Trace the 9,000 year old history of the domestication of corn, or maize, and its effects on global agriculture. — Corn currently accounts for more than one tenth of our global crop production. And over 99% of cultivated corn is the exact same type: Yellow Dent #2. This means that humans grow more Yellow Dent […]
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How Will The Earth Look When All The Ice Melts?
How Will The Earth Look When All The Ice Melts Official Life’s Biggest Question Video: Subscribe To Life’s Biggest Questions: Fifteen thousand years ago, ice covered most of the Northern Hemisphere. These days we are heavily into a glacial recede, but does this mean one day all of the ice will be gone? Support Us […]
What If We Drained the Oceans?
What if we found the way to drain all the Earth’s oceans through some mysterious portal at the bottom of the Mariana Trench? How long would it take? Years? Centuries? Millennia? Would there be any life left on Earth when the pumping was over? What if it happened overnight? Oceanic water makes up 70% of […]
Shutting down flat Earthers, Neil deGrasse Tyson style | Big Think
Shutting down flat Earthers, Neil deGrasse Tyson style New videos DAILY: Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: ———————————————————————————- What is the point of debate when one side the argument is objectively true? There is none. That is, unless the incorrect arguer has the ability to influence the masses. When a relatively famous musician began […]
Never-Before-Seen Footage Uncovers Antarctica’s First Scientific Missions
During the Cold War, Antarctica was primed for conquest. Here’s how it became an international science laboratory. This NASA Mission Uses Cold War Planes to Map the World’s Largest Island Subscribe! Read More: Antarctic Glaciology and Geophysics – Antarctica: Glaciological and Geophysical Folio. David J. Drewry Rescued Radar Maps Reveal Antarctica’s Past “More than 2 […]
Stephen Hawking's Stark Warning for Humans to Leave Earth
In one of his final on-camera appearances, iconic physicist Stephen Hawking issued a warning to humanity about the existential threats we face and how our survival depends on colonizing another planet. From the Series: Leaving Earth: Or How to Colonize a Planet source