Nature.

In an experiment, I don't know yet.

Why is Blight so far?

Like, it sounds so simple.

They had no idea.

But now the data's...

I find this not only refreshing, but at some level astounding.

Nature. Welcome back to the Night Only nature.

Welcome back to the nature podcast.

This week on the show, we'll be looking at how tiny sea creatures could have big effects on our oceans.

And we'll take a peek at the science of supernova explosions.

Plus, we'll be hearing about some of the latest science books coming out this spring.

This is the Nature Podcast for the 19th of April 2018.

I'm Benjamin Thompson.

And I'm Adam Levy.

The mixing of water in the oceans can have huge impacts on processes like climate change.

Now, if you imagine what might drive this ocean mixing, you might think of things like tides, temperatures or winds.

But you probably wouldn't think of shrimp.

What if the movements of animals in the oceans was impacting the movement of the ocean itself?

It may seem unlikely, but John DeBerry from the University of Stanford in California is used

to that kind of skepticism.

I think the knee-jerk reaction is to rely on your intuition, and your intuition says these animals

...