Podcasts de Chemistry

Icy Pingos

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

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The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

One of the most bewildering developments of modern Physics is the Heisenberg Uncertainty...

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The Vampire Bat Cares

When most people think of vampires, they picture a scary, solitary, blood-sucking monster from a...

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Onions Are Toxic To Your Pets

You may already know that chocolate can be lethal to your pet, but did you know that onions can...

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Consider The Kumquat

Have you ever wanted a healthier alternative to gummy candy? Then perhaps you should consider the...

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Horns vs. Antlers

Have you ever wondered how to tell the difference between horns and antlers? Today's A Moment of...

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Modern Alchemy: Lab-Made Gold

Alchemy existed long before modern science, and it's appeal still lives on. Some still wonder, is...

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Cuttlefish seeing in three dimensions

Find out how scientists learned cuttlefish see in three dimensions with today's A Moment of Science

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Jellyfish thrive in cold water, too

Jellyfish, delicate and soft as they may be, thrive even in places you might not go...

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The History of Continental Drift

North and South America were arranged in nearly the same positions as they are today as far back...

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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 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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The Science Of Cricket Fights

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

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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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Milk Osmosis

The sugar added to sweetened condensed milk kills bacteria that would otherwise digest the milk...

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Microbes Help Form Copper Deposits

Copper, gold and silver can’t just be found anywhere buried under the soil. It takes very...

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Generational Plant Wisdom

Information about when to germinate is imprinted by the mother plant in the seeds’...

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Your Shadow’s Halo

A "heiligenshein," is German for halo.  This is a glowing light around the head and shoulders of...

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