With his own unique spin, James May asks and answers the oddball questions that we've all wondered about from 'What exactly is one second?' to 'Is invisibility possible?'
Curated by: BBC Earth Science (98 videos)
To celebrate reaching 250,000 subscribers we thought we'd have a special week on everything to do with 250,000. Inspired by the ageing Jeremy Clarkson, James May ponders whether humans are really 250,000 years old. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthLab The genus homo first appeared 2.3 million years ago. This was the point where our brains started to get bigger. But homo sapiens first evolved in Africa between 250,000 and 200,000 years ago. So, in a way, we are 250,000 years old. Check out James' vid on Evolution: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVy5aO2DHmI&list=PLMrtJn-MOYmfqNgyPxx6NYMZnd25y4shc&index=35 Greg Foot has an awesome vid on why we have fingernails http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytHsDlmAo0g&list=PLMrtJn-MOYmcMLEnLKQjjxJqled29hSLB&index=9 Welcome to BBC Earth Science! Here we answer all your curious questions about science in the world around you.