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Biology

Sunset at Wayqecha Biological Station at 10,000 above sea level. Below, the Amazon Basin stretches out for thousands of miles toward the Atlantic Ocean. (Dan Grossman/for WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

What’s a cloud forest without clouds?

Scientists say climate change could dry out misty jungles in the Andes of Peru. Along mountainsides in Central and South America, ...

8 years ago

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Theresa Dardar is leading an effort among several Louisiana tribes to restore their food sovereignty—the sustainable production of healthy, culturally appropriate food—as the land around them disintegrates. (Courtesy of Edmund D. Fountain)
The Pulse
Science

Gulf Coast land loss threatens food sovereignty

Pointe-au-Chien and other Louisiana tribes want to protect native ways of eating. Native Americans living along Louisiana’s ...

8 years ago

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This undated photo provided by Matthew Kirwan shows Phragmites and Spartina marshland expanding into a ghost forest in Robbins, Md. Rising sea levels are killing trees along vast swaths of the North American coast by inundating them in salt water. The dead trees in what used to be thriving freshwater coastal environments are called 'ghost forests' by researchers. (Matthew Kirwan via AP)
NewsWorks Tonight
Science

‘Ghost forests’ proliferating along North American fresh water coastlines

Matthew Kirwan, professor at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science speaks with NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller. Marshlands a ...

8 years ago

Listen 9:44
chickens
You Bet Your Garden

Summer Special #3

Protecting birds from window collisions; keeping our little bats healthy; helping chickens thrive in your backyard; and how a little aqua ...

Air Date: August 4, 2017

Listen 00:52:57
three good pugs
Radio Times
Science

Dog Evolution

Guests: James Serpell, Bridgett VonHoldt, Elaine Ostrander Dogs are one of the most diverse mammal species on ear ...

Air Date: August 1, 2017

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(Irina Zhorov/WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Heat Wave

It’s summer, and it’s hot. On this episode, we get stranded on an urban ‘heat island’ and learn what people are d ...

Air Date: July 28, 2017

Listen 48:51
Heat-loving bacteria, called thermophiles, thrive in the run-off channels of Pump Geyser where millions of microbes connect to create long strands, or filaments. Flowing water helps weave the filaments into bacteria mats that can be as thin as tissue paper or as thick as lasagna. (Rebecca Huntington/for WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

The biodiversity of heat-loving bacteria in Yellowstone rivals a rainforest

Blue, dark peach, bright red, orange — thermophilic organisms make the hot springs so colorful you’ll want to grab your selfie st ...

8 years ago

Listen 4:29
Caesar
Radio Times
Science

Ivanka the brand; ‘Caesar’s Last Breath’

Guests: Matea Gold, Sam Kean SAM KEAN’s new book says we’re all inhaling history with each b ...

Air Date: July 18, 2017

Listen 00:49:00
The Pulse
Health

The Quest for Sleep

Sleep is the new skinny. Americans are obsessed with a good night’s rest — after decades of viewing sleep as a waste of time for ...

Air Date: July 7, 2017

Listen 46:54
A sleeping chimp at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. (Photo courtesy of Lydia Hopper, Assistant Director, Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes)
The Pulse
Health

Sleep habits may have helped humans branch off from other primates

Human sleep behavior is different than that of many kinds of primates. That made researchers wonder, why did our branch of the family tre ...

8 years ago

Listen 5:42
 Jon McConaughy, owner of Double Brook Farms, stands in the field with his flock of sheep. (Paige Pfleger/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

This farmer wants to give animals a better life — and death

Hear what a ‘kinder slaughter’ sounds like. As farmer Jon McConaughy wades through his flock of 400 sheep, lambs bleat, seemin ...

8 years ago

Listen 5:58
All the curing at New England Charcuterie is done in one large drying room. (Alan Yu/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

How the sausage is made, safely and free of harmful bacteria

Cured meat is a big food trend in the U.S. right now, but the meat isn’t cooked with heat, so it takes a bit of work to keep the sa ...

8 years ago

Listen 7:28
Rebecca Ruth Seidel with her dairy cows. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

In the meat industry, cellular agriculture is a new frontier

Scientists are creating meat without killing animals. Some people sink their teeth into a piece of juicy, bloody steak and enjoy e ...

8 years ago

Listen 7:27
a river
Radio Times

Freshwater under threat

Guests: Sandra Postel, Abbie Gascho Landis The Trump administration is rolling back many environmental regulation ...

Air Date: May 18, 2017

Listen 00:48:56
Kim Guadagno
Radio Times

NJ Governor’s race; what teeth tell us about our evolution

Guests: Matt Friedman, Brent Johnson, Peter Ungar The primary election for New Jersey governor is less than a mon ...

Air Date: May 15, 2017

Listen 00:48:55
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