Sinopse
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Episódios
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Kid Scientist Finds Sweet Pest Control
10/06/2014 Duração: 02minEleven-year-old Simon Kaschock-Marenda's science fair project led to a publication about the insecticidal effects of the sweetener Truvia. Karen Hopkin reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Light Colors Become Fashion Rage for Northern Europe's Insects
09/06/2014 Duração: 01minAs northern Europe warms, the light-colored butterflies and dragonflies typically found in the Mediterranean are moving north, and outcompeting their darker-colored rivals. Erika Beras reports
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London Fish Chip Away at Historical Unknowns
06/06/2014 Duração: 01minIsotope composition within fish tails found in London archaeological digs shows that the city began importing cod from northern Scandinavia some 800 years ago. Cynthia Graber reports
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Meteor Storm Went from Sizzle to Fizzle
04/06/2014 Duração: 01minThe May Camelopardalids meteor outburst turned out to be a dud, because meteor storm prediction is not a sure thing, unlike, for example, calculating the next eclipse