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Journey to the Microcosmos
Season 2 • Episode 10 • Synura: Smelly, Flowery Confetti
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Journey to the Microcosmos Season 2, Episode 10: Synura: Smelly, Flowery Confetti
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25 episodesWe Filmed Tardigrade Sex!
In our Season 2 debut, we're diving back into the world of our favorite little water bear friends!
10 min
The Highs and Lows of Tardigrade Pregnancy
Original Title: Our Tardigrade Had Babies!
10 min
Slime Molds: When Micro Becomes Macro
10 min
How to Identify Microbes
When there are over one trillion species, it can be hard to determine what you're looking at on your microscope. Thankfully we've got some helpful tips for you!
10 min
How Cyanobacteria Took Over The World
10 min
Bacillaria: Distractingly Beautiful Crystal Colonies
10 min
The Microcosmos of the 1800s - The Story of Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
10 min
How We Find Our Microbes
10 min
The Secret Things Living in Your Aquarium
10 min
Synura: Smelly, Flowery Confetti
10 min
How to Survive the Microcosmos
10 min
What Is the Point of Sex?
10 min
What Are These Vorticella up To?
Original Title: 12 Minutes in the Life of Vorticella
10 min
Water Fleas: Look Weird, Adapt Weirder
10 min
Making Decisions Without a Brain
Making decisions can be pretty hard, but imagining trying to do it without a brain!
10 min
Peritrich Ciliates: Masters of Long-Range Snacking
10 min
The Terrifying Viruses of the Microcosmos
Even in the microcosmos, it's important to stay inside if you want to avoid a virus.
10 min
The Micro World Right Under Your Feet
10 min
Testate Amoebas: Blobby, Modest Shell Dwellers
A lot of the microbes we show you are completely naked, but the test amoeba is a bit more modest.
10 min
Colorless Euglenoids: Structure and Function (and Food)
There’s something you probably heard a lot in biology class. And no, it's not “mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell”...
10 min
The Complicated Legacy of Lynn Margulis
The world of microscopy is not without its own controversial figures, today we’re discussing Lynn Margulis and her contributions to the world of science as well as some of her more harmful beliefs.
10 min
The Microbe You Eat All The Time
Yeast: the most coveted microbe during this pandemic. This week we’re taking a close look at the little guys that make up our bread and beer and the vital role they’ve had for thousands of years.
10 min
How to Name a Microbe
There’s a story behind every microbe’s name, and that of the Phacus smulkowskianus is surprisingly sweet.
10 min
Preserving the History of the Microcosmos With Prepared Slides
Sometimes, pictures and videos aren’t enough. Sometimes the best way to share what you’ve seen under the microscope is, well, to share the actual thing you’re looking at.
10 min
Trying to Make Sense of This Overwhelming World
The goal of phylogenetic trees is to track the organisms we know of through their place in evolution.
10 min