Naturally Curious

By Naturally Curious

Robin explores the wonders of the natural world — the latest nature research, the surprising ways technology helps us understand other species, and heartwarming stories of the bonds between animals an... more

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The podcast currently has 50 episodes available.

Naturally Curious episodes:

August 04, 2026 Indigenous-led conservation helps save endangered cockatoo
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Indigenous-led conservation helps save endangered cockatoo** (Phys.org Biology)
- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-indigenous-endangered-cockatoo.html)
- **Higher river discharge helps young salmon** (Phys.org Biology)
- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-higher-river-discharge-young-salmon.html)
- **176-year oyster mystery spanning WA and the Indo-Pacific solved by DNA** (Phys.org Biology)
- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-year-oyster-mystery-spanning-wa.html)
- **Revisiting a forest experiment that lay forgotten for 30 years** (Phys.org Plants & Animals)
- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-revisiting-forest-lay-forgotten-years.html)
- **A Massive Flow of Rock and Mud Tumbled Down Mount Rainier Centuries Ago. Scientists Pinpointed Its Date to Better Understand the Volcano's Complex Threats** (Smithsonian Science & Nature)
- [Read more](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/a-massive-flow-of-rock-and-mud-tumbled-down-mount-rainier-centuries-ago-scientists-pinpointed-its-date-to-better-understand-the-volcanos-complex-threats-180989162/)
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August 03, 2026 Wild-born birds recruited to teach critically endangered regent honeyeaters their lost songs
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Wild-born birds recruited to teach critically endangered regent honeyeaters their lost songs** (Guardian Animal Behaviour)
- [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/04/wild-birds-teach-honeyeaters-sing-songs)
- **How new informatics tools help turn biodiversity data into policy insights** (Phys.org Biology)
- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-informatics-tools-biodiversity-policy-insights.html)
- **How can Indigenous knowledge reshape AI development?** (Mongabay)
- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/how-can-indigenous-knowledge-reshape-ai-development/)
- **A backup fluoride defense in soil bacteria could aid greener chemical production** (Phys.org Biology)
- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-backup-fluoride-defense-soil-bacteria.html)
- **The pet I’ll never forget: Stevie, the chicken who joined my dog pack** (Guardian Animal Behaviour)
- [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/feb/23/the-pet-ill-never-forget-stevie-the-chicken-who-joined-my-dog-pack)
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August 02, 2026 The last trio: S.Africa's zoo elephants await their fate
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **The last trio: S.Africa's zoo elephants await their fate** (Phys.org Biology)
- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-trio-safrica-zoo-elephants-await.html)
- **Scabies can kill animals like the beloved wombat. What's the best way to diagnose it?** (Phys.org Plants & Animals)
- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-scabies-animals-beloved-wombat.html)
- **Study suggests the threat of mold-associated illnesses may be underappreciated** (Mongabay)
- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/study-suggests-the-threat-of-mold-associated-illnesses-may-be-underappreciated/)
- **Tropical species near thermal limits as global warming compresses safety margins** (Phys.org Plants & Animals)
- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-tropical-species-thermal-limits-global.html)
- **How molecular tethers and asynchronous replication drive parasite proliferation** (Phys.org Biology)
- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-molecular-tethers-asynchronous-replication-parasite.html)
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August 01, 2026 Diets high in a particular type of fat help protect bees against pesticides
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Diets high in a particular type of fat help protect bees against pesticides** (Phys.org Plants & Animals)
- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-diets-high-fat-bees-pesticides.html)
- **A Blip on a Telescope in a Colorado Parking Lot Bolstered a Space Mission That Has Found Thousands of Planets … and Counting** (Smithsonian Science & Nature)
- [Read more](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/blip-telescope-colorado-parking-lot-bolstered-space-mission-found-thousands-planets-counting-180988801/)
- **Agricultural waste could fuel protein-rich black soldier fly larvae for human foods** (Phys.org Biology)
- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-agricultural-fuel-protein-rich-black.html)
- **A single RNA-based therapeutics approach against multiple types of RNA viruses** (Phys.org Biology)
- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-rna-based-therapeutics-approach-multiple.html)
- **Central African Republic’s Dzanga-Sangha tests the promise of wildlife tourism** (Mongabay)
- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/central-african-republics-dzanga-sangha-tests-the-promise-of-wildlife-tourism/)
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July 31, 2026 AI-powered camera system offers low-cost way to monitor bumblebees, potentially other insects
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **AI-powered camera system offers low-cost way to monitor bumblebees, potentially other insects** (Phys.org Plants & Animals)
- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-ai-powered-camera-bumblebees-potentially.html)
- **Icelandic fish 'hot tubs' reveal genetic adaptations to warming—and unexpected overeating** (Phys.org Plants & Animals)
- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-icelandic-fish-hot-tubs-reveal.html)
- **Listening to songbird dreams for clues to how sleeping brains learn** (Phys.org Plants & Animals)
- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-songbird-clues-brains.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/)
- **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/)
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July 30, 2026 Proposed mine expansion raising pollution concerns in Canada and US
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Proposed mine expansion raising pollution concerns in Canada and US** (Mongabay)
- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/proposed-mine-expansion-raising-pollution-concerns-in-canada-and-us/)
- **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/)
- **Prague zoo keeps polar bears cool with ice cubes as European summer heatwave hits** (Mongabay)
- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/prague-zoo-keeps-polar-bears-cool-with-ice-cubes-as-european-summer-heatwave-hits/)
- **How positivity affects health, the rise of scabies and bovine intelligence – podcast** (Guardian Animal Behaviour)
- [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2026/jan/22/how-positivity-affects-health-the-rise-of-scabies-and-bovine-intelligence-podcast)
- **Wild chimpanzees recorded waging ‘civil war’ with coordinated attacks between two groups** (Guardian Animal Behaviour)
- [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/09/civil-war-chimpanzee-group-closer-to-human-condition-aoe)
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July 29, 2026 Road traffic is putting smaller hedgehog populations at risk of collapse
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Road traffic is putting smaller hedgehog populations at risk of collapse** (Phys.org Biology)
- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-road-traffic-smaller-hedgehog-populations.html)
- **Deadly blooms offer a genetic blueprint for making hard-to-synthesize medicinal compounds** (Phys.org Biology)
- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-deadly-blooms-genetic-blueprint-hard.html)
- **Conservation shouldn’t gamble with nonnative species introductions (commentary)** (Mongabay)
- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/conservation-shouldnt-gamble-with-nonnative-species-introductions-commentary/)
- **Two antibody gene systems may help explain vesper bats' unusual viral tolerance** (Phys.org Plants & Animals)
- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-antibody-gene-vesper-unusual-viral.html)
- **Coral reef experts press on, with climate looming over international conference** (Mongabay)
- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/coral-reef-experts-press-on-with-climate-looming-over-international-conference/)
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July 28, 2026 It’s time we recognize the roles of rangers — and prioritize their safety (commentary)
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **It’s time we recognize the roles of rangers — and prioritize their safety (commentary)** (Mongabay)
- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/its-time-we-recognize-the-roles-of-rangers-and-prioritize-their-safety-commentary/)
- **Fish pathogens once limited to Asia and US emerge in Brazilian farms** (Phys.org Biology)
- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-fish-pathogens-limited-asia-emerge.html)
- **Central African Republic’s Dzanga-Sangha tests the promise of wildlife tourism** (Mongabay)
- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/central-african-republics-dzanga-sangha-tests-the-promise-of-wildlife-tourism/)
- **Crossbreed dogs show more behavioural problems than pure breeds, study suggests** (Guardian Animal Behaviour)
- [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/19/crossbreed-dogs-cockapoo-cavapoo-labradoodle-behavioural-problems-study-research)
- **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)
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July 27, 2026 The pet I’ll never forget: Stevie, the chicken who joined my dog pack
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **The pet I’ll never forget: Stevie, the chicken who joined my dog pack** (Guardian Animal Behaviour)
- [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/feb/23/the-pet-ill-never-forget-stevie-the-chicken-who-joined-my-dog-pack)
- **David Johnson, the owl man of Umatilla** (Mongabay)
- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/david-johnson-the-owl-man-of-umatilla/)
- **Yellowstone Is Among the World's Best Places to See Wild Wolves. Here's the Story of the Animal Called Both 'Public Enemy' and Cultural Icon** (Smithsonian Science & Nature)
- [Read more](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/yellowstone-is-among-the-worlds-best-places-to-see-wild-wolves-heres-the-story-of-the-animal-simultaneously-dubbed-public-enemy-and-cultural-icon-180989194/)
- **Microscopic atlas reveals how citrus Huanglongbing disease progresses through trees** (Phys.org Plants & Animals)
- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-microscopic-atlas-reveals-citrus-huanglongbing.html)
- **Scabies can kill animals like the beloved wombat. What's the best way to diagnose it?** (Phys.org Plants & Animals)
- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-scabies-animals-beloved-wombat.html)
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July 26, 2026 Pine bark and sponge compounds could counter drug-resistant malaria and babesiosis
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Pine bark and sponge compounds could counter drug-resistant malaria and babesiosis** (Phys.org Biology)
- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-bark-sponge-compounds-counter-drug.html)
- **Sri Lanka prepares for impending El Niño with traditional and new approaches** (Mongabay)
- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/sri-lanka-prepares-for-impending-el-nino-with-traditional-and-new-approaches/)
- **Tropical insects may be running out of room as temperatures rise** (Phys.org Plants & Animals)
- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-tropical-insects-room-temperatures.html)
- **Revisiting a forest experiment that lay forgotten for 30 years** (Phys.org Biology)
- [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-revisiting-forest-lay-forgotten-years.html)
- **Drifting tuna fishing gear enter half of marine protected areas: study** (Mongabay)
- [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/drifting-tuna-fishing-gear-enter-half-of-marine-protected-areas-study-finds/)
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FAQs about Naturally Curious:

How many episodes does Naturally Curious have?

The podcast currently has 50 episodes available.