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Quirks and Quarks | Mar 2, 2013 | 52:08

Canada's Small Satellite With a Big Punch, plus Monkeys Make Nut-crackers, Dolphins Call Each Other by Name, Corn Fuels Ancient Civilzation, Melting Permafrost, and more - 2013/03/02

Tiny Canadian Satellites Study Brightest Stars, Ancient Peruvian Civilization Fueled by Corn, Skillful Monkeys Crack Nuts, Dolphins Imitate Calls, Permafrost Melting in the Sunlight, How Seals Sleep With Half a Brain.

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Quirks and Quarks - Canada's Small Satellite With a Big Punch, plus Monkeys Make Nut-crackers, Dolphins Call Each Other by Name, Corn Fuels Ancient Civilzation, Melting Permafrost, and more - 2013/03/02Mar 2, 2013 | 52:08Quirks and Quarks Canada's Small Satellite With a Big Punch, plus Monkeys Make Nut-crackers, Dolphins Call Each Other by Name, Corn Fuels Ancient Civilzation, Melting Permafrost, and more - 2013/03/02 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Canada's Small Satellite With a Big Punch, plus Monkeys Make Nut-crackers, Dolphins Call Each Other by Name, Corn Fuels Ancient Civilzation, Melting Permafrost, and more - 2013/03/02 Mar 2, 2013 | 52:08Tiny Canadian Satellites Study Brightest Stars, Ancient Peruvian Civilization Fueled by Corn, Skillful Monkeys Crack Nuts, Dolphins Imitate Calls, Permafrost Melting in the Sunlight, How Seals Sleep With Half a Brain.
Quirks and Quarks - How Seals Sleep With Half a Brain - 2013/03/02 - Pt. 6Mar 2, 2013 | 8:19Quirks and Quarks How Seals Sleep With Half a Brain - 2013/03/02 - Pt. 6 Audio
Quirks and Quarks How Seals Sleep With Half a Brain - 2013/03/02 - Pt. 6 Mar 2, 2013 | 8:19Marine mammals like seals use only half of their brain when sleeping.
Quirks and Quarks - Permafrost Melting in the Sunlight - 2013/03/02 - Pt. 5Mar 2, 2013 | 8:18Quirks and Quarks Permafrost Melting in the Sunlight - 2013/03/02 - Pt. 5 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Permafrost Melting in the Sunlight - 2013/03/02 - Pt. 5 Mar 2, 2013 | 8:18As Arctic permafrost melts, more organic carbon is released into the atmosphere.
Quirks and Quarks - Dolphins Imitate Calls - 2013/03/02 - Pt. 4Mar 2, 2013 | 7:45Quirks and Quarks Dolphins Imitate Calls - 2013/03/02 - Pt. 4 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Dolphins Imitate Calls - 2013/03/02 - Pt. 4 Mar 2, 2013 | 7:45Dolphins copy the call of individuals in their group when they become separated.
Quirks and Quarks - Skillful Monkeys Crack Nuts - 2013/03/02 Pt. 3Mar 2, 2013 | 8:39Quirks and Quarks Skillful Monkeys Crack Nuts - 2013/03/02 Pt. 3 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Skillful Monkeys Crack Nuts - 2013/03/02 Pt. 3 Mar 2, 2013 | 8:39Capuchin monkeys are highly skilled at cracking palm-nuts.
Quirks and Quarks - Ancient Peruvian Civilization Fueled by Corn - 2013/03/02 - Pt. 2Mar 2, 2013 | 9:11Quirks and Quarks Ancient Peruvian Civilization Fueled by Corn - 2013/03/02 - Pt. 2 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Ancient Peruvian Civilization Fueled by Corn - 2013/03/02 - Pt. 2 Mar 2, 2013 | 9:11Growing corn in abundance 5000 years ago allowed the ancient Peruvian civilization to thrive.
Quirks and Quarks - Tiny Canadian Satellites Study Brightest Stars - 2013/03/02 - Pt. 1Mar 2, 2013 | 9:52Quirks and Quarks Tiny Canadian Satellites Study Brightest Stars - 2013/03/02 - Pt. 1 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Tiny Canadian Satellites Study Brightest Stars - 2013/03/02 - Pt. 1 Mar 2, 2013 | 9:52Canadian 'nano-satellites' launched in order to study the brightest stars.
Quirks and Quarks - Raising The Lid on Eyesight, plus Fruit Flies and Alcohol, Magnetic Maps for Salmon, and Red Dwarfs Host Habitable Plants, and more - 2013/02/23Feb 23, 2013 | 52:38Quirks and Quarks Raising The Lid on Eyesight, plus Fruit Flies and Alcohol, Magnetic Maps for Salmon, and Red Dwarfs Host Habitable Plants, and more - 2013/02/23 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Raising The Lid on Eyesight, plus Fruit Flies and Alcohol, Magnetic Maps for Salmon, and Red Dwarfs Host Habitable Plants, and more - 2013/02/23 Feb 23, 2013 | 52:38Human Echolocation: Blind Like A Bat, Lifting The Lid On Lazy Eye, Red Dwarf Stars Host Hospitable Planets, Mother Flies Dose Offspring With Alcohol, Arctic Ice Turns Green With Algae, Salmon Follow Magnetic Map.
Quirks and Quarks - Salmon Follow Magnetic Map - 2013/02/23 - Pt. 6Feb 23, 2013 | 8:30Quirks and Quarks Salmon Follow Magnetic Map - 2013/02/23 - Pt. 6 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Salmon Follow Magnetic Map - 2013/02/23 - Pt. 6 Feb 23, 2013 | 8:30Salmon use the Earth's magnetic field and an internal compass to navigate.
Quirks and Quarks - Arctic Ice Turns Green With Algae - 2013/02/23/ - Pt. 5Feb 23, 2013 | 8:51Quirks and Quarks Arctic Ice Turns Green With Algae - 2013/02/23/ - Pt. 5 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Arctic Ice Turns Green With Algae - 2013/02/23/ - Pt. 5 Feb 23, 2013 | 8:51Thinning Arctic ice has resulted in the growth of algae underneath and on the sea floor.
Quirks and Quarks - Mother Flies Dose Offspring With Alcohol - 2013/02/23 - Pt. 4Feb 23, 2013 | 7:51Quirks and Quarks Mother Flies Dose Offspring With Alcohol - 2013/02/23 - Pt. 4 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Mother Flies Dose Offspring With Alcohol - 2013/02/23 - Pt. 4 Feb 23, 2013 | 7:51Fruit flies lay their eggs in alcohol to ward off parasites.
Quirks and Quarks - Red Dwarf Stars Host Hospitable Planets - 2013/02/23 - Pt. 3Feb 23, 2013 | 8:35Quirks and Quarks Red Dwarf Stars Host Hospitable Planets - 2013/02/23 - Pt. 3 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Red Dwarf Stars Host Hospitable Planets - 2013/02/23 - Pt. 3 Feb 23, 2013 | 8:35Some Red Dwarf stars may have habitable planets.
Quirks and Quarks - Lifting The Lid On Lazy Eye - 2013/02/23 - Pt. 2Feb 23, 2013 | 8:33Quirks and Quarks Lifting The Lid On Lazy Eye - 2013/02/23 - Pt. 2 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Lifting The Lid On Lazy Eye - 2013/02/23 - Pt. 2 Feb 23, 2013 | 8:33Ten days of total darkness restored complete vision to kittens experiencing lazy eye.
Quirks and Quarks - Human Echolocation: Blind Like A Bat - 2013/02/23 - Pt. 1Feb 23, 2013 | 10:15Quirks and Quarks Human Echolocation: Blind Like A Bat - 2013/02/23 - Pt. 1 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Human Echolocation: Blind Like A Bat - 2013/02/23 - Pt. 1 Feb 23, 2013 | 10:15The human brain can interpret echolocated signals to distinguish shapes, as well as objects.
Quirks and Quarks - Oceans of Plastic, plus Music Boosts the Brain, Moles Smell in Stereo, Invasive Ants Wage Battle, and more - 2013/02/16Feb 16, 2013 | 53:00Quirks and Quarks Oceans of Plastic, plus Music Boosts the Brain, Moles Smell in Stereo, Invasive Ants Wage Battle, and more - 2013/02/16 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Oceans of Plastic, plus Music Boosts the Brain, Moles Smell in Stereo, Invasive Ants Wage Battle, and more - 2013/02/16 Feb 16, 2013 | 53:00Oceans of Plastic, Early Music Lessons Boost The Brain, Moles Smell in Stereo, Battle of The Invasive Ants, Carbon Nanotubes Make Hybrid Heart Tissue.

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