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Beak Evolution

October 20, 2017

More than a century of backyard bird feeding may have lengthened one bird species’ beaks.

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Science Through Filmmaking

October 19, 2017

A film project reveals the secret behind sperm locomotion.

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Sooty Birds

October 10, 2017

Soot on museum bird feathers provide an accurate record of air pollution in 19th and 20th century North American industrial cities.

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Identical Triplets

October 9, 2017

A listener asks if identical triplets are possible.

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Drug Prices & Nocebos

October 6, 2017

Can a drug’s price tag influence its side effects?

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Origins of RNA

October 5, 2017

Ephemeral pools of water may have been the cradle of life.

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Pumpkin Toadlet Hearing

October 2, 2017

Tiny orange frogs called pumpkin toadlets can’t hear their own calls.

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Tsunami Rafts

September 29, 2017

Japan’s 2011 tsunami carried hundreds of tiny species to the west coast of the United States by on manmade plastic objects.

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Sleeping Jellyfish

September 27, 2017

Snoozing jellyfish help scientists understand the origins of sleep.

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Poison Frogs

September 22, 2017

Why don’t poison frogs poison themselves?

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Bash the Bug

September 21, 2017

Citizen scientists help search for the best treatments for tuberculosis.

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Sizing Up Extinction

September 20, 2017

Being the “right-size” helps protect species from extinction.

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Butterfly Wing Patterns

September 19, 2017

Butterfly wings help reveal the genetics underlying coloration patterns.

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Seafloor Biodiversity

September 6, 2017

Unexpected biodiversity on the seafloor may play a big role in marine food webs.

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Raven Planning

July 17, 2017

Ravens, like some great apes, plan ahead.

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Fanged Furball

July 14, 2017

Paleontologists have discovered a tiny mammal from the age of the dinosaurs that sported tusks.

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Neonics and Bees

July 7, 2017

New evidence that neonicotinoid pesticides are hurting bees.

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Science Comics

June 16, 2017

Communicating about science through comics.

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Human DNA in Sediment

May 1, 2017

Scientists develop a new technique for finding ancient DNA in rock sediments.

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Star-Nosed Moles

April 24, 2017

What star-nosed moles reveal about the specialized mammalian brain.

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Avian Athletes

March 10, 2017

Scientists are learning from birds’ amazing metabolisms to help human athletes perform better on the ground.

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Seagrass Fights Disease

March 1, 2017

Underwater seagrass meadows combat disease.

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The Body’s Sense of Taste

February 20, 2017

Taste receptors are actually located all over the body, not just in the mouth.

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Camping Improves Sleep

February 9, 2017

More time spent outdoors resets circadian rhythms to help us get a full night’s sleep.

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