Can't Match The Beat? Then You Can't Woo A Cockatoo

Today on the show, All Things Considered co-host Mary Louise Kelly joins Regina G. Barber and Maria Godoy for our bi-weekly science roundup. They talk through some of the latest eye-catching science news, including the percussion-intensive mating life of cockatoos, what pink diamonds today tell us about the breakup of the ancient supercontinent Nuna and the latest on the Nipah outbreak in India.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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