November 2, 2018
Robot Gaze Aversion
Humans relate better to robots that avert their eyes at well-chosen moments.
November 1, 2018
Bombardier Beetle Buddies
Do bombardier beetles that stay together, spray together?
October 31, 2018
Seeking Out Fear
The science of human fear is much more complex than is commonly thought.
October 30, 2018
The Lyrebird’s Dance
The superb lyrebird of Australia combines its songs with specific dance moves to create an elaborate courtship ritual.
Cloning a dinosaur from DNA extracted from mosquitoes trapped in amber makes for entertaining science fiction, but does it stand up to the evidence? (Didier Desouens)
September 7, 2018
INSECTS & SPIDERS (Encore Edition) - Could spider venom be the next insecticide? Why mosquitoes smell you better at night. And debunking the myth of extracting dinosaur DNA from insects preserved in amber. Also, insect legs that bear an uncanny resemblance to modern machinery.