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During the rut, or mating season, the male elk’s distinctive call brings female elk and tourists alike to Estes Park, Colorado
Bull elephant Kevin, crazed with testosterone, challenges Greg, the most powerful elephant in the group
Endangered Dolphins in New Zealand
Reduced to just a few thousand, Hector’s dolphins are being decimated by fisheries bycatch
Climate Change and the Colorado River
Serving 30 million people in seven states and Mexico, the drying Colorado River can still be saved by sustainable measures and collaboration
Discovering Secrets on the Seashore
Mineralogist Bob Hazen talks about what he loves about walking along the coast of the Chesapeake Bay, hunting for fossils and shark teeth hidden in the sand
New research shows that frogs who land on their bellies are among the most primitive of frog species
Primatologist Tetsuro Matsuzawa studies chimps in hopes of uncovering how they learn and communicate
Florida Everglades: Restoring the Wetlands
With an 80-acre scale model of the 1.6 million-acre Everglades wetland system, scientists study how to restore the flow of water that was interrupted years ago
Florida Everglades Dying of Thirst
With federal funding, scientists and engineers hope to restore the Everglades ecosystem by removing dikes and canals and building the world’s largest reservoir
Red Rock National Conservation Area
Just a few miles from the casinos, Red Rock Canyon offers a spectacular backdrop for outdoor recreation and a peaceful escape from the hustle of Las Vegas
In the American West, simple safeguards can help curb the invasion of exotic snails that are spreading through watersheds and causing damage
Federal authorities now recognize that the greater sage grouse deserves more legal protection as their undisturbed habitat disappears
Monster Snakes in the Florida Everglades
Hunters search for 30-foot exotic pythons that prey on endangered species in the Everglades National Park and surrounding wetlands
From the Americas to Europe then back again, there’s more to the potato than meets the eyes.
What makes human and orangutan brains different? Researchers at the National Zoo hope to find out by playing customized computer games with the savvy primates.
High-Tech Construction With Low-Tech Ideas
In this time-lapse video, watch how workers built a visitor’s center in South Africa using ancient Roman techniques such as the arched ceiling, or vault
Patricia Bloom on Living Longer and Living Better
The associate professor, geriatrics department of Mt. Sinai, says we may not routinely live to 120, but hopefully we can extend wellness and shorten decline and disability
Bill McKibben on the Symptoms of Global Warming
The author and activist says we may see out-of-control rises in sea level, enormous shortfalls in crop yields and wars over available fresh water
Vice president of engineering and chief evangelist at Google on the connected world in 2050
With hundreds of new uranium mining claims filed within just a few miles of Grand Canyon National Park, a proposed new law would close the area to mining development and …
Dust and Snowmelt in the Colorado Mountains
Scientists find the effect of dust on mountain snowpack can be the dominant driver of snowmelt and water supplies downstream, an important discovery for water managers in the drying Southwest
How to Grill Caveman T-bone Steaks
In a clip from his PBS show “Primal Grill,” Steve Raichlen cooks T-bone steaks by placing them directly on the charcoal to delicious effect
After rescuing the Kemp’s ridleys from Cape Cod beaches in late fall, volunteers bring the turtles back to health and reintroduce to them to their saltwater homes in the warmer …
Researchers at a conservation center in Thailand tested many variables to study an elephant’s gait and how they accelerate when facing danger
Gas Drilling Supports Conservation
To offset the environmental impact of their drilling in Wyoming’s gas fields, energy companies are funding mitigation projects like conservation easements to protect habitat needed by wildlife
Saving Amphibians From Deadly Fungus
Building captive colonies for eventual re-introduction to the wild, scientists from Atlanta rescue endangered frogs and other amphibians threatened with extinction by a fatal fungus spreading through South American forests
Beetles Destroy Pines in the Rockies
At high elevations in the northern Rockies, mountain pine beetles are killing countless whitebark pine trees, a major source of food for wildlife including grizzly bears
Peeps in a Microwave: A Peep Jousting Experiment
Read more at http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2010/04/01/a-peep-experiment/ Our Surprising Science blogger tests whether stale peeps or fresh peeps are better for the spring tradition of peep jousting.
The Cowboys of R.A. Brown Ranch
Donnell Brown and his fellow cowboys combine modern science with their decades of experience with cattle ranching to create the perfect specimen of beef
Silky Sifakas: The Angels of the Forest
For the first time ever, filmmakers have caught these elusive white lemurs of Madagascar on tape
For the first time ever, researchers observed a cricket as a pollinator for a flower
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