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Quirks and Quarks | Jan 26, 2013 | 8:50

Fish Hide From the Invasive Nile Perch - 2013/01/26 - Pt. 5

The invasive Nile Perch in Lake Victoria have resulted in other fish species having to adapt to new environments.

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Quirks and Quarks - Compound Eye Camera - 2013/05/11 - Pt. 4May 11, 2013 | 9:12Quirks and Quarks Compound Eye Camera - 2013/05/11 - Pt. 4 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Compound Eye Camera - 2013/05/11 - Pt. 4 May 11, 2013 | 9:12An electronic camera has been developed based on the compound eye of an insect.
Quirks and Quarks - Hairy Bat Tongues Lap Liquid - 2013/05/11 - Pt. 3May 11, 2013 | 8:19Quirks and Quarks Hairy Bat Tongues Lap Liquid - 2013/05/11 - Pt. 3 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Hairy Bat Tongues Lap Liquid - 2013/05/11 - Pt. 3 May 11, 2013 | 8:19Hair on the tip of a bat's tongue becomes erect in order to extend the surface area.
Quirks and Quarks - Using Elephants to Study Dinosaur Metabolism - 2013/05/11 - Pt. 2May 11, 2013 | 8:49Quirks and Quarks Using Elephants to Study Dinosaur Metabolism - 2013/05/11 - Pt. 2 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Using Elephants to Study Dinosaur Metabolism - 2013/05/11 - Pt. 2 May 11, 2013 | 8:49Elephant sized dinosaur migrated at night to avoid over-heating.
Quirks and Quarks - Bone Head Dinosaur Diversity - 2013/05/11 - Pt. 1May 11, 2013 | 10:08Quirks and Quarks Bone Head Dinosaur Diversity - 2013/05/11 - Pt. 1 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Bone Head Dinosaur Diversity - 2013/05/11 - Pt. 1 May 11, 2013 | 10:08There may have been more small dinosaurs than previously thought.
Quirks and Quarks - My Beloved Brontosaurus, plus Cannibals In The Womb, Slap-Happy Humpbacks, and more - 2013/05/04May 4, 2013 | 52:49Quirks and Quarks My Beloved Brontosaurus, plus Cannibals In The Womb, Slap-Happy Humpbacks, and more - 2013/05/04 Audio
Quirks and Quarks My Beloved Brontosaurus, plus Cannibals In The Womb, Slap-Happy Humpbacks, and more - 2013/05/04 May 4, 2013 | 52:49Shark Embryos Cannibalize Their Siblings, Does Antimatter Have Anti-Gravity?, Humpbacks Take Fishing Tips From Friends, My Beloved Brontosaurus, Quirks Question Period - The Moon's Moon.
Quirks and Quarks - Quirks Question Period: The Moon's Moon - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 5May 4, 2013 | 4:03Quirks and Quarks Quirks Question Period: The Moon's Moon - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 5 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Quirks Question Period: The Moon's Moon - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 5 May 4, 2013 | 4:03The question 'can a moon have a moon?' is answered 'no' by a Canadian physicist.
Quirks and Quarks - My Beloved Brontosaurus - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 4May 4, 2013 | 20:18Quirks and Quarks My Beloved Brontosaurus - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 4 Audio
Quirks and Quarks My Beloved Brontosaurus - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 4 May 4, 2013 | 20:18In his new book 'My Beloved Brontosaurus' Brian Switek says popular culture has not kept up with scientific discovery.
Quirks and Quarks - Humpbacks Take Fishing Tips From Friends - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 3May 4, 2013 | 8:47Quirks and Quarks Humpbacks Take Fishing Tips From Friends - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 3 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Humpbacks Take Fishing Tips From Friends - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 3 May 4, 2013 | 8:47Humpbacks whales have learned to add lobtail feeding to their routine thanks to a single female who started it in 1980.
Quirks and Quarks - Does Antimatter Have Anti-Gravity? - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 2May 4, 2013 | 8:56Quirks and Quarks Does Antimatter Have Anti-Gravity? - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 2 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Does Antimatter Have Anti-Gravity? - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 2 May 4, 2013 | 8:56An experiment has been devised to answer whether or not antimatter falls up or down.
Quirks and Quarks - Shark Embryos Cannibalize Their Siblings - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 1May 4, 2013 | 10:43Quirks and Quarks Shark Embryos Cannibalize Their Siblings - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 1 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Shark Embryos Cannibalize Their Siblings - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 1 May 4, 2013 | 10:43The most developed embryos of the sand tiger shark kill then eat their siblings while still in the uterus.
Quirks and Quarks - Paleofantasy, plus Why Rats Can't Retch, Voles Can't Vomit or Beavers Can't Barf, and more - 2013/04/27Apr 27, 2013 | 52:31Quirks and Quarks Paleofantasy, plus Why Rats Can't Retch, Voles Can't Vomit or Beavers Can't Barf, and more - 2013/04/27 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Paleofantasy, plus Why Rats Can't Retch, Voles Can't Vomit or Beavers Can't Barf, and more - 2013/04/27 Apr 27, 2013 | 52:31Paleofantasy, Why Vermin Can't Vomit, Squirrel Stress Makes Big Babies, Bacterial Biofuels Made Better, Big Stars Make Long Gamma-ray Bursts.
Quirks and Quarks - Big Stars Make Long Gamma-ray Bursts - 2013/04/27 - Pt. 5Apr 27, 2013 | 8:48Quirks and Quarks Big Stars Make Long Gamma-ray Bursts - 2013/04/27 - Pt. 5 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Big Stars Make Long Gamma-ray Bursts - 2013/04/27 - Pt. 5 Apr 27, 2013 | 8:48Super giant stars explode and collapse resulting in longer gamma-ray bursts.
Quirks and Quarks - Bacterial Biofuels Made Better - 2013/04/27 - Pt. 4Apr 27, 2013 | 9:07Quirks and Quarks Bacterial Biofuels Made Better - 2013/04/27 - Pt. 4 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Bacterial Biofuels Made Better - 2013/04/27 - Pt. 4 Apr 27, 2013 | 9:07A new biofuel has been developed using a special strain of E.Coli bacteria.
Quirks and Quarks - Squirrel Stress Makes Big Babies - 2013/04/27 - Pt. 3Apr 27, 2013 | 8:12Quirks and Quarks Squirrel Stress Makes Big Babies - 2013/04/27 - Pt. 3 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Squirrel Stress Makes Big Babies - 2013/04/27 - Pt. 3 Apr 27, 2013 | 8:12More stress hormones in female squirrels result in faster growing, bigger offspring.
Quirks and Quarks - Why Vermin Can't Vomit - 2013/04/27 - Pt. 2Apr 27, 2013 | 8:34Quirks and Quarks Why Vermin Can't Vomit - 2013/04/27 - Pt. 2 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Why Vermin Can't Vomit - 2013/04/27 - Pt. 2 Apr 27, 2013 | 8:34Rodents lack the physical capability and neural signals in order to vomit.

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