October 30, 2018 |
The Lyrebird’s Dance
- The superb lyrebird of Australia combines its songs with specific dance moves to create an elaborate courtship ritual.
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October 26, 2018 |
Sea Hare Ink
- Sea hares defend themselves from predators with colorful ink.
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October 25, 2018 |
Yo-Yo Dieting
- A closer look at the effects of yo-yo dieting.
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October 24, 2018 |
Dad’s Exercise
- Dads’ exercise habits may affect the health of their offspring.
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October 18, 2018 |
Kangaroos in Trees
- Tree kangaroos hop up trees instead of swinging through them like monkeys.
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September 25, 2018 |
Fish-Eating Praying Mantis
- A giant insect gobbles up guppies - and other small animals.
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September 24, 2018 |
Gut-Brain Connection
- Scientists document a near instantaneous electrical connection between the gut and the brain.
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September 7, 2018 |
INSECTS & SPIDERS
- INSECTS & SPIDERS (Encore Edition) - Could spider venom be the next insecticide? Why mosquitoes smell you better at night. And debunking the myth of extracting dinosaur DNA from insects preserved in amber. Also, insect legs that bear an uncanny resemblance to modern machinery.
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August 14, 2018 |
Alcohol-Resistant Microbe
- A disease-causing microbe is becoming resistant to alcohol hand sanitizer.
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August 13, 2018 |
Edible Crickets & Gut Health
- Edible crickets could improve gut health.
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August 10, 2018 |
DNA in Amber
- Could scientists really get dinosaur DNA from insects preserved in amber?
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July 27, 2018 |
Hot Flashes
- Scientists explore the brain cells responsible for hot flashes.
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July 12, 2018 |
Tracking Kissing Bugs
- Miniature transmitters help scientists track a blood-sucking pest.
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July 11, 2018 |
Spider Ballooning
- Spiders sail through the air on electrical currents.
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June 21, 2018 |
Not-So-Busy Bees
- Bees take a break from work every night, even when the sun never sets.
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June 13, 2018 |
Sleeping Fur Seals
- How fur seals' unusual pattern of REM sleep helps sleep researchers.
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June 11, 2018 |
Pollution, Fungi, and Trees
- Pollution could be short-circuiting a mutualistic relationship between trees and fungi.
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June 8, 2018 |
Bats & Pitcher Plants
- The echo of a pitcher plant helps bats find safety and helps the plant get food.
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June 7, 2018 |
Bombardier Beetle Engineering
- The secret behind a beetle’s ability to shoot rapid pulses of high temperature toxins.
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May 29, 2018 |
Green-Blooded Lizards
- Some lizards thrive despite a toxic pigment that turns their blood green.
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May 7, 2018 |
Whale Hearing
- Some whales hear with their entire skulls.
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May 3, 2018 |
Lab on a Chip
- A palm-sized digital device could help track populations' risk for measles and other infectious diseases.
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April 24, 2018 |
Hummingbird Tail Feathers
- A male hummingbird makes sounds with his tail feathers to attract females.
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April 23, 2018 |
Shrinking Mammals
- Human activity has led to mammal size reductions.
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April 20, 2018 |
Camping Improves Sleep
- More time spent outdoors resets circadian rhythms to help us get a full night’s sleep.
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April 13, 2018 |
Sizing Up Dogs II
- A listener asks whether it's true that large dogs don't live as long as small dogs.
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April 10, 2018 |
Butterfly-Inspired Surgery Camera
- A camera based on the complex eye of the morpho butterfly could improve cancer surgeries.
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March 15, 2018 |
Wasabi vs. Chili Peppers
- A listener asks: Why does wasabi's kick disappear so quickly while the heat of chili peppers can last much longer?
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March 13, 2018 |
Roving Bacteria
- Gut bacteria can escape into other tissues and cause serious illnesses.
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March 12, 2018 |
Clean Fish Learn Better
- Reef fish make better decisions when smaller fish keep them clean.
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February 28, 2018 |
Loopy DNA
- How a protein keeps DNA neat, tidy, and ready to replicate.
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February 26, 2018 |
Sea Urchin Hideaways
- Sea urchins carve out their own homes in the rock with their teeth.
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February 23, 2018 |
Age Defying Bats
- Age-defying bats are providing clues into the prevention of diseases of old age.
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February 22, 2018 |
UV Extinction
- A new theory into a cataclysmic die-off.
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February 21, 2018 |
SuperAgers
- Researchers are learning about aging from people over 80 who haven’t experienced cognitive decline.
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February 18, 2018 |
SuperAgers
- Researchers are learning about aging from people over 80 who haven’t experienced cognitive decline.
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February 12, 2018 |
3D Mantis Vision
- Praying mantises have a unique 3D visual system.
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February 2, 2018 |
HUMANS AND ANIMALS – Encore Edition
- HUMANS AND ANIMALS - Encore Edition - The origins of ancient house cats in China. Crows that hold grudges. And, how global warming is creating a new breed of Arctic explorers - of the avian variety. Also: the lengths squirrels will go to to hide their nuts.
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January 26, 2018 |
Arthropods Among Us
- Researchers attempt to inventory all of the insects and other creepy crawlies in people’s homes for the first time.
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January 24, 2018 |
Why Are Plants Green?
- The dominance of green chlorophyll on Earth may have come after a more purple period.
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January 18, 2018 |
Living Cells
- You probably have heard that hair is made up of dead cells. But are living cells really "alive"?
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January 17, 2018 |
Wisdom Teeth
- Why do we get wisdom teeth if they often don’t even fit in our jaws?
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January 3, 2018 |
Halitosis Gene
- Researchers sniff out a halitosis gene.
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December 25, 2017 |
Hibernation Adaptation
- Some rodents have an impaired ability to sense the cold, allowing them to hibernate in winter.
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December 4, 2017 |
Nucleic Acid Dipstick
- Scientists develop a device that can purify genetic material from any organism right in the field.
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November 22, 2017 |
Orangutan Curiosity
- Orangutans living in captivity are much more curious than their wild counterparts.
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November 21, 2017 |
Body Clock Healing
- Time of day, along with our internal body clock, could affect how fast our wounds heal.
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October 23, 2017 |
Blue Halos
- Blue halos on some flowers attract pollinators like bees.
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October 20, 2017 |
Beak Evolution
- More than a century of backyard bird feeding may have lengthened one bird species’ beaks.
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October 19, 2017 |
Science Through Filmmaking
- A film project reveals the secret behind sperm locomotion.
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