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Apr 12: How human noises impact animals, and more...
On this week's episode: A tree harnesses lightning to kill competitors, our anti-anxiety drugs are affecting wild salmon, Denisovan jawbone discovered in Taiwan, and Earth's core is smushier than we thought.
Radio Quirks & Quarks April 11
Analysis: Bob's Blog
De-extinction or pre-extinction? Biotech company's resurrected 'dire wolves' raise questions
Bob McDonald
Radio Quirks & Quarks April 11
Apr 5: Our bodies and brains fight weight loss, and more...
Radio Quirks & Quarks April 9
Analysis: Bob's blog
How chimpanzee tool use provides insight into early human behaviour
Bob McDonald
Radio Quirks & Quarks April 4
Mar 29: Moving forests to save the butterflies, and more...
Radio Quirks & Quarks March 28
Mar 22: What fossil plants say about the evolution of life, and more…
Radio Quirks & Quarks March 21

Analysis: Bob's Blog

Assault at Antarctic base could be a warning for future travellers to Mars

Radio Quirks & Quarks March 21

Mar 15: The silent, long-term effects of COVID, and more...

Radio Quirks & Quarks March 14

Beyond long COVID — how reinfections could be causing silent long-term organ damage

Radio Quirks & Quarks March 20

Analysis: Bob's Blog

Advances in solar technology could push us closer to cheap, clean energy

Radio Quirks & Quarks March 14

March 8: The Quirks & Quarks listener question show

Radio Quirks & Quarks March 7

Mar 1: The recipe for finding life on other planets, and more...

Radio Quirks & Quarks February 28

Feb 22: Is it dark energy, or is time just different in space? And more...

Radio Quirks & Quarks February 21

Analysis: Bob's blog

European Paralympic athlete in line to become the first disabled astronaut in space

Radio Quirks & Quarks February 21

A competing theory to 'dark energy' suggests the universe has different time zones

Radio Quirks & Quarks February 26

Feb 15: How AI is transforming science, and more...

Radio Quirks & Quarks February 14

Analysis: Bob's blog

Does ELIZA, the first chatbot created 60 years ago, hold lessons for modern AI?

Radio Quirks & Quarks February 18

Feb 8: The rapidly changing Arctic, and more

Radio Quirks & Quarks February 7

Analysis: Bob's blog

Falling space debris could increasingly affect airline traffic, research finds

Radio Quirks & Quarks February 7

Feb 1: Technology to preserve biodiversity, and more

Radio Quirks & Quarks January 31

Jan 25: Solving the mysteries of our solar system, and more

Radio Quirks & Quarks January 27

Analysis: Bob's blog

Stunning photo mosaic of neighbouring Andromeda Galaxy captures the glow of 200 million stars

Radio Quirks & Quarks January 27

Jan 18: Climate scientists as physicians of the planet, and more

Radio Quirks & Quarks January 17

Prominent climate scientist argues it's time to ditch the 'myth of neutrality'

Amanda Buckiewicz

Radio Quirks & Quarks January 17

Jan 11: How crocheted hats help scientists learn about cats, and more

Radio Quirks & Quarks January 10

Analysis: Bob's blog

Kissing moons may explain why Earth's moon is so large

Radio Quirks & Quarks January 13

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