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A show where curiosity and the natural world collide

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If climate change were a choose-your-own-adventure story
August 12, 2026
If climate change were a choose-your-own-adventure story
August 12, 2026

Could a hit book format from the nineties be the key to making climate change feel solvable? 

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August 12, 2026
The Willy Wonka factory of product testing
August 5, 2026
The Willy Wonka factory of product testing
August 5, 2026

In a world of rampant consumerism, can Consumer Reports really be a force for good?

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August 5, 2026
Fiasco al fresco
July 29, 2026
Fiasco al fresco
July 29, 2026

A field trip, a play, and a producer’s case against outdoor dining.

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July 29, 2026
Night Owls
July 22, 2026
Night Owls
July 22, 2026

The federal government wants to kill one owl to save another.

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July 22, 2026
The sunscreen episode
July 15, 2026
The sunscreen episode
July 15, 2026

What's the most advanced piece of modern technology you bring to the beach? It might be your sunblock.

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July 15, 2026
How far would you go for a crow?
July 8, 2026
How far would you go for a crow?
July 8, 2026

A group of birders visit a landfill on the southern border in search of a bird. Antics ensue.

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July 8, 2026
The problem with pickleball
July 1, 2026
The problem with pickleball
July 1, 2026

Other sports players call foul when an "invasion" of pickleballers take up residence on one of Boston's most popular courts.

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July 1, 2026
You’ve got scorpion
June 24, 2026
You’ve got scorpion
June 24, 2026

“Why can you send live scorpions in the mail?” And other zany questions from the Outside/Inbox.

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June 24, 2026
Big porpoise energy
June 17, 2026
Big porpoise energy
June 17, 2026

Don’t be fooled by that cute face. The porpoise is a speed fiend with insane metabolism and outrageous sex drive.

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June 17, 2026
A tinned fish renaissance
June 10, 2026
A tinned fish renaissance
June 10, 2026

The tinned fish renaissance, fish wave feminism, and the sustainability of sardines.

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June 10, 2026
Never add sodium to your pasta water
June 3, 2026
Never add sodium to your pasta water
June 3, 2026

From the explosive nature of sodium, to the secret behind Brawndo (“It’s got what plants crave!”) — this episode is definitely worth its salt.

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June 3, 2026
A cow named Speckles
May 27, 2026
A cow named Speckles
May 27, 2026

For farm kids, 4-H programs can be a learning opportunity and a rite of passage. For one 10-year-old boy, it was a lesson in grief.

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May 27, 2026
In defense of darkness
May 20, 2026
In defense of darkness
May 20, 2026

We live in a chronically overlit world. But this self-described “light-waste grump” thinks there’s hope.

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May 20, 2026
Life and death and psilocybin
May 13, 2026
Life and death and psilocybin
May 13, 2026

Can psychedelics help cancer patients confront their feelings about death?

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May 13, 2026
Silicon Planet
May 6, 2026
Silicon Planet
May 6, 2026

You think the world runs on Dunkin’? Nope. It runs on silicon. 

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May 6, 2026
A Dry Hot American Summer
April 29, 2026
A Dry Hot American Summer
April 29, 2026

How one heat wave transformed American life

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April 29, 2026
Like a Dirty Rotten Whale
April 22, 2026
Like a Dirty Rotten Whale
April 22, 2026

Dead whales, dead deer, and red headlamps. Why answer boring questions when you can answer weird ones?

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April 22, 2026
The Dead Bird Rabbit Hole
April 15, 2026
The Dead Bird Rabbit Hole
April 15, 2026

Want to know how hundreds of millions of birds die every year? Just look out the window.


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April 15, 2026
The Microplastics Cleanse
April 8, 2026
The Microplastics Cleanse
April 8, 2026

We’re not sure yet what microplastics are doing to our bodies… but some people aren’t waiting to find out.

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April 8, 2026
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