Podcasts de Biology

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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Super Rabbit

Five million year old rabbit fossils found on the island of Minorca were six times the size of...

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Don’t Try To Cross A Cross Sea

On the beach at Île de Ré, small island off the west coast of France, there are square waves....

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Rewards Change How Rats See The World

In a recent experiment, rats changed the mental map of their surroundings after getting a...

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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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The Health Consequences Of Parenting

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

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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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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 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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Gut Microbes And Depression

In 2019, a team of Belgian researchers obtained new evidence correlating gut bacteria with...

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How Polar Bears Keep Their Cool

If you found yourself instantly transported to the freezing arctic, your first concern would be...

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The Brain Maps Of Foot Painters

In most people’s brains, each finger is represented by its own small section in the brain, but...

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Wet Weather Means Brighter Colors

As dry summer passes into history, we weather returns. And so do some of the colors we've been...

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Fighting Peanuts With Peanuts

Here’s the common advice about peanuts: if you’re allergic, stay away. Nut allergies are...

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The Moon Is Getting New Mirrors

It's amazing how much light our moon reflects. Having a few mirrors doesn't hurt, though. They're...

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Are Dragons Real?

On today's Moment of Science, we're going to talk about dragons. This might seem like an...

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A New Ninth Planet

We're going to have a solar system with nine planets, and it has nothing to do with Pluto....

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The Radical Radial Summetry Of Moon Jellyfish

Imagine you're a moon jellyfish for a second. Now imagine suddenly finding yourself missing one...

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Ancient Climate Records

Sophisticated digital climate models help scientists measure the effects of carbon dioxide on the...

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