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In this episode, we hear about memory consolidation, breast cancer, leafcutter ants, deep-sea biodiversity and the beneficial effects of oxytocin on our health.

In this episode, we hear about how flies taste salt, animal personalities, fossil flowers and flying squirrels, and the impact of climate change on seal pups.

In this episode, we hear about mammals moving to the suburbs, LSD and the brain, publication bias, contagious cancers, and the effect of climate change on mosquito-borne diseases.

In this special episode, we discuss how microbes in the gut – the microbiome – can have a huge impact on the lives of animals.

In this episode, we hear about the RNA world, bovine TB, fibrosis of the lung, and why rock pigeons have different wing patterns.

In this episode, we hear about why we always have space for dessert, how collecting seeds from large areas could help restoration projects, gut bacteria, the placebo effect and toxoplasmosis.

In this episode, we hear about echolocation in bats, open science, a new use for aspirin, brain topography, and combining science and parenthood.

In this episode, we hear about autism, insulin resistance, Sci-Hub, coping with low levels of oxygen, and how the brain responds to blindness.