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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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Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Rachel really kicks things off this week by telling us about the "human fish" that live in caves. Victoria is back this week and looking at how the gender of scientists can skew the results of research. Kirk rounds things off this week by talking about how hippos sweat a pseudo-blood to use as sunscreen.
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Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
This week, Kirk talks about how Carl Linnaeus thought there were species of Wild humans and Monster humans.
Rachel then tells us about carcinization, the evolutionary process that keeps turning species into crabs.
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Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
This week Rachel kicks things off with a story about the Unicorns of the Sea, Narwhals!
Guest Jarrod Klopp tells us about a newly discovered superfood fungus found in the Grand Prismatic pool at Yellowstone that may end up feeding humans in space.
Kirk rounds out the week with by examining questions of Astrobiology. Is Earth-like life inevitable?
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Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
This week Kirk talks about strange collective nouns for animals and an animal we never realized travels in herds until recently. Rachel tells us about the amazing quetzal bird with a three foot tail and Victoria rounds out this week's show with a series of updates chocked full of new updates to old stories.
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Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
This week Victoria tells us about the strange armored spiny mouse. Kirk talks about real life dragons in the sea and Rachel rounds out the week with tales of the most colorful river in the world.
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Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Did you know that most other animals make their own vitamin C and we're the weirdos who don't? You won't find a goat or lemur with Scurvy. Kirk tells us all about it. Rachel then brings us on a journey of discovery under the sea to learn about the Sea Horse.
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Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
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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