Science

Quirks and Quarks

by CBC

CBC Radio's Quirks and Quarks covers the quirks of the expanding universe to the quarks within a single atom... and everything in between.

26 episodes

EN-CA language

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A stinky planet full of magma, and more...

54:09 Mar 20, 2026

Bonobo females bully the boys, and more…

54:09 Mar 13, 2026

Filming a black hole in action, and more…

54:09 Mar 6, 2026

How starfish move their tiny tube feet, and more…

54:07 Feb 27, 2026

How living on Mars could change humans, and more…

54:09 Feb 20, 2026

The sensitive secrets of elephant whiskers, and more…

54:09 Feb 13, 2026

Belugas swap mates for survival, and more…

54:09 Feb 6, 2026

Polar bears are thriving in Svalbard, and more...

54:09 Jan 30, 2026

'Gifted' dogs learn from eavesdropping, and more...

54:09 Jan 23, 2026

The reason chimps can reason, and more…

54:09 Jan 16, 2026

New dino species in another dino's vomit, and more

54:09 Jan 9, 2026

Dust? Tongues? Uranus? It’s our Holiday Question Show!

54:09 Jan 2, 2026

Predictions about science in 2025, recorded 25 years ago

54:09 Dec 25, 2025

Whales, sex, and rocks — it's our holiday book show!

54:09 Dec 19, 2025

How Jeremy Hansen is prepping for the moon, and more…

54:09 Dec 12, 2025

Cleveland’s ancient car-sized sea monster had bony fangs, and more…

54:09 Dec 5, 2025

The environmental costs of nation-building, and more…

54:09 Nov 28, 2025

The mystery of the drunken trees, and more…

54:09 Nov 21, 2025

Making snake bites less deadly, and more…

54:09 Nov 14, 2025

The pros and cons of geoengineering, and more...

54:09 Nov 7, 2025

Sleuthing out scientific fraud, and more...

54:09 Oct 31, 2025

Rise of the zombie bugs, and more…

54:09 Oct 24, 2025

Moose are hot and bothered, and more...

54:54 Oct 17, 2025

Celebrating 50 years of Quirks & Quarks!

54:09 Oct 10, 2025

Life at the limits, and more…

54:09 Oct 3, 2025

Tracking Grizzlies in B.C with AI and more...

54:09 Sep 26, 2025