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You don’t need a spaceship to study these creatures! #TEDTalks

In this tour of the microscopic world, explorer and artist Ariel Waldman introduces the charismatic creatures lurking beneath Antarctica’s massive ice sheet, the largest on earth. From “cuddly” water bears to geometric algae made of glass, Waldman shows how this seemingly barren landmass is actually a polar oasis of life — if we just know…

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In this tour of the microscopic world, explorer and artist Ariel Waldman introduces the charismatic creatures lurking beneath Antarctica’s massive ice sheet, the largest on earth. From “cuddly” water bears to geometric algae made of glass, Waldman shows how this seemingly barren landmass is actually a polar oasis of life — if we just know where to look.

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  1. @Raj-sd9qd

    December 20, 2025 at 2:02 pm

    I like this type of video

  2. @Raj-sd9qd

    December 20, 2025 at 2:02 pm

    I am also first boy comment fast

  3. @aaradhyagoswami9682

    December 20, 2025 at 2:07 pm

    Second🎉

  4. @matthewkashnig3061

    December 20, 2025 at 2:11 pm

    Ya. Until we know everything then we can start playing with off world NHI but first we need to stop hating each other’s religions. Won’t make it, a yellowstone or Solar Flare will get us first.

    • @DAVIDSCI000

      December 21, 2025 at 3:14 pm

      “Stop hating each other’s religion” absolutely

  5. @tqdinh2

    December 20, 2025 at 2:17 pm

    Drink them it gives you wings 😅

  6. @nuppyup

    December 20, 2025 at 3:32 pm

    I ❤ science.

  7. @falsusnoctis3583

    December 20, 2025 at 4:57 pm

    I’m not sure why I thought cyanobacteria would look round not like a spring huh 🤔

  8. @AnnieB-v8j

    December 20, 2025 at 7:50 pm

    All aboard the spacecraft to Mars! Only for the super-wealthy uber-consumers! The rest of us will take it from here! Bon voyage!

  9. @felixccaa

    December 20, 2025 at 9:14 pm

    to me traveling to Antarctica or underneath is as futuristic as boarding a spaceship

    I would rather hope one day, when we use to travel to other celestial bodies, we use the same vehicles to explore our oceans

  10. @ErikaHruska

    December 21, 2025 at 1:14 pm

    Omg impeccable timing ❤🎉🧸

  11. @Life_42

    December 22, 2025 at 1:11 am

    How do we show the beauty of life to the world? Some people just don’t care and I feel bad for them for not appreciating how full of life every square inch of Earth is! Even in the clouds there’s microorganisms!

  12. @aysesultanguneroglu2618

    December 22, 2025 at 5:45 pm

    SubhanAllah

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Grammy-winning musician Jacob Collier has a name for the feeling that moves through a great piece of music: the wiggle. Watch him break down the idea into its three parts — melody, rhythm and harmony — with nothing but his own voice, a grand piano and Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World.” Turns out life, like music, was never made to run in straight lines.

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