Lions
Does the mane really make the lion? Certainly, luxurious locks are the feature that sets Panthera leo apart from the other large cats. But surprisingly, not all male lions have manes. And back in the...
View ArticleWestern Silvery Aster
When biologist Diana Bizecki Robson sits in the middle of the tallgrass prairie in a park near Winnipeg, she sees stars—the tiny, bright flowers of the western silvery aster. The prairie may seem a...
View ArticleSpringtails
Until 2000, biologists classified the curious springtail as an insect. Then new DNA evidence forced scientists like Louis Deharveng to revise their thinking and redraw a branch on the tree of...
View ArticleRavens
We humans learn some of our earliest life lessons from our brothers and sisters. Turns out ravens learn socially, too.In this Halloween season podcast, Ari Daniel Shapiro journeys to Austria to learn...
View ArticleHedgehogs, Swifts, Glow-worms
What can species as different as a hedgehog, a swift, and a glow-worm possibly have in common? To find out, we journey to southwest England. We’ll join two naturalists on a walk through the heart of...
View ArticleMoths
Likes moths to a flame, some people are irresistibly drawn to the woods at night. Carrying bedsheets and armed with special lights and lures, they come seeking moths. In July 2012, in 49 states and...
View ArticleHungarian Viper: More Threatened than a Threat
There’s a snake in the grass—but the viper in this Hungarian meadow is more threatened than a threat, at least to people. On One Species at a Time: as new ways of farming replace the old, these vipers...
View ArticlePrairie Dogs to Help Rescue an Ecosystem
Over the past century the grasslands of northern Mexico have been taken over by shrubby mesquite and turned to desert. On One Species at a Time, ecologist Gerardo Cellabos takes on the challenge to...
View ArticleLearning the Song Language of Birds
Every morning when he walks the dog, retired professor of natural history Peter Slater can identify as many as thirty birds by their song alone. On a walk» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleOnce a Hunter, Now He Works to Preserve Chamois
Growing up in a village in the foothills of the French Alps, Francis Roucher used to hunt the chamois. But on the day one of his shots went astray,» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleTiny Crawfish an Unlikely Circumnavigator
For centuries, human commerce has played a role in distributing plant and animal species around the globe. But not every species can claim the title of» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleDisappearing Seagrass Signals Endangered Ecosystem
The species that was Àlex Lorente’s passion was an extraordinarily long-lived seagrass, once common along the coast of his native Spain. Tragically,» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleGazelle Beetle a Tiny Stowaway and Big Problem
How much trouble can an unassuming black beetle no bigger than your fingernail be? Plenty, as we learn in this episode of One Species at a Time. Tiny» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleCue the Epic Music: Here Come Monarch Butterflies
Every year monarch butterflies begin a journey north from their overwintering grounds in Mexican forests. The epic migration spans generations and the» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleA Unique Urban Problem: Too Many Crocodiles
The city of Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory lies in the heart of crocodile country. In the 1950s, saltwater crocodiles were shot, skinned, and» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleBorn to Invade: Bittersweet Nightshade
Some species are born invaders, like bittersweet nightshade, a non-native vine with purple flowers and red berries. So what makes it such a successful» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleMicro-species Thrive in a Roadside Ditch
If you were driving along a highway in Maine, past pine trees and summer cottages, you might not give a ditch of rust-colored water a second thought,» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleParasitic Wasps Employ Virus Ancestor to Invade Hosts
Sometimes it’s hard to tell where one organism stops and another begins. That’s especially true with the kind of evolutionary arms race that takes place» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleDescend into Devil's Cave amid 4000 Long-nosed Bats
The batman of Mexico has his own bat-cave. He just shares it with 4,000 Mexican long-nosed bats. In this episode, join researcher Rodrigo Medellin as he» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleKeeping the European Honey Bee Healthy
Have you heard the buzz about bee colonies collapsing? Entomologist Noah Wilson-Rich wanted to study ways to keep bees healthy, but grant money proved...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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