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- BrainStuff Classics: How Do Snails Grow Their Shells?A snail's shell is its permanent home -- but how do these wee, soft, slimy creatures grow hard, beautiful shells? Learn how it works in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/marine-life/do-snails-get-shells.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com8 min
- How Did Chopsticks Become Such a Popular Eating Utensil?Whole swaths of the world's population use chopsticks for their daily meals. Learn where they originated and how they evolved in this episode of BrainStuff: https://recipes.howstuffworks.com/chopsticks.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com8 min
- How Do Breakthrough Infections Work?Breakthrough infections happen when, like with the flu or COVID-19, a vaccinated person still gets infected. Learn why this is normal -- and why breakthrough infections are much less deadly -- in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://health.howstuffworks.com/diseases-conditions/infectious/breakthrough-infections-COVID-19-news.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com12 min
- What Trees Have Been to the Moon and Back?There are trees all over the U.S. (and the world) grown from seeds that orbited the Moon. Learn about NASA's moon trees in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/nasa-moon-trees.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com7 min
- How Did Bonnie and Clyde Die?Bonnie and Clyde, the infamous power couple of Depression-era crime, had their luck run out eventually. Learn how it happened in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/bonnie-and-clyde.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com9 min
- Why Is South Florida Overrun with Green Iguanas?Green iguanas can really thrive in ecosystems where they don't belong -- and that can be a real problem. Learn more about these large reptiles in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/iguana.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com11 min
- BrainStuff Classics: Why Does Uranus Stink?It's not a joke: Scientists have confirmed that Uranus stinks. Learn how they found out -- and why it's actually really cool -- in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/scientists-confirm-uranus-stinks.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com7 min
- BrainStuff Classics: Why Is Popping Zits So Satisfying?Humans love popping zits so much precisely because it's gross. Learn about all the reasons why we find pimples so fascinating in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://health.howstuffworks.com/skin-care/problems/treating/why-do-love-to-pop-zits.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com8 min
- How Can Rivers Actually Protect Fossils?Some startling fossils are being found in the world's rivers, but it takes dangerous diving teams to extract them. Learn more in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geology/underwater-fossil-hunting.htm?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=feedLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com10 min
- What Exactly Is a Blue Moon?The term 'blue moon' was figurative a long time before astronomers assigned various definitions. Learn why blue moons aren't blue and what they can mean in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/is-blue-moon-really-blue.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com8 min
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Whether the topic is popcorn or particle physics, you can count on BrainStuff to explore -- and explain -- the everyday science in the world around us.