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Nature Quest: Are Flowers Blooming Early?
Episode 1260
Welcome!! This is the first episode of Nature Quest, a monthly Short Wave segment that answers listener questions about your local environment. This …
1 year ago
Should Humans Live On Mars?
Episode 1259
As global warming continues and space technology improves, there is more and more talk about the growing possibility of a sci-fi future in which huma…
1 year ago
Good Vibrations: How Fiddler Crabs Mate
Episode 1258
The male European fiddler crab attracts his mate by performing a courtship dance. New research published in the Journal of Experimental Biology says …
1 year ago
How Nature Makes A Complex Brain
Episode 1257
A recent series of studies suggests that the brains of birds, reptiles and mammals all evolved independently — even though they share a common ancest…
1 year ago
Your Allergies May Be Getting Worse
Episode 1256
Plants are blooming right now – and so are people's allergies. And if it feels like those pesky symptoms are getting worse ... you're probably right.…
1 year ago
All Hail The Butt Flicker
Episode 1255
Did you know there's an insect that can fling its pee 40 times faster than a cheetah accelerates? We did — thanks to a comic from the Bhamla Lab at t…
1 year ago
How Do Astronomers Find Exoplanets? Wiggles!
Episode 1254
Dune. Star Wars. Alien. Science fiction movies love alien worlds, and so do we. But how do scientists find planets outside our solar system in real l…
1 year ago
Could Psychedelics Become Tripless?
Episode 1253
This week, we've heard from researchers trying to untangle the effects of the "trip" that often comes with psychedelics and ketamine from the ways th…
1 year ago
What If You Took The "Trip" Out Of Ketamine?
Episode 1252
What if you could get all the potential benefits of ketamine without the "trip"? For part two of our series on psychedelics, we look at how some rese…
1 year ago
Why The Trip Complicates Psychedelic Research
Episode 1251
Researchers are studying psychedelics as a possible treatment for conditions like depression, PTSD and substance use disorders. But they don't know e…
1 year ago