Podcast Episodes

Fossilized squirrel poop full of ancient animals, and more…

Gold miners working in the Yukon regularly find ancient ground squirrel burrows throughout the permafrost, many containing fossilized feces. Research…

4 months, 1 week ago

Humans and animals love the same sounds, and more...

150 years ago, Charles Darwin noticed that birds and humans were both drawn to bright plumage and elaborate display. He called this interspecies esth…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

A terrifying T. rex of the sea, and more…

The newly described Tylosaurus rex was a violent bus-sized Komodo dragon-like creature with serrated teeth. Dubbed the ‘T. rex of the sea,’ it would …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Listening in on fish grunts, and more…

Scientists recorded audio and video of 8 different kinds of rockfish living in the wild near British Columbia, and were surprised they could tell the…

5 months ago

How dandelion seeds take flight, and more…

In a study inspired by a field of dandelions, researchers wanted to know why, when you blow on a dandelion seed head, only the seeds closest to you t…

5 months, 1 week ago

A CN Tower-sized mega tsunami, and more…

On the morning of August 10, 2025, a landslide in a fjord along the southern Alaskan coast triggered a mega tsunami. It generated the second highest …

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Cocaine in waterways makes salmon roam further, and more…

Cocaine and many other chemicals and drugs are found in many waterways, but especially around wastewater treatment plants. Scientists exposed wild ju…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Introducing IDEAS | How a historian found the lost women of science

IDEAS, hosted by Nahlah Ayed is a weekday podcast that explores how ideas shape our world.

“One of your tribe is enough.” That’s what Margaret Rossite…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Seabird poop does whaaat? And more…

Seabird poop plays a surprising role in bringing life to barren islands, spreading nutrients throughout the ocean, and even creating wealth for an an…

6 months ago

Why this biologist loves unpopular animals, and more…

We tend to think of animals like snakes, rats and even cockroaches as pests, but in her new book, biologist Marlene Zuk says there's a lot we can lea…

6 months, 1 week ago