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In this Nature Mysteries Minisode, Katy Reiss and Laura Fawks Lapole tackle one of the biggest unanswered questions in planetary science: how was the Moon formed?

We look at what we do know—like why lunar rocks look almost identical to Earth’s, why one side of the Moon is thicker than the other, and why it’s slowly drifting away at 1.5 inches per year. Then we dig into the wild theories scientists are still testing:

🌑 The Giant Impact Hypothesis (a Mars-sized planet colliding with Earth)
🌋 Evidence that the Moon was once covered in a magma ocean
🧲 Why the Moon has less iron than Earth
🌀 And how some new models suggest the Moon formed in just… hours

It’s science, it’s speculation, and it’s the perfect reminder that even our closest neighbor in space is still one big mystery.

🎧 This is the first in our Nature Mysteries series—four bite-sized episodes digging into the weird questions science hasn’t solved (yet).

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In this final Swarms Minisode of the season, Katy Reiss and Laura Fawks Lapole lose their minds (in the best way) over the most chaotic, moon-synced crab love party on Earth: the migration of Christmas Island red crabs.

We’re talking:
🦀 50 to 100 million land crabs
🌧 Timed to what we're convinced is a witches curse....
🚧 Roads shut down
🌊 Pina colada breaks (probably)
💥 And babies launched off seaside cliffs like nature’s carpet bomb

This migration is so massive, locals build crab bridges and the entire island turns into one giant crustacean mosh pit.

But here’s the kicker—these crabs know how far they are from the ocean… AND what phase the moon is in. With brains the size of a Tic Tac.

🎧 Listen in for weird crab romance, the female egg drop of the century, and a surprising twist: these babies? They’re not just adorable—they’re lunch.

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In this explosive episode of Wildly Curious, Katy Reiss and Laura Fawks Lapole reveal the surprising truth: sometimes, nature chooses to self-destruct—and it's all part of the plan.

From exploding ants to salmon that spawn and die, and fungi that launch spores like botanical cannons, this episode dives into how death in nature isn't always failure—it's strategy.

💥 Why some creatures explode on purpose
🐟 How salmon die to feed the next generation
🌱 Which fungi use pressure to shoot spores into the wind
🐜 The gluey, horrifying world of exploding ants
🧬 And why your own body kills its own cells—on purpose

Whether it’s defending the colony, escaping danger, or creating new life, these self-destruct systems show just how weird, strategic, and shockingly brilliant evolution can be.

🎧 Listen in to learn how destruction can be nature’s ultimate power move.

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