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Currently Playing: The origin of the Ribbon Diagram!

The ribbon diagram has swiftly become the standard way of showing protein structures; it's hard to imagine any other type of representation! Made with our STEM besties @CBSUnstoppable

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What makes some sunsets so spectacular?
How to Tame Your Pet AI Dragon
Kate's National Geographic Journeys safari experience!
How to become a mosquito magnet!
Why Are Some Sunsets SO MUCH Better Than Others?
Yes, mosquitoes ARE out to get you.
Four Places We Might Find Aliens
10 things Kate learned on safari!
The Sea Turtle Cheat Code
You've never seen a beetle do THIS!
What's The Fewest People That Could Repopulate Earth?
The black death sucks for fleas, too #plague #fleas
Why Don't Birds Cause MORE Crashes?
Why The Black Plague Isn't Over
How do volcanos die?
Rabies isn't trying to kill - it's trying to control!
Why are the biggest animals herbivores?
Why Are Some People Mosquito Magnets?
How DO nature documentaries get those shots?
Why do bees dance?
The Heaviest Part of a Forest Is NOT What You Think
What actually kills us when we die?
How can Giant Pterosaurs even fly?
Why would these animals kill their siblings?
What's The Fewest People That Could Repopulate Earth?
Where have all the antibiotics gone?
Why is it so hard to make Fake Feathers?
ALL THE APES, EXPLAINED 🦍🦧🚶‍♂️‍➡️
Why do female creatures eat their partner?
MinuteEarth Explains: Microbes
Why do humans stop growing?
Why would mushrooms make animals trip?
How High Can Birds Fly?
How To Kill A Volcano
The Weird Reason Rabies Is So Deadly
These bioluminescent creatures are giving ✨glow✨
How do Sperm Whales catch Giant Squid?
Why Don't Blue Whales Eat Fish?
Why Bees Mostly Ignore The Waggle Dance
There’s Really Only One Way To Die
How would AI destroy the world?
Why is grass greener underneath a trampoline?
Could This Thing *Really* Fly?
Weavers helped us get to the moon!
The danger isn't over when the storm dies down.
When Does It Make Sense To Kill Your Sibling?
The Coyote Paradox
Where do we get snake antivenom?
40 Years Without A New Antibiotic. Why?
A Microbial Miracle!
What is a species?
Why Hives Turn Against Their Queens
The world changed too fast for this beetle
Why Eagles are Overdubbed In Movies
Why is this suddenly everywhere?
Do other planets also have Earthquakes? Moonquake?
Why Haven't We Domesticated Monkeys?
The most valuable cargo that sank with the Titanic 🪶
There’s no such thing as a fake feather
We don't know what Dinosaurs sounded like - but we DO know their temperature!
Why is it always males that get eaten during sex?
Why do you get attacked by the shower curtain?? 🛁
How do river valleys form?
I was IN the Monty Hall problem! (and chose to switch)
ALL THE CATS, EXPLAINED
Why Don't Our Bones Keep Growing Forever?
The most dangerous thing at the beach!
Do Mushrooms Benefit from Being Hallucinogenic?
Why don't all Rivers become Canyons?
Three Specific Ways AI Could Kill Us All
Never refer to a ship as 'indestructibe'...
Bacteria are super diverse organisms!
Some scientists study Bigfoot!
Is the world better without predators?
How Deep Can Caves Get?
Why do we have Fingerprints?
How long will a shipwreck last on the sea floor?
You can't BURP in Space 💨
Why Grass Grows Better Under Trampolines
Are scientists going extinct?
What would animals dream of?
You are not genetically related to all your ancestors.
What Happens When Scientists Work With Unexpected Experts
Women in STEM spotlight: Beatrice Shilling!
We have been best friends with dogs for over 14,000 years 🐶❤️
Twizzlers or Red Vines? MinuteFood needs YOUR help for an upcoming video!
Why we cannot hear the loud call of the Greater Bulldog Bat 🦇
Would you eat Mammoth Meat?
We need to think about efficiency differently!
You've Been Misled About The Water Cycle
These planets aren't real!
What makes a sound scary?
Could AI replace scientists?
What I Learned on Monkey Island
Your microbes give you away!
Why does boiled water freeze faster?
How AI can assist scientists!
ALL THE DOGS, EXPLAINED
The origin of the Ribbon Diagram!
The North Star will not be in the North forever!