If an equinox is truly equal, it should fall on a day when there's just as much darkness as there is daylight. But that's not always exactly the case, so what's going on?

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From the ground breaking and life saving to the wacky and implausible, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki reveals some of the best moments in science.
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Folge vom 28.09.2021How equal is an equinox?
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Folge vom 21.09.2021Cosmic cannibalismWhat happens when two stars eat each other to death? And does one get the last laugh in this tale of cosmic cannibalism?
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Folge vom 14.09.2021Reaction Faster Than ActionEver wondered how in Western gunfights, the person who is first to draw their gun is the first to get shot? It turns out that under threat, our muscles work faster than normal.
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Folge vom 07.09.2021Metabolism MysteriesOur long-held beliefs about metabolism - you know that thing supposedly responsible for making you put on weight with age - might be wrong.