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  1. An isopod, well-adapted to the harsh conditions of arid-lands, crawls on the desert floor in search of leaf litter

    Episode 96: December 2024

    In this episode, we hear about predicting the evolution of influenza viruses, how deserts decompose matter despite the dry, what worms are revealing about a gene linked to autism, and how mice detect the smell of cats.

  2. Episode 95: October 2024

    In this episode, we hear about cancer and mental health, efforts to make antibodies more reliable, exercises that can reduce levels of the stress hormone cortisol, and the possibility that products from human birth tissue could be used to treat post-surgical pain.
  3. Two ants walking on a branch in the moonlight

    Episode 94: September 2024

    In this episode, we hear about bacterial vampirism, how ants use moonlight to navigate, spontaneous preterm birth, and the different responses of male and female mice to food restriction.

  4. Episode 93: June 2024

    In this episode, we hear about food-related memories, termite nests, the importance of monitoring livestock abortions, monkey malaria, and how a common language is important in neurodiversity research.

  5. Episode 92: April 2024

    In this episode, we hear about hibernation, the evolution of flu epidemics, aphantasia, the effects of ketamine, and how the brain changes when animals form sexual bonds.

  6. Episode 91: February 2024

    In this episode, we hear about what orangutans can tell us about the origins of human speech, the challenges of being dyslexic in an academic environment, changing tunes in fin whales, ancient botanical drugs and alternative career paths of science graduates.
  7. Albatrosses at sea

    Episode 90: December 2023

    In this episode, we hear about bees and pesticides, plants in the Arctic, stinging strategies in sea anemones, communication between cancer cells, and the biomechanics of albatrosses.

  8. Episode 89: September 2023

    In this episode, we hear about adapting to life in cold water, animals keeping their distance when pathogens are present, why women are reluctant to submit to elite journals, how learning compassion changes the structure of the brain, and biological ageing in children.
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