The Anachronisms in our Backyards with David Zaya

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May 27, 202400:23:22Science & Medicine

In this episode of The Show About Science, Nate unearths the surprising history of the Kentucky Coffee Trees growing in his backyard and quickly becomes obsessed with germinating their seeds. This obsession leads him to...

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