Podcasts de Biology

Painless Genetics

Doctors in Scotland recently came across a woman who has a gene mutation that makes everything...

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The Danger Of Spitting Cobras

The scariest thing about cobras is that some species don’t even have to bite you to injure you....

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Human Hunters Are Unique In Nature

Technology puts humans outside the constraints nature imposes on other predators and makes us...

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The Crafty Octopus

Scientists have known for some time that octopuses make use of shells and other objects they find...

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Crow Thievery

Crows are always on the lookout for others to rob, and they alter their tactics depending upon...

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The Twin Benefits of Eating Less Meat

Research shows that health models and emissions models join up if people were to consume less...

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The Slingshot Spider

In 2019, researchers discovered a tiny spider in the Peruvian Amazon rain forest that has a...

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The Health Effects Of Coffee And Tea

Coffee has so much more caffeine than tea that the body can absorb a lot of it quickly. Tea, on...

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The Slimy Mental Networks Of Bacteria

The human brain contains about 86 billion nerve cells, or neurons. They signal to one another...

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Was The Lorax Really A Monkey?

A new study argues that the Dr. Seuss character The Lorax could have been inspired by a real...

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The Science Of Cricket Fights

Scientists tested male field crickets in competitions where they paired males with similar body...

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The Genetic Benefits Of Sleep

Humans spend about a third of their lives asleep. Sleep seems essential for all animals that have...

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The Paradox Of Predator And Prey

According to a study by scientists at McGill University, areas with more prey have more predators...

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Simbakubwa Kutokaafrika

In 2019 two American researchers reported discovering the fossil remains of a carnivorous mammal...

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Mosquitoes and Global Warming

Scientists think that as many as a billion people around the world could be newly exposed to the...

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Color-Coded Glass

Beer bottles are colored for very specific reasons. if the light-sensitive hops that give the...

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Rain On The Rear Window

If you glance back at the rear window while driving through a rain shower, you'll notice that...

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Arthropod House Guests

Entomologists from North Carolina State University ran a study that found we share our houses...

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Icy Pingos

Pingos are like small mountains that form in the permafrost. They are circular or elliptical...

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Megachile pluto, The World’s Largest Bee

Megachile pluto is the world’s largest bee, and perhaps its most elusive. It is commonly called...

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