S8 E11: The legend of Edmund and the Rei...

Earth Ranger Emma’s flight back to the Earth Rangers Centre takes a wild turn when she’s caught in a storm and forced into an emergency landing! 🌨️🛩️ Stranded in the snowy Ottawa Valley, she’s surrounded by a "blizzard" of snowy owls and, with help from local conservationist Me ... Show More

Earth Ranger Emma’s flight back to the Earth Rangers Centre takes a wild turn when she’s caught in a storm and forced into an emergency landing! 🌨️🛩️ Stranded in the snowy Ottawa Valley, she’s surrounded by a "blizzard" of snowy owls and, with help from local conservationist Me ... Show More

Earth Ranger Emma’s plane repairs take a foxy turn when a red fox sneaks off with her lunch! 🦊🥪 Stranded in the Ottawa Valley, Emma teams up with conservationist Megan Quinn to uncover the secrets of these clever creatures, from their adaptability to their role in the ecosystem ... Show More

Today, you’ll learn about the fastest mini robots ever created, how Bigfoot sightings may help scientists study bear populations, and the link between financial stress and poor health. Insect Robots Mini-robots modeled on insects may be smallest, lightest, fastest ever developed. ... Show More

Tens of thousands of animal species are facing extinction, mostly because of human activity. But thanks to conservationists, there are some animals that are making a comeback. This is part four of “The New Conservationists,” a four-part series about the evolving world of animal c ... Show More

<p>This winter marks the 125th year of <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/125-years-audubon-christmas-bird-count/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank">Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count,</a> in which bird nerds across the Western Hemisp ... Show More

Static electricity plays an invisible role in the natural world, and it may even help insects pollinate plants. To understand this hidden force, scientists have jumped through some pretty weird experimental hoops — and “walked” butterflies through literal hoops. Guests: Sam Engla ... Show More

As a young man, traveling in Africa, Tim Coulson - now Professor of Zoology at the University of Oxford - became seriously ill with malaria and was told a second bout would probably kill him. Aged only 20, this brush with his own mortality led him to promise himself he would writ ... Show More

Bored with dragons, the wizard Argomandanies turns his arcane attention to the fantastic fauna of the natural world. Welcome to Animalia Stupendium, a chronicle of Earth’s amazing biodiversity with all the enthusiasm of a fantasy monster book. In this episode, the wizard will con ... Show More

A paper published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention argues that Chagas disease is now endemic in the U.S. Koalas may finally be spared from a deadly epidemic. Meanwhile NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has uncovered tantalizing clues about potential ancient microbia ... Show More

The chikungunya virus is rapidly spreading in China. Could it make its way to the U.S.? Meanwhile in Alaska a glacial lake outburst flooded the nearby Mendenhall River to record levels. And in Ethiopia fossilized teeth reveal a new species of Australopithecus—one that possibly li ... Show More