
Biology
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
Listen 6:08Gulf 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
Listen 9:46‘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 9:44Protecting 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 00:52:57Guests: James Serpell, Bridgett VonHoldt, Elaine Ostrander Dogs are one of the most diverse mammal species on ear ...
Air Date: August 1, 2017
Listen 00:49:00It’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 48:51The 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 4:29Ivanka 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 00:49:00Sleep 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 46:54Sleep 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 5:42This 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 5:58How 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 7:28In 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 7:27Guests: Sandra Postel, Abbie Gascho Landis The Trump administration is rolling back many environmental regulation ...
Air Date: May 18, 2017
Listen 00:48:56NJ 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
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