How does the Moon affect life on Earth?
How does the moon affect life on Earth? From worms who time the mating ritual with an inner lunar calendar, to how full moons could cause cows to give birth early.
From worms who time their mating ritual with an inner lunar calendar, to how full moons could cause cows to give birth early. Listener Andreas sends CrowdScience on a mission to separate fact from fiction.
Presenter: Marnie Chesterton
Producer: Marijke Peters
Picture: The moon rises over Kadam mountain in Uganda, on January 31, 2018, during the lunar phenomenon referred to as the 'super blue blood moon'. Credit: Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP / Getty Images
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Worms use a lunar clock to time their mating ritual
Duration: 01:28
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- Fri 16 Feb 2018 20:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview & Europe and the Middle East only
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- Mon 19 Feb 2018 07:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Australasia & East and Southern Africa only
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- Mon 19 Feb 2018 18:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
- Tue 20 Feb 2018 03:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service West and Central Africa
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