Journey to the Microcosmos (Temporada 4)

Can Algae Fuel Our Cars? (Episodio 1)

Fecha de emisión: 2021-02-22

Duración: 10 min

Sinopsis: As the search for alternative energy sources continues, scientists are looking to the microcosmos and wondering: Can we use algae oil to power our cars, our airplanes, and maybe even our spaceships?

How Do Microorganisms Pee? (Episodio 2)

Fecha de emisión: 2021-03-01

Duración: 10 min

Becoming Your Own Baby Through Conjugation (Episodio 3)

Fecha de emisión: 2021-03-08

Duración: 10 min

Getting to Know Our Single-Celled Ancestors (Episodio 4)

Fecha de emisión: 2021-03-15

Duración: 10 min

Your Screen Is Covered In Human Blood (Episodio 5)

Fecha de emisión: 2021-03-22

Duración: 10 min

Heliozoa: Round, Sticky, and Covered in Spikes (Episodio 6)

Fecha de emisión: 2021-03-29

Duración: 10 min

How Diatoms Build Their Beautiful Shells (Episodio 7)

Fecha de emisión: 2021-04-05

Duración: 10 min

Leeuwenhoek: The First Master of Microscopes (Episodio 8)

Fecha de emisión: 2021-04-12

Duración: 10 min

The Fantastic Feet of the Microcosmos (Episodio 9)

Fecha de emisión: 2021-04-19

Duración: 10 min

The Chaotic Life of Seashore Ciliates (Episodio 10)

Fecha de emisión: 2021-04-26

Duración: 10 min

We Found a Super Rare Microbe! (Episodio 11)

Fecha de emisión: 2021-05-03

Duración: 10 min

Sinopsis: After over three years of searching for it, our Master of Microscopes has found a Spirostomum semivirescens!

Bursaria: Giant Gravity-Sensing Vacuums (Episodio 12)

Fecha de emisión: 2021-05-11

Duración: 10 min

Sinopsis: The big Roomba of the microcosmos is fascinating to watch as it lives its sink or swim life.

The Diversity of Shapes in the Microcosmos (Episodio 13)

Fecha de emisión: 2021-05-17

Duración: 10 min

Sinopsis: From trumpets and spirals to floral arrangements, single cell organisms take on many strange and unique shapes. But they don't look like that just for fun, their shapes can help them with movement, hunting, and even defending themselves.

Looking at Tardigrade Sperm and Other Reproducing Swimmers (Episodio 14)

Fecha de emisión: 2021-05-31

Duración: 10 min

Sinopsis: Original Title: Tardigrade Sperm and Other Reproducing Swimmers Not all hypotheses need to be good. In fact, many of them are terrible. It’s just that when you’re trying to understand the world, you might find yourself believing that there are tiny humans living inside the heads of sperm, and we're here to tell you, that's not how it works.

Flinching Saves Lives in the Microcosmos (Episodio 15)

Fecha de emisión: 2021-06-07

Duración: 10 min

Some Eggs Don't Need Sperm to Make Babies (Episodio 16)

Fecha de emisión: 2021-06-14

Duración: 10 min

We Upgraded Our Microscope... Again! (Episodio 17)

Fecha de emisión: 2021-06-21

Duración: 10 min

Unsolved Mysteries of the Microcosmos (Episodio 18)

Fecha de emisión: 2021-06-28

Duración: 10 min

Sinopsis: Sometimes we come across microbes that we just can't learn much about, or that don't fit into a larger story. So, this week we're sharing a few of those mysterious microbes with you.

The Beautiful, Brutal Tentacles of Hydra (Episodio 19)

Fecha de emisión: 2021-07-05

Duración: 10 min

We Dipped Our Lens in Oil to See More Detail (Episodio 20)

Fecha de emisión: 2021-07-13

Duración: 10 min

Sinopsis: Oil immersion is an interesting and complex microscopy tool.

The Secret Things Living In Your Drains (Episodio 21)

Fecha de emisión: 2021-07-19

Duración: 10 min

Revealing the Hidden Colors of the Microcosmos (Episodio 22)

Fecha de emisión: 2021-07-26

Duración: 10 min

These Algae Curl Up Into a Ball When They Get Stressed Out (Episodio 23)

Fecha de emisión: 2021-08-02

Duración: 10 min

Where Is This Anemone Really From? (Episodio 24)

Fecha de emisión: 2021-08-10

Duración: 10 min

The Gruesome Tale of the Hitchhiking Parasite (Episodio 25)

Fecha de emisión: 2021-08-16

Duración: 10 min