Nature and Science Collection

Nature and Science Collection

Learn about the world around us.

Exotic Animal Sanctuary

16m

Jeremy Vargo talks about the Exotic Animal Sanctuary.

Jeremy Vargo talks about the Exotic Animal Sanctuary.

Pangolins Are the Most Trafficked Animal Worldwide

14m

Guest: Rachael Bale, Senior Editor of National Geographic’s Animals Desk One of the world’s most highly trafficked animals is one you may have never even heard of. It’s a small, weird-looking mammal covered in scales called a pangolin. It lives in parts of Asia and Africa and is endangered. Just a couple months ago, authorities in Singapore seized 28 tons of pangolin scales. Pangolin poaching is increasing, and it’s alarming experts.

Guest: Rachael Bale, Senior Editor of National Geographic’s Animals Desk One of the world’s most highly trafficked animals is one you may have never even heard of. It’s a small, weird-looking mammal covered in scales called a pangolin. It lives in parts of Asia and Africa and is endangered. Just a couple months ago, authorities in Singapore seized 28 tons of pangolin scales. Pangolin poaching is increasing, and it’s alarming experts.

Eating with Health and the Environment in Mind

25m

How can we feed the world without polluting the planet?

How can we feed the world without polluting the planet?

Shark Decline

15m

Where Have All the Sharks Gone?

Where Have All the Sharks Gone?

Leveraging Animal DNA to Cure Disease

20m

Guest: Christopher Gregg, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor in Human Genetics, Assistant Professor in Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Utah School of Medicine Humans are mammals. So are elephants, bats and dolphins. And we all share a fair amount of genetic information in common. What might we be able to learn about human diseases from studying the way bats have developed wings and elephants have evolved to avoid cancer?

Guest: Christopher Gregg, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor in Human Genetics, Assistant Professor in Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Utah School of Medicine Humans are mammals. So are elephants, bats and dolphins. And we all share a fair amount of genetic information in common. What might we be able to learn about human diseases from studying the way bats have developed wings and elephants have evolved to avoid cancer?

How the Law Protects Wild Animals

15m

Dr. Tyson explains the laws that regulate zoos.

Dr. Tyson explains the laws that regulate zoos.

What Do We Owe Animals?

53m

There are no animal species untouched by human activity, so what's our moral obligation to them?

There are no animal species untouched by human activity, so what's our moral obligation to them?

Color Country Animal Welfare

13m

Protecting vulnerable animals who need our help

Protecting vulnerable animals who need our help

S2 E38: Can Iceland's Elves Save the Planet?

53m

A belief in elves–or in the possibility of elves–could change the way we care for our planet.

A belief in elves–or in the possibility of elves–could change the way we care for our planet.

Losing the Sharks

13m

Shark Populations’ Steady Decrease

Shark Populations’ Steady Decrease

Candid Creatures

52m

Using new technology to track animals.

Using new technology to track animals.

The Frozen Ark

53m

Freezing DNA to hopefully bring back extinct species once the technology exists. And, scientists use genetics to help combat the threats that many ecosystems are facing.

Freezing DNA to hopefully bring back extinct species once the technology exists. And, scientists use genetics to help combat the threats that many ecosystems are facing.

Preventing Animal Abuse

20m

Deanne Shepherd from the Utah Humane Society helps us understand how to prevent as well as report animal abuse.

Deanne Shepherd from the Utah Humane Society helps us understand how to prevent as well as report animal abuse.

Helping Stray Animals

19m

Did you know that there are 70 million stray animals living in the US?

Did you know that there are 70 million stray animals living in the US?

Saving the World . . . Even the Parasites

Chelsea Wood, University of Washington, wants us to include parasites in our conservation efforts.

Chelsea Wood, University of Washington, wants us to include parasites in our conservation efforts.

Could Art and Close Encounters Motivate Conservation?

18m

Zoologist and wildlife veterinarian Lucy Spelman knows a lot about endangered animals.

Zoologist and wildlife veterinarian Lucy Spelman knows a lot about endangered animals.

Two Wild Gorillas Shifted the National Zoo Toward Conservation

29m

When baby gorillas came to Washington, zoos started to change the way they did business.

When baby gorillas came to Washington, zoos started to change the way they did business.

Young Conservatives & Climate

16m

Generational Divide within GOP on the Climate

Generational Divide within GOP on the Climate

Dwarf Giraffes Astound Researchers, Bring Awareness to Giraffe Conservation

25m

Michael Butler Brown has recently documented the first known dwarf giraffes and works to increase awareness of declining giraffe populations.

Michael Butler Brown has recently documented the first known dwarf giraffes and works to increase awareness of declining giraffe populations.

Going Digital to Conserve Wildlife

18m

You can buy the unique digital twin of one of 59 Seychelles Magpie Robins left on Cousin Island—and save the bird’s life.

You can buy the unique digital twin of one of 59 Seychelles Magpie Robins left on Cousin Island—and save the bird’s life.

One Gilded Age Eccentric's Fight for the Rights of Animals

39m

The birth of the animal rights movement

The birth of the animal rights movement

Optogenetics

11m

Controlling Plants with Colored Light

Controlling Plants with Colored Light

Living Light

17m

Energy from Plants Powers Lights

Energy from Plants Powers Lights

S2 E28: How Can You Reforest the Desert Without Planting a Single Tree?

53m

In some semi-arid regions of Africa, there is a forest underground, just waiting to sprout.

In some semi-arid regions of Africa, there is a forest underground, just waiting to sprout.

Using the Natural Powers of Plants to Detect Pollutants in Soil

17m

Detecting dangerous chemicals and heavy metals in soil is a more involved process than you might think.

Detecting dangerous chemicals and heavy metals in soil is a more involved process than you might think.

S4 E1: Getting Giddy in the Quiet World of Plants

56m

Catch the contagious enthusiasm of a quest to find 1,000 plants in one corner of the world.

Catch the contagious enthusiasm of a quest to find 1,000 plants in one corner of the world.

Drought Resistant Plants

21m

Guests: Mikel Stevens, professor of genetics and biotechnology in BYU's Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences

Guests: Mikel Stevens, professor of genetics and biotechnology in BYU's Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences

The Human Side of Plants

36m

Plants are wonderful, strange, even mythical.

Plants are wonderful, strange, even mythical.

Saving House Plants

15m

What you're doing to kill your house plants

What you're doing to kill your house plants

Plant Pals

9m

Assistant producer Deidrene Crisanto shares a story about a friendship based on the love of nature and the environment.

Assistant producer Deidrene Crisanto shares a story about a friendship based on the love of nature and the environment.

How Plants Make Decisions

47m

Even the common pea plant is capable of high levels of cognition.

Even the common pea plant is capable of high levels of cognition.

Winter Plants

16m

What it takes to keep your houseplants alive

What it takes to keep your houseplants alive

Palm Oil

21m

Why is Palm Oil in Everything?

Why is Palm Oil in Everything?

The Human Side of Plants

36m

Plants are wonderful, strange, even mythical.

Plants are wonderful, strange, even mythical.

Energy from Plants Can Be Used to Power Lights

17m

Plants provide food, clean the air, and brighten up the world. As if all that wasn’t enough, what if they also generated electricity?

Plants provide food, clean the air, and brighten up the world. As if all that wasn’t enough, what if they also generated electricity?

Plants Go to War

25m

Judith Sumner provides a wide-ranging tour of the plants that shaped the war's outcome.

Judith Sumner provides a wide-ranging tour of the plants that shaped the war's outcome.

Plants Prefer Pink Light in Greenhouses

17m

Plants are grown in greenhouses, which are often literally green from the plastic used to build them. But green is not the color of light plants like most.

Plants are grown in greenhouses, which are often literally green from the plastic used to build them. But green is not the color of light plants like most.

The Kinship of Plants and People

32m

Enrique Salmón explains the integral relationship between people and plants.

Enrique Salmón explains the integral relationship between people and plants.

Making Super-Plants

21m

Guest: Amanda Cavanagh, Don Ort Nature has a problem, according to plant scientists at the University of Illinois. The problem is that photosynthesis is just too inefficient –wasting tons of plant energy that could be used to grow bigger plants. So those researchers are trying to hack the system and help plants grow more efficiently.

Guest: Amanda Cavanagh, Don Ort Nature has a problem, according to plant scientists at the University of Illinois. The problem is that photosynthesis is just too inefficient –wasting tons of plant energy that could be used to grow bigger plants. So those researchers are trying to hack the system and help plants grow more efficiently.

Newly Discovered Plant Protein Creates “Zombie Plants”

14m

There’s a parasite that’s transforming healthy plants into a zombie-like state—so they’re not maturing, not dying, and developing new, weird appearances.

There’s a parasite that’s transforming healthy plants into a zombie-like state—so they’re not maturing, not dying, and developing new, weird appearances.

How Plants Make Decisions

47m

Even the common pea plant is capable of high levels of cognition.

Even the common pea plant is capable of high levels of cognition.

Plant Nanobionics

18m

Using the Natural Powers of Plants to Detect Pollutants in Soil

Using the Natural Powers of Plants to Detect Pollutants in Soil

Plant Pandemics

16m

Preventing Plant Pandemics

Preventing Plant Pandemics