Biology

In a biology lab on the Boise State campus, a rare and mysterious creature sits in a tank. It has a rich cultural background and looks like it’s wearing a feather boa around its neck. It swims and it sways as if dancing to a Latin rhythm from its homeland, but its livelihood is threatened in the wild.

An interview with Alex Bezzerides, author of Evolution Gone Wrong. The book is a fresh and funny examination of the curious ways human beings have beaten the odds as a species.

As the climate changes, hibernating animals will, too. Hibernation is generally used to survive extreme weather and food scarcity. Some animals hibernate at a certain time every year. Others respond to environmental factors like temperature or hunger. Climate change will likely affect both, especially when it comes to available food and each animal’s adaptability.

It's a challenge to wrap your brain around the very idea of learning about viruses in a high school biology class, while a current pandemic rages across…

This interview originally aired Nov. 30, 2020America’s bird population is in decline. Some studies show that as much as 30% of the population across…

America’s bird population is in decline. Some studies show that as much as 30% of the population across species has been lost. So, what is to blame for…

This episode originally was broadcast in March, 2017.Humans think, feel and plan for the future. We say hello, and goodbye. We design and use tools to our…

In our complex and data driven world, scientists are facing a major challenge to understand and document plant and animal species that may be in the…

What’s it like to be an octopus? Is it anything like being a human? Is it even possible to know?In her book, The Soul of an Octopus, Sy Montgomery…

Terrie Williams is the author of The Odyssey of KP2: An Orphan Seal, a Marine Biologist, and the Fight to Save a Species. The book, which was Boise…