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Why am I warm blooded?

CrowdScience by BBC

Aug 21, 202626:28Science & Medicine

CrowdScience listener Matt wants to know why he's warm blooded. He started thinking about this when he was watching some ants during the recent heatwave in Europe and wondered why their blood didn't boil. What are the pr...

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