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Episodes & Essays

Feb112022

The Tiny Biology of BACTERIA and VIRUSES

Climbing the Tree of LifeBy Kate HildenbrandFebruary 11, 2022

You would not exist without viruses. I cover the very basics of life and the not-so-alive viruses.

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Jan262022

Origins of Life

Where Did Life START?

Biodiversity & NatureBy Kate HildenbrandJanuary 26, 2022

Where did life originally come from? How did we get from rocks and gas to living animals and human beings? No one really knows but today, we’ll get closer to the answer of the origins of life.

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Jan192022

Swarm of Fish

How old is a fish? Tree rings in fish bones (Ep. 51)

Biodiversity & NatureBy Kate HildenbrandJanuary 19, 2022

We’ve all heard of tree rings that allow us to determine the age of trees. Counting the lines on a cut-down tree allows us to figure out their age pretty accurately. Unfortunately, this only holds true for ring-forming trees, and even among those, it is necessary to damage the live tree for such age determination.…

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Dec202021

Brown Shrimp

Common Shrimp: from Egg to Dinner Plate

Biodiversity & NatureBy Kate HildenbrandDecember 20, 2021

With humans overfishing the oceans, other creatures take over where fish are missing. Today, we follow a common shrimp on his journey through life—and through the journey to become our dinner. This is not a success story. The fight for the future of humanity seems to be filled with propaganda, misinformation, and contradicting facts. Even…

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What makes nature worth preserving?

Biodiversity & NatureBy Kate HildenbrandNovember 29, 2021

I used to think fish were disgusting and ugly. The truth is, I had only seen dead fish. Swimming with anything from Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus), a bright orange fish that likes to attack the shiny hook that attaches my camera to my body, to barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda), silvery shine and terrifying teeth, has changed my…

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Why are Coral Reefs DYING? What is Coral Bleaching?

Biodiversity & NatureBy Kate HildenbrandSeptember 26, 2021

Coral reefs are the basis for ocean life. A quarter of the ocean’s inhabitants depends on them—and so do millions and millions of humans. But with the warming ocean waters and more extreme weather events, coral reefs are struggling. The corals bleach. But what is coral bleaching? Coral reefs are cities underwater. About a quarter…

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Why Are Our Oceans Getting SOUR?

Biodiversity & NatureBy Kate HildenbrandSeptember 20, 2021

All that carbon dioxide that humanity has been throwing into the atmosphere has to go somewhere. The ocean is an excellent buffer but it isn’t fast. The surface ocean becomes more and more acidic and organisms of all sizes suffer because of it. Global warming, sea level rise, desertification, green house gases, and today’s topic:…

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What is a KEYSTONE Species?

Biodiversity & NatureBy Kate HildenbrandSeptember 6, 2021

Keystone species are the glue for their ecosystems and hold everything together. Without them, entire ecosystems collapse. What are keystone species? What do they do? Why do we care? All species fulfill their purposes but some species are so important that their survival is essential to the ecosystem they live in. Keystone species can determine…

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What Causes RED TIDES and Algae Blooms?

Biodiversity & NatureBy Kate HildenbrandAugust 18, 2021

Florida has been suffering a particularly bad red tide this year. The algae bloom has been killing tons and tons of marine life. Algae blooms and bacteria blooms cause problems all over the world and a lot of them are made worse by human impact. CORRECTION: Karenia brevis is also not a plant. It belongs…

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