PBS Nature is teaming up with children’s podcast network Cumbre Kids for a special bilingual podcast series celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month! Find all episodes HERE. Together, we’re producing 10 brand-new episodes on Cumbre Kids’ popular STEM and wildlife podcasts, created for curious families ...
This piece comes to us from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viKTibeaooc In the spring of 1925, the research vessel Arcturus slipped away from New York Harbor under the leadership of New York Zoological Society (NYZS) explorer William Beebe. Its voyage would take it down ...
In the Atchafalaya Basin—the largest river swamp in the U.S.—ancient cypress trees act as natural barriers against hurricanes and extreme weather. Spanning a million acres, these nearly indestructible trees have protected Louisiana's coast for thousands of years. How does this million-acre ecosystem protect Louisiana’s communities, ...
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Humans make stuff up—including the names and classifications of living things. But those categories are still useful. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore how taxonomy and systematics help us understand what plants are and where they come from. We’ll discuss the power ...
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Pando, Latin for 'I spread,' appears to be a forest but is actually one massive tree. Weighing 13 million pounds, Pando is one of the world’s largest living organisms. It has thrived in Utah's Fishlake National Forest, spreading across 106 acres with 47,000 stems. Find ...
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Just off San Diego's shore, single-celled algae called dinoflagellates start to reproduce and if disturbed, a chemical reaction within the cell creates a tiny spark of light. When the conditions are right, the algae multiply and the coastal waters glow blue.
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Shrouded by ferns, baby Spy Gorilla, is perfectly positioned to observe the elusive wild mountain gorillas of Uganda. Outfitted with a 4K camera in one eye, the robotic spy creature takes in the lush jungle surroundings as the morning mist clears and a troop of ...
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The news about chocolate just keeps getting better. Well, maybe it really isn’t news since the indigenous tribes of Central America knew centuries ago that cocoa-related products were good for us and they consumed them daily.
