Biology
Getting married this summer? Grow your own bouquet!
Mike McGrath talks about protecting your garden from extreme sun and heat, the best way to treat an ailing azalea, usin ...
Air Date: June 1, 2013
ListenGuests: Gary Haluska, Emily Meredith and Cody Carlson In states across the country, legislator ...
Air Date: May 28, 2013
ListenWhat does ‘blight’ really mean?
Mike McGrath offers suggestions for deterring animal pests, growing tangy tomatoes, what to do with chickweed, how to r ...
Air Date: May 25, 2013
Listen[REBROADCAST] If you’ve ever had a dog, chances are you’ve wondered what is going on in its head. Scientists h ...
Air Date: May 24, 2013
ListenFrans de Waal: Primates, evolution and morality
Hour 2 Guests: Frans de Waal Morality is not unique to humans. Biologist ...
Air Date: April 11, 2013
ListenThree top tomato growing tips!
Highlights from show for April 6, 2013: Bringing up bountifully blooming hy ...
Air Date: April 5, 2013
ListenA conversation with Philadelphia activist and restauranteur Judy Wicks
Guest: Judy Wicks JUDY WICKS founded the White Dog Cafe on ...
Air Date: March 18, 2013
ListenMarch 9, 2013 — Having your soil tested can be very helpful, but the recommendations that come with the results are often ...
Air Date: March 9, 2013
ListenCats and their impact on wildlife
A new report says that outdoor cats are a major thr ...
Air Date: February 5, 2013
ListenIf you’ve ever had a dog, chances are you’ve wondered what is going on in their head. Scientists have been thinking about this ...
Air Date: February 4, 2013
ListenDavid Quammen on ‘Spillover’ of animal diseases into humans
[REBROADCAST] Avian flu. Ebola. SARS. AIDS. All of us have been exposed, at least in the media, to diseases that have mi ...
Air Date: December 28, 2012
ListenNovember 24, 2012 — Got weeds? Get a goat! Mike McGrath reveals how goats are one of the our best weapons in the war again ...
Air Date: November 24, 2012
ListenOur sense of hearing and how it shaped the mind
Sound is everywhere in this world – you can’t escape it. Our ears process millions of noises all day long –laughter, car horns, m ...
Air Date: November 21, 2012
ListenDavid Quammen on ‘Spillover’ of animal diseases into humans
Hour 1 Avian flu. Ebola. SARS. AIDS. All of us have been exposed, at least in the media, to diseases that have mi ...
Air Date: October 16, 2012
ListenElephant poaching: the dramatic rise in ivory trafficking
Hour 1 Over 25,000 elephants were slaughtered last year in the growing illicit ivory trade — sometimes enti ...
Air Date: September 27, 2012
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