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    Curiosity WeeklyCan Sharks Smell Blood from a Mile Away? Plus: Dual-Uterus Sharks and How Interstellar Travel Will Change Language
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    Can Sharks Smell Blood from a Mile Away? Plus: Dual-Uterus Sharks and How Interstellar Travel Will Change Language

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    Learn about whether sharks can really smell a drop of blood from a mile away; how some sharks give birth from two uteruses (and why that’s not even the weirdest part); and the complicated way interstellar travel can mess with language.

    Can sharks really smell a drop of blood from a mile away? by Grant Currin

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    © Warner Bros. DiscoveryLength 10 min11 August 2020ScienceFactsEducationalCultureUSAEpisodic

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    Learn about whether sharks can really smell a drop of blood from a mile away; how some sharks give birth from two uteruses (and why that’s not even the weirdest part); and the complicated way interstellar travel can mess with language.

    Can sharks really smell a drop of blood from a mile away? by Grant Currin

    Shark Smell Myth Found Fishy. (2013, July 10). Inside Science. https://www.insidescience.org/news/shark-smell-myth-found-fishyMeredith, T. L., & Kajiura, S. M. (2010). Olfactory morphology and physiology of elasmobranchs. Journal of Experimental Biology, 213(20), 3449–3456. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.045849Villazon, L. (2019). How do sharks smell blood underwater? BBC Science Focus Magazine; BBC Science Focus Magazine. https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/how-do-sharks-smell-blood-underwater/Some sharks give live birth from two uteruses -- and that's not the weirdest part by Grant Currin

    Shark Smell Myth Found Fishy. (2013, July 10). Inside Science. https://www.insidescience.org/news/shark-smell-myth-found-fishyMeredith, T. L., & Kajiura, S. M. (2010). Olfactory morphology and physiology of elasmobranchs. Journal of Experimental Biology, 213(20), 3449–3456. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.045849Villazon, L. (2019). How do sharks smell blood underwater? BBC Science Focus Magazine; BBC Science Focus Magazine. https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/how-do-sharks-smell-blood-underwater/The unintelligible languages of interstellar travel by Cameron Duke

    Lost in Space or Translation? (2020, June 30). The University of Kansas. http://news.ku.edu/2020/06/30/without-care-lost-space-could-mean-lost-translationMcKenzie, A., & Punske, J. (2020). Language Development During Interstellar Travel. Acta Futura, 12, 123–132. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3747353Williams, M. (2020, July 8). Languages Will Change Significantly on Interstellar Flights. Universe Today. https://www.universetoday.com/146889/languages-will-change-significantly-on-interstellar-flights/Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY

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