On Tiny Matters we just weren’t giving enough love to plants, but we’re dedicated to fixing that! In this week’s episode, we chat with Matt Candeias, the host of the podcast In Defense of Plants. We tackle a subject that we had definitely oversimplified in our minds: pollination. From stinky corpse flowers to pitfall traps to faux fermentation, the way plants have evolved so many strategies to reproduce is beyond fascinating. We can’t wait to take you all on this pollination ride! <a href='https://forms.gle/pxyCeQ3LRea4SwiT8'>Send us your science stories/factoids/news</a> for a chance to be featured on an upcoming Tiny Show and Tell Us bonus episode and to be entered to win a Tiny Matters coffee mug! And, while you&apos;re at it, subscribe to our newsletter at <a href='https://bit.ly/tinymattersnewsletter'>bit.ly/tinymattersnewsletter</a>. Links to the Tiny Show &amp; Tell story are <a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/science/ball-pythons-social-snakes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.c04.Qxjy.-qWJFyXWTrj9&amp;smid=url-share'>here</a> and <a href='https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/09/agar-lab-experiments/680019/'>here</a>. All Tiny Matters transcripts and references are available <a href='https://www.acs.org/pressroom/tiny-matters/episodes.html'>here</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;On Tiny Matters we just weren’t giving enough love to plants, but we’re dedicated to fixing that! In this week’s episode, we chat with Matt Candeias, the host of the podcast In Defense of Plants. We tackle a subject that we had definitely oversimplified in our minds: pollination. From stinky corpse flowers to pitfall traps to faux fermentation, the way plants have evolved so many strategies to reproduce is beyond fascinating. We can’t wait to take you all on this pollination ride!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://forms.gle/pxyCeQ3LRea4SwiT8'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Send us your science stories/factoids/news&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for a chance to be featured on an upcoming Tiny Show and Tell Us bonus episode and to be entered to win a Tiny Matters coffee mug! And, while you&amp;apos;re at it, subscribe to our newsletter at &lt;a href='https://bit.ly/tinymattersnewsletter'&gt;&lt;b&gt;bit.ly/tinymattersnewsletter&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;Links to the Tiny Show &amp;amp; Tell story are &lt;a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/science/ball-pythons-social-snakes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.c04.Qxjy.-qWJFyXWTrj9&amp;amp;smid=url-share'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/09/agar-lab-experiments/680019/'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. All Tiny Matters transcripts and references are available &lt;a href='https://www.acs.org/pressroom/tiny-matters/episodes.html'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

On Tiny Matters we just weren’t giving enough love to plants, but we’re dedicated to fixing that! In this week’s episode, we chat with Matt Candeias, the host of the podcast In Defense of Plants. We tackle a subject that we had definitely oversimplified in our minds: pollination. From stinky corpse flowers to pitfall traps to faux fermentation, the way plants have evolved so many strategies to reproduce is beyond fascinating. We can’t wait to take you all on this pollination ride!Send us your...

In defense of plants: Pitfall traps, rancid aromas, and other wild pollination strategies with Matt Candeias

In this episode of Tiny Show and Tell Us, we cover why your body feels so ‘off’ at high altitudes and how we’ve evolved not to detect low oxygen levels but high amounts of carbon dioxide. Then we unpack the confusing world of molecule chirality — what it is, why it matters, and how we evolved to only have ‘left-handed’ amino acids but ‘right-handed’ DNA and RNA. We need your stories — they&apos;re what make these bonus episodes possible! Write in to tinymatters@acs.org *<a href='https://forms.gle/9TKr4uokFRA1Cgws8'>or fill out this form</a>* with your favorite science fact or science news story for a chance to be featured in a future episode and win a Tiny Matters mug! A transcript and references for this episode can be found at <a href='https://www.acs.org/pressroom/tiny-matters.html'>acs.org/tinymatters</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode of Tiny Show and Tell Us, we cover why your body feels so ‘off’ at high altitudes and how we’ve evolved not to detect low oxygen levels but high amounts of carbon dioxide. Then we unpack the confusing world of molecule chirality — what it is, why it matters, and how we evolved to only have ‘left-handed’ amino acids but ‘right-handed’ DNA and RNA.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We need your stories — they&amp;apos;re what make these bonus episodes possible! Write in to tinymatters@acs.org *&lt;a href='https://forms.gle/9TKr4uokFRA1Cgws8'&gt;or fill out this form&lt;/a&gt;* with your favorite science fact or science news story for a chance to be featured in a future episode and win a Tiny Matters mug!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A transcript and references for this episode can be found at &lt;a href='https://www.acs.org/pressroom/tiny-matters.html'&gt;acs.org/tinymatters&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this episode of Tiny Show and Tell Us, we cover why your body feels so ‘off’ at high altitudes and how we’ve evolved not to detect low oxygen levels but high amounts of carbon dioxide. Then we unpack the confusing world of molecule chirality — what it is, why it matters, and how we evolved to only have ‘left-handed’ amino acids but ‘right-handed’ DNA and RNA.We need your stories — they're what make these bonus episodes possible! Write in to tinymatters@acs.org *or fill out this form* with ...

[BONUS] Why we experience altitude sickness and a chirality mystery: Tiny Show and Tell Us #11

How often do you think about your teeth? In this episode of Tiny Matters, we talk about how the atoms trapped within teeth can reveal what an animal ate and where it lived, and how studying teeth has helped ecologists reconstruct prehistoric food webs of megatooth sharks and retrace the steps of woolly mammoths across the Arctic. And hopefully, we’ll give you a few new reasons to appreciate your own pearly whites. <a href='https://forms.gle/pxyCeQ3LRea4SwiT8'>Send us your science stories/factoids/news</a> for a chance to be featured on an upcoming Tiny Show and Tell Us bonus episode and to be entered to win a Tiny Matters coffee mug! And, while you&apos;re at it, subscribe to our newsletter at <a href='https://bit.ly/tinymattersnewsletter'>bit.ly/tinymattersnewsletter</a>. Links to the Tiny Show &amp; Tell story are <a href='https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03454-7'>here</a> and <a href='https://www.popsci.com/environment/drunk-animals/'>here</a>. All Tiny Matters transcripts and references are available <a href='https://www.acs.org/pressroom/tiny-matters/episodes.html'>here</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;How often do you think about your teeth? In this episode of Tiny Matters, we talk about how the atoms trapped within teeth can reveal what an animal ate and where it lived, and how studying teeth has helped ecologists reconstruct prehistoric food webs of megatooth sharks and retrace the steps of woolly mammoths across the Arctic. And hopefully, we’ll give you a few new reasons to appreciate your own pearly whites. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://forms.gle/pxyCeQ3LRea4SwiT8'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Send us your science stories/factoids/news&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for a chance to be featured on an upcoming Tiny Show and Tell Us bonus episode and to be entered to win a Tiny Matters coffee mug! And, while you&amp;apos;re at it, subscribe to our newsletter at &lt;a href='https://bit.ly/tinymattersnewsletter'&gt;&lt;b&gt;bit.ly/tinymattersnewsletter&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;Links to the Tiny Show &amp;amp; Tell story are &lt;a href='https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03454-7'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='https://www.popsci.com/environment/drunk-animals/'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. All Tiny Matters transcripts and references are available &lt;a href='https://www.acs.org/pressroom/tiny-matters/episodes.html'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

How often do you think about your teeth? In this episode of Tiny Matters, we talk about how the atoms trapped within teeth can reveal what an animal ate and where it lived, and how studying teeth has helped ecologists reconstruct prehistoric food webs of megatooth sharks and retrace the steps of woolly mammoths across the Arctic. And hopefully, we’ll give you a few new reasons to appreciate your own pearly whites. Send us your science stories/factoids/news for a chance to be featured on an up...

Stories trapped in ancient teeth: Reconstructing megalodon’s diet and retracing the steps of woolly mammoths

In this episode of Tiny Show and Tell Us, we explore the science behind a very catchy headline about a drug that makes mice look more youthful and increases their life expectancies. Then we shift gears to talk about a predatory unicellular organism with a swan-like neck that rapidly extends a great distance to capture prey. Researchers used origami to understand the mechanics behind this anatomical feat. We need your stories — they&apos;re what make these bonus episodes possible! Write in to tinymatters@acs.org *<a href='https://forms.gle/9TKr4uokFRA1Cgws8'>or fill out this form</a>* with your favorite science fact or science news story for a chance to be featured in a future episode and win a Tiny Matters mug! A transcript and references for this episode can be found at <a href='https://www.acs.org/pressroom/tiny-matters.html'>acs.org/tinymatters</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode of Tiny Show and Tell Us, we explore the science behind a very catchy headline about a drug that makes mice look more youthful and increases their life expectancies. Then we shift gears to talk about a predatory unicellular organism with a swan-like neck that rapidly extends a great distance to capture prey. Researchers used origami to understand the mechanics behind this anatomical feat. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We need your stories — they&amp;apos;re what make these bonus episodes possible! Write in to tinymatters@acs.org *&lt;a href='https://forms.gle/9TKr4uokFRA1Cgws8'&gt;or fill out this form&lt;/a&gt;* with your favorite science fact or science news story for a chance to be featured in a future episode and win a Tiny Matters mug!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A transcript and references for this episode can be found at &lt;a href='https://www.acs.org/pressroom/tiny-matters.html'&gt;acs.org/tinymatters&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this episode of Tiny Show and Tell Us, we explore the science behind a very catchy headline about a drug that makes mice look more youthful and increases their life expectancies. Then we shift gears to talk about a predatory unicellular organism with a swan-like neck that rapidly extends a great distance to capture prey. Researchers used origami to understand the mechanics behind this anatomical feat. We need your stories — they're what make these bonus episodes possible! Write in to tinym...

[BONUS] Mice aging in reverse and using origami to understand how a tiny organism captures prey: Tiny Show and Tell Us #10

Halloween is right around the corner, so what better way to celebrate than a deep dive into the ‘science’ of ghost sightings? We touch on a bit of the psychology behind these experiences and then break down the equipment people use when searching for proof that spirits float among us, and how power lines and rats in walls muddy the specter detection waters. Then we switch to something a little more corporeal, but no less weird: cyborgs. Biohybrid robots hold a lot of potential, but their ethical use, especially when human tissues are involved, need to be carefully considered. <a href='https://forms.gle/pxyCeQ3LRea4SwiT8'>Send us your science stories/factoids/news</a> for a chance to be featured on an upcoming Tiny Show and Tell Us bonus episode and to be entered to win a Tiny Matters coffee mug! And, while you&apos;re at it, subscribe to our newsletter at <a href='https://bit.ly/tinymattersnewsletter'>bit.ly/tinymattersnewsletter</a>. Links to the Tiny Show &amp; Tell story are <a href='https://www.astronomy.com/science/meteorite-strikes-create-the-moons-atmosphere/'>here</a> and <a href='https://www.snexplores.org/article/flowers-detect-bees-electric-signals'>here</a>. All Tiny Matters transcripts and references are available <a href='https://www.acs.org/pressroom/tiny-matters/episodes.html'>here</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Halloween is right around the corner, so what better way to celebrate than a deep dive into the ‘science’ of ghost sightings? We touch on a bit of the psychology behind these experiences and then break down the equipment people use when searching for proof that spirits float among us, and how power lines and rats in walls muddy the specter detection waters. Then we switch to something a little more corporeal, but no less weird: cyborgs. Biohybrid robots hold a lot of potential, but their ethical use, especially when human tissues are involved, need to be carefully considered. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://forms.gle/pxyCeQ3LRea4SwiT8'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Send us your science stories/factoids/news&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for a chance to be featured on an upcoming Tiny Show and Tell Us bonus episode and to be entered to win a Tiny Matters coffee mug! And, while you&amp;apos;re at it, subscribe to our newsletter at &lt;a href='https://bit.ly/tinymattersnewsletter'&gt;&lt;b&gt;bit.ly/tinymattersnewsletter&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;Links to the Tiny Show &amp;amp; Tell story are &lt;a href='https://www.astronomy.com/science/meteorite-strikes-create-the-moons-atmosphere/'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='https://www.snexplores.org/article/flowers-detect-bees-electric-signals'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. All Tiny Matters transcripts and references are available &lt;a href='https://www.acs.org/pressroom/tiny-matters/episodes.html'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Halloween is right around the corner, so what better way to celebrate than a deep dive into the ‘science’ of ghost sightings? We touch on a bit of the psychology behind these experiences and then break down the equipment people use when searching for proof that spirits float among us, and how power lines and rats in walls muddy the specter detection waters. Then we switch to something a little more corporeal, but no less weird: cyborgs. Biohybrid robots hold a lot of potential, but their ethi...

Ghosts and cyborgs: A specter skeptic and the promise (and perils) of biohybrid robots

Take a dive into the genes, microbes, molecules and other tiny things that have a big impact on our world with Tiny Matters. Join scientists Sam Jones and Deboki Chakravarti as they take apart complex and contentious topics in science and help rebuild your understanding. From deadly diseases to ancient sewers to forensic toxicology, Sam and Deboki embrace the messiness of science and its place in the past, present, and future. Tiny Matters releases new episodes every Wednesday and is brought to you by the American Chemical Society, a non-profit scientific organization advancing chemistry and connecting the broader scientific community. Tiny Matters is produced by Multitude.

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