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May. 17, 2013
Insects May Be the Taste of the Next Generation, Report Says
food, nutrition, agriculture, eating bugs, entomophagy, eating insects, insects as food, Peter Menzel, man eating bugs, UN food and agriculture organization
May. 03, 2013
17-Year Cicadas Primed to Emerge
cicada, periodical cicada, hatch, brood, locust, katydid, swarm, John Cooley, brood II, 17-year cicada
Apr. 19, 2013
Great Salt Lake Is No 'Dead Sea'
salt lake, ecology, brine, brine shrimp, bacteria, sodium chloride, ecosystems, bonnie baxter, great salt lake
Apr. 19, 2013
The Bird That Struts Its Stuff
utah, bird, birding, greater sage grouse, mating ritual, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Jason Robinson
Apr. 12, 2013
Monitoring the Monarchs
monarch butterfly, butterflies, milkweed, agriculture, ecosystems, pesticides, herbicides, migration, Lincoln Brower
Apr. 05, 2013
Bees Emerging After a Hard Winter
bees, beekeeper, apiculture, beekeeping, hives, colony collapse disorder, pesticides, neonicotinoids
Apr. 05, 2013
Searching for the Roots of 'Right' and 'Wrong'
empathy, morality, bonobo, apes, primates, primatology, anthropology
Mar. 29, 2013
The Secret Life of the Sonoran Desert
desert ecosystem, environment, rainfall, dry, bacteria, sonoran desert, cactus
Mar. 22, 2013
Birds Evolve Shorter Wings to Escape Traffic Crush
bird, evolution, maneuverability, wings, wingspan, birding, birdwatching, roadkill
Mar. 22, 2013
Project Seeks to Bring Extinct Species Back to Life
deextinction, extinct, endangered species, lazarus project, gastric brooding frog, amphibian, thylacine, passenger pigeon
Mar. 08, 2013
Getting the Springtime Buzz on Bees
spring bugs show, bees, insects, pollinators, bumblebees, bumble bees, honey bees, honeybees
Feb. 22, 2013
Surprise: Cockroaches Are Fastidious Groomers!
cockroaches, insects, grooming, antennae, insect behavior, bugs, cleaning
Feb. 22, 2013
The SciFri Book Club Visits “Gorillas in the Mist”
Dian Fossey, fieldwork, gorillas, primates, chimpanzees, jane goodall, poaching, primatology
Feb. 01, 2013
Dung Beetles Use Cosmic GPS to Find Their Way
dung beetle, navigation, astronomy, milky way, stars, starlight, animal navigation
Jan. 25, 2013
Canine Conundrum: How Dog Became Man's Best Friend
dog, canine, genetics, evolution, domestic animals, friend, wolf, wolves, dogs
Jan. 04, 2013
Cold-Water Fish Break the Ice with Antifreeze
chemistry, antifreeze, proteins, cold water fish, biochemistry, materials science
Dec. 21, 2012
Birding for the Holidays
birds, birding, ornithology, birdwatching, christmas bird count, citizen science
Dec. 14, 2012
How Science Can Keep Your Christmas Tree Merry and Bright
christmas tree, xmas tree, pine tree, needles, spruce, fir, evergreen, holiday
Dec. 07, 2012
Blue Whale Barrel Roll Caught on Camera
blue whales, undersea camera, video, ocean, crittercam, underwater acrobatics
Nov. 16, 2012
Desktop Diaries: Temple Grandin
temple grandin, autism, desktop diaries, animal welfare, agriculture, livestock
Oct. 05, 2012
Starfish Blamed for Great Barrier Reef Coral Loss
coral, coral reef, great barrier reef, oceans, oceanography, global warming, climate change
Oct. 05, 2012
Putting the ‘Extreme’ in Extremity
horn, rhinoceros beetle, Peruvian Sheartail hummingbird, tail, evolution, animals
Oct. 05, 2012
From Stem Cells to Eggs (and Beyond)
stem cells, eggs, reproductive system, mice, cell differentiation
Sep. 28, 2012
Fires and Invasive Grass Threaten American West
cheatgrass, wildfire, wild fire, forest fire, prairie fire, invasive species, ecosystem, weed
Sep. 28, 2012
Ice Age Co-Stars: Horses, Camels, and Cheetahs
horse, camel, fossil, megafauna, ancient animals, prehistoric north america
Sep. 28, 2012
The Biology of Birds of Prey
raptors, birds of prey, hawk, falcon, condor, eagle, idaho, boise idaho
Sep. 14, 2012
Field Trip to a Fungi Foray
fungus, fungi, mushrooms, lichens, Northeast Mycological Federation Foray, mycology
Sep. 07, 2012
Tour a Bat Cave
echolocation, bats, nature, thermal imaging, thermal camera, bat cave, cave morphology
Aug. 31, 2012
Unwinding the Cucumber Tendril Mystery
cucumber, squash, tendril, vine, growing, garden, vegetable
Aug. 24, 2012
Tree Rings Tell Tales of Ancient Fires and Climate
fire, tree rings, dendrology, climate change, wildfires, forest fire
Jul. 06, 2012
SciFri Book Club Talks Silent Spring
science friday book club, scifri book club, silent spring, rachel carson, ddt, pesticides, love canal, toxic chemicals, superfund site
Jun. 29, 2012
Bidding Farewell to Lonesome George
lonesome george, tortoise, Galapagos islands, charles darwin
Jun. 01, 2012
Lightning Bug of a Different Color
bioluminescence, millipede, insect, glowing, entomology
May. 25, 2012
Monster Turtle Fossil Discovered In Colombian Mine
Carbonemys cofrinii, turtle, tortoise, fossil, coal turtle
May. 25, 2012
Tick Talk: Lyme Disease Under The Microscope
deer ticks, lyme disease, Lyme borreliosis, Borrelia burgdorferi, zoonosis,tick-borne illness
May. 25, 2012
What's The Secret To Great Tomato Flavor?
tomato, vegetable, farming, agriculture, food science, flavor, taste, aroma, chemistry
May. 18, 2012
From Rooftops and Abandoned Lots, an Urban Harvest
food, farm, agriculture, vegetables, farming, growing food, raising food, diet, nutrition, cities, city farms, urban farms
Apr. 13, 2012
Searching for Nature’s Time Machines in Relics
entomology, art, photography, evolution, genes
Apr. 06, 2012
Taking a Walk on New York’s Wild Side
urban wildlife, new york city, concrete jungle, green space, animals, city
Mar. 30, 2012
Why Don’t Spiders Get Stuck In Their Webs?
spiders webs spiderwebs arachnids film video
Mar. 30, 2012
Half A Century Later, A Return To Challenger Deep
dive, cameron, submarine, submersible, mariana trench, challenger deep
Mar. 09, 2012
Studying Locomotion With Rat Treadmills, Wind Tunnels
flora animals locomotion harvard
Jan. 27, 2012
Ancient Skull Holds Clues to Dog Domestication
dog, canid, canine, animal domestication, anthropology
Jan. 06, 2012
Parasitic Fly Threatens Honey Bee Populations
bees, phorid flies, parasite, zombie bees, zombees
Jan. 06, 2012
Levitating Fruit Flies To Learn About Space Travel
flight, weightless, levitiation, magnet
Dec. 23, 2011
Birders Fan Out to Count Feathered Friends
chrismas bird count, audubon, citizen sciebce
Dec. 09, 2011
Inbreeding To Blame For Bedbug Renaissance
bedbug, tropical medicine, public health, bed bug
Dec. 09, 2011
Debating Genetically Modified Salmon
salmon, fish, fisheries, genetic engineering, gmo foods, fda, usda
Nov. 25, 2011
Giant Pumpkin, But Forget About Pie
pumpkin, grow, farm, agriculture, thanksgiving, holiday, video
Nov. 04, 2011
Mosquitoes Engineered To Kill Their Own Kind
biotechnology eengineering dengue malaria mosquito
Oct. 07, 2011
A Virtual Arm That Talks With The Brain
brain neurology prosthesis prosthetic robotic arm neural control
Sep. 23, 2011
Managing Forests To Manage Wildfires
flagstaff arizona fires wildfire burn firevfighter blaze
Sep. 16, 2011
Probing Poop For Cellulose-Chomping Microbes
biofuel panda china cellulose ferment compost
Aug. 26, 2011
The Unsavory Story Of Industrially-Grown Tomatoes
tomato, fruit, garden, farm, harvest
Jul. 22, 2011
Exploring The Wild Life Of Our Bodies
organisms, bacteria, skin, bodies, microbes, bugs
Jul. 01, 2011
Growing A Revolution: America’s Founding Gardeners
history president gardening botany jefferson
Apr. 22, 2011
Google Gives Mojave Solar Project A Boost
solar energy, google, brightsource, ivanpah, mojave, environment, tortoise
Apr. 15, 2011
Richard Leakey Reflects On Human Past--And Future
anthropology, human origins, turkana boy, fossil, hominid
Feb. 04, 2011
Plumbing The Depths Of Aquarium Science
fish, fishtank, acquarium, acquaria, acquariums, coral, tropical fish
Nov. 05, 2010
Video Pick: The Precocious Brush Turkey
video, flora, bird, flight, flying, briush turkey, film
Oct. 29, 2010
An Answer to the Chupacabra Legend?
legend, halloween, monster, chupacabra, goatsucker
Jul. 16, 2010
Video Pick of the Week: Horseshoe Crab Season
marine, ocean, crab, horseshore crab, mating, reproduction
Feb. 12, 2010
Squid Invasion Off California Coast
humboldt squid, jumbo squid, california, marine biology
Aug. 07, 2009
The Buzz On Bees: Coping With Vanishing Colonies
bees, apiology, apiary, colony collapse
Jun. 19, 2009
Same-Sex Behavior in the Animal Kingdom
same sex, homosexuality, sexual behavior, animals
Aug. 15, 2008
What Put The Heat in Chili Peppers?
chile peppers, chili peppers, capsaicins, pepper plants
May. 30, 2008
New Government Report Tackles Global Warming Effects
climate, weatehr, climate change, global warming
May. 16, 2008
Great Lakes Water Issues
water, lakes, great lakes, milwaukee, environment, invasive species
Apr. 25, 2008
Tiny Beetle, Big Impact
trees, carbon dioxide, carbon sequestration, climate, ecosystems
Apr. 25, 2008
More Evidence for Dinosaur / Bird Link
dinosaurs, paleontology, birds, fossils, evolution
Apr. 18, 2008
Bat Die-Off Mystery
bats, ecology, ecosystem, fungus, white nose syndrome, white-nose syndrome
Feb. 29, 2008
Animal Testing and Research Ethics
research ethics, animal testing, peta, animal rights
Jan. 11, 2008
Monarch Migration Molecular Mechanism
monarch, butterflies, migration, circadian clock,
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