
Bulbasaur’s Feet
11/1/2026 | 1 mins.
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Opportunistic Researchers
10/1/2026 | 1 mins.
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Another Ancestor Paradox
09/1/2026 | 5 mins.
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Identical ancestors point: the most recent point in a population's past where each individual alive then is either the ancestor of every individual alive now or has no currently living descendants. MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth - Buy our merch: http://dftba.com/minuteearth - Buy our book: https://minuteearth.com/books - Sign up to our newsletter: http://news.minuteearth.com - Share with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Which Planet Has The Strongest Quakes?
07/1/2026 | 4 mins.
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Cryovolcano: a type of volcano that erupts gases and volatile material such as liquid water, ammonia, and hydrocarbons. Helioseismology: the study of the Sun's interior structure and dynamics by analyzing the propagation of sound waves (or pressure waves) and oscillations on its surface. Ring Seismology: a field that studies the internal structure and dynamics of planets by analyzing the waves and patterns observed in their ring systems, essentially using the rings as a ""seismograph"" to probe the planet's interior. Tectonic Activity: the movement and interaction of the Earth's lithospheric plates, leading to geological phenomena like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain formation. Tidal Forces: the differential gravitational effects exerted by a celestial body (like the Moon or Sun) on different parts of a planet or object, causing it to stretch or bulge along the axis connecting the two bodies. MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth - Buy our merch: http://dftba.com/minuteearth - Buy our book: https://minuteearth.com/books - Sign up to our newsletter: http://news.minuteearth.com - Share with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Science Of Slipperiness
05/1/2026 | 3 mins.
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Surface tension: tendency of fluid surfaces to shrink into the minimum surface area possible Surfactants: chemical compounds that decrease the surface tension or interfacial tension between two liquids, a liquid and a gas, or a liquid and a solid Amphiphilic: having both hydrophobic and hydrophilic parts Hydrophilic: having an affinity or attraction towards water molecules Hydrophobic: tending to be repelled by water molecules MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth - Buy our merch: http://dftba.com/minuteearth - Buy our book: https://minuteearth.com/books - Sign up to our newsletter: http://news.minuteearth.com - Share with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices



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