54 min listen
Seasonal science with reindeer, special stars and miracle babies…
Seasonal science with reindeer, special stars and miracle babies…
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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Dec 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Reindeer and arctic seals have complex nasal passages to keep them warm; Reindeer can eat and sleep at the same time; This penguin species sleeps by taking about 14,000 micronaps each day; ‘Naked’ stars are stripped by their partners before they explode; Miracle babies in bags: How close are we to an artificial womb?; Why don’t any deer's legs freeze?
Released:
Dec 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (27)
Eating fossil fuels, sea stars get a head, Right whale diet, music soothes pain and does biology suggest we lack free will?: Edible fats and oils could be synthesized from fossil fuels; Sea stars lost their tails to get a head; Southern Right whale skin samples helps tell the story of their history and future; Music soothes physical as well as emotional pain; Does biology trump free will? A behavioural scientist argues we have no choice; Quirks listener question — Fires and oxygen. by Quirks and Quarks