SoT 49: Drunk, Lonely Fruit Flies

Published: March 23, 2012, 11:12 a.m.

Hosts:\xa0Ed Brown, Dr. Shayne Joseph, Lucas Randall.

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When turned down by a lady, male fruit flies will drown their sorrows in alcohol. A fossil of the oldest animal with a skeleton is pre-Cambrian. Russia's got big plans for space, although space travel could cause eye and brain problems. Salt-tolerant wheat crop developed, and a new theory about why the giant squid has enormous eyes.