The Natural Selection is back! This week, the only way is up as we talk all about climbing! Listen and find out which snake is the absolute cutest, why climbing waterfalls turns one fish's frown upside down, and why you should probably leave that baby sloth alone.

This week's episode had a real sting to it, as the Natural Selection talks all about toxins! Learn why you shouldn't smoke (even if you're stung by a snail), why Komodo Dragons don't have dirty mouths, and how some witches might just be moldy bread!

Hello Listeners! This week, the Natural Selection does convergent evolution—how living things independently evolve similar traits. Listen now and hear about the world’s most terrifying newt, which bird is a little bit like Elvis, and the answer to the question everyone has been dying to know: can pandas taste umami?

This week the Natural Selection explored the frozen depths of the ice ages. Inspired by the frosty January weather, we looked at time periods when ice and snow extended far beyond the poles. We uncovered mammoth facts about megafauna and extinctions. Join us as we discuss snowball earth, our winter wardrobes, and (sort of) sabre-tooth cats. It would be brrrilliant if you shared the episode if you listened and enjoyed it!

Hello Listeners! As Christmas comes to an end and the new year approaches, the Natural Selection gather to share all the facts they couldn't squeeze into any other episode. Holiday grab bag! We don't know what each of us are going to choose to talk about, so join us for some Christmassy mystery!

Join us listeners for a special, slightly shorter, Christmas edition of the Natural Selection! 

Listen as Nick, Nic and Naomi talk about their favourite Christmas Flora and Fauna.

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This week the Natural Selection dig deep to explore the hidden depths of caves.  In this weeks episode, the trio discuss some wonderful caves from around the world, adaptations to life in caves and how early humans left their mark in caves. Take a journey with us through caves and etymological origins and uncover some fantastic and perhaps horrifying cave dwellers... oh and watch out for the snakes.

The Natural Selection doesn't like to get negative but this week our theme went subzero. Inspired by the cooling weather we fished out some icy facts about how animals cope with low temperatures.  Chill out and listen to us chat about maple syrup, frozen frogs, and why ice is so nice.

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This week on the Natural Selection, the power of flight is the wind beneath our wings! Join Nick, Naomi, and Nic as we talk pterosaurs, tiny microbes in the air, and the dangers of airports—for geese, that is.

We are back! This week we have come out of our shell to talk about eggs!