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Sam Westreich, PhD
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Dec 18, 2023
We Keep Launching Cat Extinctions
Why conservationists ran over 160 eradications of cats, and counting
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Sam Westreich, PhD
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Feb 20, 2023
Three Common Myths About Deer Antlers
#1: They can’t tell you the age of the animal
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Jan 30, 2023
We Can Now 3D Print Wood… But Will It Replace Trees?
An exciting new breakthrough that still needs…
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May 2, 2022
Humans Aren’t the Only Species that Uses Fire as a Tool
Firehawks, super-trees, and shelter-building…
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Oct 18, 2021
Why I Dipped Newts in Fluorescent Powder
Behavioural studies that help protect an endangered amphibian species
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Aug 26, 2021
Why Do Worms Come Out When It Rains?
A hint is in this recent viral video.
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Aug 19, 2021
Does Harvesting a Pearl Kill the Oyster?
Also, how to identify a fake pearl, and look real cool doing…
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Sam Westreich, PhD
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Jul 5, 2021
How Does A Bear Get Fat Without Getting Diabetes?
How “Hibernating Microbiomes” May Help Us Better…
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Jan 6, 2021
What Happens to Salmon After they Swim Upstream?
And other shocking facts about these incredible…
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Dec 30, 2020
The Fascinating Self-Breeding of Komodo Dragons
How these real-life dragons pull off true “immaculate…
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