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Silver Screen Science - Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Episode 324
Silver Screen Science is our series where we explore how science is portrayed on the big screen. This year, we’re focused on one recurring franchise: Planet of the Apes!
Finally, we visit the ongoing…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 215 - Ferns
Episode 323
With several thousand living species, ferns are the second most diverse vascular plants around today, after angiosperms. Ferns are also abundant and well-known in the fossil record. This episode, Aly…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Silver Screen Science - Planet of the Apes (2001)
Episode 322
Silver Screen Science is our series where we explore how science is portrayed on the big screen. This year, we’re focused on one recurring franchise: Planet of the Apes!
It’s the reboot of the origin…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Silver Screen Science - Planet of the Apes (1968)
Episode 321
Silver Screen Science is our series where we explore how science is portrayed on the big screen. This year, we’re focused on one recurring franchise: Planet of the Apes!
This episode, we begin where …
Published on 5 months ago
Episode 214 - Saber Teeth
Episode 320
Evolution just loves a nice pair of oversized canines, especially on mammalian predators. Saber-toothed animals have shown up over and over again – we even have some today – but despite their similar…
Published on 5 months ago
Patron Mini-Episode Compilation #6
Episode 315
Our high-level Patreon supporters get to request a topic for their very own mini-episode! For the sixth time, we’ve put the latest bunch together for everyone to enjoy!
Thank you as always to our inc…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Episode 213 - Decomposers
Episode 319
Leave a carcass or a log or a pile of poop out in the wild long enough and it will break down into its component parts. Decomposers are an often-overlooked but essential component of ecosystems past …
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Leaf it to Us - Before We Leaf
Episode 318
After you’ve listened to the Leaf it to Us pilot episode, enjoy this follow-up discussion where Nora, Aly, and David share their thoughts about that first episode and the upcoming season of the new p…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Leaf it to Us - Pilot Episode
Episode 317
Enjoy this special preview of the upcoming podcast Leaf it to Us, hosted by Nora Spurling and Dr. Aly Baumgartner. In this pilot episode, they discuss the fascinating phenomenon of sex-changing trees…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 212 - Temnospondyls
Episode 316
When vertebrates first moved onto land, they gave rise to a variety of amphibious tetrapods. The most diverse and successful of these were temnospondyls, which were some of the most important species…
Published on 6 months ago