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Finding Purpose In A ‘Wild Life’
Episode 770
Wildlife ecologist Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant has tracked bears through the mountains, lived with lions, been chased by elephants, and trekked after lemurs i…
1 year, 8 months ago
Archeopteryx Specimen Unveiled | Trees And Shrubs Burying Great Plains' Prairies
Episode 769
The Field Museum has unveiled a new specimen of Archaeopteryx, a species that may hold the key to how ancient dinosaurs became modern birds. Also, a …
1 year, 8 months ago
JWST Detects An Atmosphere Around A Rocky Exoplanet | Boeing Plans To Fly Humans To The ISS Next Week
Episode 768
Astronomers have confirmed they found an atmosphere around an Earth-like rocky exoplanet for the first time. Also, Boeing’s Starliner craft was sched…
1 year, 8 months ago
Challenging The Gender Gap In Sports Science
Episode 767
The first Women’s World Cup was in 1991, and the games were only 80 minutes, compared to the 90-minute games played by men. Part of the rationale was…
1 year, 8 months ago
What Martian Geology Can Teach Us About Earth
Episode 766
At first glance, Mars might seem rather different from our own planet. Mars is dry, with little atmosphere, and no liquid water on its surface. It is…
1 year, 8 months ago
How Louisiana Is Coping With Flooding In Cemeteries
Episode 765
Emily Dalfrey lives across the street from Niblett’s Bluff Cemetery, where generations of her family are buried, in Vinton, Louisiana.
In 2016, a peri…
1 year, 8 months ago
Inside Iowa State’s Herbarium | Science-Inspired Art From ‘Universe of Art’ Listeners
Episode 764
The Ada Hayden Herbarium preserves hundreds of thousands of specimens, including some collected by George Washington Carver. And, as the “Universe of…
1 year, 8 months ago
Science From Iowa’s Prairies | Planning To Go See Cicadas? Here’s What To Know
Episode 763
Science Friday is in Ames, Iowa, home to prairies, greater prairie chickens, and an array of wildlife. Also, the co-emergence of two periodical cicad…
1 year, 8 months ago
Maybe Bonobos Aren't Gentler Than Chimps | Art Meets Ecology In A Mile-Long Poem
Episode 762
A study found aggression between male bonobos to be more frequent than aggression between male chimpanzees. Also, visual artist Todd Gilens created a…
1 year, 8 months ago
When Products Collect Data From Your Brain, Where Does It Go?
Episode 761
There are products on the market that monitor your brain waves through caps or headbands: Some aim to improve mental health, sleep, or focus, while o…
1 year, 8 months ago