Brains On! Secrets
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If you look a little closer, listen a little harder, you’ll notice the secret life of things all around you.

Brains On! When Parasitoids Attack!
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After a caterpillar goes into its chrysalis, you would expect a beautiful butterfly to emerge. But when this parasitoid attacks, the results are very different.

Brains On! How Do Monarch Butterflies Travel So Far?
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Monarch butterflies are unique — they’re the only butterfly to travel thousands of miles when the seasons change.

Brains On! Why Does the Sun Make Some People Sneeze?
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This question has been a mystery for millennia. Turns out there’s a name for the phenomenon: photic sneeze reflex.

Brains On! Cuttlefish: Ultimate Shapeshifters!
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Find out how these amazing sea creatures use three colors, two layers of skin and papillae to make them the ultimate shapeshifters.

Brains On! Trees: From Seed to Shining Seed
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Kids love trees. How do we know? They send us a LOT of questions about our bark-wrapped friends.

Brains On! Big Universe, Big Questions
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Nine-year-old Thea talks with astrophysicist Katie Mack to find answers to her many questions about the universe.

Brains On! Carnivorous Plants: How They Lure, Trap, and Digest
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Most plants get the energy and nutrients they need from water, sunlight, air and soil. But carnivorous plants get key nutrients from a different source: bugs.

Brains On! Tracking Wild Horses at Assategue Island National Seashore
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The wild horses at Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland are very popular, but they’re also an invasive species.

Brains On! The Future of Fuel and the Problem With Exhaust
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In this episode, we’re answering a question from listener Katelynn: “Why is car exhaust bad for the planet?”