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People are buying coyote urine. Where does it come from?
Last spring, a curious listener called with an unusual question about coyote urine. Is it – as advertised by companies who sell it – an effective, al…
1 year, 2 months ago
Field reports from the cutting edge of science
It’s a weird time to be an environmental scientist. The proposed cuts to federal science funding in the United States are profound, and if they come …
1 year, 3 months ago
The Element of Surprise: The $1,000 Balloon
Helium is full of contradictions. It’s the second most abundant element in the universe, but is relatively rare on Earth. It’s non-reactive, totally …
1 year, 3 months ago
A Map to the Next World
“In the last days of the fourth world I wished to make a map for those who would climb through the hole in the sky.”
That’s the first line of the poem…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Trojan Seahorse
In 1970, marine architect Charlie Canby got an odd assignment: Design a 600-foot ship for an undisclosed purpose and an undisclosed customer. Only af…
1 year, 3 months ago
A 2,200 Mile Podcast
Today on Outside/In, we’re sharing an episode from our friends and partners at Common Land.
Common Land explores the creation stories behind protected…
1 year, 3 months ago
What Jurassic Park got wrong (and right) about dinosaurs
When the smash-success Jurassic Park first hit theaters in 1993, it inspired a generation of dinophiliacs and helped to usher in a new “golden age of…
1 year, 4 months ago
Phallic windchimes and ASMR: the magic of sound
In this episode, we’re taking your questions on the subject of sound. We talk about tinnitus, “the mind’s ear,” and the celebrity voices we have stro…
1 year, 4 months ago
Lawn and Order
Green grass grows everywhere: on baseball fields, in backyards, in front of strip malls. Collectively, we spend billions of dollars every year keepin…
1 year, 4 months ago
Cruise-o-nomics
This summer, more than 100 cruise ships will visit the small city of Portland, Maine, dropping thousands of passengers onto the city’s commercial wat…
1 year, 4 months ago