## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Key tree species boost Amazon forest restoration, new study shows** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/key-tree-species-boost-amazon-forest-restoration-new-study-shows/)

- **Comparing green space for urban cooling, study** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/comparing-green-space-for-urban-cooling-study/)

- **Since the 1980s, climate change has increasingly altered European bumblebee habitats** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-09-1980s-climate-european-bumblebee-habitats.html)

- **Periodical cicadas may be doomed to extinction** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-09-periodical-cicadas-doomed-extinction.html)

- **How hibernating squirrels retain sense of touch in the cold** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-09-hibernating-squirrels-retain-cold.html)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Don’t reach for the bug spray: scientists find insects may feel pain after crickets nurse sore antennae** (Guardian Animal Behaviour)

- [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/13/insects-feel-pain-research)

- **Marine conservation collides with mining in Indonesia’s biodiversity-rich Moramo Bay** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/marine-conservation-collides-with-mining-in-indonesias-biodiversity-rich-moramo-bay/)

- **Masturbation among birds is ‘natural’ and should not be punished, say experts** (Guardian Animal Behaviour)

- [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/01/masturbation-birds-natural-healthy-behaviour-study)

- **Looking back to forecast the future of lobster** (Phys.org Plants & Animals)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-09-future-lobster.html)

- **Tiny fossils reveal big insights about ant ancestors** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-09-tiny-fossils-reveal-big-insights.html)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **How an unassuming wildflower thrives in salt-laden air that kills other plants** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-09-unassuming-wildflower-salt-laden-air.html)

- **Reptiles Make a Surprising Amount of Noise. Here's What Those Sounds Might Mean, From Pops to Hoots to Bellows** (Smithsonian Science & Nature)

- [Read more](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/reptiles-make-a-surprising-amount-of-noise-heres-what-those-sounds-might-mean-from-pops-to-hoots-to-bellows-180989422/)

- **Male redback spiders invite cannibalism through a ‘self-sacrificial somersault’ during sex – but why?** (Guardian Animal Behaviour)

- [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/12/male-redback-spiders-invite-cannibalism-through-a-self-sacrificial-somersault-during-sex-but-why)

- **Early mammals weren't all loners—some may have lived in pairs alongside the dinosaurs** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-09-early-mammals-werent-loners-pairs.html)

- **A molecular brake that keeps muscle architecture in check** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-09-molecular-muscle-architecture.html)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Damselfish-assisted repair of wounded corals surprises scientists** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/damselfish-assisted-repair-of-wounded-corals-surprises-scientists/)

- **Desmond Morris obituary** (Guardian Animal Behaviour)

- [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/apr/20/desmond-morris-obituary)

- **Nepal’s flood disaster puts its hydropower-first strategy, exports to the test** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/nepals-flood-disaster-puts-its-hydropower-first-strategy-exports-to-the-test/)

- **New model explains how bacterial promoter elements set gene activity and regulation** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-09-bacterial-elements-gene.html)

- **Rooting tree seed production in local knowledge boosts forest restoration outcomes (commentary)** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/rooting-tree-seed-production-in-local-knowledge-boosts-forest-restoration-outcomes-commentary/)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **In tune with nature: Human speech follows a rhythm that is also found in the animal kingdom** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-09-tune-nature-human-speech-rhythm.html)

- **DNA testing shows what's really in Western Australian fish and chip shop 'shark' filets** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-dna-western-australian-fish-chip.html)

- **Bio-based plastic turns into fertilizer after use** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-09-bio-based-plastic-fertilizer.html)

- **Diverse portfolio of protected areas key to Mexican conservation efforts** (Phys.org Plants & Animals)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-diverse-portfolio-areas-key-mexican.html)

- **Rapid wetland loss and ‘real estate boom’ increasing flood risk in Lagos** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/rapid-wetland-loss-and-real-estate-boom-increasing-flood-risk-in-lagos/)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **In Japan's mountains, a different way to manage bears** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-09-japan-mountains.html)

- **Marine Biologists Solved a Wildlife Mystery From the Walkway of the Golden Gate Bridge: How the Harbor Porpoise Mates** (Smithsonian Science & Nature)

- [Read more](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/marine-biologists-solved-a-wildlife-mystery-from-the-walkway-of-the-golden-gate-bridge-how-the-harbor-porpoise-mates-180989163/)

- **7 Indigenous Guarani killed after loose grain trailer hits car in central Brazil** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/7-indigenous-guarani-killed-after-loose-grain-trailer-hits-car-in-central-brazil/)

- **Gulf of Mexico’s unique Orca Basin shouldn’t become a carbon dump (commentary)** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/gulf-of-mexicos-unique-orca-basin-shouldnt-become-a-carbon-dump-commentary/)

- **Turning the tables on invasive lionfish: How Honduran divers are fighting back** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/video/2026/08/turning-the-tables-on-lionfish-how-honduran-divers-are-fighting-back/)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **'Like a Hole in the Universe': Artemis 2 Astronaut Victor Glover Reflects on Seeing a Total Solar Eclipse While Flying by the Moon** (Smithsonian Science & Nature)

- [Read more](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/like-a-hole-in-the-universe-artemis-2-astronaut-victor-glover-reflects-on-seeing-a-total-solar-eclipse-while-flying-by-the-moon-180989284/)

- **A Sumatran villager lost ground to the sea. So he planted mangroves** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/a-sumatran-villager-lost-ground-to-the-sea-so-he-planted-mangroves/)

- **Iconic Australian mammals could be at real risk from bird flu. Could they be protected with vaccines in baits?** (Phys.org Plants & Animals)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-iconic-australian-mammals-real-bird.html)

- **This Amazing Archive of Animal Photography Reveals 18,000 Species and Counting. Here's How Joel Sartore Built His 'Photo Ark'** (Smithsonian Science & Nature)

- [Read more](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/this-amazing-archive-of-animal-photography-reveals-18000-species-and-counting-heres-how-joel-sartore-built-his-photo-ark-180989282/)

- **Bond between dogs and humans dates back more than 15,000 years, study finds** (Guardian Animal Behaviour)

- [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/25/bond-dogs-humans-dates-back-15000-years-study-finds)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Could Psilocybin Help Treat Anorexia? A Small Clinical Trial Suggests the Psychedelic May Make Patients More Open to Recovery** (Smithsonian Science & Nature)

- [Read more](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/could-psilocybin-help-treat-anorexia-a-small-clinical-trial-suggests-the-psychedelic-may-make-patients-more-open-to-recovery-180989261/)

- **Exploring how bumble bee queens coordinate chemical signals** (Phys.org Plants & Animals)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-exploring-bumble-bee-queens-chemical.html)

- **Earth's Organisms Developed Via Evolution. Some Theorists Wonder: What if the Entire Cosmos Did, Too?** (Smithsonian Science & Nature)

- [Read more](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/earths-organisms-developed-via-evolution-some-theorists-wonder-what-if-the-entire-cosmos-did-too-180989338/)

- **Boosting soybean protein: Zinc and sulfur essential in sustainable crop production** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-boosting-soybean-protein-zinc-sulfur.html)

- **Nepal floods highlight growing glacier risks in warming Himalayas** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/nepal-floods-highlight-growing-glacier-risks-in-warming-himalayas/)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Big Waves Meet Biodiversity: Why Surfing Paradises Could Offer a Key Opportunity for Marine Conservation** (Smithsonian Science & Nature)

- [Read more](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/big-waves-meet-biodiversity-why-surfing-paradises-could-offer-a-key-opportunity-for-marine-conservation-180989119/)

- **Joro spiders eat wider range of insects than Georgia's native orb weavers** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-joro-spiders-wider-range-insects.html)

- **Heat-tolerant corals may be more vulnerable to disease** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-tolerant-corals-vulnerable-disease.html)

- **A near extinct plant in Galápagos is now recovering** (Phys.org Plants & Animals)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-extinct-galpagos-recovering.html)

- **Pastoralists in a Changing World** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/specials/2026/08/pastoralists-in-a-changing-world/)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **'Mad honey' that can stop your heart is now being sold online worldwide** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-mad-honey-heart-sold-online.html)

- **Once the Solar System's Ninth Planet, Pluto Was Reclassified 20 Years Ago. Here's Why Planetary Scientists and the Public Alike Love the Small, Icy Body** (Smithsonian Science & Nature)

- [Read more](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/once-the-solar-systems-ninth-planet-pluto-was-reclassified-20-years-ago-heres-why-planetary-scientists-and-the-public-alike-love-the-small-icy-body-180989383/)

- **Community programs linked to lower forest loss in Indonesia’s Borneo during COVID-19** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/community-programs-linked-to-lower-forest-loss-in-indonesias-borneo-during-covid-19/)

- **Bonobos enjoy pretend tea parties and chimps think rationally: why apes are more like us than we ever thought** (Guardian Animal Behaviour)

- [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/23/apes-behaviour-bonobo-chimpanzee-humans-science-aoe)

- **Africa's Wild Dogs Are the Most Hated Carnivores on the Continent. Here's Why Some Conservationists Are Saving Them Anyway** (Smithsonian Science & Nature)

- [Read more](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/africa-wild-dogs-most-hated-carnivores-continent-heres-why-conservationists-saving-them-anyway-180989287/)

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