Science Moab

Series produced by KZMU Moab Community Radio

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Image by: Buddy Hill & Kristina Young 

A radio show exploring the science and learning about the scientists from the Colorado Plateau

Science Moab is a weekly half-hour program exploring current research going on within the Colorado Plateau and beyond, the show includes interviews with scientists about the fascinating research they are conducting in our area. Host and producer Kristina Young explores basic ideas behind various scientific topics, the kinds of research that scientists do to answer their questions, and how current research can help us understand our changing world. Science topics span ecology, geology, chemistry, archaeology, hydrology, and any other -ology that might come our way.


102 Pieces

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The Next Generation of Indigenous Scientists
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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For the past three years, the Nature Conservancy has hosted a small cohort of Indigenous college students at their Canyonlands Research Center in s...

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: Jan 30, 2024
  • Length: 20:45
  • Purchases: 1
Studying Growth Rates of the Humpback Chub
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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The Little Colorado River (LCR) is a culturally and spiritually significant drainage for many people in the southwest. The LCR also provides sedim...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2024
  • Length: 20:52
Preserving the Past
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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Ever wonder how those amazing dinosaur bones make it from being embedded in rock to a museum where they are flawlessly displayed within a complete ...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2023
  • Length: 18:21
Human Noise and the Desert Bighorn
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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Increased visitation and recreation in the desert inevitably leads to more human-generated noise. We talk with Joel Berger, University Chair in Wi...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2023
  • Length: 20:50
Recovery After Fire
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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Given the increasing temperatures and aridity, the fate of pinyon-juniper woodlands on the Colorado Plateau is uncertain. We talk with Rebecca Fin...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2023
  • Length: 21:46
The Art and Science of Conservation
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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Aside from the inherent beauty of a pinon-juniper ecosystem, the health of such woodlands are tied to broader climate swings. This is the awarenes...

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2023
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 1
Ancient Roads of the Four Corners
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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A series of linear roads were built around 1000 years ago all over the four corners area, but focusing on the Chaco Canyon region. We talk with Ro...

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  • Added: Dec 28, 2022
  • Length: 20:44
  • Purchases: 1
Science on the Range
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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With a warmer and drier climate dominating the Colorado Plateau, traditional cattle ranching has its challenges. We talk with Utah State Universit...

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  • Added: Sep 20, 2022
  • Length: 20:43
  • Purchases: 1
Solace in the Desert
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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We talk with author, photographer, and conservationist Jonathan Bailey about his latest work, “When I Was Red Clay”. Jonathan writes about his str...

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  • Added: Sep 20, 2022
  • Length: 19:40
  • Purchases: 1
Geography of the Bears Ears
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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Consider making a map of land use issues across the Bears Ears National Monument. This is what Gustavo Ovando-Montejo, Assistant Professor at USU ...

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  • Added: Sep 20, 2022
  • Length: 19:15
  • Purchases: 1
Where the Sea Used to Be
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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Over 65 million years ago, a seaway existed across North America from the present-day Gulf of Mexico to present-day Alaska. Peter Flaig, Research...

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  • Added: Sep 14, 2022
  • Length: 20:16
  • Purchases: 2
Reintroducing the Wolf
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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The historic distribution of wolves includes most if not all of Utah. As wolves migrate out of the Yellowstone reintroduction area, their numbers e...

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  • Added: Sep 07, 2022
  • Length: 19:41
  • Purchases: 1
Science of Fire, Pt. 2
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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This is the second part of a two part series on the science of fire brought to you by our partners at Utah Tech University and the Southern Utah Sc...

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  • Added: Aug 25, 2022
  • Length: 19:54
  • Purchases: 1
Science of Fire, Pt. 1
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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This is the first part of a two part series on the science of fire brought to you by our partners at Utah Tech University and the Southern Utah Sci...

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  • Added: Aug 25, 2022
  • Length: 20:47
  • Purchases: 1
Learning about Lichen
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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Whether on rock or vegetation, lichen can be found all around us and play surprising and complex roles. Steve Leavitt, an evolutionary biologist a...

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  • Added: Aug 16, 2022
  • Length: 18:57
  • Purchases: 2
The DNA of Soils
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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Michael Remke, a researcher and lecturer at Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO, identifies the connections native plant communities have with their ...

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  • Added: Jul 24, 2022
  • Length: 20:52
  • Purchases: 1
Climate Adaptation and Land Management
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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Beginning in 2001, an executive order mandated that the Bureau of Land Management consider climate change in their reports and their management pla...

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  • Added: Jul 24, 2022
  • Length: 19:27
  • Purchases: 1
Lakes and Greenhouse Gases
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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When considering sources of greenhouse gases, lakes and reservoirs may not immediately come to mind, but they are a significant part of the global ...

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  • Added: Jul 14, 2022
  • Length: 20:04
  • Purchases: 1
Protecting Culturally Significant Plants
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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Dawn Davis of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Fort Hall, Idaho studies the sustainability of ethno-significant plants. Her work is trying to deter p...

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  • Added: Jun 09, 2022
  • Length: 20:45
  • Purchases: 1
Traditional Foods in the Four Corners
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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This week we talk with Reagan Wytsalucy about traditional foods on the Colorado Plateau. Reagan is actively working to reestablish agriculture and ...

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  • Added: May 25, 2022
  • Length: 20:51
  • Purchases: 1