All Around Science 284 - Why Don't Humans Have More Hair?
Mar 9, 2026
59:15
On today’s episode: There’s a new ant species that is all queens. We answer listener questions about hair! All that and more today on All Around Science...
RESOURCES
- Artemis III not going to the moon
- Every ant is a queen in this parasitic species — and they reproduce by cloning themselves and hijacking other ant colonies | Live Science
- https://elifesciences.org/articles/76911
- https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230310-why-dont-humans-have-fur
- https://www.cbhs.com.au/mind-and-body/blog/why-men-are-hairy
- https://sons.co.uk/blogs/learn/hairy-subject-why-are-men-hairier-than-women
- https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20131004-why-do-men-grow-facial-hair
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/07/19/dear-science-why-does-the-hair-on-my-head-grow-longer-than-the-hair-on-my-body/
- https://health.howstuffworks.com/skin-care/hair-care/scalp-treatments/question100.htm#:~:text=When%20the%20hair%20follicle%20enters,links%20on%20the%20next%20page.&text=Your%20browser%20can't%20play%20this%20video.&text=An%20error%20occurred.,is%20disabled%20in%20your%20browser.
- https://sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org/story-hub/zoonooz/across-the-spectrum
- https://riverlegacy.org/blog/how-come-there-are-no-blue-or-green-mammals#:~:text=It%20is%20believed%20that%20most,blue%20and%20green%20at%20you!
- https://animaldiversity.org/collections/mammal_anatomy/hair/#:~:text=The%20color%20of%20hair%20is,characterized%20by%20different%20banding%20patterns
CREDITS:
Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong
Booking - September McCrady
THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen
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