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TRH listeners are the bee’s knees! What’s your favorite animal phrase?

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Each of your nostrils is actually doing a different job 👃

Marlene Zuk studies insects and some of their more… creative reproduction styles

Peacocks have large, beautiful feathers. 🦚 But, turns out, they may not be the best dads. Generally speaking, @carinbondar says, the more beautiful a male bird is, the less he's going to help with the peachicks.

FUN FACT: There are 20,000 species of bees worldwide. But most people can only name a handful of bee species. How many can you name?

Can insects feel happy or sad, like us? Biologist Marlene Zuk thinks personifying questions like this miss just how different we are from other animals.

City bees are actually thriving Researchers think it’s because urban areas have more plant diversity these days. That’s good for bees — and humans. Host: @manoushz • Producer: Keren Carrión

Spring is here 🐦🌷🐝 So this week, we’re talking about the birds, the bees, and the bugs: what they do for our earth and how they “do it” n.pr/3AMd4lx

Learn more about the history of the Iranian people's struggle for gender equality with @throughlineNPR npr.org/2022/10/19/112…

Shirin Neshat’s first feature film, "Women Without Men," is filled with metaphors describing feminine resilience. One image that persists in many of Shirin’s works: the garden.

“The Fury (2023)” Copyright Shirin Neshat, Courtesy the artist and Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels

Shirin Neshat’s latest multimedia exhibit, “The Fury,” focuses on the female body, showcasing beauty and strength alongside vulnerability and trauma.

“Offered Eyes (1993)” and “Rebellious Silence (1994)” Copyright Shirin Neshat, Courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels

“What I wanted to do... is to show that while the women are always against the wall in Iran, they're always protesting, resilient, powerful and ultimately rebellious." - Shirin Neshat

Iranian-born visual artist Shirin Neshat explores the paradox of being an artist in exile.