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The Yeast Also Rises
The microorganism’s contributions to society, from bread to biotechnology.
17:25
The Frogs And Insects That Freeze
From midge larvae to wood frogs, how extremophiles weather brutal winter temperatures without harm.
16:18
Reconstructing The World Of Our Ancient Ancestors
Paleoecologists use fossils to figure out the environment of early hominins and how those conditions played a role in the evolution of our early ancestors.
7:21
The Next All-Natural Recycling Solution? An Enzyme
Plus, exploding ants and other science headlines in this week’s News Round-up.
17:34
Diving Deep To Appreciate The Spleen
Evolutionary adaptations, such as having a larger spleen, have let humans live comfortably in some of the world’s extreme places.
A Yearbook Of Seeds
From the Uncarina seed’s fashionable coat to the flowing orange locks of the Bird of Paradise seed, we present this year’s seed superlatives.
The Very Hungry Maggot
What happens when you give hundreds of puppies a single bowl of food? This mechanical engineer is trying to solve this problem with physics…and maggots.
7:29
A New Planet-Hunter Takes To The Sky
Plus, a new search for dark matter, a massive ichthyosaur, and the nature of randomness.
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If You Give A Maggot A Cookie…
Researchers are digging into the eating habits of maggots to help solve the food waste problem.