Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2506: Spanish Moss
Posted on · Episode: 2506 Spanish Moss — not at all the stuff of antebellum decay. Today, a remarkable stuffing.
Tag: biology
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2496: Trilobites
Posted on · Episode: 2496 Trilobites: Wondrous window upon the processes of evolution. Today, the evolution of the trilobite.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2477: Sand Hill Cranes
Posted on · Episode: 2477 The Sand Hill Crane, not just another bird. Today, Sand Hill Cranes.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2460: Forms of Nature
Posted on · Episode: 2460 In praise of the City: A fine piece of the natural world. Today, another look at form and function.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2392: A Weather Report
Posted on · Episode: 2392 A weather report, and more, from the South Pole. Today, a weather report.
Town Square
Scientists race against time to save coral reefs from a life ‘On the Rocks’
Posted on · The role of coral reefs in our ocean is not just a multicolored jewel of ecological diversity but a way of protecting our coastlines from erosion.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2229: Children and Science
Posted on · Episode: 2229 Hurdles that children must leap to learn science. Today, children and science.
Houston Matters
Here are 10 of the peskiest invasive species in Greater Houston
Posted on · There are dozens of invasive species of plants, animals, insects, and shellfish in Texas that threaten native species and cause other environmental concerns.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2179: Science Breakthroughs of 2006
Posted on · Episode: 2179 Science magazine’s list of Breakthroughs in 2006. Today, the big science news of 2006.
Houston Matters
Beasts Beneath The Bayou: Alligator Snapping Turtles Thrive In The Heart Of Houston
Posted on · Houston Matters visits Buffalo Bayou, where a population of prehistoric-looking beasts are making a home in the middle of the city.
News
Houston Forensic Science Center To Align With Standards Approved By National Lead Agency
Posted on · There will be adjustments in the work of the forensic biology/DNA and seized drugs sections.
Houston Matters
How Do We Get People To Trust Science Again?
Posted on · Houston researchers discuss how to improve scientific literacy in an age of skepticism.
News
Biological Clock Discoveries By 3 Americans Earn Nobel Prize
Posted on · Three Americans won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for their discoveries about the body's biological clock.
Full Show
Customer Service & Political Genetics: Houston Matters for Tues., Aug. 19, 2014
Posted on · Recently, a customer trying to cancel his subscription with Comcast taped his conversation with customer service, in which the Comcast representative on the other end of the line pressed – aggressively, and at times, angrily – to keep him from cancelling. Comcast apologized for the incident, stating that what this customer experienced was not company […]