Constant Wonder

Margaret Rousser is using technology to save the mountain yellow-legged frog. Andrew Gray of the Manchester Museum journeyed around the world in search of a frog that was right under his nose. Ken Albata of the University of the Pacific, Stockton takes us behind the scenes at a Renaissance feast.

Sara Weinstein studies African crested rats that can use poison from plants to defend themselves. Michael G. Vann explains how the French bounty on rats in Colonial Vietnam backfired. Idaho State's Winston Black reminds us that the Plague is still around today.

P. Jane Hafen shares the story of Gertrude Simmons Bonnin (Zitkala-Ša), a Sioux woman who campaigned for equal treatment of indigenous peoples in the United States. Elizabeth Horton identifies long-lost crops that have fallen out of domestication and could show up as weeds in your backyard.

Bradford Pearson shares the hardship and personal triumph of a high school football team formed in an internment camp during WWII. Duncan Ryuken Williams of USC explains how Japanese Americans in internment camps kept their religious practices alive.

What was it that haunted this remote village a century ago?

Paul Koudounaris looks at history through a cat's eyes. Clive Wynne explains why dogs love us.

Emmanuel Ntibonera fled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo as a refugee, and he now runs a non-profit organization to aid war victims. The Liz Shropshire Music Foundation uses music to help refugee children.

Humans have a long complicated history with energy extending back thousands of years to the present day. A material scientist discusses how discoveries and inventions, like Edison's light bulb, have changed our lives.

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.

Texas tales, from Native Americans and European colonists, to famous frogs. Doug Baum, owner of Texas Camel Corps, shares the story of the US military's use of camels in the American desert.