WFIU-FM: A Moment of Science: Audio Podcast

Over the past few decades, increasingly large numbers of the German cockroach have evolved to avoid roach bait that contains sugar.

And they found that female frogs were attracted to males whose calls demonstrated an ability to multitask.

Botulism results from a protein called botulin, produced by a particular strain of bacteria.

Chocolate production is both an art and a science. Researchers hope to alter chocolate genes to produce sweeter rewards.

That's peculiar alright, but why would a bird want to dream about what he sings all day?

Vegetables have more nutrients based on their exposure to light.

Physical activity is a biological norm. When we don't exercise, we actually harm our bodies.

most of the population depends on the outflow sites of...you guessed it: power plants.

Needless to say, there's no escape from these jaws.

The plants became tastier and higher in calories, and also much less healthful.

Sacrificing sleep takes a serious toll on your body.

By crossbreeding selectively, they developed corn that was tastier, sweeter, and more tender corn.

There's this tapeworm that lives in the intestines of fish, and it literally fuses together with its mate.

All forms of food preservation have the same basic goal--to combat bacterial growth

Bugs go into a restive state but never actually fall asleep.