Best Tiny Octopus Podcasts (2025)

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Moon Missions, Tricky Moths, and Hidden Dinosaurs! (9.23.25) 5:09

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Join us for an amazing 5-minute adventure as we blast off with NASA's newest astronauts heading to the Moon, meet a sneaky moth that fooled scientists for years, and uncover a mysterious dinosaur fossil that was hidden in Wales for over 100 years! Get ready to explore these mind-blowing discoveries that show just how incredible our world really is.…

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Tiny Super Cameras, Ice Powers, and Alien Worlds! (9.22.25) 5:03

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Join us for an incredible 5-minute adventure as we explore microscopic lenses smaller than a hair that could revolutionize our cameras, discover how ordinary ice has secret electrical superpowers, and blast off to some of the weirdest alien planets ever found! We'll journey through NASA's amazing discovery of 6,000 worlds beyond our solar system, s…

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Talking Atoms, Super-Smelling Ants, and Brain-Changing Cats! (9.21.25) 5:20

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Join us for an incredible 5-minute journey into science where we'll discover how scientists made atoms chat with each other, learn about ants with amazing supersense powers, and find out how having a cat can actually change your brain! We're exploring the tiniest particles, the coolest insects, and our furry friends in ways you've never imagined be…

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Sunken Ships, Python Snacks, and Saturn's Spotlight! (9.20.25) 4:55

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Join us for an incredible 5-minute adventure as we explore a mysterious 500-year-old royal shipwreck, discover why a giant python in Florida had to spit out an entire deer, and learn how to spot Saturn when it's at its most spectacular this week! Get ready to be amazed by these mind-blowing scientific discoveries and don't forget to tell your frien…

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Christina Cyr spoke with us about building cell phones, entrepreneurship, social purpose corporations, awards, lithium recycling, and her interesting career path. We talked about Christina’s Cyrcle Phone, the related kit from dTOOR, and her CES Innovation Award. We also mentioned Fairphone in the section about social purpose corporation. There is a…

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The evolutionary price we pay for longer lives; the asteroid coming VERY close to Earth; how dinosaurs shaped the ecosystem 32:59

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Episode 321 Humans live a lot longer than other primates - and much of that is down to our immune system. But there’s a price we pay for the capacity to fight off infections: inflammation. Chronic inflammation is to blame for a range of health issues, especially those related to older age. And now research has revealed exactly why inflammation is g…

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Dancing Atoms, Super-Swimming Jaguars, and Moon Mysteries! (9.19.25) 5:07

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Join us for an incredible 5-minute journey where we'll watch atoms dance with lasers, meet a record-breaking jaguar who swam farther than ever before, and discover how the Moon might help us solve one of space's biggest mysteries - dark matter! From the tiniest building blocks of our universe to amazing animal adventures, this episode is packed wit…

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Magic Nuclear Numbers, Mars Life Hunt, and Giant Space Rock! (9.18.25) 4:55

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Join us for an action-packed 5-minute adventure where we'll unlock the mysterious "magic numbers" that make atoms super powerful, discover brand new evidence that Mars might have once been home to living things, and track a massive asteroid zooming past Earth! Get ready to have your mind blown by these incredible scientific discoveries. Don't forge…

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Moon Missions, Black Holes, and Electric Supercars! (9.17.25) 4:46

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Get ready for an incredible 5-minute journey through space and science! We'll blast off with NASA's amazing Artemis missions to the Moon (and maybe Mars!), peek at mind-blowing new photos of a mysterious black hole that's changing before our eyes, and discover how new super-fast charging car batteries could power your family's future road trips. Do…

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Space Baby Black Holes, Plant Superpowers, and Volcanic Eyes! (9.16.25) 4:57

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Get ready for an incredible 5-minute journey through space and nature's wildest secrets! We'll chase after a runaway baby black hole zooming through space, discover the amazing "master switch" that controls how plants grow, and peek at a spooky volcano that looks like it has giant eyes staring into space. Don't forget to tell your friends about tod…

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Sweet Potato Secrets, Mars Mysteries, and Space Telescope Magic! (9.15.25) 5:17

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Join us for an amazing 5-minute adventure as we uncover the surprisingly weird DNA of sweet potatoes, explore whether Mars was once a perfect home for alien life, and marvel at the James Webb telescope's most spectacular space photo yet! We'll blast off into these mind-blowing discoveries that show just how incredible our universe really is. Don't …

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Octopus Secrets, Mars Life Clues, and Space Diamonds! (9.14.25) 4:12

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Join us for an incredible 5-minute journey as we uncover how octopuses control their amazing arms, explore exciting new evidence of ancient life on Mars, and witness the discovery of mysterious liquid carbon that turns into diamonds! We'll dive deep into these mind-blowing scientific discoveries that are changing what we know about Earth and space.…

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Cloning Ants, Deep-Sea Pink Fish, and Ice-Skating Arctic Life! (9.13.25) 4:58

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Join us for an incredible 5-minute journey into the wildest science discoveries! We'll meet a European ant that can clone other species like a tiny mad scientist, discover an adorable pink snailfish with a funny beard living deep in the ocean, and find amazing creatures skating beneath the Arctic ice in places we never thought life could exist. Get…

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Why we can't announce life on Mars (yet); The Romans' impact on the British economy; Link between exercise and your microbiome 29:59

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Episode 320 Was Mars once home to alien life? The evidence is stronger than ever, since NASA’s discovery of rocks marked by patterns similar to those made by microbes on Earth. Found in an area now named Bright Angel, these rocks give us a tantalising insight into Mars’ ancient past - but just how definitive is this finding? It’s long been thought …

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Dark Matter Detectors, Space Stem Cells, and Giant Sun Letters! (9.11.25) 5:07

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Join us for an incredible 5-minute journey into the latest science discoveries! We'll explore a groundbreaking machine that might finally help us catch mysterious dark matter, discover why human cells act super weird in space, and investigate a massive letter 'S' that appeared on the Sun right before it shot a fiery shadow towards Earth. Get ready …

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Space Photos, Asteroid Flyby, and Mars Turtle Mystery! (9.10.25) 5:35

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Join us for an incredible 5-minute journey through space as we witness the first-ever photo of a planet being born, get ready for a massive asteroid that will light up our night sky, and investigate a bizarre turtle-shaped rock spotted on Mars! From breathtaking views of space to mysterious Martian discoveries, we're exploring the most amazing find…

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Orangutan Secrets, LEGO Computers, and Dino Detective Work! (9.9.25) 5:02

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Join us for an incredible 5-minute adventure as we discover how orangutans stay healthy during feast and famine, explore amazing computers that snap together like LEGO bricks, and dig deep into dinosaur mysteries with ancient teeth that tell us stories from 150 million years ago! We'll uncover mind-blowing secrets about these fascinating topics tha…

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Time Crystals, Moon Mysteries, and Secret Flamingo Powers! (9.8.25) 4:43

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Get ready for an incredible 5-minute journey through science as we explore the first-ever visible time crystal, uncover the mysterious magnetic scars on the Moon, and learn the amazing secrets of how flamingos stay young forever! Join us as we dive into these mind-blowing discoveries that sound like science fiction but are totally real. Don't forge…

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Space Sharks, Brain-Like Space Fields, and Hot Sand Power! (9.7.25) 4:58

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Join us for an incredible 5-minute journey through space and science as we explore a cosmic shark lurking in deep space, discover how the universe's first magnetic fields were amazingly similar to our brains, and visit a town in Finland that's being heated by a super-hot sand battery! Get ready to have your mind blown by these amazing scientific di…

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Baby Pterosaurs, Ghost Sharks, and Solar Windows! (9.6.25) 4:55

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Join us for an incredible 5-minute adventure where we'll discover how baby pterosaurs got caught in ancient storms, meet strange ghost sharks with teeth on their heads, and learn about amazing windows that can secretly make electricity from the sun! Get ready to have your mind blown by these amazing scientific discoveries that sound like science fi…

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First complete map of brain activity; Queen ant lays eggs of another species; The perils of scrolling while on the toilet 31:10

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Episode 319 Scientists have created the first complete activity map of a mouse’s brain. Combining brain images from multiple mice, researchers recorded more than 650,000 neurons while these mice manipulated little Lego steering wheels in a driving game. This complex behaviour has allowed scientists to examine the interplay between various parts of …

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Brain Maps, Giant Ice Queens, and Deep-Sea Monsters! (9.5.25) 4:34

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Join us for an incredible 5-minute journey as we explore a mind-blowing map of 600,000 brain cells, meet the world's biggest iceberg that's breaking apart after 40 years, and dive deep into mysterious ocean craters filled with amazing sea creatures! We'll discover how scientists are unlocking the secrets of our brains, tracking massive icebergs, an…

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509: Swarmed by Engineers 1:13:46

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Steve Hinch wrote a book about engineering, innovation, and business. He shares decades of wisdom gleaned from his career at Hewlett-Packard and Agilent as an engineer, manager, marketing director, and general manager. Steve’s book is Winning through Innovation: Lessons from the Front Lines of Business. While mostly retired, Steve is an executive c…

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Hidden Fish Jaws, Robot Dogs Playing Sports, and Space Crashes! (9.4.25) 4:59

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Join us for an incredible 5-minute journey through science where we'll discover a mysterious ancient fish with a secret second jaw, watch an amazing robot dog that learned to play badminton against humans, and witness a spectacular cosmic pile-up of FIVE galaxies crashing into each other! Get ready to have your mind blown by these incredible scient…

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Giant Seaweed, Moon Views, and Space Station Water! (9.2.25) 5:13

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Join us for an amazing 5-minute adventure as we explore a massive seaweed bloom taking over the Atlantic Ocean, see Earth from the Moon for the very first time, and discover how astronauts recycle water in space! We'll blast off into these incredible science stories that show just how wonderful and weird our universe can be. Don't forget to tell yo…

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Cosmic Hand, Moon Reactors, and Super Animal Hearing! (9.1.25) 5:01

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Join us for an incredible 5-minute adventure as we explore a giant hand-shaped galaxy spotted by NASA's telescope, discover why scientists want to build nuclear reactors on the Moon, and find out which amazing animal has the best hearing in the world! We'll blast off into space and zoom down to Earth to uncover mind-blowing secrets about our univer…

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Space Mysteries, Celtic Magic, and Turtle Tales! (8.31.25) 4:44

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Join us for an amazing 5-minute adventure as we explore 300 mysterious galaxies discovered by NASA's Webb Telescope, uncover a 2,200-year-old Celtic warrior charm with magical powers, and learn the fascinating differences between turtles and tortoises! Get ready to blast off into space, travel back in time, and meet some incredible shelled friends.…

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Goblin Monsters, Space Mysteries, and Ancient Warriors! (8.30.25) 5:03

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Join us for an incredible 5-minute adventure as we uncover a scary-looking armored "goblin monster" from prehistoric Utah, explore a mysterious planet-forming disk in space, and meet a powerful ancient warrior buried with a golden crown! We'll travel through time and space to discover some of the coolest scientific findings that will blow your mind…

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Scientists discovered a 100,000-year-old organism; Breakthrough brain implant uses AI to treat pain; How climate change leads to revolutions 25:50

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Episode 318 An ancient organism has been discovered that has been alive for at least 100,000 years. Found in the Siberian permafrost, this lifeform doesn’t appear to have just remained dormant - but instead has actually been growing extremely slowly. Our understanding of life is already quite fuzzy, and this finding adds to the idea that life itsel…

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Solar Flares, Space Explosions, and Ancient Super-Predators! (8.29.25) 4:34

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Get ready for an incredible 5-minute journey through space and time! We'll explore the most detailed photo ever taken of a massive solar flare, celebrate SpaceX's amazing Starship success after 10 tries, and meet a terrifying prehistoric creature that hunted dinosaurs. Join us for these mind-blowing discoveries and don't forget to tell your friends…

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Glowing Spider Traps, Plastic-Eating Bugs, and Glow-in-the-Dark Plants! (8.28.25) 5:15

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Join us for an incredible 5-minute adventure into nature's most amazing surprises! Discover how clever spiders use firefly light as traps, meet the super-powered caterpillars that can munch through plastic bags, and see the magical plants that scientists have created that glow like rainbow nightlights. Don't forget to tell your friends about these …

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Jupiter's Birth, Walking Rats, and Space Raindrops! (8.27.25) 5:00

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Join us for an incredible 5-minute journey as we uncover how scientists used ancient "molten rock raindrops" to discover when Jupiter was born! We'll also explore an amazing breakthrough where 3D printing helped paralyzed rats walk again, and dive into the mysteries of our solar system's biggest planet. Get ready to have your mind blown - grab your…

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Ferocious Ancient Worms, Jupiter's Alien Lights, and Ghost Hands in Space! (8.26.25) 4:27

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Join us for an incredible 5-minute adventure where we'll meet scary worms from 500 million years ago, discover mysterious new light shows on Jupiter, and explore a spooky hand-shaped cloud created by an exploding star! We're diving deep into some of the universe's most fascinating mysteries, from ancient sea creatures to mind-blowing space phenomen…

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Speedy Robots, Jupiter's Secrets, and Walking Through Walls! (8.25.25) 4:54

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Join us for an action-packed 5-minute episode where we discover nature's blueprint for super-fast mini robots, explore the mysterious core of Jupiter that's different than we imagined, and find out why we can't walk through walls even though atoms are mostly empty space! Get ready to have your mind blown as we uncover these incredible scientific my…

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Space Cargo, Robot Drummers, and Ancient Cats! (8.24.25) 4:18

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Blast off with us for an incredible 5-minute adventure as we watch SpaceX deliver 5,000 pounds of supplies to astronauts in space! We'll meet an AI robot learning to drum like famous rock stars, and discover an amazing ancient cat species that uses its fluffy tail as a foot warmer. Don't forget to tell your friends about today's episode and join us…

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Before the Big Bang, Space Rock Secrets, and Ancient Crosses! (8.23.25) 5:13

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Join us for an incredible 5-minute journey as we explore mind-bending mysteries about what existed before the Big Bang, discover how two famous asteroids might actually be pieces of the same giant space rock, and uncover an amazing 1,400-year-old Christian cross hidden in Abu Dhabi! We'll blast through space and time to answer some of science's big…

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Could we end winter illness?; Cold fusion’s comeback; The delicious microbiome of chocolate 20:41

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Episode 317 Winter bugs are notoriously hard to vaccinate against. But as cold, flu and covid season is about to descend on us once more, one group researchers are working on an entirely new solution to the misery. A team out of Columbia University has been testing an mRNA-based treatment that could prime our immune systems to fight against any kin…

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Deadly Snakes, Space Bubbles, and Crystal Lungs! (8.22.25) 4:52

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Join us for an action-packed 5-minute adventure where we explore mind-blowing discoveries, including a mysterious crystal that breathes just like our lungs and a massive space bubble bigger than our entire Solar System! We'll also dive into the fascinating world of Australia's deadliest snake and learn why scientists are racing to solve its venomou…

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508: Descartes' Demon 1:22:32

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William Griffin spoke to us about hardware-in-the-loop testing, simulation, terminology, learning complex topics, and books. We don’t usually expand upon the show title but Wikipedia has a rabbit hole called Evil demon so there you go. Books mentioned: Make: Electronic Music from Scratch: A Beginner's Guide to Homegrown Audio Gizmos CMOS Cookbook H…

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Space Highways, Solar Tornadoes, and Brain GPS! (8.21.25) 4:59

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Join us for an action-packed 5-minute adventure as we explore mysterious cosmic highways that feed giant stars, witness an incredible solar tornado raging on the Sun, and discover how scientists found the secret GPS system in our brains! We'll blast off into space to see these amazing phenomena and learn how our own brains work like a navigation su…

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Dragon Superpowers, Moon Discovery, and Mind-Reading Tech! (8.20.25) 5:13

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Join us for an incredible 5-minute adventure as we discover how bearded dragons can magically switch between boy and girl, explore a tiny new moon found hiding around Uranus, and learn about an amazing brain device that can read people's thoughts! Get ready to have your mind blown by these real scientific discoveries that sound like they're straigh…

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Illuminating Light - Jess Wade, Russell Foster and Bridget Christie 42:23

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What is light? How has it shaped our understanding of the universe, our biology, and even our culture?In this illuminating episode Brian Cox and Robin Ince shine a spotlight on the fascinating science and history of light. From sun and circadian rhythms to the dazzling complexity of quantum, they explore how humans have understood and been influenc…

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Cancer-Fighting Vaccines, Space Secrets, and Glowing Earth! (8.19.25) 4:45

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Join us for an incredible 5-minute journey where we'll discover an amazing new vaccine that helps fight cancer, peek at Earth's mysterious hidden glow discovered by NASA's special satellites, and explore how scientists are making vision correction safer than ever before! Get ready to have your mind blown by these amazing scientific breakthroughs th…

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Space Antennas, Love-Struck Flies, and Sneaky Cancer Fighters! (8.18.25) 5:19

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Join us for an action-packed 5-minute episode where we explore a massive new antenna in space, discover how one tiny gene makes flies fall head over heels in love, and learn about clever bacteria that act like Trojan horses to fight cancer! Get ready to have your mind blown by these incredible scientific discoveries that sound like science fiction …

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Super Space Diamonds, Mouse Astronauts, and Tiny Molecules! (8.17.25) 4:42

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Join us for an incredible 5-minute journey where we'll discover diamonds harder than anything on Earth, follow 75 brave mice heading to space, and learn about scientists who can now spot single molecules using super-precise vibrations! We're exploring the most amazing discoveries that will blow your mind and make you say "WOW!" Don't forget to tell…

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Robot Olympics, Ancient Tools, and Space-Eating Black Holes! (8.16.25) 5:00

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Join us for 5 minutes of mind-blowing science as we watch robots compete in their very first Olympic-style games, discover 2.6 million-year-old tools that show our ancestors were super smart planners, and witness a hungry black hole trying to eat a star! Get ready to have your mind blown by these incredible discoveries and don't forget to tell your…

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Crazy Ant Wars, Microwave Brains, and Cute Ancient Whales! (8.15.25) 4:24

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Join us for an action-packed 5-minute adventure where we'll discover how tiny predator flies are starting chaos among ants to protect coffee plants, explore the world's first 'microwave brain' on a computer chip, and meet a prehistoric whale that looks adorable but had super-sharp teeth! From mind-blowing science to incredible creatures, this episo…

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Climate special: How to fix the climate crisis with Tim Lenton and Kate Marvel 44:25

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Episode 316 “All of the other planets out there are just complete garbage. The Earth is the only good place.” – Kate Marvel The climate crisis can leave many of us feeling hopeless and overwhelmed. But, as climate scientists Kate Marvel and Tim Lenton say, there are many reasons to be optimistic.Both have new books out that hope to reframe the way …

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Water on Mars, Star Secrets, and Shape-Shifting Robots! (8.14.25) 4:48

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Join us for an incredible 5-minute journey as we explore mind-blowing discoveries about Mars's hidden water that could support alien life, uncover Betelgeuse's mysterious companion star that scientists have been searching for over centuries, and meet tiny robots that can talk to each other and transform like magic! Get ready for an amazing adventur…

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Space Storms, Ancient Meteorites, and Brain Power! (8.13.25) 4:59

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Join us for an incredible 5-minute journey as we explore a massive star-birthing storm in space, discover a meteorite that's older than Earth itself, and learn how scientists are helping our brains become stronger with age! We'll blast off 160,000 light-years away to watch baby stars being born in a cosmic storm and find out how a space rock that c…