Listen up: The Popular Science ‘Ask Us Anything’ podcast is back

Do fish fart? Why do we have nails? How do airplane toilets actually work?

For over 150 years, Popular science answered your questions, from the most serious to the most eccentric. Now we bring back our Ask us anything podcast to satisfy your curiosity about our strange and wonderful world. Based on our hugely popular written series of the same name, the audio version features host Sarah Durn and the Popular science editors discuss everything from creepiness to human composting.

New episodes launch on November 12 wherever you get your podcasts, so be sure to subscribe and follow on your favorite platform. We guarantee you will learn something new. And if you have a question for us, ask it.

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