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Quirks and Quarks | Oct 16, 2010 | 52:09
October 16, 2010
Dino's First Steps, Iron in the Ocean, Are Monarch Butterflies on Drugs?, Neptune's Not Guilty, Choke: Brain Fail.
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Jun 26, 2010 | 7:58Quirks and Quarks Devonian Fish AudioQuirks and Quarks Devonian Fish Jun 26, 2010 | 7:58Lauren Sallan has found that the major groups of fish that dominated the oceans in the Devonian period didn't fade away, but were wiped out in a geological eye blink.
Jun 26, 2010 | 15:07Quirks and Quarks Keeping The Bees AudioQuirks and Quarks Keeping The Bees Jun 26, 2010 | 15:07There are over 19,000 species of bees found all over the world. It is estimated that bee pollination is key for about one-third of the world's food supply. Bees play a vital role in the ecology of the planet, yet these unsung heroes may be at risk.
Jan 9, 2010 | 20:19Quirks and Quarks The Humans Who Went Extinct AudioQuirks and Quarks The Humans Who Went Extinct Jan 9, 2010 | 20:19Of the many species of humans who've walked the Earth, only one survives: us. Many scientists have assumed that the reason we're still here, and the Neanderthals aren't, is our evolutionary superiority, the triumph of our wits and our weapons.
Mar 27, 2010 | 9:20Quirks and Quarks Dung Beetles Test of Strength AudioQuirks and Quarks Dung Beetles Test of Strength Mar 27, 2010 | 9:20Dr Robert Knell has been studying a dung beetle that may be the strongest insect ever described. The strongest of these beetles can pull with force that, in a human would be the equivalent of lifting 80 tonnes.
Nov 20, 2010 | 52:17Quirks and Quarks November 20, 2010 AudioQuirks and Quarks November 20, 2010 Nov 20, 2010 | 52:17Pterosaur Ptake-off, Apprehending Anti-atoms, Feline Physics of Cat Lapping, Can't C02 The Trees for the Forest, Drunken Bats, Fact or Fiction: Great Wall From Space.
Jun 26, 2010 | 4:42Quirks and Quarks Mosquitoes And Dark Clothes: Fact or Fiction AudioQuirks and Quarks Mosquitoes And Dark Clothes: Fact or Fiction Jun 26, 2010 | 4:42From time to time we present a commonly held idea and ask a scientist to set us straight on whether we should believe it. Today's statement: mosquitoes are attracted to darker coloured clothing.
Jun 19, 2010 | 34:47Quirks and Quarks Aquaculture: The Future of Farming The Water AudioQuirks and Quarks Aquaculture: The Future of Farming The Water Jun 19, 2010 | 34:47Aquaculture is the world's fastest growing food production system, and now rivals wild capture fisheries as a source of the world's seafood.
May 22, 2010 | 8:02Quirks and Quarks Monkeys Munch on a Locust Lunch AudioQuirks and Quarks Monkeys Munch on a Locust Lunch May 22, 2010 | 8:02Dr. Peter Fashing has been studying Gelada monkeys in the Ethiopian highlands for many years. These monkeys are unique in the primate world, in that they mostly live on grass, grazing in large groups of up to several hundred animals on the vegetation of their alpine home.
Jan 9, 2010 | 9:11Quirks and Quarks Caught in a Fish Web AudioQuirks and Quarks Caught in a Fish Web Jan 9, 2010 | 9:11The pressure we've put on fish stocks doesn't just affect the fish we catch. It also has a big effect on the ones we aren't fishing for. Dr. Nancy Shackell, a research scientist in Halifax has led a new study that shows just this.
Jan 9, 2010 | 9:07Quirks and Quarks The 10% Solar System Solution AudioQuirks and Quarks The 10% Solar System Solution Jan 9, 2010 | 9:07We've now discovered more than 350 planets orbiting other stars, but the one thing we can say, so far, is that there's no place like home. We haven't discovered any planets like Earth. In fact, most of the solar systems don't look anything like ours.
Jan 23, 2010 | 11:31Quirks and Quarks Solar Powered Sea Slugs AudioQuirks and Quarks Solar Powered Sea Slugs Jan 23, 2010 | 11:31Dr. Sidney (Skip) Pierce has discovered that a sea slug has somehow developed the ability to photosynthesize and live out its life as a solar-powered animal.
Mar 6, 2010 | 9:43Quirks and Quarks Dinosaur Snake Snacks AudioQuirks and Quarks Dinosaur Snake Snacks Mar 6, 2010 | 9:43How do you eat a titanosaur - a huge sauropod that can grow to more than 25 meters and 100 tons? Well, one answer might be: one bite at a time. Or you might get them while they're still bite-sized.
Mar 6, 2010 | 8:03Quirks and Quarks Slime Mould Dining Decisions AudioQuirks and Quarks Slime Mould Dining Decisions Mar 6, 2010 | 8:03Dr. Tanya Latty has discovered that slime mould can make complex comparisons between two food options based on the quality and the risk of the eating environment.
Mar 6, 2010 | 8:21Quirks and Quarks How The Polar Bear Got Its Coat AudioQuirks and Quarks How The Polar Bear Got Its Coat Mar 6, 2010 | 8:21In 2004 a rare polar bear fossil was found in Norway. It was comprised of part of a jaw-bone and one tooth, but it has been a treasure-trove of information for Dr. Charlotte Lindqvist.
May 15, 2010 | 8:30Quirks and Quarks Chronic Wasting Disease AudioQuirks and Quarks Chronic Wasting Disease May 15, 2010 | 8:30CWD is a neurological disease that affects deer, elk and moose. It is unusual because it is not caused by a virus or bacteria; it is caused by prions - abnormally shaped cellular proteins found in the central nervous system and lymphoid tissue.
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