Oops… Did we get cats all wrong? 🙀In last year’s Halloween episode, we may have called cats “evil” - and listeners had something to say about it. Listen to find if cat behaviorist Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado can change our purr-spective on cats! From spooky suspicions to paw-some facts, this episode is a purr-fectly spooky treat! 🎃🐈‍⬛  Learn more about Mikel and how you can study your cats in our bonus interview extra on Patreon ! 🎧 Listen to the Episode 🔎About The Featured

🧬🌸 A mystery is evolving in our latest episode! Come along with plant scientist David Lowry as we explore the secrets hidden within the yellow monkeyflower. We’ll uncover how tiny changes in DNA can lead to massive differences between species. 😲 Tune in to Tumble to discover the incredible story of adaptation and evolution.  Learn more about David and nature vs nurture in our bonus interview extra on Patreon ! 🎧 Listen to the Episode 🔎About The Featured Expert David Low

Why do plants grow in different places? How do they adapt to different environments? 🌱🌼🔍Join plant scientist David Lowry on a journey where picking flowers on the side of the road leads to asking big questions about how life evolves - and it might change what you think about what makes a species.🤯 Learn more about David and the science of species in our bonus interview extra on Patreon! 🎧 Listen to the Episode 🔎About The Featured Expert David Lowry is a plant biologis

In our latest episode, paleontologist Paul Olsen takes us on a journey of dino discovery! 🦖🔍 Hear the amazing story of why dinosaur trackways are still here and how a curious kid turned into a legendary dino track hunter! 🦕 Also, we have a special announcement about how YOU can become a dino track explorer like Paul! Learn more about Paul and how he learns about the past in our bonus interview extra on Patreon ! 🎧 Listen to the Episode National Archives  photo by Earl Mc

We’re kicking off Season 10 with our guest POOPOLOGIST Laurel Wescott 💩 Listen on your fav pod player to find out why she studies poop and how it helps zoo animals stay healthy! 🐍🦦🐁 Learn more about Laurel and poop science in our bonus interview extra on Patreon ! 🎧 Listen to the Episode 🔎About The Featured Expert Dr. Laurel Fink Wescott is the Animal Welfare Specialist at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon. Laurel researches conservation biology, wildlife conservatio

Can we build a time machine - for real? Get ready to have your mind blown as we find out with Clifford Johnson, a theoretical physicist and science advisor for the MCU. He tells us how we can time travel - now!! ⌚ Learn more about time travel and Clifford's film advising in our bonus interview extra on Patreon! 🎧 Listen to the Episode Photo by Viterbi Magazine 🔎About The Featured Expert Clifford Johnson is a professor of Physics at the University of California Santa Barba

Where and how do scientists protect Earth from asteroids ☄️? Tune into our latest episode with Edgard Rivera-Valentin to learn about planetary defense and the moving story behind Arecibo Observatory 🔭 Learn more about Arecibo in our bonus interview extra on Patreon ! 🎧 Listen to the Episode 🔎About The Featured Expert Dr. Edgard Rivera-Valentín is a planetary radar scientist at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab. They use radar technology to research planetary defense stra

You may have heard their song, but have you heard their story? In our latest episode, cicada scientist Chris Simon helps us dig into the surprising science of cicadas - and figure out how they’re changing! Learn more about cicada history in our in our bonus interview extra on Patreon ! 🎧 Listen to the Episode 🔎About The Featured Expert Chris Simon is a senior research scientist at the University of Connecticut in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Among m

It's fact-meets-fiction in our latest episode! Tune in to learn how scientist Caroline Blassick faces off against alien bacteria invaders who avoid antibiotics. You won’t want to miss this battle of microbial life and death! 🦠 Learn more about “alien bacteria” in our bonus interview extra on Patreon ! This episode is supported by the National Science Foundation under award number MCB: 2032357. 🎧 Listen to the Episode 🔎About The Featured Expert Caroline Blassick is a PhD c

Let’s dive into the mysteries of black holes with astronomer Maura McLaughlin 🌌 We’ll learn what black holes are, how we find them, and how scientists are setting off on an intergalactic search for the biggest black holes in the universe  🔭 Tune in to our latest episode for a stellar adventure! Learn more about Maura and pulsar stars in our bonus interview extra on Patreon ! 🎧 Listen to the Episode 🔎About The Featured Expert Maura McLaughlin is a professor of physics an