Skip to content
Houston Public MediaA SERVICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
TV 8
News 88.7
Classical
Mixtape

Donate

CLOSE

MENU
  • News & Information
    • Features
      • Today in Houston Newsletter
      • Coronavirus News and Resources
      • inDepth
      • Storm Ready
    • Topics
      • Local News
      • Statewide News
      • Business
      • Education News
      • Energy & Environment
      • Health & Science
      • Immigration
      • Politics
      • Transportation
      • All Stories >>>
    • Arts & Culture
      • Arts & Culture Main
      • Voices and Verses: A Poem-A-Day Series
      • Classical Music
      • Music
      • Opera & Musical Theater
      • Dance
      • Visual Art
      • Literature
      • Theatre & Film
    • Awareness
      • Hispanic Heritage
      • Pride Month: Better Together!
      • Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage
      • Black History
      • Women’s History
  • Education
    • At Home Learning
    • For Grown Ups
    • For Kids
    • Spelling Bee
    • Writers Contest
  • Programs & Podcasts
    • Local Programs
      • I SEE U with Eddie Robinson
      • Town Square with Ernie Manouse
      • Houston Matters with Craig Cohen
      • Red, White and Blue
      • Texas Standard
    • UH
      • 100 Years of Houston
      • Bauer Business Focus
      • Briefcase
      • Engines of Our Ingenuity
      • Health Matters
      • UH Moment
    • Features
      • Career Frontier
    • Podcasts
      • Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
      • Party Politics
      • Skyline Sessions
      • Encore Houston
      • All Podcasts >>
  • About
    • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Join the Team
    • Contact Us
    • Ethics and Standards
    • Reports/Financials
    • Press Room
  • Support
    • Membership
      • Update Payment Method
      • Upgrade Your Monthly Gift
      • Give a Gift Membership
    • Giving Programs
      • Affinity Council
      • Studio Society
      • In Tempore Legacy Society
      • Innovation Fund
    • Volunteers
      • Foundation Board
      • Young Leaders Council
      • Mission Ambassadors
    • Partnerships
      • Corporate Sponsorship
    • Other Ways to Give
      • Vehicle Donation
      • Employee Match Program
      • More Ways to Give >>
  • PBS Passport
  • Kids!
  • UH
    • Commitment
    • Main
    • About UH
    • Academics
    • Admissions
    • Student Life
    • Research
    • Arts
    • Athletics
    • News & Events
Every act of generosity counts. Discover more ways to help support public media.

Tag: extinction

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2224: Megalonyx

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 9, 2022 · Episode: 2224 Thomas Jefferson and megalonyx, the great-clawed ground sloth. Today, Jefferson meets Great Claw.

Tags animal size Buffon extinction fossils ground sloth Ice Age megalonyx megatherium moose paleontology species Thomas Jefferson zoology

Anita Tiller hold packets of wildflower seeds

Energy & Environment

How Scientists Are Using Freezers To Save Texas Plants

Dave Fehling

Posted on November 24, 2015 · The Texas landscape may be in for some changes. It may take decades but if global warming happens as many scientists predict it will, some native plants may not survive. Some may even have a challenge this winter as the weather pattern known as El Nino heads for Texas.

Tags climate change el nino extinction Mercer Gardens native plants prairie dawn

Every act of generosity counts. Discover more ways to help support public media.

Support Comes From

Related

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2075: Rudolph Ackerman

Margaret Culbertson

Posted on January 17, 2023 · Episode: 2075 Rudolph Ackerman and his amazing chronicles of 19th-century art and technology. Today, architectural historian Margaret Culbertson tells us about a great chronicler of technology and art.

Tags 19th-century technology Ackermann book magazine publishing carriage design decorative arts illustration Margaret Culbertson Maria Cosway Rudolph Thomas Jefferson

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2188: Plate Tectonics

Peter Copeland

Posted on December 6, 2022 · Episode: 2188 The day the earth moved: plate tectonics and the right question. Today, our guest, geologist Peter Copeland tries to ask the right question.

Tags Alfred Wegner continental drift continents fossils geology geoscience plate tectonics questions and science

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2329: Thurston and Fulton

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on September 23, 2022 · Episode: 2329 Robert Thurston looks at Robert Fulton and sees beyond the folly. Today, Thurston looks at Fulton.

Tags ASME demologos education engineering intellectual property naval warfare patents Robert Fulton Robert H. Thurston steam warships steamboats submarine Thomas Jefferson torpedoes underwater US Navy War of 1812

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2319: Flying to the Arctic

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on September 12, 2022 · Episode: 2319 Trying to get to the North Pole in a hydrogen balloon. Today, we fly to the North Pole.

Tags aerial navigation aeronaut Arctic exploration balloonist dirigible flight Floyd Bennett Fokker Trimotor Max von Sydow Norge Spitsbergen North Pole Richard Byrd Robert Peary Ellsworth S. A. Andree Sweden Thomas Jefferson

Most Viewed

  • Former Harris County Clerk’s Office employee accused of buying cookies with stolen information

  • An old bus station for sale could transform the area between Houston’s Midtown and Downtown

  • Texas Education Agency denies reapproval for Houston special education school Avondale House, adding strain to underfunded system

  • New Houston ordinance allows property owners to opt out of building sidewalk, but must pay a fee instead

  • Ten chefs, restaurants from Houston named semifinalists for 2023 James Beard Awards

Support Comes From

Resources like these are made possible by the generosity of our community of donors, foundations, and corporate partners. Join others and make your gift to Houston Public Media today!

DONATE

Houston Public MediaA SERVICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

Houston Public Media

  • About
  • Careers
  • Commitment
  • TV
  • Radio
  • News
  • Shows

Compliance

  • CPB Compliance
  • FCC Station Information
  • FCC Applications
  • KUHF Public File
  • KUHT Public File
  • Ethics and Standards
  • Privacy Policy
  • Additional Disclosures

Subscribe to Our Newsletters

Today in Houston

Let the Houston Public Media newsroom help you start your day.

This Week

Get highlights, trending news, and behind-the-scenes insights from Houston Public Media delivered to your inbox each week.

Contact Us

4343 Elgin, Houston, TX 77204-0008

Houston Public Media is supported with your gifts to the Houston Public Media Foundation and is licensed to the University of Houston

Copyright © 2023