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How Can Bacteria Change the World? Jan 18, 2024

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Bacteria may be tiny, but we can harness them to create food and medicine, to detect landmines and make blood safe for transfusions. Learn what we're still learning about how bacteria shape us and our world in this episode of BrainStuff, based on these articles: https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/cellular-microscopic/bacteria-communication.htm
https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/cellular-microscopic/10-weirdest-sources-antibiotics.htm
https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/cellular-microscopic/scientists-call-for-global-germ-bank.htm
https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/cellular-microscopic/universal-blood-type.htm
https://science.howstuffworks.com/bacteria-lasers-landmine-detection.htm

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What Animals Reshape Earth's Waterways? Jan 17, 2024

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Eco engineers are animals that vastly change the ecosystems they live in when they create their preferred habitats. Learn about a few, from hippos to tiny crabs, in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/5-animals-that-can-reshape-waterways.htm

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BrainStuff Classics: Could Neanderthals Laugh? Jan 16, 2024

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Neanderthals were more like us than we previously thought, but could they laugh? Learn why researchers think they could in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/evolution/yes-neanderthals-could-laugh.htm

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How Do They Get the Fat Out of Fat-Free Foods? Jan 13, 2024

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Fat provides a lot of flavor and texture in foods, so making something fat-free usually means reformulating it from the ground up. Learn more in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/food-nutrition/facts/how-do-they-get-fat-out-of-fat-free-foods.htm

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BrainStuff Classics: How Do We Define the Kilogram? Jan 11, 2024

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The kilogram used to be measured against an agreed-upon chunk of metal stored in France, but no longer. Learn the new measure of this standard unit of measurement in today's classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/math-concepts/kilogram-is-dead-meet-kilogram-20.htm

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Who Were the Baddest Bank Robbers You've Never Heard Of? Jan 10, 2024

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The Newton Boys were a gang of brothers who made a business of robbing banks and trains in the 1920s. Learn how they largely got away with it in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/newton-boys-bank-robbers.htm

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How Do Banyan Trees Work? Jan 09, 2024

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These giant trees grow trunk-like roots down from their branches and can cover the area of city blocks. Learn more about banyan trees in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/botany/understanding-roots-banyan-tree.htm

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How Do Male Seahorses Give Birth? Jan 06, 2024

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Male seahorses are the ones that carry babies to term and give birth, but the process is fairly different from most pregnancies. Learn how it works in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/fish/male-seahorses-give-birth.htm

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What Laws Apply on a Cruise Ship? Jan 05, 2024

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When crime and other legal tangles occur on a cruise ship, what laws apply depend on where the ship is registered and where it was located at the time. Learn more in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://people.howstuffworks.com/cruise-ship-law.htm/printable

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How Does Marzipan Work? Jan 04, 2024

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Marzipan is a sweet, moldable almond paste that gets worked into all kinds of holiday traditions. Learn about it (and about Glücksschwein, the good luck pig of the New Year) in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article and podcast: https://recipes.howstuffworks.com/food-facts/marzipan.htm; https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-savor-28019899/episode/the-marzipan-episode-is-shaping-up-90864626/

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