In 1669, Mount Etna produced one of the largest and most destructive eruptions in its recorded history. Earthquakes preceded the opening of new vents on the volcano’s southern flank, and enormous lava flows began advancing toward villages, farmland, and the city of Catania.Over four months, the eruption buried several settlements, destroyed vineyards, roads, churches, and homes, and displaced thousands of people. The lava eventually reached Catania and then entered the Mediterranean, creating new

What happens when it becomes increasingly difficult to tell a real wildlife image from a fake one?In this episode of Dark Outdoors®, award-winning wildlife journalist Chester Moore examines how artificial intelligence, manipulated imagery, viral misinformation and sensationalism are changing the way the public views reports of unusual and unidentified animals. Cryptozoology has always existed outside the scientific mainstream, but some of its traditional foundations—eyewitness reports, photographs,

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Summary: We usually study birds to understand their behavior and habitat needs, but what if birds could help us study topics such as weather patterns, deep sea currents, and trash dispersal in cities? Join Kiersten to find out how birds are doing just that! Show Notes: “Help Wanted” by Ashely Stimpson, Audubon Magazine, Spring 2025 Internet of Animals: https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-earth-exchange-nex/new-missions-support/internet-of-animals/ “Great Frigatebirds Wearing Backpacks Map the

After the rains, a mountain stream giggles once again. You pause beside it, marvelling that so tiny a flow should, over the years, have carved a deep cleft in the hillside that is home to gorse, rowans and stunted oaks. A raven circles overhead, its croak almost as old as the hills.BBC Countryfile Magazine's Plodcast Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countryside to help you relax and transport you somewhere beautiful, wherever you happen to be. Recorded by Fergus Collins and

The sky should not have been orange. Glen Smith is a small boy in 1982, awake while his father works nights, when he pulls himself onto the kitchen counter and sees the whole farm lit up through the window like he is looking through a tinted lens. His dad stands beside him, transfixed, and says it gets that way sometimes when it storms. It does not. What happens over the next few hours stays locked in Glen's mind for three decades, surfacing only when an inverted photo negative drops the first clue

Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken continue their conversation about sleep disorders with Dr Sophie West, a consultant respiratory physician and lead of Newcastle regional sleep service.They explore what good sleep hygiene looks like and how temperature and hydration can affect our sleep. They also dig into dreams: why we have them, whether we can control them, and how to stop recurrent nightmares.If you’d like to share your thoughts on this or any other topic covered on the podcast, you email us at

In each Random Bird Thursday (RBT) episode, the goal is to highlight a bird species that probably isn't going to get featured in a full-length podcast episode. These are birds we might overlook, even though they certainly deserve some appreciation and attention. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT! The featured species in this episode is the Himalayan Prinia (Prinia crinigera). Sound Citations: Rajeev Lochan, XC797143. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/797143. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail What happens when you deliberately try to get rejected 1,000 times? Six months ago, I started the 1,000 Rejection Challenge to stop letting fear of rejection make decisions for me. I committed to making 10 asks every week—submitting my art and writing, pitching ideas, entering competitions, applying for opportunities, and deliberately risking hearing “no.” Now I've made 212 asks and officially received my 100th rejection. But instead of pushing harder, I'm doing something ...

What happens when you give someone a way of looking, without telling them what to find? Pia takes one small part of her octopus-inspired innovation method out of the office and sends it on holiday to Zimbabwe with her friend Jane. The experiment starts at Eastgate Centre in Harare, the termite-inspired building from the previous episode. Jane gets one loose lens: How does this place feel? What can you hear? What do you notice? What surprises you? Then Pia gets out of the way. What begins as a...

Send "Fan Mail" to RickHost Rick Schwartz explores the importance of self-care, recognizing burnout, and maintaining balance in the demanding world of animal care and conservation. He shares personal insights and practical advice on how to prioritize oneself without guilt, emphasizing that caring for others starts with caring for oneself.Animals, Nature, and You on InstagramFind Rick here:ZoologyRick.comRick's social media stuff...InstagramYouTubeFacebookThreadsBlueSkyPodcast Music:

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This week on World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill is discussing solar energy, in his opinion, a pure opportunity at every level of scale and application. He shares examples of floating solar projects around the world--arrays placed on the surface of reservoirs, abandoned sandpits, and other passive bodies of water--that are providing substantial contributions and annual outputs in places like India, China, the Netherlands, and Africa.  WORLD OCEAN RADIO World Ocean Radio is a weekly series

En 1958, China declaró la guerra a los gorriones creyendo que comían demasiado grano. Sin embargo, la eliminación de 1,000 millones de aves desató una plaga de langostas y una hambruna que mató a millones. Esta es la historia real detrás de la Campaña de las Cuatro Plagas y el error ecológico que cambió China para siempre.¿Quieres tener nuestro libro físico? "Strange Creatures" es una obra maestra llena de ilustraciones originales y fascinantes datos del mundo animal. Pídelo acá:

In 1931, catastrophic flooding affected large parts of China, including the northeastern river systems connected to the Heilongjiang, or Amur, River. Although the Yangtze and Huai floods became far better known, communities across the northeast also endured rising rivers, submerged farmland, damaged transport routes, and widespread displacement. Historical records for the Black Dragon River region are incomplete, so the exact death toll cannot be stated with confidence. What is clear is that homes,

Ghosting a friend or family member in 2026 versus dumping your friends while in middle and high school. They are one in the same except now we have a title. Ghosting... It's completely natural and it comes with a lot of weight or would that be wait? How many times have you waited too long on a friend and the weight of it all was too much to bare?

Just in time for spooky season, a special bonus episode inspired by true events. When two American graduate students take a wrong turn on a remote Scottish forest road, they encounter something ancient and territorial in the fading light. This is a story about what happens when human carelessness meets wild instinct, set against the backdrop of endangered species and vanishing habitats. It is a tale of ecological horror that asks: who truly owns the forest? Contains themes of conservation, co...

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.What I Wish People Knew About Commercial FishingWhen you hear “commercial fishing”, what do you picture?For many people, the image is of large, industrial fishing vessels. But the UK fishing industry is much more diverse than that. Different boats, gears, fisheries, species and fishing practices can have very different impacts and treating commercial fishing as one single thing can make it harder to recognise and support the lower-impact

Andrew and Dave talk about when to expect rain showers and a cold front as we move into October.

Master gardener Lynn Kunstman explains how cool-season crops, fallen leaves and standing flower stems can keep gardens productive and shelter wildlife.