S9 E8: Crocodile Tears & Tiny Friends 🐊😭🦋

In this episode of Earth Rangers, a science podcast for kids who love animals and nature, Earth Ranger Emma is exploring a lush river valley in Turkey – the fig capital of the world! 🌳🍈 She’s on a mission to uncover the ultimate match for one of the stickiest, trickiest plants ...  Afficher plus

In this episode of Earth Rangers, a science podcast for kids who love animals and nature, Earth Ranger Emma takes a well-earned break in a marshy wetland in southern Louisiana – and she’s not alone! This peaceful pitstop is actually a “stopover site,” where migrating animals like ...  Afficher plus

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. ...  Afficher plus

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 ...  Afficher plus

This winter marks the 125th year of Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count, in which bird nerds across the Western Hemisp ...

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 ...  Afficher plus