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October 02, 2017 Nobel in Physiology or Medicine for Our Inner Clocks
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2017 was awarded to Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young for discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling circadian rhythms.

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4 min
October 02, 2017 Nobel Prize Explainer: Circadian Rhythm's Oscillatory Control Mechanism
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded today to Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young for discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling circadian rhythms.

17 min
October 01, 2017 Electric Eels Increase Shock by Leaving Water
Submerged electric eels lose current to water, so they apparently leap into the air to minimize their contact with water and maximize their shock value.

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4 min
September 29, 2017 Australian Bird Dips Its Dinner
A chance observation led researchers to add the Australian Magpie to the short list of birds that dunk their food in water before eating.

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4 min
September 28, 2017 Tsunami Sent Species on a Transoceanic Trip
The 2011 east Japan tsunami swept huge amounts of wreckage out to sea—and Japanese species hitchhiked across the Pacific on the debris. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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4 min
September 27, 2017 Does Evolution Repeat Itself?
Jonathan Losos, biology professor at Harvard and curator of herpetology at the university’s Museum of Comparative Zoology, talks about his latest book, Improbable Destinies: Fate, Chance and the Future of Evolution.

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45 min
September 27, 2017 1 Sneeze, 1 Vote among African Wild Dogs
Individuals in packs of African wild dogs appear to sneeze to make their wishes known regarding when to get up and hunt.

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4 min
September 27, 2017 Does Evolution Repeat Itself?
Jonathan Losos, biology professor at Harvard and curator of herpetology at the university’s Museum of Comparative Zoology, talks about his latest book, Improbable Destinies: Fate, Chance and the Future of Evolution .

43 min
September 24, 2017 This Frog Can't Hear Its Own Calls
The frogs' calls are too high-pitched for the frog to detect, which may be an artifact of evolution. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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4 min
September 22, 2017 Building a Better Mirror for Telescopes
More reflective telescope mirrors allow astronomers to capture more photons—and do more science. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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4 min

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Science Talk is a podcast of longer-form audio experiments from Scientific American--from immersive sonic journeys into nature to deep dives into research with leading experts.