Invite friendly, bug-eating amphibians into your life with a backyard vernal pool.

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Folks at the Stand Up for Science Rally on the National Mall step up to the Force for Science selfie stand.

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Nearly 30 years before Pluribus, Rhea Seehorn and her Sonic Boom teammates reported on science. In this episode, she and Alex warn about the dangers of using mobile phones while driving.

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Back in 1997, Rhea Seehorn was part of a science reporting team for a radio feature called Sonic Boom. In this episode, she and teammate Lloyd answer a listener's question about whether eating a pound of chocolate leads to a pound of weight gain.

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Nearly 30 years before starring in Pluribus, Rhea Seehorn was a science reporter in the pilot radio feature Sonic Boom. In this episode, she's joined by Alex and Lloyd to answer a listener's question about a poultry cannon.

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One of Rhea's first gigs was as a science reporter on the radio feature Sonic Boom, where she reported on SETI, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, which figures prominently in her latest show, Pluribus.

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At noon on the winter or summer solstice, you can calculate the tilt of the Earth with just a stick, a tape measure and a little know-how. Physicist Betsy Pugel shows how it's done. Visit "A Solstice Story" at scienceupdate.com to learn more and to get links to a trig calculator that will help you with your (easy) calculations.

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Taking a chainsaw to the NIH has devastating consequences. Who would have guessed?

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Science, Medicine and Wildlife collide inside the abdomen of an adventurous eel lover.

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Get a concentrated blast of migratory bird fun, and then visit https://scistarter.org/flyways to find out how you can help scientists working to monitor and protect birds; see what’s happening in your local area; and view the amazing film Flyways!

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Billions of birds are on the move for the fall migration, flying to points south, with many covering thousands of miles. In this podcast, world-renowned ornithologist Pete Marra discusses the migration and the challenges that migratory birds face, as well as what we can do to help monitor and protect them. (presented in partnership with our friends at SciStarter.org!)

Projects and Websites in this episode:

The Earth Commons, Georgetown University https://earthcommons.georgetown.edu/

SciStarter.org/Flyways https://scistarter.org/flyways?utm_ca…

Image Credits: Geese flying by orange moon Alamy Stock Photo

Arrow Stork Image: Zoologische Sammlung der Universität Rostock, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index…

White Stork Migration Map: Image Credit: Bamse CC BY-SA 3.0

Magnolia Warbler Susan Young, Lantana Preserve Flickr Creative Common, public domain https://flic.kr/p/2oDHDdE

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The Bee Lab is, or was, the epitome of efficiency in government, performing world class research on a shoestring. But that didn't stop DOGE and the Trump Administration from targeting it, and hundreds of other labs, for performing work they either didn't like or didn't understand. Taking a chainsaw to American research, both federal and academic, will ultimately cost many times more than was saved, in dollars, environmental quality and human health.

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