Do Trees Fart?

Tumble Science Podcast for Kids

Tumble Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2021

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Do trees fart? It’s a question that stumped scientists, and sends us on a journey to some serious science! Come with us as we ponder if trees are butts, whether farts are defined by gas or digestive systems, and why “even the smallest fart counts.” You’ll meet Mary Heskel, a plant biologist who wonders if she’s accidentally been studying tree farts, and Melinda Martinez, who studies climate change and identifies as a tree fart scientist. You’ll also hear from Tumble fans celebrating the fact that THIS IS OUR 100th ORIGINAL EPISODE! From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for listening! We hope you’ll stick around for the next hundred science stories! Listen to our bonus interview episode about tree fart research with Melinda Martinez, available to Patrons who pledge $1/month on patreon.com/tumblepodcast. Find more resources (including tree farts being set on fire!) on the blog about this episode on our website, sciencepodcastforkids.com.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Lindsay.
0:03.8	And I'm Marshall. Welcome to Tumble, the show where we explore stories of science discovery.
0:08.3	This is our 100th episode. And to celebrate, we're asking perhaps the most important science
0:15.4	question ever. Do trees fart?
0:18.6	When a tree's farting isn't the ultimate tumble topic, I really don't know what is.
0:23.4	We'll get to the bottom of the tree fart mystery. And stay tuned to the end for a special
0:28.9	tumble celebration.
0:30.9	Tumble is brought to you with support from Anchor. If you love listening to Tumble and you've
0:39.4	always wondered what it takes to make your own podcast, I've got good news for you. You
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0:49.7	publish, and even add music all in one great place. Just download the free Anchor app or
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1:04.7	One thing we've come to believe through 100 episodes of Tumble is that kids science
1:08.1	questions are truly the best questions.
1:11.1	We've discovered that often, scientists are asking the same questions and these questions
1:16.4	have fascinating answers. Which is why today we're sharing the story behind a really
1:22.2	silly question that leads to some serious science. Here's the question.
1:29.2	Mom, did she fart?
1:31.5	Did I just hear Dutree's fart?
1:34.2	Yes, yes you did. You heard the three-year-old daughter of Mary Heskell. Mary Heskell's a
1:40.5	plant biologist. Her daughter first came up with this question in order to avoid going
1:45.8	to bed.
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