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Satellite Rodeo
Episode 533
When Rocket Lab’s Electron reached orbit for the first time on Jan. 21, space-pointed radar noticed a mysterious object in space alongside the three …
8 years, 2 months ago
Talking Achoo
Episode 532
Holding back a sneeze by pinching your nose while keeping your mouth closed may cause physical injury. In one such documented case, an otherwise heal…
8 years, 2 months ago
Deep Sea Thriver
Episode 531
It’s like having “an elephant stand on your thumb.” That’s how deep-sea physiologist and ecologist Mackenzie Gerringer describes the pressure squeezi…
8 years, 2 months ago
Smite Angle
Episode 530
Hampshire's Ipley Cross is a notorious crossroads where cyclists keep getting hit and even killed by motorists, despite the mostly level terrain arou…
8 years, 2 months ago
Black Bird Swinging in the Spread of Light
Episode 529
The mating dance of the male superb bird of paradise is like nothing else on Earth, thanks to their feathers, which absorb 99.95 percent of light. Th…
8 years, 2 months ago
Big Skittle Lies
Episode 528
Do gummy bears really come in different flavors, or do we just think they taste different because they are different colors? While closing your eyes,…
8 years, 2 months ago
The Hottest Fashion
Episode 527
The mid-19th century vogue for flowing, diaphanous women's garments made from open-weave fabrics, combined with gas lighting, candles, and open fires…
8 years, 2 months ago
Heroes of Blight and Tragic
Episode 526
At first glance, Miles Traer seems like any other scientist, but this Stanford University geologist has an alter ego. He beats back the forces of env…
8 years, 2 months ago
Quantity Time
Episode 525
Despite not being at the end of your life, you may very well be nearing the end of your time with some of the most important people in your life. Th…
8 years, 2 months ago
Fool Poisoning
Episode 524
The year was 1902. With funding and consent from Congress, Harvey Washington Wiley was about to embark on an experiment he dubbed the “hygienic table…
8 years, 2 months ago