Journey to the Microcosmos - Season 1 Episode 6 Tardigrades: Chubby, Misunderstood, & Not Immortal
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Season 7 May 29, 2023
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7 - 1The Complicated Sex Lives of Hydra May 29, 2023 -
7 - 2When Is A Fungus Not A Fungus? Jun 05, 2023
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7 - 3The Cryptic Origins of Yogurt Jun 12, 2023
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7 - 4Why Beggiatoa Are Stuffed Full Of Sulfur Jun 19, 2023
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7 - 5We Don't Know Why Moth Wings Glow Jul 10, 2023
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7 - 6Avoid These Tiny Bits of Killer Fluff (If You Can) Jul 17, 2023
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7 - 7This Neon World Is Inside Your Fruit Jul 24, 2023
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7 - 8Up Close With The World's Deadliest Animal Jul 31, 2023
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7 - 9Falling In Love With Microscopy Aug 07, 2023
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7 - 10The Tiny Worlds Inside of Puddles Aug 14, 2023
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7 - 11Why Are Some Birds Blue? Aug 21, 2023
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7 - 12The Electric Relationship Between Plants And Bees Aug 28, 2023
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7 - 13Floating Cities of Scum Sep 04, 2023
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7 - 14Liverworts Use The Rain To Make Their Clones Sep 11, 2023
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7 - 15Bacteria That Survive In Gelatinous Colonies Sep 18, 2023
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7 - 16Is It Possible To Photosynthesize In The Dark? Sep 25, 2023
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7 - 17This Predator Is A Shape-Shifter Oct 02, 2023
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7 - 18Blood-Sucking Escape Artists Oct 09, 2023
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7 - 19This Microscopic Killer Wears Its Victims Oct 16, 2023
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7 - 20These Dancing Worms Are Surprisingly Useful Oct 23, 2023
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7 - 21Some Ciliates Are Hiding a Secret Weapon Oct 30, 2023
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7 - 22Can Microbes Just Appear Out Of Nowhere? Nov 06, 2023
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7 - 23Trying To Solve Some Micro Mysteries Nov 13, 2023
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7 - 24What Do These Algae Do With Four Genomes? Nov 20, 2023
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7 - 25The History of Red Algae Dec 11, 2023
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7 - 26These Mites Give Cheese Its Flavor Dec 18, 2023
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7 - 27Why Picocyanobacteria Might Just Outlast All Of Us Jan 09, 2024
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7 - 28We Built A Tardigrade Trap, And It Worked Jan 15, 2024
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7 - 29The Microbial Universe That Makes Kombucha Jan 22, 2024
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7 - 30This Microbe Hasn't Been Seen Since The 1930s Jan 29, 2024
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7 - 31What Makes A Microbe Rare? Feb 12, 2024
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7 - 32These Tiny Crustaceans Hate Change Feb 19, 2024
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7 - 33This special diatom is having a very bad day Feb 28, 2024
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7 - 34We Fed Our Microbes Blood So You Don't Have To Mar 04, 2024
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7 - 35
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7 - 36How Do We Find Cancer? Mar 25, 2024
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7 - 37Watch a Stentor Fix Itself Apr 15, 2024
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7 - 38This Amoeba Made Armor From Its Dead Enemies Apr 22, 2024
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7 - 39We Found Something Strange in Portugal Apr 29, 2024
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7 - 40
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7 - 41
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7 - 42Tiny Mysteries from the Black Sea May 28, 2024
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7 - 43We Found a Very, Very Tiny Kraken Jun 10, 2024
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7 - 44How Does The Microcosmos Change With the Seasons? Jun 24, 2024
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7 - 45Why Are Ciliates So Hairy? Jul 09, 2024
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7 - 46What These Microbes Teach Us About Free Will Jul 22, 2024
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7 - 47Microscopic Beauty from a Nuclear Test Site Aug 05, 2024
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7 - 48
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7 - 49A Collection of Tiny Universes Sep 03, 2024
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7 - 50Some Microbes Also Take Naps Sep 16, 2024
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7 - 51We Answer Your Questions! Sep 30, 2024
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7 - 52
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7 - 53The Future of Microscopy (and end of our Journey) Oct 28, 2024
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Season 6 Mar 28, 2022
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6 - 1Giant Microscopic Cannibals Mar 28, 2022
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6 - 2How Many Cells Are in a Microscopic Animal? Apr 04, 2022
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6 - 3The Remarkable Mystery of Land Plants Apr 11, 2022
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6 - 4There's More Than Coral at the Coral Farm Apr 25, 2022
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6 - 5We Finally Found the Elusive Bristle Worm! May 02, 2022
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6 - 6Putting Coral Under the Microscope May 09, 2022
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6 - 7
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6 - 8How to Not Kill an Extremely Rare Microbe May 23, 2022
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6 - 9
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6 - 10
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6 - 11
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6 - 12Getting to the Root of Nitrogen Fixation Jul 04, 2022 -
6 - 13
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6 - 14The Aquatic Snails That Leave a Path of Destruction Jul 18, 2022
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6 - 15These Squishy Dots Move So Fast You Might Miss Them Jul 25, 2022
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6 - 16Our Tardigrades Got Stuck in a German Post Office Aug 08, 2022
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6 - 17These Walking Ciliates Are Frustrating Aug 15, 2022
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6 - 18Water Mites: Sticky Dancers with Crystal Poop Aug 22, 2022
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6 - 19We Accidentally Grew Crystals Aug 29, 2022
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6 - 20Ghost Fleas: Tiny See Through Cyclopses Sep 05, 2022
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6 - 21Bacteria That Only Want To Head North Sep 12, 2022
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6 - 22The Shared Doom of Microscopic Hitchhikers Sep 26, 2022
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6 - 23
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6 - 24These Rotifers Glue Themselves Together Oct 10, 2022
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6 - 25Why Are These Single-Celled Organisms So Large? Oct 17, 2022
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6 - 26Sand Is Full of Life and Death Nov 07, 2022
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6 - 27The 18th Century Tardigrade Debate Nov 14, 2022
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6 - 28
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6 - 29
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6 - 30How We Got The DNA From This Extremely Rare Ciliate Dec 05, 2022
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6 - 31A Microscopic Tour Through A Norwegian Fjord Dec 12, 2022
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6 - 32The Illuminating Reason Perenema Curl Up Into a Ball Dec 19, 2022
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6 - 33The Collotheca Doesn’t Mind Eating Its Own Babies Jan 16, 2023
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6 - 34The Indecisive Evolution of Gastrotrichs Jan 23, 2023
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6 - 35How Electricity Brings Order To Chaos Jan 30, 2023
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6 - 36The Microcosmos Is Made of Star Stuff Feb 06, 2023
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6 - 37Your Mouth Is A Cave For Microbes Feb 13, 2023
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6 - 38Microscopic Space Travelers Feb 20, 2023
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6 - 39These Microbes Wear Chain Mail Made From DNA Feb 27, 2023
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6 - 40How Does Yeast Make Bread? Mar 06, 2023
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6 - 41How Do Microbes Make Decisions? Mar 13, 2023
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6 - 42How Your Blood Keeps You Alive Mar 20, 2023
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6 - 43Can Bacteria Eat Plastic? Apr 03, 2023
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6 - 44Lichen: The Mysterious Love Child of Fungi and Algae Apr 10, 2023
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6 - 45The Microcosmos Is A Very Stressful Place Apr 17, 2023
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6 - 46These Mites Are Probably On Your Face Right Now Apr 24, 2023
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6 - 47The Incredible World of Bacterial Communities May 01, 2023
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6 - 48The Tube-dwelling Architects Of The Microcosmos May 08, 2023
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6 - 49How To Kick Off Your Microscopic Journey May 15, 2023
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6 - 50Unboxing Our Microcosmos Microscope! May 22, 2023
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6 - 51The Complicated Sex Lives of Hydra Jan 01, 1970
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6 - 52When Is A Fungus Not A Fungus? Jan 01, 1970
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6 - 53The Cryptic Origins of Yogurt Jan 01, 1970
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6 - 54Why Beggiatoa Are Stuffed Full Of Sulfur Jan 01, 1970
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6 - 55We Don't Know Why Moth Wings Glow Jan 01, 1970
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Season 5 Aug 30, 2021
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5 - 1The Dark History of Sea Monkeys Aug 30, 2021 -
5 - 2What Is Mold and Why Does It Love Bread? Sep 06, 2021 -
5 - 3Why Do Microbes Explode Under UV Light? Sep 13, 2021 -
5 - 4The Purple Bacteria That Are Afraid of Oxygen Sep 20, 2021 -
5 - 5Slime Tubes in Search of Sunlight Oct 11, 2021
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5 - 6Journey Through the Body of a Rotifer Oct 19, 2021 -
5 - 7The Fish Sucking Lice That Aren’t Lice Oct 25, 2021 -
5 - 8Tumbling Down Invisible Highways Nov 02, 2021 -
5 - 9The Arachnid Whose Poop Is Making You Sneeze Nov 08, 2021
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5 - 11Copepods: The Diatom-Devouring King of Plankton Nov 22, 2021 -
5 - 12Microbes in Slow Motion Nov 30, 2021
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5 - 13The Tiny Crustacean With the Oldest Penis Dec 07, 2021 -
5 - 14Looking for Answers in the Skull of a Zebrafish Dec 13, 2021
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5 - 15Creepy Crawly Close-Ups Dec 27, 2021 -
5 - 16Adventures in Being Eaten Jan 03, 2022
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5 - 17The Complicated Relationships of the Microcosmos Jan 11, 2022
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5 - 18The Double Life of a Fake Jellyfish Jan 17, 2022
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5 - 19The Tiny Worlds Inside of Single-Celled Organisms Jan 25, 2022 -
5 - 20Microbe Hunting in Antarctica Jan 31, 2022 -
5 - 21Nematodes: The Worm That Sculpted The World Feb 14, 2022 -
5 - 22Aeolosoma: Polka-Dotted Vacuum Worms Feb 21, 2022 -
5 - 23What Even Is A Species? Feb 28, 2022 -
5 - 24The Spatula-Shaped Ciliate Family Mar 07, 2022
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Season 4 Feb 22, 2021
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4 - 1Can Algae Fuel Our Cars? Feb 22, 2021 -
4 - 2How Do Microorganisms Pee? Mar 01, 2021 -
4 - 3Becoming Your Own Baby Through Conjugation Mar 08, 2021 -
4 - 4Getting to Know Our Single-Celled Ancestors Mar 15, 2021 -
4 - 5Your Screen Is Covered In Human Blood Mar 22, 2021 -
4 - 6Heliozoa: Round, Sticky, and Covered in Spikes Mar 29, 2021 -
4 - 7How Diatoms Build Their Beautiful Shells Apr 05, 2021 -
4 - 8Leeuwenhoek: The First Master of Microscopes Apr 12, 2021 -
4 - 9The Fantastic Feet of the Microcosmos Apr 19, 2021 -
4 - 10The Chaotic Life of Seashore Ciliates Apr 26, 2021 -
4 - 11We Found a Super Rare Microbe! May 03, 2021 -
4 - 12Bursaria: Giant Gravity-Sensing Vacuums May 11, 2021 -
4 - 13The Diversity of Shapes in the Microcosmos May 17, 2021 -
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4 - 15Flinching Saves Lives in the Microcosmos Jun 07, 2021 -
4 - 16Some Eggs Don't Need Sperm to Make Babies Jun 14, 2021 -
4 - 17We Upgraded Our Microscope... Again! Jun 21, 2021 -
4 - 18Unsolved Mysteries of the Microcosmos Jun 28, 2021 -
4 - 19The Beautiful, Brutal Tentacles of Hydra Jul 05, 2021 -
4 - 20We Dipped Our Lens in Oil to See More Detail Jul 13, 2021 -
4 - 21The Secret Things Living In Your Drains Jul 19, 2021 -
4 - 22Revealing the Hidden Colors of the Microcosmos Jul 26, 2021 -
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4 - 24Where Is This Anemone Really From? Aug 10, 2021 -
4 - 25The Gruesome Tale of the Hitchhiking Parasite Aug 16, 2021
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Season 3 Aug 10, 2020
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3 - 1We Upgraded Our Microscope! Aug 10, 2020
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3 - 2How Do Microorganisms Poop? Aug 17, 2020
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3 - 3Flatworms: Simple Wiggly Tubes Aug 24, 2020
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3 - 4Our Paramecia Are Infected Aug 31, 2020
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3 - 5Lacrymaria: Vicious Long-Necked Predators Sep 07, 2020
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3 - 6The Fungus That Traps and Kills Nematodes Sep 14, 2020
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3 - 7Ophyroglena: The Tricky Transforming Ciliate Sep 21, 2020
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3 - 8Can Microbes See Without Eyes? Sep 29, 2020
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3 - 9Do Microscopic Immortals Actually Exist? Oct 05, 2020
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3 - 10Water Is Thicker When You’re Smaller Oct 12, 2020
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3 - 11Didinium: The Paramecium Hunter Nov 02, 2020
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3 - 12Some Water Bears Live on Land Nov 09, 2020
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3 - 13The Case of the Mistaken Amoeba Nov 16, 2020
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3 - 14This Ciliate Is About to Die Nov 23, 2020
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3 - 15Strange Stentor Stories Nov 30, 2020
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3 - 16The Schoolteacher Who Discovered 700 Ciliates Dec 08, 2020
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3 - 17How Did Multicellularity Evolve? Dec 14, 2020
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3 - 18Actinobolina: A Tiny Predatory Porcupine Dec 21, 2020
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3 - 19
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3 - 20Why Do Bacteria Move Like Vibrating Chaos Snakes? Jan 04, 2021
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3 - 21Dinoflagellates: The Algae That Saved an Astronaut Jan 12, 2021
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3 - 22Moss & Lichen: Which One Is Actually a Plant? Jan 18, 2021
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3 - 23Suctorians: The Ugly Duckling of Ciliates Jan 25, 2021
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3 - 24Pelomyxa: The Microbe That's Big Enough to Pet Feb 01, 2021
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Season 2 Jan 27, 2020
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2 - 1We Filmed Tardigrade Sex! Jan 27, 2020
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2 - 2The Highs and Lows of Tardigrade Pregnancy Feb 03, 2020
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2 - 3Slime Molds: When Micro Becomes Macro Feb 10, 2020
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2 - 4How to Identify Microbes Feb 17, 2020
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2 - 5How Cyanobacteria Took Over The World Feb 24, 2020
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2 - 6Bacillaria: Distractingly Beautiful Crystal Colonies Mar 02, 2020
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2 - 7
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2 - 8How We Find Our Microbes Mar 16, 2020
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2 - 9The Secret Things Living in Your Aquarium Mar 23, 2020
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2 - 10Synura: Smelly, Flowery Confetti Mar 30, 2020
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2 - 11How to Survive the Microcosmos Apr 07, 2020
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2 - 12What Is the Point of Sex? Apr 13, 2020
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2 - 13What Are These Vorticella up To? Apr 20, 2020
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2 - 14Water Fleas: Look Weird, Adapt Weirder Apr 28, 2020
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2 - 15Making Decisions Without a Brain May 04, 2020
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2 - 16Peritrich Ciliates: Masters of Long-Range Snacking May 11, 2020
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2 - 17The Terrifying Viruses of the Microcosmos May 18, 2020
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2 - 18The Micro World Right Under Your Feet May 25, 2020
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2 - 19Testate Amoebas: Blobby, Modest Shell Dwellers Jun 01, 2020
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2 - 20
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2 - 21The Complicated Legacy of Lynn Margulis Jun 23, 2020
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2 - 22The Microbe You Eat All The Time Jun 29, 2020
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2 - 23How to Name a Microbe Jul 06, 2020
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2 - 24
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2 - 25Trying to Make Sense of This Overwhelming World Jul 20, 2020
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Season 1 Jun 24, 2019
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1 - 1Meet the Microcosmos Jun 24, 2019
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1 - 2How Microscopic Hunters Get Their Lunch Jul 01, 2019
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1 - 3Stentors: Single-Celled Giants Jul 08, 2019
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1 - 4How Do Microorganisms Reproduce? Jul 15, 2019
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1 - 5
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1 - 6Tardigrades: Chubby, Misunderstood, & Not Immortal Jul 29, 2019
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1 - 7How Do Protozoa Get Around? Aug 05, 2019
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1 - 8Diatoms: Tiny Factories You Can See From Space Aug 12, 2019
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1 - 9
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1 - 10How Do Colonies Help Microorganisms Survive? Aug 26, 2019
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1 - 11Death in the Microcosmos Sep 02, 2019
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1 - 12Euglenoids: Single-Celled Shapeshifters Sep 09, 2019
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1 - 13Hydra: Stretchy, Speedy, & Probably Immortal Sep 16, 2019
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1 - 14Relax and Enjoy the View Sep 23, 2019
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1 - 15Life Without Oxygen? Challenge Accepted Oct 01, 2019
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1 - 16Rotifers: Charmingly Bizarre & Often Ignored Oct 07, 2019
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1 - 17The Microscopic Circle of Life Oct 14, 2019
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1 - 18Amoebas: Occasional Brain-Eaters Oct 21, 2019
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1 - 19The Colors of the Microcosmos Oct 28, 2019
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1 - 20
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1 - 21Are Microbes Good or Bad for Humans? Nov 11, 2019
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1 - 22Paramecium: The White Rat of Ciliates Nov 18, 2019
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1 - 23Microorganisms Are Cleaning the Water You Drink Nov 25, 2019
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1 - 24
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1 - 25What Humans and Stentors Have in Common Dec 09, 2019
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1 - 26Gastrotrichs: Four Day Old Grandmothers Dec 16, 2019
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1 - 27We Recorded Some Strange Goop. What Is It? Dec 23, 2019
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1 - 28What If All the Microbes Disappeared? Dec 31, 2019
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1 - 29
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1 - 30Microbes Don’t Actually Look Like Anything Jan 14, 2020
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Season 0 Sep 05, 2019
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0 - 1You Can Support The Microcosmos! Sep 05, 2019
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0 - 2Midi-chlorians: Our Connection to the Force Apr 01, 2020
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0 - 3
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0 - 4BONUS VIDEO: The Microcosmos Microscope Jan 07, 2021
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0 - 5Get the Music of the Microcosmos! Feb 10, 2021
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0 - 6500k Celebration Livestream! Apr 02, 2021
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0 - 7Hang out with the Microcosmos team! Jul 28, 2021
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0 - 8BONUS VIDEO: Hold The Microcosmos In Your Hands! Aug 23, 2021
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0 - 9BONUS: Microcosmos and Chill Oct 04, 2021
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0 - 10
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0 - 11A Microscopic Tour of Death | Compilation Apr 18, 2022
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0 - 12We Made A Store! Jun 06, 2022
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0 - 13
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0 - 14You Can Have Your Very Own Microcosmos Calendar! Sep 01, 2022
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0 - 15Microcosmos Livestream Oct 26, 2022
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0 - 17
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0 - 18Microscopic Butts Are Fascinating | Compilation Jun 26, 2023
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0 - 19You Can't Escape Worms | Compilation Nov 27, 2023
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0 - 20This MITE Be Our Creepiest Episode | Compilation Mar 18, 2024
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0 - 21Thanks For Coming On This Journey With Us Apr 08, 2024
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0 - 22The Microcosmos Compilation Compilation Apr 01, 2024
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0 - 23An Hour of Our Uncut Microscopic Footage Sep 19, 2022
Overview
We know these cute little water bears can survive the vacuum of space but are they actually immortal? We'll explore that and other misconceptions about tardigrades in this week's journey!
Year 2024
Studio YouTube
Director Hank Green
Crew
Popularity 1.0676
Language English
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