If you plant a seed from your orange, you might have to wait as long as 15 years to get a tree with fruit, which is kind of a bummer for the impatient types among us. Fortunately, there’s an age-old trick called grafting that can shorten...

Whether it's dandelions blooming in your backyard or purslane sprouting from the sidewalk, vegan forager Alexis Nikole Nelson is on a mission to show how freely growing flora could make its way to your plate. With contagious enthusiasm...

In the comments of our episode debunking six popular home remedies, a lot of you asked us if there are any that do work. Well, here’s the answer! Chapters 1 PRUNES FOR CONSTIPATION 1:58 OATMEAL FOR DRY SKIN 2:34 3 GINGER FOR MORNING...

Jessi and Squeaks are thinking of visiting the redwoods, the tallest trees in the world, but there's lots for them to learn before they make their trip! First Grade Next Generation Science Standards Disciplinary Core Idea: LS1.A:...

Ever wondered what makes those balls of white foam you sometimes find clinging to plants? Spittlebugs create these bubbly cocoons after feeding on a plant’s fluids; but unfortunately, their eating habits help transmit a deadly bacteria...

Have you ever wondered why, some nights, the moon looks like a big, bright circle, and some nights it looks like a little sliver? Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn about how the moon's orbit changes the way we see it here on Earth!

Paul Andersen explains the major plants structures. He starts with a brief discussion of monocot and dicot plants. He then describes the three main tissues in plants; dermal, ground and vascular. He also describes the plant cells within...

What do you get when you combine the strongest materials from the plant world with the most elastic ones from the insect kingdom? Super-performing materials that might transform ... everything. Nanobiotechnologist Oded Shoseyov walks us...

Trying to ripen some fruits on your kitchen counter is totally fruitless - here's why.

Plants need sunlight to live, but they also need to block the sun's more harmful rays. Plants can't put on sunscreen or find shade, so how do they avoid getting a gnarly sunburn?

Hank talks about a sweet-tasting substance we humans just love - where it comes from, why we need it and how we could maybe stand to love it a little less.

Find out why more species live near the equator!

Some of the animals you think of as just cute grass-eating creatures might actually be more interested in chomping on your meaty bones.

Shows like The Walking Dead are full of hungry, mindless, surprisingly fleet-footed armies of brain-eating zombies. Could they actually exist? Are zombies real? Well, maybe if you're talking about zom-bees! This week I introduce you to...

Carbon dating transformed fields like archeology and paleontology, but its use might be in danger.

Paul Andersen surveys organisms in the protists. He reviews the diversity found within the domain Eukarya and explains that the Kindgom Protista is simple a junk drawer for organisms that don't fit elsewhere.

What exactly is the carbon cycle? Nathaniel Manning provides a basic look into the cyclical relationship of carbon, humans and the environment.

The researchers have found that almost all the illegal ivories are from recent poaching. Meanwhile, humans are not only animals that are farsighted!

From daffodils to dangerous snakes, toxins are everywhere. Here's a collection of episodes about our favorite poisonous, venomous, and generally toxic organisms.

Paul Andersen reviews the concepts discovered by Gregor Mendel.

Earthworms may be good for your garden, but they also have the potential to disrupt forest ecosystems across much of North America.

Everyone knows the name Charles Darwin, but his lesser known frenemy, Alfred Russel Wallace, was developing a lot of the same ideas around the same time.

Paul Andersen explains how plants use hormones to respond to their environment. The following hormones are detailed; auxin, cytokinins, gibberelins, abscisic acid and ethylene.

The name of the order Carnivora means "meat-eaters," and while most of the members of Carnivora live up to that name, there is at least one cute and curious exception.