Why is cotton so fluffy?
Mar 28, 2025•7 min
Episode description
Cotton is soft and strong. It comes from cotton plants, and gets turned into everything from t-shirts to cotton balls. But why is cotton so fluffy? We asked biologist Candace Haigler to help us find the answer.
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