- Having a Dog May Mean Having Extra Microbes
- Tackling New Tech in the Golden Years
- ‘Crazy Ants’ Spreading in the Southeastern US
- Studies Question Potential Alzheimer's Treatment
- Reinventing Farming for a Changing Climate
- Tracking Killer Tornadoes
- Resetting the Theory of Time
- The Myth of Multitasking
- When Great Scientists Got It Wrong
- Insects May Be the Taste of the Next Generation, Report Says
Sep. 28, 2012
The Biology of Birds of Prey
We’ll check in with biologists studying American kestrels, prairie falcons, red-tailed hawks, and other raptors that nest in Idaho's Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area. Plus, bringing back the California condor.
Dec. 23, 2011
Birders Fan Out to Count Feathered Friends
The Christmas Bird Count is underway and a birder shares some identification tips.
Dec. 24, 2010
Christmas Bird Count 2010
Time to bundle up and grab your binoculars - we'll check in on this year's Audubon Christmas Bird Count, a great example of citizen science.
Mar. 28, 2008
Spring Birding
Sure, there's always the first robin of spring, and the swallows returning to Capistrano -- but what other birding sights should you be on the lookout for as the weather warms?
Oct. 09, 2009
Tracking Bird Migration
Geese head south for the winter, and the swallows return to Capistrano - but how? In this hour, we'll talk about how birds make their migratory journeys, and how scientists are trying to study their travels.
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