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EPISODE · Jul 24, 2026 · 54 MIN

Using ants to make yogurt, and other producer picks

from Quirks and Quarks

From elephant whiskers to Arctic rhinos and even science programming in prisons, we revisit some of our producers’ favourite stories from this season. Including:One of the world's earliest plant-eaters discovered in Nova ScotiaElephant trunk whiskers increase their sensitivity to better 'feel' their surroundingsYogurt with a creepy-crawly secret ingredientRhinos roamed Arctic Canada 23 million years agoBringing science education to the incarcerated

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