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Sep 14, 2013 | 8:10Quirks and Quarks Happy Sea Otters Means Healthy Seagrass AudioQuirks and Quarks Happy Sea Otters Means Healthy Seagrass Sep 14, 2013 | 8:10A cascade of events that starts with a sizable sea otter population results in seagrass being saved from the choking algae.
Sep 14, 2013 | 12:31Quirks and Quarks The Encyclo-Pee-Dia of Urine AudioQuirks and Quarks The Encyclo-Pee-Dia of Urine Sep 14, 2013 | 12:31It may be possible to learn more about human health from urine analysis than previously thought.
Sep 14, 2013 | 7:20Quirks and Quarks Mercenary Ants AudioQuirks and Quarks Mercenary Ants Sep 14, 2013 | 7:20Mercenary ants protect farmer ants from a third species of invading ant.
Sep 14, 2013 | 10:37Quirks and Quarks Seniors Gain From Train-The-Brain Game AudioQuirks and Quarks Seniors Gain From Train-The-Brain Game Sep 14, 2013 | 10:37A video game has been designed to help restore cognitive performance in older adults.
Sep 13, 2013 | 39:52Quirks and Quarks Voyager Tribute AudioQuirks and Quarks Voyager Tribute Sep 13, 2013 | 39:52Archival tribute to the Voyager 1 Spacecraft leaving the solar system.
Sep 7, 2013 | 51:52Quirks and Quarks September 7, 2013 AudioQuirks and Quarks September 7, 2013 Sep 7, 2013 | 51:52Cultured Meat - Flesh or Fantasy, Greenland's Grand Canyon, First Use of Fertilizer For Farming, Solar Flip-Flop.
Sep 7, 2013 | 10:35Quirks and Quarks Solar Flip-Flop AudioQuirks and Quarks Solar Flip-Flop Sep 7, 2013 | 10:35The Sun's magnetic polarity will flip soon, as it does every 11 years.
Sep 7, 2013 | 8:14Quirks and Quarks First Use of Fertilizer for Farming AudioQuirks and Quarks First Use of Fertilizer for Farming Sep 7, 2013 | 8:14Evidence of use of manure for fertilizer discovered from 8,000 years ago in Europe.
Sep 7, 2013 | 8:09Quirks and Quarks Greenland's Grand Canyon AudioQuirks and Quarks Greenland's Grand Canyon Sep 7, 2013 | 8:09A huge canyon, similar to the Grand Canyon, has been discovered under the ice in northern Greenland.
Sep 7, 2013 | 24:53Quirks and Quarks Cultured Meat: Flesh or Fantasy - Part 1 AudioQuirks and Quarks Cultured Meat: Flesh or Fantasy - Part 1 Sep 7, 2013 | 24:53A look at cultured meat and some of the problems getting it to market.
Aug 27, 2013 | 18:51Quirks and Quarks Krakatoa Anniversary AudioQuirks and Quarks Krakatoa Anniversary Aug 27, 2013 | 18:51From the Quirks archives, a program about the Krakatoa eruption.
Jun 29, 2013 | 43:15Quirks and Quarks June 29, 2013 AudioQuirks and Quarks June 29, 2013 Jun 29, 2013 | 43:15Ancient Egyptians Made Jewellery From Meteorites, Radiation En Route to Mars, Cuban Tree Frogs Are The Loud New Neighbours, Bob Goes To Sea to See Some Ocean Research.
Jun 27, 2013 | 13:48Quirks and Quarks Bob Goes To Sea to See Some Ocean Research - Part 4 AudioQuirks and Quarks Bob Goes To Sea to See Some Ocean Research - Part 4 Jun 27, 2013 | 13:48Bob McDonald goes out on a Canadian Coast Guard research vessel to get a first-hand look at how they work.
Jun 27, 2013 | 8:52Quirks and Quarks Cuban Tree Frogs Are The Loud New Neighbours - Part 3 AudioQuirks and Quarks Cuban Tree Frogs Are The Loud New Neighbours - Part 3 Jun 27, 2013 | 8:52Invasive Cuban Tree Frogs in Florida are so loud they are forcing their Green tree frog neighbours to change their call.
Jun 27, 2013 | 9:34Quirks and Quarks Radiation En Route To Mars AudioQuirks and Quarks Radiation En Route To Mars Jun 27, 2013 | 9:34Astronauts may experience twice as much exposure to radiation en route to Mars than previously estimated.