Image: Pygmy mammoth comparison to other mammoth species

14 minutes

[ Nature ]

The Mystery of the Mini Mammoths

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Fossils are the gifts that keep on giving! They hold mysteries that challenge our notions about what is possible, then leave us with new questions. So when the fossils of a tiny mammoth were found on islands off the coast of California, scientists had a multitude of questions. The biggest, of course, being: How did evolution shrink the mammoth?

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Image: sea turtle swimming

9 minutes

[ Happiness & Hope ]

Saving Precious Lives in the First Sea Turtle Hospital!

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We’ve all been hearing that sea turtles need help… so, who’s been helping them? Some really inspiring people you’ll want to meet yourself! This fantastic video brings us into a sea turtle clinic to give us a look at what’s being done to save these ancient creatures from the injuries and diseases they’ve picked up as they go about. It’s a truly amazing place.

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Image: Stand of Orange Pore Fungi

8 minutes

[ Education Enrichment ]

Your World: Made Possible By Giant Fungi

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What does a 420 million-year-old giant fungus have to do with life on Earth as we know it today? Much more than you might think! (You might have to thank its early cousins for making our lives possible!)

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Image: Darwinius Masillae fossil from Messel Germany Fossil Deposit

10 minutes

[ Saturdays Around the World ]

The Fossil Lake that Froze Time

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In Messel, Germany there is a place where time was frozen. Preserved in magnificent fossils, the animals of land, water, and air tell a remarkable story.

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Image: Beaver on land standing next to their freshly chewed down tree

18 minutes

[ Animals ]

Why Are Beavers So Busy?

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These rodents are single-handedly making it possible for other species to thrive! Let’s find out how this is happening…

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Image: Colorful cross section slide of a Triceratops frill

9 minutes

[ #ConspiracyofGoodness ]

This Beautiful Image Comes from a Dinosaur Bone!

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Have you heard about the scientific field called Paleohistology? Scientists are creating stunning images that are not only breath-taking but revealing new insights into the lives of dinosaurs!

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Image: Illustration of Ambulocetus, a fur covered creature the size of a sea lion that was an ancestor of the modern whale

7 minutes

[ Animals ]

It’s a Dog, It’s a Deer, It’s a… Whale?

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Whale evolution is a remarkable story in the history of life on earth! Here’s how the whale went from a tiny deer-like animal to the creatures we know now.

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