Tag: evolution

• Eating Ants

  Findings published in the journal Evolution reveal that mammals independently evolved specialized adaptations for exclusively feeding on ants and termites at least 12 times since the Cenozoic era began, roughly 66 million years ago. Why? And what does that …

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  August 22, 2025Episodes

• Hummingbirds, Penguins, and Cockatoos, oh my.

  Three stories this week, all concerning birds! Pranksters, scamps, potential saviors of earth? In the first, cockatoos in Australia have learned how to drink from public water fountains. Anthony and Jeff discuss how and why. Next ups, the penguins …

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  July 18, 2025Episodes

• Man the Hunter Debunked

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  November 6, 2023Episodes

• The Ads of Your Dreams and Evolving Culture

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  June 18, 2021Episodes

• Kid Justice and Stone Age Monkeys

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  December 11, 2020Episodes

• Some Snail a Prey

  Conservationists have been sounding the alarm over invasive species for years, warning of the damage they can cause to habitats and native animals. But in Florida, an invasive snail might be helping an endangered bird species come back from the …

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  February 21, 2018Episodes

• Living That Brock Life

  The construction of the world’s largest water slide gets Jeff and Anthony thinking about daredevil mentality, the line between brave and stupid, and the secret wish to be an alpha male.

  The story: http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-trb-verruckt-worlds-tallest-water-slide-20140702-story.html…

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  July 9, 2014Episodes