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Wildlife behavior during a global lockdown, and electric mud microbes
Wildlife behavior during a global lockdown, and electric mud microbes
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Aug 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
First up this week, Staff Writer Erik Stokstad joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about how wildlife biologists are taking advantage of humanity’s sudden lull. Scientists are launching studies of everything from sea turtles on suddenly quiet beaches to noise-averse birds living near airports to see how animal behavior changes when people are a little less obtrusive.
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Next, as part of our special issue on mud—yes, wet dirt— Senior Correspondent Elizabeth Pennisi talks about her story on electric microbes that were first found in mud and are now found pretty much everywhere. Why do bacteria need to move electrons around and what does it mean that they do it all over the planet?
This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy.
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Image: Lars Riis-Damgaard and Steffen Larsen; Music: Jeffrey Cook
Authors: Sarah Crespi; Liz Pennisi; Erik Stokstad
Read all of our coronavirus coverage here.
Next, as part of our special issue on mud—yes, wet dirt— Senior Correspondent Elizabeth Pennisi talks about her story on electric microbes that were first found in mud and are now found pretty much everywhere. Why do bacteria need to move electrons around and what does it mean that they do it all over the planet?
This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy.
Listen to previous podcasts.
About the Science Podcast
Download a transcript (PDF).
Image: Lars Riis-Damgaard and Steffen Larsen; Music: Jeffrey Cook
Authors: Sarah Crespi; Liz Pennisi; Erik Stokstad
Released:
Aug 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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