Podcasts de physics

How do apples get their shine?

All fruits and vegetables produce a natural, dull waxy coating that acts a barrier to the outside...

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Why do we get so enraged?

Sometimes, something small can really set our anger off. Why does this happen?

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Chewers, crunchers, smooshers, and suckers. How do you eat?

While we all have different tastes when it comes to food, the process of chewing seems to be...

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How do aardvarks eat?

Aardvarks are mighty predators in the insect world. How do they do it?

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Were myths of unicorns based in reality?

Unicorns are a legend, but there is growing evidence that the legend may have been inspired by a...

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Our closest relatives can plan ahead, too

Bonobos, our closest great ape relative, and orangutans, our most distant great ape relative,...

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Do you hear what I hear?

Are there other ways plants respond to their environments that we just can’t perceive?

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How much water is in that glass?

How does the shape of a glass affect how much you drink? A scientist set out to examine just...

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Changing a koala's stomach microbiome

Koalas are more than just picky eaters. A Moment of Science looks into what makes their stomachs...

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Keep your magnets away from that meteorite

Are you looking for a new hobby? Do you love the thrill of discovery? Are you the kind of person...

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It's easy being green for the palo verde

Not just any old plant has what it takes to survive desert heat.

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The orchid with a distinctive body odor

There are orchids that smell like rotting meat and orchids that smell like fish to attract...

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We carry around our own bacterial clouds

Just like Pigpen and his cloud of dust, we have a cloud of bacteria that follows us everywhere

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How do camels avoid getting thirsty?

A camel can travel hundreds of miles, over several days, without stopping to drink. On today's...

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What do alcoholism and having a sweet tooth have in common?

Compared to craving other things, such as alcohol for example, having a yearning for sweets seems...

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Warming up with a nice cup of nectar

A warm drink on a cold day is a great combo, and humans aren't the only species to discover this.

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The hidden world inside lava caves

Do you live near a dormant volcano? You might have a weird wonderland right beneath your feet.

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These caves were formed by lava

Kazumura is a lava cave over forty miles long, the largest in the world!

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The sort-of giant cavefish of India

Deep in some underground pools lives a shadowy creature. Its existence has remained hidden...

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What causes heavy rain?

Some days rain falls in a light, calm sweep across the earth. On other days rain falls in a...

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