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Finnish Museum of Natural History in Helsinki has had an infestation of Chilean recluse spiders for more than 50 years.
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Micropia (Winter Wonder Classic)
Take a trip to Micropia, the world’s only museum dedicated to microscopic organisms and learn about our invisible life companions.
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Milky Seas (Winter Wonder Classic)
Join host Dylan Thuras, a satellite scientist, and a ship captain in search of gigantic swaths of bioluminescence that radiate up from the surface of…
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Laguna Del Diamante (Winter Wonder Classic)
A toxic lake high in the Andes mountains in Argentina is home to microbes that provide a window to our planet’s past — and a key to securing its futu…
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Relampago del Catatumbo (Winter Wonder Classic)
There’s an everlasting lightning storm in Northwestern Venezuela that appears in the night sky nearly every night.
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The Various Ends of the World (Winter Wonder Classic)
Science writer Peter Brannen takes listeners on a tour of the world’s five major mass extinctions.
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Spacecraft Cemetery (Winter Wonder Classic)
Where does space stuff go after it dies? To this spot deep, deep in the Pacific ocean.
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Fun and Funny Science with Mary Roach (Winter Wonder Classic)
Author Mary Roach takes us into the hidden corners of the scientific world. From training to poop in space to the surprisingly pleasant Common Cold U…
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The Grave of Miss Baker (Winter Wonder Classic)
Visitors leave bananas on the grave of “America’s First Lady of Space,” an early astronaut whose incredible life was forgotten.
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The Tunguska Event (Winter Wonder Classic)
We head to a remote region of Russia, to the epicenter of what would become known as the Tunguska Event. An event that may seem unfathomable… except …
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