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Parents have long used "the birds and the bees" to help explain how babies are made...They'd really have some explaining to do if they looked under the…
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Last winter researchers set off for Norway’s northern reaches where the sun barely rises above the horizon to find out how residents cope with the cold…
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Personal branding is a part of all political campaigns, but female candidates face different considerations. On today’s show, a look at what the evolution…
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Cher, Chuck Norris, and Angelina Jolie all claim to be part Cherokee. Today, we’re asking why so many Americans believe they descend from the Cherokee…
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Among the things we take for granted in today’s America is knowing the time …which makes transportation, business and national events possible. This,…
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We’ve long heard that print media is going the way of the dodo bird. So, how are public libraries adapting to the changing nature of books? Some are…
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With a beak like a parrot, venom strong enough to dissolve flesh, and eight writhing tentacles, the octopus is among the most mystifying and alien of…
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From the loyal dog to the house cat to the horse, domestication has bridged the gap between wild animals and humans. On today’s show, the evolutionary…
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Counting Animals Is A Tough JobHow do we know how many fish there are in the sea? How many birds there are in the trees?When biologists come to us with the estimated number of bison on…
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Prosthetic hands for kids are often too heavy and expensive for practical use. On today’s show we’ll hear about a company called e-NABLE that has formed a…