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Moths, Owls And Fungi With Over 20,000 Sexes...Oh My!
Episode 1211
Put on your headphones. In today's episode, host Emily Kwong leads us on a night hike in Patuxent River State Park in Maryland. Alongside a group of …
1 year, 3 months ago
Peeing Is Contagious!
Episode 1210
At least, it's contagious among a group of captive chimpanzees at the Kumamoto Sanctuary. How do researchers know? A very dedicated grad student at K…
1 year, 3 months ago
Where Are We In The Quest To Find Alien Life?
Episode 1209
Around the turn of the century, 3.8 million people banded together in a real-time search for aliens — with screensavers. It was a big moment in a cen…
1 year, 3 months ago
How Will Future Forests Survive Climate Change?
Episode 1208
Forests are the lungs of our planet. Not only do they absorb carbon dioxide and create oxygen, they also regulate temperature, absorb rainwater to he…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Science Behind The FDA Ban On Food Dye Red No. 3
Episode 1207
On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration announced it is banning the dye called Red No. 3, a food dye additive in many processed foods, like so…
1 year, 3 months ago
All of life has a common ancestor. What was LUCA?
Episode 1206
Imagine the tree of life. The tip of every branch represents one species, and if you follow any two branches back through time, you'll hit an interse…
1 year, 3 months ago
Some Dinos Had Feathers. Did They Fly?
Episode 1205
When you picture a dinosaur, what does it look like? For Jingmai O'Connor, paleobiologist and associate curator of reptiles at the Field Museum of Ch…
1 year, 3 months ago
Bone Marrow Cells: Key To Vaccine Longevity?
Episode 1204
The COVID-19 mRNA vaccine generates enough of an antibody response to protect against severe disease for six months. But other vaccines offer years-l…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Science Behind Wildfire Smoke
Episode 1203
Air quality in the Los Angeles region has plummeted due to smoke from the ongoing wildfires. With all that smoke comes possible risks to human health…
1 year, 3 months ago
What Are California's Santa Ana Winds?
Episode 1202
Over 29,000 acres in the greater Los Angeles area are on fire right now. The fires emerged after the Santa Ana winds swept into the Los Angeles area …
1 year, 3 months ago