This week in science: ocean spiders, baby planets and the odds of having a boy or a girl

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This week in science: ocean spiders, baby planets and the odds of having a boy or a girl The Short Wave team talks about spider origins, why the odds of having a girl or a boy aren't 50-50, and what the Orion constellation reveals about the life cycles of stars.

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July 24, 20254:04 PM ET

Heard on All Things Considered

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Rachel Carlson

, 

Regina G. Barber

, 

Mary Louise Kelly

, 

Emily Kwong

This week in science: ocean spiders, baby planets and the odds of having a boy or a girl

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The Short Wave team talks about spider origins, why the odds of having a girl or a boy aren't 50-50, and what the Orion constellation reveals about the life cycles of stars.

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