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Light In The Dark, Earth Twins Activate!, Cool Zebra Stripes, Emotional Support Fish, Dog Expressions, Hyena Travel Plan, Information Gluttony, Sneezing Plants?, Mind Control, Heart Alexa, SMELLY DINOS, And Much More…

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The tides go in and out,

the world goes round and round,

and we try to predict what will happen each new day…

But sometimes, there are unexpected events that take us by surprise…

What we do with those surprises defines who we are, and what we will be tomorrow.

Tonight’s surprise is that Justin is somewhere in America where there still is no Wi-Fi…

So, with that surprise we will bring what science we can,

and what spirited discussion we may.

So pull up a chair,

relax and listen to this very special episode of…

This Week in Science! Coming up next…

First up, some science news!

Light In The Dark

UC Davis geneticists have mapped the notoriously hard-to see portion of DNA called the centromere discovering ancient genes that go back hundreds of thousands of years.

Earth Twins Activate!

Two exoplanets of approximately Earth-size have been discovered orbiting a small red dwarf star at what we think is within the habitable zone.

And, now it’s time for Blair’s Animal Corner!… with Blair!

The zebra stripe plot thickens!

As does their black hair in the heat! Temperature regulation may have something to do with those stripes after all. We may never know why a zebra has stripes at this rate!!