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Birds on Life Support

July 10, 2014

Hawaii’s birds face multiple threats, but one small thrush on the island of Kaua’i is a success story – so far.

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Dead Ants & Wasp Nests

July 7, 2014

Bone house wasps place dead ants in their nests to ward off predators and parasites.

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Moth Scent Detection

July 4, 2014

Odor pollution could impede moths’ abilities to pollinate flowers.

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Fighting Counterfeit Eggs

June 26, 2014

Common cuckoos trick other birds into raising their young. But the hosts have evolved some defenses.

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Fish-Eating Spiders

June 24, 2014

Some spider species fish go fishing for their dinner.

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Komodo Dragon Housework

June 20, 2014

Housework may be killing female komodo dragons at an early age.

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Baby Bird Passwords

June 19, 2014

An Australian bird thwarts nest invaders by requiring its young to sing a secret call to get fed.

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Saving Monarchs

June 13, 2014

Scientists are looking into the causes of the monarch butterfly’s decline.

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Wasp Drill Bits

June 12, 2014

Insects will go to great lengths to pass their genes down to the next generations, including resorting to “power tools” to bore deep into unripe fruit to lay their eggs.

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Baby Birds & Dinosaurs

June 4, 2014

The way baby birds use their wings helps reveal how early winged dinosaurs used theirs.

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Border Collies vs. Bacteria

May 27, 2014

Could border collies help clean up beaches?

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Inside of a Whale

May 15, 2014

Scientists are just beginning to understand the specialized anatomical features that allow whale songs to propagate underwater.

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Slinky Saber Cats

May 13, 2014

New research sheds light on physical adaptations that allowed saber-tooth cats to hunt prey.

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Fish on Acid

April 29, 2014

Fish in acidified waters exhibit strange and often reckless behaviors.

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Birds & Elephant Trees

April 25, 2014

Migratory gray vireos help elephant trees disperse their seeds in Baja, California.

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Fly Maneuvers

April 14, 2014

New research reveals how flies maneuver themselves in flight.

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Phylochip

April 11, 2014

A computer chip can test for a wide variety of microbes in the environment.

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Robo-Clam

April 10, 2014

The Atlantic razor clam, famous for its digging prowess, is a model for potentially useful robots.

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Deep Diving Whales

April 8, 2014

Beaked whales set the record for the deepest and longest dives of any marine mammals.

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Harpy Eagles

April 3, 2014

Satellites and unmanned aircraft could help shed light on the lives of one of the world’s most elusive eagles.

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EVOLUTION & EXTINCTION

March 31, 2014

EVOLUTION & EXTINCTION - (Encore Presentation) What really happened to Australia's missing megafauna, how carnivores lost their sweet tooth, why lovelorn fruit flies resort to alcohol, strategic miscarriages in monkeys, and a new frog species is discovered in plain sight.

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Fisheries Bycatch

March 31, 2014

A global perspective is needed to cut down on the unintentional casualties of commercial fishing.

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Saving Hawaiian Crows

March 19, 2014

The Hawaiian crow is recovering from a devastating population crash, with help from us.

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Elephant Ears

March 17, 2014

Elephants can discriminate between human voices that pose a threat to their safety and those that do not.

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