## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Safe havens protect Australian mammals from invasive predators. Why aren't they working for other animal groups?** (Phys.org Plants & Animals)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-safe-havens-australian-mammals-invasive.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/)

- **How women farmers are helping elephants and forests in a Sumatran national park** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/how-women-farmers-are-helping-elephants-and-forests-in-a-sumatran-national-park/)

- **Phytophthora dieback linked to habitat loss and lower digging activity among quendas in Western Australia** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-phytophthora-dieback-linked-habitat-loss.html)

- **Topical clove oil for canine sarcoptic mange promises faster, plant-based treatment** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-topical-clove-oil-canine-sarcoptic.html)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Caught on camera: Sand cats may have a ‘sizable population’ in Qatar** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/caught-on-camera-sand-cats-may-have-a-sizable-population-in-qatar/)

- **From one deer’s DNA, a road map emerges to save an endangered Philippine species** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/from-one-deers-dna-a-road-map-emerges-to-save-an-endangered-philippine-species/)

- **Bringing butterflies back from the brink of extinction** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-butterflies-brink-extinction.html)

- **Man in Sicily trained his dog to illegally dump rubbish, say police** (Guardian Animal Behaviour)

- [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/20/man-sicily-trained-dog-illegally-dump-rubbish-catania)

- **Bonobos can play make-believe much like children, study suggests** (Guardian Animal Behaviour)

- [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/feb/05/bonobos-animal-behaviour-study-engage-make-believe)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **How 'pioneering pairs' of ospreys drive population recovery** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-pairs-ospreys-population-recovery.html)

- **After commercial whaling nearly erased them, blue and fin whales are slowly reclaiming the southeast Atlantic** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-04-commercial-whaling-erased-blue-fin.html)

- **Six African countries now support precautionary pause on deep-seabed mining** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/six-african-countries-now-support-precautionary-pause-on-deep-seabed-mining/)

- **‘To speak of agroecology is to speak of farmers’ autonomy’: Interview with Olga Muthambe** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/to-speak-of-agroecology-is-to-speak-of-farmers-autonomy-interview-with-olga-muthambe/)

- **Tropical trees show unexpected drought adaptability across Puerto Rico's rainfall extremes** (Phys.org Plants & Animals)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-tropical-trees-unexpected-drought-puerto.html)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Genomics used to find endangered fish populations most vulnerable to climate change** (Phys.org Plants & Animals)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-genomics-endangered-fish-populations-vulnerable.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/)

- **A Little-Known Photographer Captured the First Clear Image of a Total Solar Eclipse 175 Years Ago. Today, These Celestial Events Still Reveal the Mysteries of the Sun** (Smithsonian Science & Nature)

- [Read more](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/a-little-known-photographer-captured-the-first-clear-image-of-a-total-solar-eclipse-175-years-ago-today-these-celestial-events-still-reveal-the-mysteries-of-the-sun-180989208/)

- **A New Study Points to Two Origins of Life on Earth by Tracing Early Chemical Reactions in Single-Celled Organisms** (Smithsonian Science & Nature)

- [Read more](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/a-new-study-points-to-two-origins-of-life-on-earth-by-tracing-early-chemical-reactions-in-single-celled-organisms-180989260/)

- **Soft-bodied sea slug reconfigures anatomy to simplify feeding control** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-soft-bodied-sea-slug-reconfigures.html)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **AI‑designed viruses are a test of whether biosecurity can keep pace** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-aidesigned-viruses-biosecurity-pace.html)

- **On fragile Sumatran peatland, a farmer fights to bring back lost mangroves** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/on-fragile-sumatran-peatland-a-farmer-fights-to-bring-back-lost-mangroves/)

- **Rangers and scientists map vulnerable reefs in the remote Groote Archipelago** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-rangers-scientists-vulnerable-reefs-remote.html)

- **The internet can't get enough of cats, but cats might have had enough of the internet** (Phys.org Plants & Animals)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-internet-cats.html)

- **Human clinicians outperform AI stethoscope in diagnosing pet heart problems** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-human-clinicians-outperform-ai-stethoscope.html)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **From radar blobs to bird species, AI helps transform migration tracking** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/from-radar-blobs-to-bird-species-ai-helps-transform-migration-tracking/)

- **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)

- **Charge-based strategy improves controlled delivery of therapeutic peptides from gelatin-based materials** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-based-strategy-delivery-therapeutic-peptides.html)

- **‘This is what’s working’: Indigenous leaders on environment solutions in their communities** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/this-is-whats-working-indigenous-leaders-on-environment-solutions-in-their-communities/)

- **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)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Tree cover is not the same as ecological recovery** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/tree-cover-is-not-the-same-as-ecological-recovery/)

- **Antenna-like cell appendage may help turtle embryos sense sex-deciding nest temperatures** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-antenna-cell-appendage-turtle-embryos.html)

- **The Operating Room Where Anesthesia Was First Demonstrated Is Now a Landmark. But for the Men Who Claimed Credit, There Was Much Misery** (Smithsonian Science & Nature)

- [Read more](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/operating-room-where-anesthesia-first-demonstrated-now-landmark-men-claimed-credit-much-misery-180988842/)

- **Social media images lead to first recording of parasitoid wasp species in Japan** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/social-media-images-lead-to-first-recording-of-parasitoid-wasp-species-in-japan/)

- **Zoo-housed lions show wild-style behaviors when fed whole carcasses** (Phys.org Plants & Animals)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-zoo-housed-lions-wild-style.html)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Amazon canopy bridges enable 15,000 wildlife crossings without a single roadkill** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/amazon-canopy-bridges-enable-15000-wildlife-crossings-without-a-single-roadkill/)

- **Global hunger levels fall but Africa still lags behind, UN report finds** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/global-hunger-levels-fall-but-africa-still-lags-behind-un-report-finds/)

- **Random physics helps model individual ant motion** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-random-physics-individual-ant-motion.html)

- **How social media and parrotfish poop are protecting the Maldives** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/how-social-media-and-parrotfish-poop-are-protecting-the-maldives/)

- **Man in Sicily trained his dog to illegally dump rubbish, say police** (Guardian Animal Behaviour)

- [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/20/man-sicily-trained-dog-illegally-dump-rubbish-catania)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Pumas make roads safer for drivers by changing prey behavior patterns** (Phys.org Biology)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-pumas-roads-safer-drivers-prey.html)

- **A little bird told her: scientist wins $100,000 prize for decoding birdsong** (Guardian Animal Behaviour)

- [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/26/human-animal-communication-step-closer-scientist-wins-prize-for-decoding-birdsong)

- **Sticky alpine flower confirms Darwin's 150-year-old carnivorous plant prediction** (Phys.org Plants & Animals)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-sticky-alpine-darwin-year-carnivorous.html)

- **Australia has long relied on volunteers: As bird flu spreads, they will need support** (Phys.org Plants & Animals)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-australia-volunteers-bird-flu.html)

- **Nepal’s newest national parks drive tiger recovery, but new concerns arise** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/nepals-newest-national-parks-drive-tiger-recovery-but-new-concerns-arise/)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Bangladesh plans to plant 250 million trees. Keeping them alive will be harder** (Mongabay)

- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/bangladesh-plans-to-plant-250-million-trees-keeping-them-alive-will-be-harder/)

- **Falls in whale sightings, rare seabirds appearing—is something unusual happening in the Southern Ocean?** (Phys.org Plants & Animals)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-falls-whale-sightings-rare-seabirds.html)

- **Aquarium sends shark eggs to bolster wild populations** (Phys.org Plants & Animals)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-aquarium-shark-eggs-bolster-wild.html)

- **Newly discovered parasite linked to coastal seabird deaths** (Phys.org Plants & Animals)

- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-newly-parasite-linked-coastal-seabird.html)

- **Predatory Sharks Grew to Enormous Sizes in Prehistoric Times. These Five Strategies Helped Them Get So Big** (Smithsonian Science & Nature)

- [Read more](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/predatory-sharks-grew-to-enormous-sizes-in-prehistoric-times-these-five-strategies-helped-them-get-so-big-180989199/)

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