PODCAST: Call these plants by their names
In the far reaches of the South Pacific lies the country of Vanuatu, a small cluster of islands about 1600 miles east of Australia. This hard-to-reach archipelago covers an area smaller than the size ...
7 Jul 20186min
PODCAST: If you can sing, can you talk?
Whether it takes place onstage, at karaoke, or in the shower, singing is a special activity unique from speech. And since it uses a lot of the same machinery (mouth, tongue, voice box, etc.), at least...
20 Jun 20186min
PODCAST: Cooking up Conservation
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17 Jun 20185min
PODCAST: How researchers track sound to spy on migrating birds
It’s a bird! It’s a plane? No, wait, you can hear that it’s a bird. Tracking bird migration can be tricky, especially in a dark sky. But when individual species of birds talk with each other through f...
9 Jun 20186min
PODCAST: The Hudson River is flowing with pharmaceutical drugs
Prescription drugs seep from Manhattan into the Hudson River, where they can wreak havoc on unsuspecting fish. A recent study found drugs at several points along the river, providing one more piece of...
7 Jun 20185min
PODCAST: Take a Tour of Central Park's Feathered Friends with Birding Bob
Robert DeCandido, or Birding Bob as he is known by his legions of fans, is infamous in New York’s birding community for his boisterous antics and extreme enthusiasm. Experts and novices alike flock to...
21 Mar 20183min
PODCAST: Sense of self
Humans begin as tiny clumps of cells. Somehow, we evolve into mature individuals with unique personalities. I wanted to dissect that process and discover how babies develop a sense of identity. In thi...
10 Mar 20185min
PODCAST: One man's quest to save a rare reef fish
Alex Vagelli is the no-nonsense director of science and conservation at the Center for Aquatic Sciences — a research center at Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey. In 1995, the aquarium received ...
23 Feb 20187min
