Insects in Winter
A listener asks: Where do all the insects go in winter?
Camels seem perfectly suited to life in the desert, but they may have evolved those traits in the …
A listener asks whether it's true that large dogs don't live as long as small dogs.
Champions of endurance, sled dogs can run for over a thousand miles without fatigue.
Stressing out plant cells can coax them into revealing medically-useful chemistry.
No other creatures match insects when it comes to sheer numbers of migrating animals.
Most mammals have internal clocks that regulate their daily cycles, but not reindeer.
Reindeer can detect ultraviolet light, which may help them survive dark Arctic winters.