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Life is strange, naturally you want to hear about it. Strange by Nature is your guide to the strange, weird and unbelievable side of nature. Professional naturalists present weekly curated stories about just how strange nature can get.
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This week Rachel kicks things off by talking about Clown Fish and how they can actually change their sex! Guest Alicia Little has us fascinated with the science behind catnip and Kirk finishes up with an amazing story of how viruses make you more attractive to mosquitoes.
Link to the cat study with cute graphics:https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abd9135
Link to the cat video Alicia mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNUz4zQTA1E
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Wednesday May 31, 2023
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Happy Summer! This week, Kirk kicks things off by talking about another human parasite, Rachel details the re-discovery of one of the rarest bees in the world and Victoria tells the tale of a drowned child brought back to life.
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Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
This week Victoria blows our mind with a story of beetles moisture farming though their anus, Kirk goes on a rant about the color of the sun and Rachel tells us a tale of a cool hermit crab with connections to the film/book Howl's Moving Castle.
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Wednesday May 17, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Rachel kicks things off this week by finally talking about the Kiwi (the bird). Our guest this week, Noah, shares two topics, Chaga and Squirrels. Kirk rounds out this week with the most complex chimera known to science.
Link to the paper Kirk discussed: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdfExtended/S0960-9822(23)00458-X
Check out Noah's music:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0hgXZx0yIUsI5cQN92gUp2
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-751656453
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Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
This week we are joined by Bobby Frankenberger from All Around Science Podcast.
Kirk kicks things off with a bizarre tale of gambling, crocodiles and arousal.
Bobby brings the facts about why Guinea Pigs eat their own droppings
Rachel rounds things out this week with new science on the sounds plants make.
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Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Rachel kicks things off with a strange news story of loons. Victoria then takes us on a journey into the parasitic world of Ox Peckers that leaves us laughing. Kirk FINALLY unravels the mystery of cubical wombat poop. We had a lot of fun this week, enjoy!
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Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
This week, Kirk talks about the bizarre possible relationship between having a pet and your child NOT having specific food allergies. Rachel then tells us the story of how an 8 year old boy ended up changing what we understand about ants. Victoria rounds out this week with updates on some popular stories from previous episodes.
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Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
What a treat, this week we are joined by Brett Sieberer. You may know him as the quiz master behind our anniversary shows but he's an incredible professional naturalist as well. Rachel kicks things off this week by taking us on a journey to discover just how high an insect an fly. Brett then takes us to the depths of the ocean in search of a mysterious unknown species of whale. Kirk rounds things off by making everyone squirm as he goes into details on why you really really don't want to get a tape worm from pork. Enjoy!
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Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
This week, Kirk breaks our brains a bit by revisiting the color purple and thinking about how strange it is that we can see it at all. Rachel then reels in the largest sunfish in the world and you won't believe how bit it can get.
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Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
This week Kirk brings us the story of mysterious Blue Lava, Rachel discusses the strange shoebill and Victoria takes us on a search for 10,000 feet of missing rock.
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