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Planet 9 From Outer Space
Episode 241
Astronomers at the California Institute of Technology announced that they have found new evidence of a giant icy planet lurking in the darkness of ou…
10 years, 1 month ago
No Croaking Zone
Episode 240
In the Norwegian town of Longyearbyen, it is forbidden to die. The reason? The Arctic region is so cold year-round, that bodies simply do not decom…
10 years, 1 month ago
Mantis! 3D
Episode 239
The praying mantis is the only known invertebrate with 3D perception, so, of course, scientists have created tiny 3D glasses and a tiny theater to te…
10 years, 2 months ago
Jail Bird
Episode 238
On the barren Moroccan island of Mogador, falcons seem to imprison small birds by trapping them in crevasses, presumably saving them to eat later. S…
10 years, 2 months ago
Cardboard of Surgery
Episode 237
Google Cardboard has helped save the life of a baby who was born missing a lung and half a heart. Surgeons used the inexpensive VR device to map out…
10 years, 2 months ago
Blart Bots
Episode 236
A Mountain View startup called Knightscope has developed a fleet of crime-fighting machinery it hopes to rent for less than minimum wage to malls. A…
10 years, 2 months ago
Tree Howls of Horror
Episode 235
In their continuing series on things that want to kill you, Anthony and Jeff discuss the Manchineel tree, whose poison is so potent, even standing un…
10 years, 2 months ago
Dragon Braggin'
Episode 234
An essay in The American Journal of Bioethics claims dragons and other spectacular animals could be brought to life using the targeted gene-editing s…
10 years, 2 months ago
Where the Antelope Syndrome
Episode 233
Over half the Antelope population in Kazakhstan died in 4 days, and scientists are baffled as to the cause. Jeff and Anthony have a few theories, tho…
10 years, 2 months ago
Downward Phasing Dog (w/ Christian Spicer)
Episode 232
Are dogs getting dumber because of their association with humans? New new study comparing intelligence of wolves to domesticated canines seems to in…
10 years, 2 months ago