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Nov. 23: A brain 'car wash' could prevent neurological diseases and more…
Octopus camouflage is hard work, working dogs have tiny brains, how dark energy is tied to life's emergence, and the evolution of kissing.
Radio Quirks & Quarks November 22
Analysis: Bob's Blog
Astronaut brain fog known as the 'space stupids' not so bad after return to Earth, study suggests
Bob McDonald
Radio Quirks & Quarks November 22
Nov 16: An environmental historian looks at our symbiosis with trees and more…
Radio Quirks & Quarks November 15
Analysis: Bob's blog
Blind and sighted people alike can learn to 'see' with echolocation, study finds
Bob McDonald
Radio Quirks & Quarks November 15
Nov 9: New fishing technology could save endangered right whales and more…
Radio Quirks & Quarks November 8
Analysis: Bob's blog
Contest invites teams to design a 'generation starship' for a 250-year journey
Bob McDonald
Radio Quirks & Quarks November 8

Nov 2: The science of art appreciation, and more

Radio Quirks & Quarks November 1

Analysis: Bob's blog

Iceland looking to add space solar power to its sources of renewable energy by 2030

Radio Quirks & Quarks November 5

Oct 26: The amazing, brilliant, fascinating world of spiders and more

Radio Quirks & Quarks October 25

Analysis: Bob's blog

Would you ride a high-altitude balloon to the edge of space?

Radio Quirks & Quarks October 28

This spider scientist wants us to appreciate the world's 8-legged wonders

Amanda Buckiewicz

Radio Quirks & Quarks October 25

Oct 19: Using the sea to soak up our excess carbon dioxide and more

Radio Quirks & Quarks October 18

Analysis: Bob's blog

SpaceX surpasses its own record for the number of rockets launched in a year

Radio Quirks & Quarks October 18

Can the sea soak up our excess carbon dioxide? These scientists are finding out

Radio Quirks & Quarks October 24

Oct 12: A Nobel prize for understanding how genes are turned on and off and more....

Radio Quirks & Quarks October 11

Analysis: Bob's blog

How long was Mars warm and wet?

Radio Quirks & Quarks October 11

Nobel Prize winner hopes his discovery can help fight disease and even detect alien life

Amanda Buckiewicz

Radio Quirks & Quarks October 11

Oct 5: The FBI's chief explosives scientist deconstructs bomb forensic investigations and more...

Radio Quirks & Quarks October 4

Analysis: Bob's Blog

With the Europa Clipper mission, NASA hopes to find signs of life

Radio Quirks & Quarks October 4

Sep 28: Plastic — We need to understand the problem and the solutions, and more

Radio Quirks & Quarks September 27

The 'godfather' of microplastics research says we need to move faster to solve our plastic problem

Amanda Buckiewicz

Radio Quirks & Quarks October 1

Sep 21: An astronaut takes a bird's eye view of migration and more...

Radio Quirks & Quarks September 20

Analysis: Bob's blog

Greenland tsunami made the Earth 'ring' for 9 days, new research suggests

Radio Quirks & Quarks September 20

Sep 14: Science in the field special

Radio Quirks & Quarks September 17

Cities are overheating. How do we cool them down?

Radio Quirks & Quarks September 7

OVERHEATED: A Quirks & Quarks Special — Audio and Transcript

Amanda Buckiewicz

Radio Quirks & Quarks September 11

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