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Rails are secretive marsh birds, and they’re on the decline. But a researcher playing their recorded calls over a loudspeaker could help bring them...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 09:13
America’s bird, the bald eagle, is facing a tremendous challenge. As scavengers, they feed on what we and other animals leave behind. But lead cont...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 13:03
Flying squirrels glow pink under a blacklight. How many other mammals do this? What causes them to glow? The hardest question of all might never be...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 17:50
Rock hunting holds a special place in Joyce Fetrow’s heart. Years ago, she battled alcoholism that drove her to some dark places. Now, Joyce dedica...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 11:56
Invasive species often spread by hitching a ride on anglers, especially anglers who don’t clean their gear after fishing. Though this is widely kno...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 13:07
Freshwater jellyfish have been in inland lakes and rivers throughout the Great Lakes region since 1933. But a century after their discovery, we sti...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 09:54
Bill Shanabruch left his job as regional biologist for the Piedmont with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. It was over a boondoggl...
- Added: Apr 23, 2024
- Length: 26:08
As staggeringly complex as the environmental catastrophe is, by tackling one small space at a time, we might be able to bring back entire ecosystem...
- Added: Apr 16, 2024
- Length: 24:26
This week on The Rough Draft Diaries, you'll meet Kent Bekker, the Director of Conservation at the Toledo Zoo. Kent's local conservation work began...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Jun 30, 2017
- Length: 06:30
- Purchases: 1
This week we go to to the beach with Field Trip Correspondent Laura Hautala and her Science Mom. Yes, we said Science Mom. And don’t worry, it’s no...
Bought by KUER
- Added: Oct 16, 2012
- Length: 12:25
- Purchases: 1
We’re back with another installment of our “Summer Dispatches” series, this time starring Field Trip Correspondent Nicole Jones as she figures out ...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Oct 09, 2012
- Length: 09:29
- Purchases: 1
In this episode, we visit Leah Wade at San Francisco's Quiet Science Taxidermy Studio to learn about the art of making the dead live again ... sort...
- Added: Jun 05, 2012
- Length: 27:11
- Purchases: 2
