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Episode 214: Armored Fish and the Late Devonian Mass Extinctions
It's the next in our short series of episodes about mass extinctions! Don't worry, it won't be boring, because we're going to learn about a lot of we…
5 years, 6 months ago
Episode 213: More Honeybees, But Stingless
Thanks to Nicholas for this week's suggestion! Let's learn about the Australian stingless bee and its relatives! Listen to BewilderBeasts if you wan…
5 years, 6 months ago
Episode 212: The River of Giants
Thanks to Pranav for his suggestion! Let's find out what the river of giants was and what lived there! Further reading: King of the River of Giants…
5 years, 6 months ago
Episode 211: The Magnificent Fin Whale
This week let's venture into the ocean and learn about the fin whale! Further reading: The songs of fin whales offer new avenue for seismic studies…
5 years, 6 months ago
Episode 210: The Mysterious Lightbulb Lizard
Does the Shreve's lightbulb lizard really emit light? (Hint: sort of.) Let's find out! Further reading: The Lightbulb Lizard of Benjamin Shreve Sh…
5 years, 7 months ago
Episode 209: Animals Discovered in 2020
Here's a 2020 retrospective episode that looks at the bright side of the year! Thanks to Page for the suggestion! Let's learn about some animals disc…
5 years, 7 months ago
Episode 208: The Happiest Animals in Australia
Thanks to Phoebe for suggesting the quokka and the wombat, two of the cutest, happiest-looking animals in Australia! Further Reading: Viral stories…
5 years, 7 months ago
Episode 207: The Dire Wolf!
This week we're on the cutting edge of science, learning about the brand new genetic study of dire wolves that rearranges everything we know about th…
5 years, 7 months ago
Episode 206: The Bowerbird and the Victoria Crowned Pigeon
This week let's learn about two birds of New Guinea, bowerbirds and the Victoria crowned pigeon! Both are beautiful and the bowerbird is kind of weir…
5 years, 7 months ago
Episode 205: Sea Scorpions and the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction Event
Happy new year! This week we'll learn about the oldest mass extinction event, some 450 million years ago, and also sea scorpions. Further reading: …
5 years, 8 months ago