Sand Is Full of Life and Death

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James, our master of microscopes, gets samples of sand from beaches all over the world to help in his quest to learn more about interstitial ciliates-the single-celled organisms that live in the watery pockets that exist between grains of sand on the beach. But today, we’re going to shift our focus and let those grains be the focus of our show. More specifically, we’re going to talk about sand.
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@anatexis_the_first Жыл бұрын

"On this planet, wherever you look, the biology is geological, and the geology is biological." As a geologist, I firmly approve of this statement. Geology and biology are very intricately interwoven. The extend of it dictates much of our lives. Thank you for featuring something seemingly so mundane as sand! It is a very interesting topic indeed.

@iainballas Жыл бұрын

3 things to know about sand:

@HayTatsuko Жыл бұрын

I love how miniscule grains of quartz sand become opal-like gems under the microscope's eye. I'm a sucker for iridescent colours, so this video had me enthralled from beginning to end!

@eternal8song Жыл бұрын

i took a two-semester-long geology course in undergrad and my professor's focus was on forams. theyre absolutely fascinating. She always contended that, if you took a colose enough look at a sand sample and the forams inside it, you could identify where in the world it came from, sometimes down to the exact beach. idk if thats actually true, but it's fun to think about.

@anthrop0phag Жыл бұрын

oh my goodness! was not expecting you to talk about the pink sands of Bermuda but I'm so glad you did! I grew up in Bermuda, it's such a beautiful island and I highly suggest to anyone who can to visit! lots of love to the entirety of the Microcosmos crew :) <3

@dogchaser520 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that you've taken the guesswork out of getting into microscopy by offering your own microscope. It's also right around the same price as your standard introductory models, so it seems like you're mostly just doing it as a way to get more people into this fascinating hobby that helps connect us to the life of this incredible planet.

@Ishidalover Жыл бұрын

Beautiful, as always! I love this: Biology is geological and Geology is Biological.

@daniell1483 Жыл бұрын

The quartz iridescent look is really beautiful when seen at this scale. To us it would be like finding a gemstone the size of your house. Gives a whole new meaning to beachfront property.

@kellydalstok8900 Жыл бұрын

Before returning from our holiday in Cuba I collected some sand from the white beach of our hotel to take home as a souvenir. But when looking at this sand under our Northern European sun it turned out to beige, not white as it appeared under the tropical sun.

@Microscopyenthusiast Жыл бұрын

I was observing sand once with my microscope. The quartz pieces were so transparent I was able to focus on a tardigrade behind it😀

@justinpyle3415 Жыл бұрын

The microcosm, responsible for the macrocosm, is always astonishing.

@Popbot Жыл бұрын

This series is perfect! The atmosphere, information, narration, visuals, and music by andrew huang; I love it so much!

@Beryllahawk Жыл бұрын

Every video you post just makes me love this channel more.

@bigbrady2244 Жыл бұрын

Informative, interesting, and pleasantly differentiated from the subject of other vids. Way to go, guys.

@simonrodriguez4685 Жыл бұрын

Deliriously beautiful visuals, writing, music and narration.

@elpachonisimoSOS Жыл бұрын

Que exquisito final el pensarlo a profundidad, le da una un gran significado a la vida en este planeta, y a todo lo que eso significa.

@bearsoundzMusic Жыл бұрын

It should be mentioned that the microscope used for the foramifers was a stereo-overlight-microscope. The microscope used most of the time is no doubt a high-end polarisation-microscope, but YOU can make polarisation for your own ordinary microscope!