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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 Dec 27, 2023
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
This week, Kirk kicks things off by sharing some incredible research that shows it may be possible to induce a torpor/hibernation state in mammals with ultrasound. Rachel lets us know all about the Gopher Tortoise, and Victoria tell us all about the strange world of Mussel reproduction.
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Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Hello Dear Listeners. Here's what we have for you this week. Victoria kicks things off by telling the tale of her recent encounter with one of the world's few venomous mammals and you'll never guess where she found it...her basement!
Kirk invents a weird quiz about strange ways nature might try to kill you. Which is more likely, getting hit in the face by a duck while jet skiing or being gored by a bison?
Rachel shares about a relative of the playtpus, the Echidna, and wow does she ever save the most disturbing fact until the end.
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Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
We had an absolute blast this week with the full crew. Rachel kicks us off by telling us exactly how strange Scallops really are. Are those eyes? Yup. Next up, Victoria tells us the story of the golf course with bull sharks in the water traps. Kirk then wraps things up by testing out how well the other hosts can spot a hidden snake in digitally altered images all to test out something called the Snake Detection Theory.
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Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Kirk takes us on a journey to learn about where the smell of Musk comes from and along the way we find out about a problem with the synthetic versions that took our nostrils by storm starting in the 1990s. Rachel then tells the amazing story about how the physical structure of dragonfly wings can destroy bacteria just by coming into contact with it.
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Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Rachel kicks things off this week with the most ridiculous looking spider ever. Seriously. This thing is bizarre and cool and completely stupid looking. Listen as we learn about the Pelican Spider.
Kirk takes us on a real-life Hero's Journey to the briny depths of the Galapagos Spreading Zone where biologists got a little help finding a rich biological treasure below the waves.
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Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
This week Kirk kirk kicks things off by talking about a fungus showing up somewhere unexpected.
Speaking of unexpected, Rachel shares a story about two species that were accidentally cross-bred in a lab when it shouldn't have been possible.
Victoria rounds out the show this week by talking about how weirdly we're all getting cooler over time.
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Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Victoria brings us the amazing story of the world's first ever known fruit eating frog. Yeah, it pollinates flowers too.
Kirk delves into the Salt Cedar and tries to puzzle out whether or not invasive species really are to blame for being the way they are.
Rachel blows our minds by telling us about pollinators and flowering plants in the ocean. She presents new research on crustaceans as pollinators.
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Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
This week, Rachel ask the question, "Can you tell if something is wet?" the answer may surprise you.
Kirk talks about a new surprising use for waste beer yeast, it just might be the key to clean drinking water.
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Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Kirk just can't help himself and goes with another episode about a parasite. Ladies and Germs, we present, the Rat Lung Worm.
Rachel keeps the infection theme going by talking about the first ever case of a cross-kingdom infection when a man was found to have a fungus growing in his throat.
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Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Welcome to the Halloween Episode.
This week we have three spooky stories. Rachel talks about the terrifying Black Swallower Fish, Victoria bring us the story of Pirate Spiders and Kirk examines the smell of fear. Happy Halloween!
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