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Famous GermaphobesWe wash. We sanitize. We might wash again, just to make sure. But in the end, we will probably allow ourselves to believe that it (whatever it is – a…
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Today on Word of Mouth we're exploring the macro influences of the micro world. Then 99 Percent Invisible brings us a story about a menacing courthouse.…
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If Valentine's Day alone were not a slippery slope, consider this question: Muskrat Love?Science long taught its practitioners--biologists in…
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While working on an upcoming story, producer Taylor Quimby got this audio of his dog, Angel-Rose, begging for attention. He thinks she sounds like a tent…
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Humans are vastly more social than most other mammals. Neuroscientists point to the development of our social brain as key to the survival of our species;…
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A Biologist's Plea To Hollywood: Make 'Real' Animals The StarsTurbo is a big budget, animated, kid’s comedy about a snail’s dream to win the Indy 500, though the movie didn’t do as well as studios had hoped, one…
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When Giant Animals Die Off, Ecosystems SufferFifteen-thousand years ago, nearly 100 species of large animals known as ‘megafauna’ roamed the amazon forest before going extinct. A team of researchers…
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It seems like we’ve been hearing for years about a male birth control pill is in development that will soon be available… so, what’s taking so long?…
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“Leaves of three, let it be”…even kids and city slickers know the rhyme for identifying poison ivy… how about poison sumac…or oak? Even experienced hikers…
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The twinkling fireflies of a summer night bring a little magic. If we think beyond the twinkling, we probably realize it is courtship in progress: the…