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Alok and Sheena take to the streets to ask people how and why they lie to their doctor.

Tadpole shrimp are a special type of time-traveling crustacean called triops.

Mt. St. Helens Volcano is the site of the world’s newest glacier, one of the few growing.

Kids, schools and COVID are a combustible mix. Could a kids' vaccine make a difference?

The assassin bug commits murder by stabbing. But does this perpetrator have an accomplice?

Most damselflies prefer sun, but the quirky San Francisco forktail damselfly digs the fog.

Every spring, the beaches of Delaware Bay play host to one of the world’s wildest parties.

Horseshoe crabs may look scary, but really they’re lovers, not fighters.

Digger bees build a different kind of sandcastle at the beach – it's part of their nest.

Learn what’s happening to your body on a coaster and how they might help you feel better.

US streets are designed to move cars as fast as possible. Is it time for that to change?

Can axolotls salamanders thrive once again in their ancestral waters in Mexico City?

Can an ecosystem survive without its keystone species?

Protestors protect threatened forests that contain rare ecosystems at risk of destruction.

Hermit crabs are more than happy to let snails build them a perfect home.

Sewage is killing corals off the coast of Florida.

Solve the Mystery of Where All Squid Fossils Are

Find Out Why and How Weasels Push the Limits on What is Metabolically Possible

The drama is real for this sultry flower, a gorgeous butterfly and an unlucky fungus gnat.

Follow host Joe Hanson as he learns why his home state of Texas is turning to wind power.

Trees have a Far More Rooted History than You Think

Scorpions are notorious predators, but they also have delicate sensory organs.

Metriorhynchids journey to the Sea

We explore cost-effective solutions that you can take to harden your home.

Catalytic converter theft is on the rise, and that’s partly because of their chemistry.

The hydra, named after a mythical multiheaded monster, may be the secret to eternal youth.

How billions of pounds of garbage gets turned into energy.

How did the Nunalleq village manage to survive and prosper during the Little Ice Age?

Are they as intelligent as they’re portrayed in books, movies, and television?

This could have devastating effects on our future.

Penguins are fascinating creatures, not just because of their physical characteristics.

History and Evolution of the Red (and other) Hot Chilli Peppers

This fly’s larvae tunnel inside greens like arugula and kale, leaving squiggly marks.

To prevent avalanches, you have to do something counterintuitive — you have to start them.

Learn why being right-handed may have deep evolutionary roots in our lineage

Each seed is home to a head-banging moth larva, trying to survive the Sonoran Desert sun.

What can we learn about animal intelligence​ from domesticated foxes​?

What can we expect when the “Big One” does hit?

Traffic is a problem we need to finally solve, and automated vehicles might help us do it.

Explore the story of venomous mammals, both living and extinct.

Female aphids are matriarchs of a successful family operation — taking over your garden.

Did we domesticate the brains out of our favorite companions?

The journey of our DNA through Time and Space

Firebrats and silverfish are pretty darn similar to some of the earliest insects on Earth.

If 2020 taught us anything, it’s that we are ALL vulnerable to natural disasters.

Whatever you call them, there’s something less creepy about these critters than others.

Is this fish smarter than it looks?

It’s one long mile of towering ice cliffs and it’s all human-made. How do they build it?

What if you had to grow 20 pounds of bone on your forehead each year just to find a mate?

Sea Turtles, past and present