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The Diversity of Shapes in the Microcosmos
Journey to the Microcosmos - S4 - E13
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.
Journey to the Microcosmos: Season 4 - 25 Episode s
4x1 - Can Algae Fuel Our Cars?
February 22, 2021
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?
4x2 - How Do Microorganisms Pee?
March 1, 2021
4x3 - Becoming Your Own Baby Through Conjugation
March 8, 2021
4x4 - Getting to Know Our Single-Celled Ancestors
March 15, 2021
4x5 - Your Screen Is Covered In Human Blood
March 22, 2021
4x6 - Heliozoa: Round, Sticky, and Covered in Spikes
March 29, 2021
4x7 - How Diatoms Build Their Beautiful Shells
April 5, 2021
4x8 - Leeuwenhoek: The First Master of Microscopes
April 12, 2021
4x9 - The Fantastic Feet of the Microcosmos
April 19, 2021
4x10 - The Chaotic Life of Seashore Ciliates
April 26, 2021
4x11 - We Found a Super Rare Microbe!
May 3, 2021
After over three years of searching for it, our Master of Microscopes has found a Spirostomum semivirescens!
4x12 - Bursaria: Giant Gravity-Sensing Vacuums
May 11, 2021
The big Roomba of the microcosmos is fascinating to watch as it lives its sink or swim life.
4x13 - The Diversity of Shapes in the Microcosmos
May 17, 2021
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.
4x14 - Looking at Tardigrade Sperm and Other Reproducing Swimmers
May 31, 2021
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.
4x15 - Flinching Saves Lives in the Microcosmos
June 7, 2021
4x16 - Some Eggs Don't Need Sperm to Make Babies
June 14, 2021
4x17 - We Upgraded Our Microscope... Again!
June 21, 2021
4x18 - Unsolved Mysteries of the Microcosmos
June 28, 2021
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.
4x19 - The Beautiful, Brutal Tentacles of Hydra
July 5, 2021
4x20 - We Dipped Our Lens in Oil to See More Detail
July 13, 2021
Oil immersion is an interesting and complex microscopy tool.
4x21 - The Secret Things Living In Your Drains
July 19, 2021
4x22 - Revealing the Hidden Colors of the Microcosmos
July 26, 2021
4x23 - These Algae Curl Up Into a Ball When They Get Stressed Out
August 2, 2021
4x24 - Where Is This Anemone Really From?
August 10, 2021
4x25 - The Gruesome Tale of the Hitchhiking Parasite
August 16, 2021