Why some trees find one another repulsive, and why we don’t know how much our hands weigh

First up on this week’s show, we hear about the skewed perception of our own hands, extremely weird giant viruses, champion regenerating flatworms, and more from Newsletter Editor Christie Wilcox. Christie also chats with host Sarah Crespi about her work on a daily newsletter and what it takes to do it 5 days a week. Read more newsletters and sign up for your daily dose of Science and science.

Next on the show, AAAS Intern Andrew Saintsing learns about why trees are repulsive—to one another. Michael Kalyuzhny, a postdoctoral fellow in the department of integrative biology at the University of Texas at Austin, discusses his Science paper on why trees of the same species avoid living close together in diverse habitats such as rainforests.

This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy.

About the Science Podcast

Authors: Sarah Crespi, Andrew Saintsing, Christie Wilcox

Episode page: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adk2064

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