12:03
Monkeys Try Their Hand At Stone Tools
One troop of capuchin monkeys has learned the art of using stone tools.
What Did Ancient Whales Look Like?
Author and curator Nick Pyenson describes the similarities and differences between humans and our distant mammalian relatives.
4:43
Genetic Tests Reshape Bull Market For Beef Producers
When it comes to raising beef, farmers face choices beyond “well, medium, or rare?”
7:39
Radiolab Investigates Our ‘Magical Organs’
In a limited-run series called ‘Gonads,’ Radiolab producer and host Molly Webster explores the fascinating world of embryonic development.
20:31
Hive Mind: Inside The Complicated World of Bee Colonies
Bumblebee colonies in urban areas may be more successful than those in the country. Also, how do honeybees choose a new queen?
25:57
Chasing Whales Through Time
Paleontologist Nick Pyenson pieces together the evolutionary story of how whales came to be the majestic, awe-inspiring animals we know today.
7:42
What Are The Economics Of Immigration?
New research finds migrants and refugees boost the economies of countries they come to within just two years.
4:23
A Possible Oasis In A Sea Of Dying Coral
Pockets of coral in the Pacific and western Atlantic “escape, resist, or rebound” bleaching events while their neighbors die off.
Model The Texture-Changing Structures of Cuttlefish Skin: Papillae
Recreating this impressive feat of camouflage takes only a balloon and a bit of duct tape.
The Seamstress And The Secrets Of The Argonaut Shell
Known since Aristotle, no one understood the argonaut octopus—until a 19th-century seamstress turned naturalist took it upon herself to solve its mysteries.