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What Makes an Axolotl So Super?

We asked Fallon Durant, an axolotl researcher, all your questions about these amazing animals and their superpowers.

Does Astronaut Food Taste Good?

We chat with Food Technologist Michelle Richardson about engineering healthy and appetizing meals for astronauts bound for Mars.

Why Do Wombats Poop Cubes?

Museum educator Meghan tells us all about excrement, from the biggest to the most frequent to the strangest poop in the animal kingdom.

How Bumpy is My Exoplanet?

Exotopography is the study of mountain ranges on worlds beyond our solar system. We talked to the field's creator, Moiya McTier, to find out more.

Spacewalking with Astronaut Jeff Hoffman

We talked to a veteran spacewalker, astronaut Jeff Hoffman, and asked him your questions about extra-vehicular activity.

Why Do Dogs Smell Each Others' Butts?

Hear a canine authority, museum educator Mayra, tackle some of the amazing questions we've received about dogs.

Which Homemade Bread Does It Better?

Museum educator Zoe answers audience questions having to do with chemistry in the kitchen, from how to make the best fluffy and chewy cookie, to which homemade breads are superior (chemically speaking).

Thinking Like an Engineer to Combat COVID-19

We talk to Ranch Kimball, a high school senior, who is applying the engineering design process to help his community through the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Floor is Lava

Lava comes in all shapes, sizes and forms. Becca, our geology specialist, answers some of the question that our listeners have asked about lava.

Meet a Polio Pioneer

Listen in on a conversation with Heather and her mother Kathy, who was just 8 years old during the polio epidemic in the 1950s. Kathy became part of the ground-breaking study to find a polio vaccine, a first step in leading to the near-eradication in the US of this terrible disease.