Wild World

Wild World is a podcast that explores the natural wonders of our planet through the voices of the people who explore, study, & protect them.

[Scott Solomon @ScottESolomon]

So excited for this #scicomm seminar course this Spring! Such a great lineup! Open to all @RiceUniversity students!

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I'm thrilled that Rob Dunn (@RRobDunn), the award-winning biologist and author who gave us books like 'A Natural History of the Future', 'The Wild Life of Our Bodies', and 'The Call of the Honeyguide' has endorsed #BecomingMartian!

Pre-orders available from @mitpress. Link ⬇️

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Wow! 🧑‍🚀

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Excited to share this endorsement from @fwhite66! #BecomingMartian @mitpress

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Great to see former Wild World guest Mark Moffett endorsing Scott's new book!

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HUGE NEWS! 🎉

I'm thrilled to announce that the legendary Mark Moffett—"The Indiana Jones of Entomology"—has officially endorsed #BecomingMartian!

Ready to pre-order your copy? https://t.co/wdxtF0VBXU

@mitpress #BookEndorsement #Space #Mars #Science #Evolution #NewBook

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COVER REVEAL! 🚀🪐🧑‍🚀 I am SO excited to share the cover for my new book, Becoming Martian: How Living in Space Will Change Our Bodies and Minds! Thanks to the team at @mitpress for the stunning design! It's officially out Feb 17 but available now for pre-order!

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Can BUBBLES be used as TOOLS???
https://t.co/DEAI8EtGEf

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In the latest episode of Wild World, we go whale watching in southeast Alaska with marine biologist Dr. Heidi Pearson!

https://t.co/n9XwMxCAXF

[Photo by Heidi Pearson taken under NMFS ESA/MMPA Permit No. 14122]

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Meet the parrot that is terrorizing vehicles in New Zealand

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New Zealand, isolated for 80 million years, gives us a glimpse into how life may have evolved if mammals never existed. [Spoiler Alert: BIRDS!] Brent Stephenson shares info about kiwis, keas, & some of the other weird & wonderful creatures of New Zealand! https://t.co/4DbPewkr1h

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Kayla Iocovino talks about what it was like to climb inside the crater of Nyiragongo volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has the largest active lava lake in the world. Listen to the entire episode (S2E11) wherever you get your podcasts! https://t.co/wqbyvqshVF

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Dr. Kayla Iocovino is a geoscientist who has studied volcanoes all over the world. In the latest episode of Wild World, she talks about what its like to climb into an active volcano in the DR Congo with a bubbling lava lake at the bottom, and more! https://t.co/FRPBkry5Op

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For glaciologist Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña, the story of the survivors of a 1972 plane crash in a remote part of the Andes has become part of her work documenting and describing the ways that climate change, pollution, and other forces are affecting glaciers worldwide.

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NEW EPISODE! Join glaciologist Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña as she treks high into the Andes to see how glaciers are responding to climate change, pollution, and other threats.
https://t.co/smNOQWE9AB

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CHIMPANZEES HUNT WITH SPEARS?! Hear Primatologist Jill Pruetz describes the first time she saw this in the wild.

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Most of what we thought we knew about chimpanzees came from Jane Goodall’s work with forest chimps-- until another primatologist, Jill Pruetz, began studying savanna chimps. Her work has revealed many new chimp behaviors, including hunting with spears. https://t.co/D5zxOWk8WI

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That's not a rock... it's a snow leopard! https://t.co/NIvJweXfWX

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Photo couretsy of Prasenjeet Yadav https://t.co/0MNREGZnNz

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NEW EPISODE ALERT! Wildlife photographer @prasen_yadav takes us high into the Himalayas in northern India to search of that most elusive of creatures... SNOW LEOPARDS! https://t.co/bpRMCoH8Rh

[Scott Solomon @ScottESolomon]

@WildWorldShow @NeilShubin @FieldMuseum @UChicago With Tiktaalik at @hmns!

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Biologist @NeilShubin describes the moment when his team discovered the fossilized remains of Tiktaalik rosea-- one of the first animals to walk on land! Complete episode: https://t.co/pOYqAi0lu5 @FieldMuseum @UChicago @ScottESolomon