To the Ends of the Earth for an Eel
Richard Conniff, Guggenheim Fellow and Guest Columnist for the New York Times discusses his new book "The Species Seekers: Heroes, Fools, and the Mad Pursuit of Life On Earth".
View ArticleJust How Big Are The Eyes Of A Giant Squid?
Giant and colossal squids can be more than 40 feet long, if you measure all the way out to the tip of their two long feeding tentacles. But it's their eyes that are truly huge — the size of...
View ArticleGenetically Engineered … Mosquitoes?
EarthTalk® E - The Environmental MagazineDear EarthTalk: I couldn’t believe my ears: “genetically engineered mosquitoes?” Why on Earth would they be created? And I understand there are plans to release...
View ArticleThe Cicadas Are Coming!
Drive south of the Massachusetts border this summer and you’re bound to hear the deafening buzz of the 17-year cicada. From the Carolinas to Connecticut, residents can expect a full-on plague of these...
View ArticleNew Zealand Cat Wars
New Zealand cat owners are reacting with outrage against a plan to drastically reduce the number of free-roaming cats proposed by renowned environmental activist Gareth Morgan.The movement is rooted in...
View ArticleThe Neanderthal Mind
To call someone a Neanderthal is to liken one to the heavy browed, ape-like troglodytes we see in history books or movies, but were they more sophisticated?Sophisticated might be stretching it a bit,...
View ArticleDecrease In Moose Population Has Scientists Puzzled
There are between 800,000 and 1.2 million moose in North America, but scientists are concerned that their numbers are shrinking – and fast. Moose populations from New Hampshire to Minnesota have been...
View Article7.14.14: TV Research And Delusions And An Undergarment Confession
Underwear, television and delusion. No, not a David Sedaris essay. These are some of the topics we are exploring on today’s Word of Mouth. Join us for an interview with psychiatrist Joe Gold about...
View ArticleScience Cafe: A Closer Look At Sugar
Our Science Café tackles sugar: the average American now eats about 130 pounds of sugar every year. It’s in everything from tomato sauce to milk. But what exactly is sugar? And how does it affect our...
View ArticleSomething Wild: David Carroll Speaks For The Trees
Something Wild takes pride in introducing to the residents of the state to the wonder in the wild that surrounds us all. Someone who discovered that wonder at a young age is David Carroll, “I was 8...
View ArticleSomething Wild: Why David Carroll Speaks For The Trees
Something Wild takes pride in introducing to the residents of the state to the wonder in the wild that surrounds us all. Someone who discovered that wonder at a young age is David Carroll, “I was 8...
View ArticleGranite Geek: Accidental Research at Keene State Leads to New Way to Spot...
Students at Keene State University are using a flat aquatic worm to study some rare human diseases. And the research began because of something unexpected that occurred in the course of some very basic...
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