Quirks and Quarks
CBC
Categories: Science & Medicine
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Researchers made the surprising discovery that Alaska beluga whales have swinging sex lives — and that could be their key to survival in the warming Arctic.
Plus:
- mission to the 'doomsday' Thwaites glacier in Antarctica ends in disappointment
- near-infrared light therapy offers hope to football players with brain injuries
- with nuclear power making a comeback, what's changed since the last Atomic Age?
Previous episodes
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689 - Belugas swap mates for survival, and more…Fri, 06 Feb 2026
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688 - Polar bears are thriving in Svalbard, and more...Fri, 30 Jan 2026
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687 - 'Gifted' dogs learn from eavesdropping, and more...Fri, 23 Jan 2026
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686 - The reason chimps can reason, and more…Fri, 16 Jan 2026
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685 - New dino species in another dino's vomit, and moreFri, 09 Jan 2026
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684 - Dust? Tongues? Uranus? It’s our Holiday Question Show!Fri, 02 Jan 2026
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683 - Predictions about science in 2025, recorded 25 years agoThu, 25 Dec 2025
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682 - Whales, sex, and rocks — it's our holiday book show!Fri, 19 Dec 2025
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681 - How Jeremy Hansen is prepping for the moon, and more…Fri, 12 Dec 2025
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680 - Cleveland’s ancient car-sized sea monster had bony fangs, and more…Fri, 05 Dec 2025
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679 - The environmental costs of nation-building, and more…Fri, 28 Nov 2025
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678 - The mystery of the drunken trees, and more…Fri, 21 Nov 2025
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677 - Making snake bites less deadly, and more…Fri, 14 Nov 2025
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676 - The pros and cons of geoengineering, and more...Fri, 07 Nov 2025
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675 - Sleuthing out scientific fraud, and more...Fri, 31 Oct 2025
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674 - Rise of the zombie bugs, and more…Fri, 24 Oct 2025
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673 - Moose are hot and bothered, and more...Fri, 17 Oct 2025
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672 - Celebrating 50 years of Quirks & Quarks!Fri, 10 Oct 2025
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671 - Life at the limits, and more…Fri, 03 Oct 2025
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670 - Tracking Grizzlies in B.C with AI and more...Fri, 26 Sep 2025
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669 - Understanding our inner light, and more...Fri, 19 Sep 2025
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668 - Science in Prison and more...Fri, 12 Sep 2025
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667 - Our Summer Science SpecialFri, 05 Sep 2025
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