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Podcast for 16 August 2013

August 16, 2013

OCEAN LIFE - Scientists test a 3-D underwater microscope. How oxygen led to the rise of ocean carnivores. And why some fish are going back to school. …

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Podcast for 2 August 2013

August 2, 2013

NATURE & HEALTH - Scientists look to the oceans for new antibiotics. The full moon affects sleep patterns. And, how paleo is the so-called "Paleo" …

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Podcast for 19 July 2013

July 19, 2013

ANCIENT ANATOMY - What dental records from the Mesozoic era can tell us about the lives of dinosaurs. How humans are uniquely adapted to throw …

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Podcast for 12 July 2013

July 12, 2013

AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS - Male lyrebirds groove to their own music. Young fairywrens learn who their enemies are by watching their parents. Robotic seals …

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Podcast for 28 June 2013

June 28, 2013

BRAINS & BEHAVIOR - When apes take a gamble. The value of precision in negotiations. And a new approach to targeting drug addiction in the brain. …

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Podcast for 14 June 2013

June 14, 2013

WHEN SCIENCE MEETS HISTORY - Ocean temperature records from a 19th century research ship confirm global warming. Reviving plants hidden under glaciers …

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Podcast for 31 May 2013

June 1, 2013

EAT OR BE EATEN - Cannibal baby sharks, ladybugs that eat other ladybugs, and monkeys that adopt the local cuisine. Also: how baby seals learn to …

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Podcast for 17 May 2013

May 17, 2013

VISION SCIENCE - A camera modeled after the compound eyes of insects. How the brain compensates for worsening color vision as we age. And, could …

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Podcast for 10 May 2013

May 10, 2013

EYES, EARS & THE BRAIN - How short-term hearing loss protects the ears. The brain's number hotspot. And: could lasers wipe out cocaine addiction? …

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Podcast for 19 April 2013

April 30, 2013

GIANT SNAILS & ANCIENT TREES - Giant aliens attack Florida, unsticking geckos, the worlds within carnivorous plants, and mapless migrant monarchs.

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Podcast for 12 April 2013

April 12, 2013

ATHLETES & ROBOTS - Elite athletes are far from dumb jocks. A common ingredient in energy drinks could promote heart disease. Also: Robots that …

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Podcast for 5 April 2013

April 6, 2013

LESSONS FROM THE DEAD - Scientists attempt to bring back an extinct frog. Mummies showing signs of heart disease make researchers rethink assumptions …

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Podcast for 29 March 2013

March 29, 2013

EARLY HEALTH - A molecule that could make it possible to jumpstart the newborn immune system. Why too many brain cells could be a bad thing. And, …

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Podcast for 15 March 2013

March 15, 2013

An ancient pigment with futuristic applications, the hidden electricity between flowers and bees, and a new, improved anti-fog coating. Also: the …

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Podcast for 8 March 2013

March 8, 2013

INSECTS & ALCOHOL - Insects that arm their offspring with alcohol. Drinking may have a 10 million year history. And the importance of wild insects …

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Podcast for 1 March 2013

March 1, 2013

SWEET SCIENCE - What tomatoes can tell us about cutting back on sugar and a diabetes cure for dogs. Also, behind the mechanics of beatboxing, the …

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Podcast for 16 February 2013

February 16, 2013

2013 AAAS ANNUAL MEETING, BOSTON, MA - Researchers are discussing how to treat psychological problems in chimpanzees, and why childbirth is such an …

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Podcast for 8 February 2013

February 11, 2013

MICROBIAL LIFE - How antibiotic-resistant bacteria spread, tracing HIV back millions of years, and how life thrives among the storm clouds. Also, a …

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Podcast for 1 February 2013

February 2, 2013

LIGHT - Lightning bugs inspire LED design. A new type of light makes others look dim by comparison. And, could lightning be related to migraine …

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Podcast for 25 January 2013

January 25, 2013

MEDICINE & MEMORY - Scientists have developed a test for Parkinson's disease. Also, drugs for the condition may have beneficial side effects. …

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Podcast for 18 January 2013

January 17, 2013

HEARING & SOUND - Why hyenas are anything but funny. Can animals dance to a beat? Using sound to save the whales. And physical fitness worsens …

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Podcast for 4 January 2013

January 5, 2013

OLD & NEW - Why we might be better tree climbers than we think, what ancient wells can tell us about Neolithic technology, and plants that sense …

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Podcast for 21 December 2012

December 21, 2012

THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT - What a scallop's cough can tell us about environmental health, how melting Arctic ice may have caused the earth's last big …

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Podcast for 7 December 2012

December 7, 2012

ARE YOU WREN ENOUGH? Why fairy wrens require their babies to show ID, how coral reefs ask for help, and how one microscopic animal patches itself up …

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