The Bimini Road

Uncover the bizarre 1518 outbreak in Strasbourg where hundreds danced uncontrollably for days. Was it a disease, mass hysteria, or something darker? Find the full transcript of this episode and learn more about it on https://englishpluspodcast.com/the-dancing-plague-of-1518-when- ...  Show more

Is the North Star the brightest in the sky? Uncover the truth behind this common misconception and learn how to spot the real celestial showstoppers. Find the full transcript of this episode and learn more about it on https://englishpluspodcast.com/why-the-north-star-isnt-the-bri ...  Show more

Canadian Jill Heinerth has one of the most dangerous jobs on earth. She’s a cave diver - she explores underwater tunnels and caverns. In 2001, she travels to the Southern Ocean, attempting to become the first person to swim inside an iceberg. Needless to say, Jill gets more than ...  Show more

Discover the incredible network of neurons and synapses within your brain, and explore the fascinating ways they shape your thoughts, emotions, and experiences. Find the full transcript of this episode and learn more about it on https://englishpluspodcast.com/the-astonishing-powe ...  Show more

This is episode four of Swimming with Shadows: A Radiolab Week of Sharks.

Alison Kock was working at a car wash in Cape Town when she made a discovery that completely changed the course of her life. Inside a customer’s trunk, she found photographs of white sharks flying ...

The ocean's twilight zone is one of the most important marine areas you’ve most likely never heard of. Home to marine life yet to be discovered and integral to carbon sequestration, it is vital that we protect this layer of ocean that spans across the Earth. Environment Editor fo ...  Show more