Bats & Pitcher Plants
The echo of a pitcher plant helps bats find safety and helps the plant get food.
Wolves & Monkeys
An unusual relationship has formed between Ethiopian wolves and gelada baboons.
Frog Hibernation
Hibernation is the key to getting an endangered frog species to breed in captivity.
Animal Oceanographers
While going about their daily routines, marine animals outfitted with sensors can collect data on ocean conditions in places that would be dangerous for human oceanographers to venture.
Tracking Ocean Animals
Aquatic animal tracking via satellite telemetry leads to surprising discoveries about long-distance migratory behavior.
Alarm Call Mimics
A tiny Australian bird sets off false alarms to fool predators.
Mini Frogs
Scientists discover new species of tiny frogs in the remote mountains of Brazil.
Fatherless Fish
A critically endangered fish may be making up for to a lack of mates by reproducing without sex.
Prairie Chickens & Wind Farms
Researchers look into whether the sounds produced by wind farms disturb some imperiled birds.
Arctic Pioneers
Like the pioneers of the American West, the birds that are now settling the Arctic frontier in response to climate change aren’t necessarily the biggest or the strongest, but may instead be castoffs from more hospitable settled areas.
Sea Shell Design
Materials scientists are studying the structure of sea shells to design stronger materials.
Whale Contortionists
Baleen whales have rubbery nerves that allow them to stretch to twice their length when they feed.
Smart Bird Feeding
New research reveals that careless bird feeding can harm native species.
Chimp & See
A new citizen science project needs volunteers to watch video clips of wild chimpanzees and record their behavior.
Deepwater Horizon Animals
How are animals coping 5 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?
Mountain Gorilla Genome
The genome of the critically endangered mountain gorilla provides clues to its genetic past as well as its prospects for future survival.
Shape-Shifting frogs
The skin of a newly discovered frog species transitions from spiny to smooth in a matter of minutes depending on its background.
LIFE ON THE EDGE
LIFE ON THE EDGE (Encore Presentation) - The challenges facing endangered California Condors when they return to the wild. Could armadillos help end blindness? How scientists can tell that sharks really are what they eat. Fuel from the sea. And, unraveling the mysteries of glowing blue slime.
SURVIVAL IN THE WILD
SURVIVAL (Encore Presentation) - Why female Komodo dragons die young, a whale that sounded like a person, and algae that flee their predators. Also: how the brain's insulation differs between us and chimpanzees, and why that insulation is so important to social development.
Magnetic Sea Turtles
Loggerhead sea turtles use the Earth’s magnetic fields to find their way back to the beaches where they were born, many years later.
High Flying Geese
The world’s champion high-altitude migratory bird uses a unique “roller-coaster” flight strategy to save energy,
Dolphins at Play
Dolphins’ seemingly adorable antics may not actually be all fun and games to them.
Penguins & Climate Change
Comparing the evolutionary histories of Antarctica’s penguin species may predict how they’ll respond to climate change.
Storm Detecting Birds
Some birds may use their excellent hearing to detect approaching storms.