Moths hear plants, and what fingerprints do for touch

In this episode, how kangaroos alter their postures to store more energy in their Achilles tendons and boost movement efficiency, the moths that make a beeline when they hear plants "talking" to them, tracking how people pick up diseases from their surroundings, the contribution fingerprints make to touch sensation, and some forgotten female scientists are recognised at the Eiffel Tower, in France. Get the references and the transcripts for this programme from the Naked Scientists website

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Moths hear plants, and what fingerprints do for touch is an episode from eLife by Dr Chris Smith.

This episode is 00:37:42 long.

This episode was published on Feb 28, 2026.

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