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- What Nuclear Bombs Taught Us About Whales
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- Infrasound: sound waves too low in frequency for humans to hear. The CTBTO stations detect frequencies of 0.02 to 4Hz
- Hydroacoustic: having to do with underwater sounds. The CTBTO stations detect frequencies of 1-100 Hz
- Seismic: oscillation waves in the earth, often caused by earthquakes or other tectonic activity. The CTBTO stations detect frequencies of 0.02-16 Hz
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4 min - Why Does Wine Make Your Mouth Feel Dry?
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- Tannin: a yellow or brownish chemical present in some plant tissues, used in leather production and ink manufacture, and a contributor to the sensation of astringency
- Astringency: the sensation caused by the contraction of body tissues due to tannins, often called “mouthfeel” Polyphenol: a chemical compound containing more than one phenolic hydroxyl group, of which tannins are a major group Phenolic: a chemical compound with a hydroxyl group (oxygen & hydrogen) linked directly to a benzene ring
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4 min - Poop Composition
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2 min - Quokka Mom
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2 min - Is it a bee, a wasp, a fly, or a moth?
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- Mullerian mimicry: a type of mimicry in which two or more animals with defenses develop similar appearances as a shared protective device
- Batesian mimicry: a type of mimicry in which an animal with no defenses is protected by its resemblance to an animal capable of defense
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3 min - Why Apple Pie Isn't American
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- Food: a nutritious substance we eat or drink to maintain life and growth
- Domestication: a multi-generational process in which one group of organisms manages the reproduction and care of, and changes, another type of organism, typically to secure a more predictable supply of resources (e.g. humans with food crops and animals)
- Centers of origin: the locations where humans domesticated a lot of crops and animals for food, often where lots of wild relatives lived
- Centers of diversity: a more recent concept recognizing that high concentrations of food plant and animal varieties and related wild species aren’t always located where the plants and animals were initially domesticated
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4 min - Why Most Rain Never Reaches The Ground
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- Virga: an observable shaft of precipitation falling from a cloud that evaporates before reaching the ground
- Rainfall interception: The fraction of rainfall that falls on leaves, branches and trunks of trees and evaporates before dripping to the ground.
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3 min - Why Don't Sled Dogs Ever Get Tired?
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- Glycolysis: The process by which glycogen is broken down into energy.
- Anaerobic metabolism: The creation of energy through the combustion of carbohydrates in the absence of oxygen.
- Aerobic metabolism: The creation of energy through the breakdown of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates.
- ATP: The principal molecule for storing and transferring energy in cells.
- Baseline Vital Signs: A subject’s temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, pain, and pulse oximetry.
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4 min - Why Don’t Sheep Shrink In The Rain?
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- Fiber: a threadlike structure forming part of the muscular, nervous, connective, or other tissue in the human or animal body
- Felting: the process by which wool or another textile can be agitated, often along with moisture or heat, to cause the fibers to migrate amongst themselves and mat together into a dense smooth surface
- Ratchet: a device consisting of a bar or wheel with a set of angled teeth that allow motion in one direction only
- Wool: soft curly or wavy hair forming the coat of a sheep or similar animal, especially when cut off the animal & prepared for use in making cloth or yarn
- Mammal: a warm-blooded, bony, & hairy/furry animal, the females of which give birth to live young and nurse them with milk
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3 min - Nutritious Poop
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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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