Hats off to Curious Archive for going on these dangerous expeditions to hostile worlds. Your work does not go unnoticed.

@xvor_tex8577

2 жыл бұрын

Only the legendary Cameraman could take such a dangerous expeditions to hostile worlds

@Days-vd5vr

2 жыл бұрын

Dude needs a raise at his work

@Mewmaster6969

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@diaborodevil3161

2 жыл бұрын

Get this man a raise

@staleshortcake9442

Жыл бұрын

@Jungle Clutter he should sit down and have a cup of tea with some birrin or something

I've always wondered if floating flora on venus-like or gas planets could merge together to build floating landmasses, perhaps even covering the whole planet eventually, creating a surface for terrestrial life

@malorika

2 жыл бұрын

same

@sirshotty7689

2 жыл бұрын

In a world where the lily pads won!

@pokemonfanmario7694

2 жыл бұрын

Shit, thats exactly my ideas for a world I dubbed "Babel". Its a Super-Jovian planet of roughly 9 Jupiter masses, and hosts a dizzying moon system with multiple Earth-size masses. Babels life evolved from chemosynthetic aeroplankton, which progressed to larger and larger forms over billions of years. 500 million years before the start of my setting, a unique species of "plant" started to form networks across large areas - first the size of decent football fields, to small acre sized patches, to stable ariel forests. Eventually this scaling progressed to such an extreme, that these "patches" could cover tens of dozens of kilometers in width and height. These became known as Citadels to Humanity scientists, and hold multiple ecosystems depending on level and area. Its interesting to note that the biochemistry of Babels life is variable, not as uniform on Earth. For the Citadels, their flesh becomes more crystalline and functioning more like manufactured super-tensiles at lower depths that organic material, resisting extreme pressure and temperatures.

@massimocole9689

2 жыл бұрын

@@pokemonfanmario7694 Another cool example is the Venus like world Tohul from the Orion's Arm Project. Its thick carbon dioxide rich atmosphere supports large floating fungal mats and cloud forests whose life cycle is partially airborne, partially terrestrial. The fungus begins in the lightless depths spreading mycelium into the nutrient rich detritus. When enough soil is bound gas bladders inflate to carry the colony sky ward where photosynthetic plants can thrive. Eventually however the micronutrients in the soil is exhausted and the colony breaks apart, scattering spores and seeds groundward to start the cycle anew.

@therealspeedwagon1451

2 жыл бұрын

@@pokemonfanmario7694 what an interesting idea! I’m glad you came up with an entire world of your own. Can I see more of this world and universe you’ve beautifully crafted?

This guy is the most tenacious cameraman, traveling to distant planets to give us content!

@neo-filthyfrank1347

2 жыл бұрын

I had an idea for an alien historian/zoologist who would document such things on similar expeditions, hailing from the odd sea of an ice giant.

@didack1419

2 жыл бұрын

This reminds to Cosmos from Carl Sagan, when he discusses his universal encyclopedia of inhabited planets The series is pretty outdated and the claims related to history and anthropology were wrong pretty often, but I love the aesthetics. The opening feels so nostalgic to me i almost feel like I would cry by watching it. I'm not a very passionate person in general, but it somehow left a great impression on me that song with that background and the way Carl spoke. I feel like I don't want to watch it anymore to keep that feeling... This sounds really dumb. I just remember how much emotional it's to me.

@neo-filthyfrank1347

2 жыл бұрын

@@didack1419 nostalgia is fake and bad

@didack1419

2 жыл бұрын

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 It's an emotion like any other and it shows an aesthetical appreciation for something, don't be a dick, it's just that the opening is emotional to me. I'm gonna judge the claims presented by the series by what they are. The most problematic ones were the claims about history, like with Hypathia, and with the Library of Alexandria, or claims about the history of thought and knowledge.

@goofball5182

Жыл бұрын

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 based

I love that this is exploring “inhospitable” worlds. I always wonder if we’re missing signs of life by looking for earth like planets. I don’t have a solution lol, just always wondered

@didack1419

2 жыл бұрын

People have wondered about this. It's also difficult to understand the possibilities of hypothetical biochemistries unlike that of Earth's. But carbon really seems to be the best basic compound for life and water is gonna be typically the best solvent (unless if the temperature is such that it completely freezes or evaporates), and oxygen is a good oxidant agent that is common enough in the universe. Although there are elements that you can swap without much of a problem (copper vs Iron in the blood, typical example). I think biochemistries that are different from ours are still possible, but they will be less likely. What is more likely that it will change (by far) is how the basic compounds of life are structured.

@DocBree13

2 жыл бұрын

Given the extremophiles that live on Earth, I think that’s certainly possible.

@kayskreed

2 жыл бұрын

I've wondered the same.

@u4goturchange

Жыл бұрын

I love the theories about life on the moons of Jupiter because of this concern exactly. Using the tidal forces of Jupiter's gravity, one of its moons could have liquid water beneath the ice due to friction from constant pushing and pulling of the icy surface.

@lizkhaylin2141

Жыл бұрын

Actually makes sense, for me, I’ve always wondered if there could be life OUTSIDE a planet. Like, maybe a habitable planet that’s also near an asteroid belt, with the asteroids being the only hope for complex life to live. Maybe they could store oxygen, energy, and other vital things in special sacs? Idk, I’m not a NASA agent or anything, but it’s still an interesting concept.

What I did like about this project is that the major planets all had multiple biomes within them even though each planet had a specific "theme" to them.

@neo-filthyfrank1347

2 жыл бұрын

Well duh, that's how it would logically be. Having just one biome per planet would be very reductive.

@Trees...

2 жыл бұрын

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 That's why they are praising it. Some dont do that so it's good to see it.

@markguyton2868

2 жыл бұрын

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 I said it because a lot of speculative biology or sci-fi in general have a bad tendency to to only focus on one biome or make the entire planet a single biome. I am aware of the logic. also, nice profile name :)

@neo-filthyfrank1347

2 жыл бұрын

@@markguyton2868 That seems far more likely in more mainstream instances of these topics though, and those instances are so low IQ and poorly executed that they pretty much aren't even worth discussing anyway.

@markguyton2868

2 жыл бұрын

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 Makes sense.

Dude if this was all you ever did on this channel ever again I think a lot of us would be fine with that. These videos are so awesome. This is single-handedly my favorite subject to discuss.

@neo-filthyfrank1347

2 жыл бұрын

You also wash out a lot of the trash in speculative evolution because the higher IQ requirement filters out Jurassic Park and Godzilla freaks.

@Logandroid

2 жыл бұрын

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 "higher IQ requirement" please tell me you're joking and didn't genuinely just say something this embarrassing.

@neo-filthyfrank1347

2 жыл бұрын

@@Logandroid I'm not joking. It's true and your retort is based not on critical thinking but emotional sensitivity.

@neo-filthyfrank1347

Жыл бұрын

@PurpleOwlAnimation No, my username is highly logical.

@Gabrielfromuktrakill

Жыл бұрын

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 you are an embarrassment

I would love to see an episode or two on “Hamster's Paradise” by Tribbetherium. It's a project that's heavily inspired by Serina, albeit with hamsters (obviously) instead of canaries. And the creatures and world-building are every bit as detailed as its inspiration, even if the writer does enjoy making frequent pop culture references.

@pokemonfanmario7694

2 жыл бұрын

Pov: you're an unfortunate herbivore that got caught in the open by a group of harmsters, with the leader having had a particularly bad day (they are going to torture you to death.)

@raymond4218

Жыл бұрын

🎶 been spending most our lives living in a hamster’s paradise 🎶

@eliplayz22

Жыл бұрын

Serina's awesome, so heck yeah, I want to see a video on Hamster's Paradise.

I especially appreciate the mega cherries being biological anachronisms since those are rarely used in speculative evolution.

@leociresi4292

Жыл бұрын

0:43:Look at me! I’m Dr Zoidberg, Homeowner!”

This art style is beautiful, makes even the irradiated hellscapes look idyllic (those colossal, reflective trees are just fantastic)

👁️ everytime you upload you make my day dude

@CuriousArchive

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@zacc6163

2 жыл бұрын

Bro straight fax

You should try checking out the aliens from Orion's Arm, particularly the Mu'uh, Menexenes, or Tohul.

@_apsis

2 жыл бұрын

yes, this, please check it out CA

@osteopod2053

2 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah I love Orion’s arm. It’s so interesting and I never hear anybody talk about it.

@milesmeloni4350

2 жыл бұрын

I’d really like someone to talk about it- I’ve tried to understand it, but couldn’t figure out where to start!

@Trans4mers84561

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes. Just try not to get lost. The lore spans the whole history of the universe and describes galactic society planet by planet. Every few years I get interested again, and every. single. time, there's something you didn't think to explore before.

@AstroChara

2 жыл бұрын

@@Trans4mers84561 As a contributor of the Orion's Arm Universe Project, watch out for the old outdated content. Those are no longer canon, but unfortunately, we do not have the manpower to fix them. Although if you only stick to speculative lifeforms you should be mostly fine, I believe.

Love this series. I’m a writer, and these videos have helped me expand my imagination to the possibilities of life out there in the universe

I'm a sci fi writer and I wanted to sat your channel is one of the very few youtube channels that actually create thoughtful content. well done

Could you do a segment on the biology of H.G. Wells' work? "The Time Machine" and "War of the Worlds" both have lifeforms that are incredibly foreign and are well thought out.

Reaaaaly cool project!!! Ondriel has got to be my favorite! Though in general i loved the amount of diversity in photosynthesizing organisms! You don't see that a lot! As always thanks for shedding a spotlight on such a cool project!

@boredgaming8930

2 жыл бұрын

*Reaaaally

The animals of Ondriel are incredible. Those giant filter feeders in the algae-rich layer remind me of those microscopic stentors ("trumpet animalcules") but on a macroscopic scale. I also really like how the Wind Spears offer an electric take on extremophile lifeforms. The following planets Terminus and Whiterain has such an awe inspiring surrealist vibe too, with it's lifeforms resembling bizarre iterations of Terran marine lifeforms living on land, both mobile and sessile. If Charlotte Veldhuizen happens to chance upon my comment, just know you've speculated some very cool stuff for this project! :D

@neo-filthyfrank1347

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the dish trees are pretty novel as well. It's interesting how biology can take many different directions and those can give a world completely different aesthetic flavors.

Please do an episode on pikmin! I think it deserves a spotlight for it’s unique take on a post apocalyptic earth, given that everything is so small.

I love speculative biology, it's very interesting.

@neo-filthyfrank1347

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah but the organisms here at times seem to too closely mirror earth life, though the ambition on display is good.

Love the look of the tanycroc, they’re kind of giving me Rayquaza vibes haha

@haydend.maniac227

2 жыл бұрын

They looked too earthy for me

@GreysToons

2 жыл бұрын

@Jungle Clutter Hey! 😁

i watch youtube minimized while i work, but its so hard with this channel cause im always like "oh that sounds so cool!" and then im opening the window to see the art haha

You should totally do a video on the various planets in the Cosmere. It's the setting in which many of Brandon Sandersons fantasy books take place in, giving you ecosystems that have not only been affected by their alien situations (for example, a planet that has a superstorm constantly circling the globe, and another that's been pushed out of its orbit) but the mystical elements that are also at play

@neo-filthyfrank1347

2 жыл бұрын

mystical elements sound unappealing

@tristandukes5548

2 жыл бұрын

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 The way they work though is almost more science fiction and fantasy, a part of the world and nature that we simply don't have in our on world. Sanderson is known for his "hard magic systems" or supernatural elements that have strict rules on how they operate, and as long as we don't go into Shadesmar it would probably still feel closer to science fiction than fantasy

@neo-filthyfrank1347

2 жыл бұрын

@@tristandukes5548 Yeah but fantasy stuff is often just used to justify juvenile ideas anyway, and just breaking reality in an otherwise normal setting almost always ruins the flavor of the work.

@tristandukes5548

2 жыл бұрын

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 I think your experience with fantasy must be severely limited if that's your take away. Sure there is plenty of middle-grade fantasy stories, but I've seen the genre, and the fantastic used to explore very interesting ideas as well as being woven beautiful into the world building

@neo-filthyfrank1347

2 жыл бұрын

@@tristandukes5548 From what I've seen the more stereotypical elements of fantasy have absolutely hideous aesthetics totally devoid of the reachable wonder and awe sci-fi can achieve.

Thanks for making another video. You came far in just 11 months of this channel. Hope my English makes sense.

Wow! I didn’t expect starfeildhouse to be featured on curious archive as well. Everything in this video I seen already a few months ago and trust me the guy is amazing

@IGameChangerI

2 жыл бұрын

She's a woman actually!

@rashidshadow9325

2 жыл бұрын

@@IGameChangerI awesome!

@neo-filthyfrank1347

2 жыл бұрын

He should do one on Ilion, the physical models used there are pretty creative.

@rashidshadow9325

2 жыл бұрын

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 I feel like checking that person out. Got a link?

@neo-filthyfrank1347

2 жыл бұрын

@@rashidshadow9325 It seems youtube hates anything with links, I'll try again.

8:06 the "marine predator" of this image reminds me of a hybrid between a Pterygotus and a dragonfly larva. instead the tanycrocs as the name implies: tanystropheus + crocodile

Disney, a while ago, did an animation remarkably similar to this; it's one of my favorite things ever

@AngieParty12380

2 жыл бұрын

Any idea what it's called?

@SovTheCherub

2 ай бұрын

Name?

Me: *opens a beach umbrella stand on Whiterain* The entire ecosystem: "He's the messiah!"

Amazing artwork! Ondriel's floating gargantuan lilies, Spon's 'bug-eyed' bacterial colony trees and Karashma's dish trees really stood out to me. One of my favourite pastimes was daydreaming about this sort of thing, i.e. what life may look like in non-Earth like settings. For all we know, if life exists elsewhere it may be nothing like what we've witnessed on earth, and it may not even exist on another earth-like planet but rather a truly unexpected place. Kudos to the imaginative author and wonderfully immersive narration as always.

@originalprecursor

Жыл бұрын

If we ever manage to travel the stars we will witness life very similar to Earth life, but we will also encounter life that will likely force the human race to redefine our definition of life. - unkown.

@originalprecursor

Жыл бұрын

Imagine finding an ecosystem within the atmosphere of a star. Plasmid lifeforms.

The name "Cluster" reminds me of the show "My Life as a Teenage Robot".

"The electro synthetic wind spears have become one with the storm" damn that line goes so hard, I only recently discovered your channel and I'm very glad I did! Keep up the great work man, you rock!

you should do a vid on the creatures of Lenia which is an a real world artificial life project kind of like Conways game of life but a LOT more in depth with taxonomies and hypothesis on why they do what they do

I love these kinds of work, it gives me hope that no matter where in the universe, life will prevail

U should do war of the worlds. * Satisfied tripod noises*

After stumbling upon all tomorrow’s one day, I can’t get enough of these speculative biology projects. I love every single one.

Chemistry and what it allows is fantastical. Practically magic. BIOchemistry and what IT allows is beyond reasoning. I love it.

This was incredible!! One of the bests! :)

May i just say that i adore your work bringing all those worlds, fantasies and artists to our attention.

dude, this was mind blowing! Excellent!

These projects inspire me to work on my world-building projects. Thanks for sharing!

Yet another excellent video! Love the work and effort you put into these videos, I find them very relaxing. Was wondering if no man’s sky would be an interesting topic to talk about with all of its diverse planets? Love the content and keep up the great work!!

Fascinating as always, amazing speculative biology from other worlds

Good video. My favorites were Ondriel, Falora, and Whiterain.

The artist is awesome, and really thanks to CA for bringing this to us 💖

Honestly, there were so many different worlds, I wish you would've made several videos on this project

I’d love to see a vid on the biology of Made in Abyss. Each layer has such cool life forms.

Love your videos, and you have an amazing narrator voice!

Would be amazing to see these sequences turned into a CG Movie 🎥 It would be as popular as Avatar and Star Wars

@spectre111

2 жыл бұрын

It stinks that Disney threw out most of the EU for Star Wars, because it was actually full of all kinds of stuff like this. Bespin, the gas giant where Cloud City is located, was supposed to have an atmospheric eco-system like Ondriel.

@The_Christian_Cavalier

Жыл бұрын

Most people have bad taste, so I don't know if it would. And if it isn't made with a mega company supporting it, it may just get locked from veiw

Brilliant, as always!

these videos are always wonderful.

these videos have been absolute fire so far!

Keep up the good work, your vids are really cool

It would be cool if you could do a video on The Edge Chronicles. Lots of crazy and interesting creatures and environments throughout that series.

@eatingtheleaf4659

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that would be amazing!

Entertaining presentation - enjoyed it a lot. Thank you very much for sharing this!

Wonder if we ever get a video that focuses on an assimilation type race from games like the Zerg of StarCraft or the Tyrannids of Warhammer 40,000.

@jameswilliams2075

2 жыл бұрын

A documentary on the rapid evolution on the zerg home world or the consumption process of the nids would be so cool

@neo-filthyfrank1347

2 жыл бұрын

cringe

reminds of alien planet back in 05’ on discovery channel. I love this channel! expands thought in this area

This might be might favorite project

This man never seizes to amaze me

love this stuff Veldhuizen is so impressive :3

The thought that came to my mind with Terminus and Falora was that these were like Tatooine and Dagobah from Star Wars, I mean, as what they could be in more potential

I could fall asleep to one of these, on go on a journey through space learning about all these worlds in my dreams

i love your Video's please keep it up my kids love your Video's and its great content for science and education My kids hope you also make more of world of wonder

I saw this project once and was amazed by the life that the planets have, glad it is getting a video by you.

@neo-filthyfrank1347

2 жыл бұрын

Probably not realistic though. Fermi paradox probably means the emergence of life is a far more rare thing than previously assumed.

@ellanimation816

10 ай бұрын

@@neo-filthyfrank1347no, out of trillions upon trillions of planets there will be a good handful of worlds with complex life

@neo-filthyfrank1347

10 ай бұрын

@@ellanimation816 There are no aliens close enough for us to detect or interact with in any way.

Amazing video!

Woah, that art is gorgeous!

thanks for introducing viewers to another world of diverse creatures ! ^^

As always, an absolutely fascinating video. I have to say the Windspears really reminded me of the the Shadow spaceships from Babylon 5.

Day 2 of asking for a serina update This video was so cool! Thank you for making videos on this subject, it’s so cool!

You've helped, in my sci-fi alien short film idea... 🔥🔥🔥🙏🙏🙏

Really interesting , thanks!

i love these videos, especially very strange ones like this one, that are still based in realism

Ahh this is so great. Another video

Love the video. Is another Serina video in the works? A lot has been added.

Love these!

Working on my own speculative project after watching these videos. Man has that been a crack line of epic proportions lol. Hopefully I van make it as wonderful and exotic as the ones featured on this channel.

Thank you for your work =)

Incredible Work!! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

Now this is pretty cool

Great video, I just picked up Harry Harrison’s novel West of Eden, that’s alternative biology book similar to the new dinosaurs but more of a traditional narrative. I think it would be great for a new video from yOu down the line, there’s even illustrations in the old Paperback copy that I picked up lol.

@neo-filthyfrank1347

2 жыл бұрын

It's a shame these types of science-oriented writers almost universally fail to create interesting characters or plots.

@thecandlemaker1329

2 жыл бұрын

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 Characters are overrated. Give me science any day.

@neo-filthyfrank1347

2 жыл бұрын

@@thecandlemaker1329 No that's a very unintelligent mindset. You need both to be working at full capacity else it'll always be a massively flawed work far short of quality.

Ive recently discovered my love for speculative xenobiology thanks to All Tomorrows, and this channel has really fanned that flame. Thank you for these videos.

I love these kind of video

I always enjoy these videos honestly. Thank you for sharing. How do you choose these, may I ask? Which projects to cover, I mean.

@neo-filthyfrank1347

2 жыл бұрын

Good artwork to be able to showcase is probably a big prerequisite.

@sgoldendragon3603

2 жыл бұрын

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 That would make sense. I'm curious if he just does what catches his eye or if there's more to it than that though.

@neo-filthyfrank1347

2 жыл бұрын

@@sgoldendragon3603 It's a big political conspiracy bro... he's shafting spec ev projects that differ from his worldview.

Love your stuff dude, keep at it (please).

I swear this man just takes a screensaver and makes up a pragraph of lore about it. and that's not a bad thing

you videos inspired me to play spore and also create my own spec evo project!

I like your style of edutainment.

Have u seen the episode of love, death & robots titled "the swarm"? I think It could be a good video

Ive recently been getting into floating flora.etc. Its not too boring actually

love these

Good stuff man

I love how he's using space engine to illustrate how these planets might look

I LOVE YOU CURIOUS ARCHIVE LIKE I LOVE ALL YOUR VIDEOS THEYRE SO INTERESTING AND I LOVE STUDYING THE BIOLOGY OF ALIEN WORLD LIKE DAMN

This was awesome. White rain I spired me to make a similar planet

This gonna be interesting

Hail to Curious archive for these videos! Im 100% sure there is life out there in the vastness of space. Im also sure its wonderful, mysterious, and very beautiful. I hope we will see some sort of indication from Webb, that planets might be very life friendly.

"Outer space" was a nice childhood FANTASY while it lasted. Time to grow up.

please make a part two and cover the rest of them

YEEEES NEW VIDEO!!!

Certified Curious Archive Classic

Props to the cameraman for going to all those places

Awesome

Hey, archive, can you do another Serina video please?