
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- Hormones: chemical messengers that are secreted directly into the blood, which carries them to organs and tissues of the body to exert their functions.
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4 min - Naming COVID-19
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2 min - Swine Flu
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2 min - This Chemical Does Nothing, But It's Still Bad For You
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- PFAS: A class of man-made molecules consisting of a fully (per) or partly (poly) fluorinated carbon chain connected to different functional groups.
- Teflon: A type of PFAS - PTFE - used in making nonstick coating for cookware.
- Fatty Acid: A hydrocarbon chain terminating with a carboxylic acid group.
- Albumin: The main protein of human blood plasma.
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5 min - Is Bigger Better?
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- Exoskeleton: a rigid external covering for the body in some invertebrate animals, especially arthropods, providing both support and protection.
- Endoskeleton: an internal skeleton, such as the bony or cartilaginous skeleton of vertebrates.
- Leverage: the exertion of force by means of a lever or an object used in the manner of a lever.
- Square-cube law: a mathematical principle, applied in a variety of scientific fields, which describes the relationship between the volume and the surface area as a shape's size increases or decreases.
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5 min - The WEIRD Way Monkeys Got to America
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- Oceanic dispersal: A type of biological dispersal where terrestrial animals transfer from one land mass to another via a sea crossing.
- Rafting event: Oceanic dispersal that happens via floating vegetation.
- Platyrrhini: The so-called “New World Monkeys” that descended from African simians that arrived in South America roughly 30-40 million years ago.
- South Equatorial Current: A current maintained by the trade winds that flows westward along the equator.
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5 min - In The Future, Death Will Be Different
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- Global Burden of Disease Study: A comprehensive look at morbidity and mortality that measures lost human potential due to ill health caused by disease.
- Aging-associated Diseases: Diseases that increase in frequency with senescence, including atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease, cancer, arthritis, cataracts, osteoporosis, type 2 diabetes, hypertension and Alzheimer's disease.
- Global Catastrophic Risk: A risk that could inflict serious damage to human well-being on a global scale.
- Doomsday Clock: A metaphor that represents how close humanity is to self-destruction.
- Antiretroviral Therapy: A combination of drugs that suppresses HIV replication in infected individuals.
- PrEP: Pre-exposure prophylactic medications that work to prevent at-risk individuals from contracting HIV.
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4 min - Why Do People Hate Koalas? (ft. @tibees )
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- Fecal pap: a mixture of contents from an herbivore mother's caecum that colonizes the joey's gut with bacteria.
- Marsupial: a mammal of an order whose members are born incompletely developed and are typically carried and suckled in a pouch on the mother's belly.
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About MinuteEarth
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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.
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