Discover how goats were domesticated 10,000 years ago, spread worldwide, and became essential to farming, food production, and human history.
Episode – 2277 : Neanderthals
Episode – 2277 : Neanderthals This episode can be found at: https://everything-everywhere.com/neanderthals/ Podcast Transcript For hundreds of thousands of years, another kind of human lived across Europe and western Asia. […]
Episode – 2268 : How DNA Solves Crimes
Episode – 2268 : How DNA Solves Crimes This episode can be found at: https://everything-everywhere.com/how-dna-solves-crimes/ You’ve probably seen TV shows where forensic science units use DNA to capture a criminal. […]
Episode – 2255 : Organ Transplants
Episode – 2255 : Organ Transplants This episode can be found at: https://everything-everywhere.com/organ-transplants/ Organ transplantation is one of medicine’s most remarkable achievements because it required solving several problems that were […]
Episode – 2252 : Mosquitoes
Episode – 2252 : Mosquitoes This episode can be found at: https://everything-everywhere.com/all-about-mosquitoes/ The deadliest animal in history hasn’t been sharks, tigers, or venomous snakes. It has been the tiny mosquito. […]
Episode – 2228 : All About Peppers
Episode – 2228 : All About Peppers Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, humans in the Americas have cultivated an extremely hot plant. When it was transferred to the Old […]
Episode – 2219 : The Rare Earth Hypothesis
Episode – 2219 : The Rare Earth Hypothesis In 1950, physicist Enrico Fermi asked a very simple yet important question: If the universe has intelligent civilizations, as so many people […]
Episode – 2168 : Real Life Cryptids
Episode – 2168 : Real Life Cryptids Podcast Transcript For centuries, people have believed in animals whose existence remains unverified. Creatures like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster are often […]
Episode – 2165 : Elephants: Nature’s Largest Land Animals
Episode – 2165 : Elephants: Nature’s Largest Land Animals Podcast Transcript Elephants are the largest land animals on Earth, capable of extraordinary intelligence, complex communication, and deep social bonds. For […]
Episode – 2163 : The Scopes Monkey Trial
Episode – 2163 : The Scopes Monkey Trial Podcast Transcript In 1925, a small-town Tennessee courtroom became the stage for one of the most famous trials in American history. What […]
Episode – 2160 : Coconuts: The World’s Most Useful Fruit
Episode – 2160 : Coconuts: The World’s Most Useful Fruit Podcast Transcript The coconut is one of the most useful plants on Planet Earth. It can provide food, drink, oil, […]
Episode – 2150 : The Ebola Virus
Episode – 2150 : The Ebola Virus Podcast Transcript In 1976, a mysterious and deadly illness appeared almost simultaneously in Sudan and Zaire. It killed with frightening speed, baffled doctors, […]
Episode – 2082 : The Chicxulub Impact
Episode – 2082 : The Chicxulub Impact Podcast Transcript Around 66 million years ago, a meteorite smashed into what is today the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. The impact of that […]
Episode – 1993 : Europa
Episode – 1993 : Europa Podcast Transcript Located around the orbit of Jupiter is the moon Europa. It is the smallest of the Gallelian moons and the second closest to […]
Episode – 1981 : All About Dog Breeds
Episode – 1981 : All About Dog Breeds Podcast Transcript When looking at a dachshund and a great dane, it is hard to believe that these dogs trace back to […]
Episode – 1837 : Australian Wildlife
Episode – 1837 : Australian Wildlife Podcast Transcript Australia is unique among the countries in the world. It is a continent, a country, and an island all wrapped up into […]
Episode – 1748 : Biological Taxonomy and the Tree of Life
Episode – 1748 : Biological Taxonomy and the Tree of Life Podcast Transcript All living things on the planet Earth, from microbes to whales, can be categorized into a single […]
Episode – 1642 : Lions
Episode – 1642 : Lions Podcast Transcript Lions are one of the most respected animals in the animal kingdom. They are called the king of the jungle (even though they […]
Episode – 1562 : What Has the JWST Discovered (So Far)?
Episode – 1562 : What Has the JWST Discovered (So Far)? Podcast Transcript On December 25, 2021, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope was launched from the European Space Agency launch […]
Episode – 1554 : Bird Migrations
Episode – 1554 : Bird Migrations Podcast Transcript Every year, hundreds of millions of birds around the world migrate. Some migrate short distances, some migrate incredibly long distances, and others […]