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Send us a text Cosmo and I learn how cell phones send texts, images and calls from phone to phone—thanks to our friend, electrical engineer Ben Belzer.  Resources you can use: Learn more about binary code with Crash CourseCheck out this binary code character table to make your own messagesGet more info about pixels from NSU Florida librarySound effects courtesy Zapsplat and Pixabay As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.

Send us a text Love veggies? Me, too. And so does my friend Tim Waters, regional vegetable specialist at WSU Extension. In this episode, you'll hear: What Extension isWhat it was like for Extension agents back in 1918How he solves problems—from insect ID to veggie pathogens to lightning strikes in fieldsOne cool journey from community college all the way to a PhDResources you can use: Check out WSU Extension yourself (or look up Extension near you)Learn more about WSU research farmsFind out how to a start a veggie garden yourselfSee some Prionid beetles and giant water bugsEven more giant water bugs! You won't believe how these guys breathe underwater and care for their eggs in this PBS Deep Look video As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.

Send us a text Today Cosmo and I learn about turtles and how they grow their amazing shells —all thanks to my friend, Ryan Wagner, wildlife biologist at Washington State University (and former turtle pedicurist).  Art and science go hand and hand. Check out Ryan Wagner's website to see his incredible photos 📸🐢 As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.

Send us a text Dooooo-doo, Dooooo-doo. 🦈 Today Cosmo and I learn about sharks and their rad digestive systems—all thanks to my friend, Dr. Nora Hickey, fish veterinarian at Washington State University.  Want to learn more about fish? Check out Dr. Hickey's Fishkeep & Chill website 🦈 As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.

Send us a text In this episode, I learn all about wildlife biology from my friend, Ryan Wagner. He told me about clipping turtle toenails and bathing froglets—all for science. And he recounted his recent adventure backpacking frogs into a national forest to return them to their former home. If you love amphibians and reptiles or conservation biology, this one's for you. Hear about: stressed out turtles and their toenailschytrid fungus and frogsscientists helping Cascade frogs survive climate changehow art makes science even betterResources you can use: Want to see Ryan Wagner's wildlife photos or read his stories about science? Check out his portfolioLearn more about Cascades frogs in the PNW and why climate change is bad for themGet your amphibian fix with Nat Geo As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.

Send us a text Cosmo and I learn about microbes, thanks to Eric Lofrgren, an infectious disease expert at WSU. Resources you can use: hear what microbes arewhere they live in the environmenthow some skin bacteria help us outwhat biofilms are...and check out this bellybutton bacteria scientists studyOh, and wash your paws! =^..^= As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.

Send us a text In this episode, I learn all about what it means to be a pharmacist with my friend, Damianne Brand-Eubanks. She's a pharmacist and professor at Washington State University. Hear about: different kinds of pharmacistsrad new ways to receive medications or shots (like patches that feel like a cat's tongue and jet injectors like you see on Star Trek)why reading and writing are amazing for pharmacists, scientists and everybodyResources you can use: Check out this CrashCourse about how scientists make new medicines—called drug discoveryFind out what it's like to be a community pharmacist, a hospital pharmacist, a manufacturing pharmacist, a medical affairs pharmacist intern, or an informatics pharmacistGet some advice about medicine from a dog (who's probably cool even though he's not a cat) As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.

Send us a text What happens if you need your third molars removed? Cosmo and I find out, after talking to our friend David Carsten. He's a dentist anesthesiologist who studied at Washington State University and now teaches at Oregon Health and Science University. Find out the real tooth here. Resources you can use: Find out what it's like to be a dentist, a dental hygienist or a dental assistant, thanks to Teeth Talk GirlLearn more about early humans' big jaws with Ted-EdGet the official word on wisdom teeth from the American Dental AssociationSound effects courtesy Zapsplat and Pixabay As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.

Send us a text Can Cosmo and I help a cool kid like you face their fear of bugs? Join us—and our friend Paul Strand, psychologist at Washington State University—as we dig into why things freak us out and how to beat-le those fears. Resources you can use: See some beautiful bugs and relatives with All Bugs Go to KevinLearn about parts of the brain like the prefrontal cortexFeeling anxious about something? Let's make a planTry a relaxation trick like this color sorting appSound effects courtesy Zapsplat and Pixabay As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.

Send us a text Today I'm talking with Von Walden, an atmospheric scientist at Washington State University. Hear about Earth's bubble of gases AKA the atmosphereLearn why clouds can be weird in the polar regionsFind out what an expert thinks about climate change—and how optimistic he is about the futureResources You Can Use Check out AMNH's climate change resourcesWatch these polar bear camsLearn more about the polar regionsFind out more about clouds and make a cloud in a jar As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.

Send us a text What up with the small intestine and the large intestine? Join Cosmo and me—and our friend Franck Carbonero, microbiologist at Washington State University—to break down how we break down food. You'll hear: how the intestines differ in size and functionall about your gut bacteriathe journey food takes through your digestive tractResources you can use: American Museum of Natural History's microbiology resourcesFrontiers for Young Minds' explainer on fermentationNational Geographic Kids' info on the human digestive systemSound effects courtesy Zapsplat As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.

Send us a text Purr-haps you'd like a new way to get your claws on science questions sent in by kids like you. That's litter-ally my favorite thing. Today Cosmo and I tackle a question from William, 7, from the United Kingdom: Why is snot green? You'll hear: What mucus isWhat protein makes mucus green sometimesHow immune cells trap irritants and stuff that can make you sickResources you can use: Check out Operation Ouch's Science of SnotLearn about the nursing career As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.

Send us a text Purr-haps you'd like a new way to get your claws on science questions sent in by kids like you. That's litter-ally my favorite thing. Today Cosmo and I tackle a question from Hillary's 1st graders in Washington: What makes snow sparkle? You'll hear: How snowflakes are hexagonal ice crystalsAbout white light and rainbow colorsWhat reflection and refraction meanResources you can use: Check out Von Walden's research near the North Pole and South PoleLearn about atmospheric science As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.

Send us a text Welcome back, young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe.  If you’re anything like me, you’ve got lots of big questions about our world. Today I'm talking to WSU biological anthropologist Thomas Siek. Hear about all kinds of anthropologyFind out how Dr. Siek studied bones from the Middle Ages in PolandLearn how clues in bones help solve crimes with forensic anthropologyResources You Can Use Watch this NPR team use forensic anthropology to figure out info about a skeleton from a high school art classSee how fast you can build a human skeletonCheck out the anthropology collections at the Smithsonian As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.

Send us a text Purr-haps you'd like a new way to get your claws on science questions sent in by kids like you. That's litter-ally my favorite thing. Today Cosmo and I tackle a question from Gabby, 9, in Kansas: Why do bees make honey? You'll hear: What a bee proboscis is and why bees are so adorably hairyWhy some people call honey "bee barf" and what trophollaxis is How bees make foods like bee bread and honeyResources you can use: Check out these baby beesLearn how to make homes for native bees (they're like cousins to honey bees)Read the answer to this question here: Why do bees make honey? As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.