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Americans eat a LOT of turkey around the winter holidays, but why? Learn about turkey's festive history and when we eat the most of it in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://recipes.howstuffworks.com/menus/turkey-popularity.htmSee omnystudio.com/lis ... Show More

<p>Powerful events on the surface of the sun, like solar flares and coronal mass ejections, produce radiation and magnetic waves that could indeed affect electrical and communications systems here on Earth -- though they'd have to be massive. Learn more in this episode of BrainSt ... Show More

<p>The U.S. Navy has been training bottlenose dolphins for operations like detecting undersea mines and guarding vessels since the 1960s. Learn about the Marine Mammal Program in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/dolphin- ... Show More

<p>Science has a handle on fireflies and glowworms, but most bioluminescent animals live in the ocean and are tough to study. Today, researchers are still figuring out why some animals produce light. Dive with Josh and Chuck into this illuminating topic.</p><p> </p> Learn more ab ... Show More

In this segment from July 2019, Lewis Black sounds off about dangers plaguing American beaches, from shark attacks to flesh-eating bacteria to flying beach umbrellas. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privac ... Show More

<p>Australia is home to a kind of bird that is the second largest in the world and can kill a human being, making it the closest living version of a velociraptor? Of course it is!</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https ... Show More

<p>Haint Blue is a kind of robin's egg color that you might commonly find on porches of the low country of the Southeastern United States. But what does it have to do with ghouls and ghosts? Listen and learn!</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.ih ... Show More

Did you know blue was one of the last colors to be named? Discover the science behind how words shape our perception in this episode of Know Yourself. Find the full transcript of this episode and learn more about it on https://englishpluspodcast.com/the-curious-case-of-the-missin ... Show More