What If We Could See Nature In Infrared?

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Why are trees and other plants green? Seems like a simple question. But the answer is full of surprises. Using a special camera that can pick up light just beyond the visible range, into the near-infrared, you’ll get to see trees like you’ve never seen them before. And these other-worldly images can teach us not only why trees are green on Earth, but what color photosynthetic life on other planets might be.
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[MinuteEarth]

And if a tree falls in space, does it make a sound?

[brandenkelley]

I love the collaboration of all these youtubers y’all really pulling this off

[Gunner]

"I hope you like a little physics with your biology." Joe I like a little physics with everything I do or consume.

[ameliageorge]

I love how Joe always makes videos about things that have never even crossed my mind!

[myrmatta]

"I might be powered by tacos and coffee" - mood.

[MsYehos]

you're the first youtuber to say correctly where the O2 comes from in photosynthesis, respect!!

[dracula]

I come back to this video regularly, these infrared images and videos are one of the most beautiful things I've never seen.

[nttk]

Hi Joe! I asked this very question, in the comments section, on your "Is there life on Earth?" episode... about why plants are green. And why that specific spectrum of colour. Thank you for making this entire video about it! 🙂 You broke down one of the long-standing mysteries I've had about the world!

[ndpd]

"This hidden world of color invisible to us holds clues about why trees and other plants look the way they look here at *home* and even what they could look like on *other planets"*
*-I don't know why but this just warmed my heart*

[dianabasic]

It's amazing how you manage to answer questions I didn't even know I had.

[TheCopelandr]

I've learned more about trees today than I have my entire life, and I'm liking it :)

[WolfiiDog]

I want to live in a red dwarf so I can have dark gothic plants.

[hussamdh]

5:10 was there a couple of days ago, gotta love Vienna!

[BThings]

I’ve always sorta wondered about this. I love that green plants are basically a case study in the random, “it works” engine that drives evolution!

[ender]

Was Joe doing something weird with his voice? It was subtle, but it almost sounded like he was doing a Valley accent or speaking in baby-talk. Very strange.

[abhaysharma]

"Rainbow trees would be my dream"

[alex-fsyt]

"Why they are greenn"
"Smarder not hardder"
"They carry different EneRRgy"
"Overrrload"
"Antserrd"

Me: Joe you good?😂

[Davanthall]

Half as Interesting
Ted-Ed
Minute Earth
It’s Ok To Be Smart

All of these channels have formed a perfect continuous row of videos about trees in my inbox within the last ten minutes.

I’m sensing some sort of collaboration or theme happening today. Call it a hunch.

[jeaniewilliams]

Could you do a video about how animals see in different spectrums? I've been searching for how peacocks see the colors. It's really beautiful and explains why peacocks have such elaborate tails

[paulfoss]

Imagine walking beneath a black forest canopy dimly illuminated by red light after a light ammonia rainstorm and thinking how nice it is to be out in nature, especially after that stiffling -20 degree Celsius heat wave ended.