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NASA’s history is a familiar story, one that typically peaks with Neil Armstrong taking his small step on the Moon in 1969. But America’s space agency wasn’t created in a vacuum. It was assembled from pre-existing parts, drawing together some of the best minds the non-Soviet world had to offer. Breaking the Chains of Gravity tells the story of America’s nascent space program, its scientific advances, its personalities and the rivalries it caused between the various arms of the US military.

A staple of the summer season is those dreaded mosquito bites you seem to get out of nowhere, but why does it seem like only you get them and others don’t? Explore the fascinating world of our creepy crawly friends like snails, flies, bees, spiders, and even autonomous insect robots in this best-of collection from Seeker, available for the first time in audio.

Explore the world of our favorite furry feline friends in this curated collection from Seeker, available for the first time in audio! All of your important cat questions will be answered.

Learn all about the Apollo Program, black holes, space exploration, and more in The Seeker Space Collection! Includes The Apollo Program, Everything You Wanted to Know About Black Holes (Without Actually Having to Go into One), and Everything You Wanted to Know About Black Holes (Without Actually Having to Go into One).

Learn all about the science of puberty, sex and even death in The Seeker Human Collection! Includes The P Word: The Science of Growing Up, The Strange and Scientific World of Sex, and Life, Death and the Afterlife.

Learn all about dinosaurs, dogs, marine life and more in The Seeker Animals Collection! Includes Everything You Know About Dinosaurs Might Be Wrong, Why Dogs Are So Amazing, Under the Sea: A World Like No Other.

Speed limits. Internet speeds. The speed of Earth. There are so many aspects of human life that are ruled by speed, even if we don’t realize it everyday. In this best of Seeker collection, you’ll learn how we decide speed limits, how fast a thought travels, how much acceleration the human body can take, and the simple discovery that let us fly faster than the speed of sound.

Listen in as Seeker dives in on the fascinating world of food. From diets and food poisoning to answering questions like how our bodies process food and what happens if you stop eating, you’ll be in a food coma by the end of this best of Seeker collection, available for the first time in audio!

Thousands of people throughout history have applied to become astronauts, while only a few have been selected; do you have what it takes to be one of them? Dive into the world of astronauts from their rigorous training to the effects space travel has on the human body in this curated collection from Seeker, available for the first time in audio.

When you look up at the night sky you’ll see millions of stars spread out through Milky Way galaxy, but how much do we know about them? Explore zodiac constellations, deep space, galactic mysteries, and become a master of the stars with this bite-sized audio collection from Seeker.

We all remember the "P" word we dreaded hearing about as adolescents...puberty. Sweaty, sticky, and pimply, we all go through puberty at some point in our lives, but why? Listen in as Seeker takes you on a scientific roller coaster ride of all things puberty like acne, hormones, body odor and more in this curated audio collection. 

It seems like dogs have always been man’s best friend, but when did it become official? Explore the world of our favorite furry friends from the beginning when humans started to take wild animals like wolves and give them a place in our homes. In this Seeker collection, you’ll also learn how new dog breeds are created, why dogs can remember smells better than humans, and if your dog really needs that sweater you bought it. 

Since astronauts first ventured into space in the early 1960s, the human race has been thinking about the bigger picture: Could we ever live in space? Where would we plant our new roots? Explore the ways engineers, researchers, and astrophysicists are pushing our scientific limits every day to get us closer to living on another planet.

Black holes are some of the most mystifying and mysterious parts of our galaxy. How big can a black hole get? Do black holes ever die? What does it sound like when black holes smash into each other? Learn the answers to all of these questions and more in this fascinating look into the phenomena scientists are learning more about every day.