Podcasts de Biology

Warm Winds Are Blowing In Antarctica

In 2019, a new study led by researchers at the University of Maryland’s Earth System Science...

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Which Bugs Are True Bugs?

Today on A Moment of Science, we explore the precise meaning of the word "bug," and how it...

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The Health Consequences Of Parenting

Research conducted at Lorna Linda University Health shows that children who grew up with parents...

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Assassin Bugs

The assassin bug eats other insects. It has raptorial forelegs similar to a praying mantis,...

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The Amazing Walking Sticks

Today's episode is about walking stick insects. You probably know them for their curious...

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Are Flip-Flops Good For You?

According to podiatrists, flip-flops provide no arch support and cause the foot to roll inward....

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Giraffe Nurseries

Humans aren’t the only species that send their children to nurseries in order to play, learn and...

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NASA’s Twin Study

Mark and Scott Kelly are identical twin brothers who are both NASA astronauts. In 2015, Scott...

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Mosquito-Killing Fungus

There’s been a lot of research lately about how we can get rid of malaria-carrying mosquito...

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Water Sensitive Microbes

The Atacama Desert in Northern Chile is the driest desert on Earth. The only life there is...

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Working Out Your Arteries

An overabundance of so-called "bad" cholesterol clogs the arteries with plaque, making blood flow...

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Why Can’t We Remember Our Dreams?

Perhaps you’ve heard that the average person dreams four to six times each night. But did you...

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Diamonds On The Bottom Of The Sea

According to new research, most diamonds found at the Earth’s surface are made of carbon from...

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The Perfect Temperature For Coffee

Today on A Moment of Science, we’re going to take a moment to think about coffee and...

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The Painless Lives Of Mole-Rats

Naked mole-rats are resistant to certain kinds of pain, like the burning sensation caused by acid...

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The Extinction Crisis

According to many scientists, we are in the midst of a major mass extinction catastrophe right...

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Grounded, With Wings

According to natural selection, species evolve in ways that better enable them to survive and...

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Language Learning And Puzzles

According to new research, if a person is good at recognizing patterns, that’s a good indicator...

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Craters On Mars

A high-powered camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft recently took a picture of...

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Born To Own A Dog

In 2019 a team of Swedish and British scientists published a study claiming that whether we chose...

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