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Why Are Most People Right-Handed?

video, humans, evolution, explanations, scientific explanations, fascinating history, PBS Eons, right handed, left handed Most people are right-handed, and scientists know that it's a trait humans have had for millennia... but have you ever wondered why?

11:13

The Wild Origins Story of Carnivorous Plants

video, plants, fascinating, botany, evolution, carnivorous, origins, explanations, PBS Eons Carnivorous plants are the creepiest and most fascinating inventions of mother nature. Get a glimpse at the origins story of the villains of the flower world.

9:31

Humans Have Had These 2 Viruses For Millions of Years!

viruses, herpes virus simplex, herpes, health and medicine, PBS Eons, educational video, human evolution, prehistoric times It turns out that humans have contracted the herpes virus millions of years ago.

8:12

How Humans Helped Cats Take Over the World

Find out in this fascinating video How Humans Helped Cats Take Over the World nature, video, informative, cats, baba recommends, Felines, domestication, ancient history, PBS Eons The relationship between humans and cats goes back as far as 9,500 years. How did it al start?

8:14

Why Your Genetic Code Has Traces of Ancient Viruses

The Origins Story of Viruses and How They Can Alter Our DNA nature, human, DNA, evolution, viruses, genetics, origins, ancestors, scientific explanations, PBS Eons Scientists find traces of ancient viruses in our DNA all the time.

1:31

Leopards Are Nature's Acrobats - Incredible Predator

That is how this species has survived for eons, and have earned their niche in the natural world.

2:59

Watch This Smart Bird Save Its Babies From a Crocodile

Smart Jacana Bird Save Its Babies From Predators nature, animals, video, birds, crocodile, wildlife, jacana bird, jacana, animal parents, animal story, pbs Watch as this devoted dad tucks its chicks and keeps them safe when the big croc comes by to try and steal them away for his breakfast.

2:32

Watch Penguin Chicks Hatch in this Beautiful Nature Video

Penguins are such fascinating creatures, and their charm is perfectly captured in this Nature Special made for PBS. Film-makers planted tiny hidden cameras to record chicks hatching, and then show how proud Dads show off their newborns to their friends.

17:49

Was There a Time a Day Lasted 10 Hours?

nature, science, history, earth, baba recommends, Prehistoric, dinosaurs, primordial, life on earth, video: kosmo Eons ago, before the dinosaurs ever evolved, there was primordial life on Earth. What did it look like?

16:15

3 Must See Sandwich Ideas From a Celebrity Chef

Tired of that boring PB&J sandwich for lunch? Come on, there are so many other delicious ways to make a sandwich. Let's treat you better.

16:31

Why Building a Perpetual Motion Machine Is Impossible

Why Building a Perpetual Motion Machine Is Impossible history, mechanism, physics, science and technology, impossible, perpetual motion machine, video guide, pbs space time Since the Middle Ages, scholars have been trying to build the mythical perpetual motion machine. Was it all in vain?

5:23

This Is How Earth Used To Be 200 Million Years Ago

Yes, movies and books, with the help of scientific information, have been able to give us some idea of how our planet would have looked like eons ago. But have you ever wondered what kind of animals, plants, and food would have been around in those days? What would have the environment been like?

17:01

What If I Told You You’ve Never Seen the Real World?

For eons now, scientists have been hard at work trying to demystify the world, and in the last couple of decades alone have been making leaps and bounds in discovering the mechanism of the universe, but the answer to one riddle seems always slightly out of reach: how does human consciousness work?