The secret origins of commercial coyote urine
Coyote urine is bottled and sold as an all-natural pest deterrent for gardeners. One listener wants to know: does it work? And how is it collected?
The deer sharpshooters of Maui
Is commercial hunting the solution to America’s overabundance of deer?
Read MoreDecoding nature’s symphony
The art and science of ecoacoustics
Read MoreA dry river runs through it
The Rio Grande is drying up. This summer in Albuquerque, New Mexico, it was impossible to ignore.
Read MoreFoiled! Napoleon's cutlery and the Aluminati
From Napoleon's cutlery to the Vatican’s grip over Italy’s “alum” mines, we dig up the hidden history behind Earth’s most abundant metal.
Read MoreDid #savethebees get it wrong?
Saving the bees, it turns out, is a complicated business.
Read MoreCosmic earthquake pizza
Never go in against a Sicilian when pizza is on the line.
Read MoreScientists spoke up against a de-extinction company. Then the smears began.
What happens when academics spar with a multibillion dollar corporation?
Read MoreIf climate change were a choose-your-own-adventure story
Could a hit book format from the nineties be the key to making climate change feel solvable?
Read MoreThe Willy Wonka factory of product testing
In a world of rampant consumerism, can Consumer Reports really be a force for good?
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