Planet Earth has been our home for all of time… But, how long can it last? In the future, if disaster strikes, we’ll need to move our species all across the solar system and the wider universe. So, how do we do that? And what would life be like on the first spaceships out of […]
Tag: earth science
Satellites Discover Shark Shaped Mound In Southern Florida | What On Earth | Science Channel
Satellite images show a large shark shaped mound in Southern Florida. Is this a natural occurrence, or did ancient civilizations worship these creatures? #whatonearth #sciencechannel Stream What On Earth: About What On Earth: Hundreds of satellites orbit Earth and capture the world like it’s never been seen before, sometimes revealing objects and phenomena that defy […]
The Best Dragon (According to Science)
Check out Extra Credits’ video: The Origin of Dragons We ranked dragons based on how biologically and evolutionarily plausible they are. Thanks also to our Patreon patrons and our YouTube members. ___________________________________________ To learn more, start your googling with these keywords: Tetrapods: four-limbed (with a few exceptions, such as snakes which have vestigial limbs) animals […]
Plate Tectonic Theory—History of How it was Discovered (Educational)
CHAPTERS (click blue links to go to that time code in video. 0:00 Introduction 0:36 1600s–1800s 1:11 Bathymetry reveals ridges 1:30 Wegner’s Continental Drift 2:11 Radioactive decay 2:50 Nuclear bomb testing 3:13 Marie Tharpe/ocean ridges 3:46 Harry Hess/seafloor spreading 4:02 Seafloor magnetic stripes 4:17 Hot-spot formation 4:35 Three Boundary types 4:52 Mantle convection/gravity The theory […]
Gravity and heat from inner Earth | Earth Processes | meriSTEM
Professor John Mavrogenes (Mav) from the Australian National University (anu.edu.au) describes how energy from the inner Earth impacts gravity and heat processes on Earth. This is part of a series of educational videos on the energy required for geological processes. This clip has been created by the Research School of Earth Sciences (rses.anu.edu.au). These resources […]
Origins of Life: Astrobiology & General Theories for Life – Scaling | Pablo Marquet
These videos are from the ComplexityExplorer.org course ‘Origins of Life. This course aims to push the field of Origins of Life research forward by bringing new and synthetic thinking to the question of how life emerged from an abiotic world. This course begins by examining the chemical, geological, physical, and biological principles that give us […]
What If the Earth Was Hollow? | Unveiled
We think we know how the Earth is structured… but what would happen if an infamous sci-fi storyline became reality? In this video, Unveiled discovers what life would be like if the Earth was actually hollow! Could humans survive on such a planet? And what would we see below the surface of this world? This […]
The mysterious origins of life on Earth – Luka Seamus Wright
Where on Earth did life begin? Explore the hydrothermal vents in Earth’s crust as simple compounds gave way to complex life. — Billions of years ago, simple organic compounds assembled into more complex coalitions that could grow and reproduce. At the time, Earth had widespread volcanic activity and a hostile atmosphere that made it almost […]