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Butterfly Medicine

November 15, 2010

Butterflies use plant-based medicine, but only when it is needed most.

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Podcast

November 12, 2010

UNUSUAL ANIMALS - Mice that smell light, asexual boa constrictors, unloving lobsters, butterfly medicine, and why simply being pink isn't good enough for flamingos.

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Flamingo Makeup

November 9, 2010

Just being pink isn't good enough for a flamingo. A new study reveals that they apply makeup to their feathers to stand out even more.

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Ant Epigenetics

November 2, 2010

In some ant species, queens and workers are genetically identical. A new study reveals how they develop different behaviors and appearance.

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Crow Tools

October 25, 2010

Crows that use tools get a significant nutritional benefit.

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Podcast

October 22, 2010

PSYCHOLOGY: Why listening to half of a cell phone conversation is so distracting, how we choose which hand to use, why we'll pay more if we can touch a product, and the mechanisms behind a fast-acting antidepressant.

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Mad Cow Eyes

October 4, 2010

It may be possible to detect mad cow disease by shining light into an animal's eyes.

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Podcast

October 1, 2010

ANIMALS: How dolphins breathe, sea snails that hide their gender, the genetics and epigenetics of ant colonies, and looking mad-cow disease in the eye.

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Whale Menopause

September 30, 2010

Menopause occurs only in humans and two species of whales.

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Pain-Killing Snails

September 28, 2010

A compound from cone snail saliva may be an extremely efficient painkiller.

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Dolphin DNA

September 21, 2010

Scientists are testing a new method for obtaining DNA samples from dolphins.

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Bug Bifocals

September 16, 2010

Biologists have discovered a beetle with built-in bifocals.

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Pigeon Illusions

September 14, 2010

A listener asks: Why do pigeons bob their heads back and forth when they walk?

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Fearless Aphids

September 7, 2010

Habituating crop-munching aphids to their own distress pheromone may make them more vulnerable to ladybugs.

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Podcast

September 3, 2010

ANIMALS: A new way to sample dolphin DNA, pain-relief from sea snail venom, beetles born with bifocals, and why pigeons bob their heads when they walk.

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Tail-Wagging Birds

September 1, 2010

A listener asks: Why do some birds bob their tails up and down?

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Podcast

August 20, 2010

ANIMAL UPDATE: Beating aphids at their own game, why some birds bob their tails, ancient terror birds of South America, and more.

Photo licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License:
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Octopus Venom

August 17, 2010

Scientists think venom from Antarctic octopi may have pain-killing properties.

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Podcast

August 13, 2010

CUTTING-EDGE MEDICINE: Re-growing joints and re-constructing faces, the link between gut bacteria and multiple sclerosis, and octopus venoms that could treat pain.

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Penguin Calls

August 11, 2010

The steadiness of a male Adélie penguin's call is what attracts a mate.

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Duetting Wrens

August 2, 2010

In the tropics, male and female wrens team up to sing duets.

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Podcast

July 30, 2010

SCIENCE OF SOUND: Male penguins attract females by the sound of their voice, tropical wrens sing duets, and there's a new screening test for autism that analyzes speech patterns. Also: exposing "facilitated communication".

*Image originally appeared in: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0020406

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Arctic Fish

July 27, 2010

Because of climate change, an Arctic fish's survival strategy might not work much longer.

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Flamingo Romance

July 26, 2010

Playing flamingo calls from speakers helps put captive birds in the mood to breed.

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