Vampire Bat Calls
Vocal communication between vampire bats who know each other helps them survive when they don’t get enough to eat.
TB’s Unexpected Journey
Marine mammals brought tuberculosis to South Americans from Africa more than 1000 years ago.
Armadillo Vision
The armadillo’s poor eyesight is helping researchers understand the genes behind certain forms of blindness.
Half Earth
A famous biologist proposes protecting biodiversity by limiting the activities of Homo sapiens to just half the planet.
Pachyderms get the Point
Elephants, unlike mammals much more similar to us, seem to instinctively understand pointing gestures.
Storks & Junk Food
Storks in Europe are forgoing migration to Africa because of the ready availability of human food from landfills.
Birds & Alligators
Though mortal enemies, alligators and water birds team up against raccoons in the Florida Everglades.
Podcast for 5 August 2011
BATS & DOLPHINS (Encore Presentation): Dolphins that heal themselves, and dolphins that use electroreception in addition to echolocation. Also, How vampire bats find their prey, and how a Cuban plant takes advantage of a bat's ability to echolocate.
Cheetah Genes
The African cheetahs we know today likely migrated there from North America around 100,000 years ago.
Fast-Aging Fish
Can super fast-paced fish reveal how humans could live longer?
Toads vs. Fungi
Scientists demonstrate that it’s possible to locally vanquish a fungal disease that’s been wiping out frogs, toads and salamanders around the world.
Alarm Call Mimics
A tiny Australian bird sets off false alarms to fool predators.
Suburban Frogs
Genetically male tadpoles could be turning into female frogs because of the plants in your own backyard.
Road Noise & Migratory Birds
Road noise negatively impacts migratory birds.
Human Superpredators
Our unique predatory behavior puts other predators, as well as entire ecosystems, at risk.
Podcast for 19 August 2015
ANCIENT ANATOMY (Encore Presentation) - What dental records from the Mesozoic era can tell us about the lives of dinosaurs. How humans are uniquely adapted to throw baseballs. Also: an automated nature recording system that's monitoring environmental change. And, could vaccinating children protect the elderly as well?
Marmoset Baby Talk
A new study suggests baby marmosets’ calls change as they grow up - questioning more than 50 years of conventional wisdom about primate vocalizations.
Saving Salamanders
A call to ban the sale of exotic pet salamanders to protect native populations.
Diabetic Dolphins
Dolphin diets provide insight about preventing diabetes.
Climate Change & Toxic Shellfish
Climate change is threatening India’s seafood industry.
Bats & Pitcher Plants
The echo of a pitcher plant helps bats find safety and helps the plant get food.