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Why Do Turtles Need Shells? Why Do Frogs Hop?
Episode 71
Why do turtles need shells? Why do turtles move so slowly? Why do frogs hop? Why are frogs green? Why are colorful frogs poisonous? Why do f…
8 years, 2 months ago
How Was The Universe Created?
Episode 70
But Why explores the Big Bang, earth, stars and black holes in this call-in episode that aired live on Vermont Public Radio. Astronomer John…
8 years, 2 months ago
An Introduction To VPR's Timeline
Episode 69
In this episode we want to introduce you to another show made at VPR that we think you're really going to like. It's called Timeline and it …
8 years, 3 months ago
Why Is Milk White?
Episode 68
'But Why' heads to the farm to answer a whole herd of animal questions: How do cows make milk? Why do cows moo? Why do some animals eat gras…
8 years, 3 months ago
Why Do Ants Bite?
Episode 67
Why do ants bite? Do both male and female ants have stingers? Do ants sleep? What do they do in the winter? In this episode we learn all abo…
8 years, 3 months ago
Hoots And Screeches And Whistles, Part 2
Episode 66
How fast can the fastest bird go (and what bird is it?) Why do birds have wings? How do they fly? Why are birds so colorful? And why do they…
8 years, 4 months ago
Hoots And Screeches And Whistles, Part 1
Episode 65
How do owls eat? Why are owls nocturnal and how do they see in the dark? How do owls swivel their heads all the way around? Why do birds mov…
8 years, 4 months ago
Why Is Tape Sticky?
Episode 64
Why is tape sticky? How do erasers erase? We'll tackle arts and crafts in this episode, answering not just those two questions but learning …
8 years, 5 months ago
Podcast Extra: Heterotaxy and Hearts
Episode 63
After hearing our episode about hearts, 3yo Ethan Chandra, from Middlesex, NJ, wanted to share the story of his own heart. In this podcast e…
8 years, 5 months ago
How Does Your Heart Work?
Episode 62
How does your heart keep you alive? How does it pump blood? Why is blood so important? Why do children have heart surgeries? Why is a baby's…
8 years, 5 months ago