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Date: November 2009

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Ancient insects with elongated mouthparts pollinated non-flowering plants millions of years before flowering plants evolved. (Drawing by Mary Parrish, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution)

NOV 20, 2009

  

Ancient insect pollinators, your body's unique microbes, a marine creature that could fix broken bones. Also: does chewing gum really take years to digest?

For transcripts, visit this week's daily shows:
NOV 30, 2009  Ancient Pollination
DEC 1, 2009  Sandcastle Worm Glue
DEC 2, 2009  Human Microbial Diversity
DEC 3, 2009  Chewing Gum Myth


Babies as young as two days old cry with a pattern resembling the contours of their mother tongue. (Jupiter Images)

NOV 13, 2009

  

Satellites for human rights, a sprinter's anatomical advantage, the face of aggression, and newborns with accents.

For transcripts, visit this week's daily shows:
NOV 23, 2009  Newborn Accents
NOV 24, 2009  Satellites for Human Rights
NOV 25, 2009  Sprinter Feet
NOV 26, 2009  Aggressive Faces


Bats across the northeast are dying from a fungal infection called White-nose syndrome. (Marvin Moriarty/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)

NOV 6, 2009

  

ANIMAL UPDATE: A bold plan to save endangered bats from a deadly fungus, how whales avoid jamming each other's signals, an ugly rodent lends clues to the fight against cancer. Plus: the effects of the 2008 presidential race on male voters' testosterone levels.

For transcripts, visit this week's daily shows:
NOV 9, 2009  Election Testosterone
NOV 16, 2009  Whale Clicks
NOV 19, 2009  Bat Syndrome
NOV 20, 2009  Cancer Roundup

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