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SCIENCE

Life on Fire: Ash Runners


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A look at how animals have adapted to life on the volcanic Papua New Guinea island of New Britain, including birds, hermit crabs, flying foxes, and butterflies.

NATURE

Broken Tail: A Tiger’s Last Journey


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Cameraman Colin Stafford-Johnson tracks a tiger cub's tragic journey out of a wild preserve. In piecing together the cub’s last days, they reveal the fate of the few surviving tigers in India.

NATURE

Christmas in Yellowstone


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See breathtaking landscapes and scenes of wolves and coyotes, elk and bison, bears and otters as they make their way through their most challenging season of the year.


NATURE

An Original DUCKumentary


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Paul Giamatti narrates this look at the world of wood ducks raising a family. The babies arrive knowing what to do in the water and need no help skimming for food.

Nature: Wednesdays at 8pm on WGBH 2
Nova

Rat Attack


See how the half-century bloom of a bamboo species leads to an explosion in the rat population in Mizoram.

Wednesday,   on WGBH2
Cape Cod

The Cape Cod Shark: Good for Business and Science


By WGBH News
Maybe you've seen the photo: a kayaker off Cape Cod … and a fin. Yet the recent shark sighting appears to be triggering more excitement than fear. We asked some experts to explain the phenomenon — including the shark himself.
NOVA

Appreciating Shrimp as Evolutionary Miracle


NOVA: Big Thinkers on Evolution
What's so great about shrimp? Oceanographer Sylvia Earle sees them as a complex organism storing millions of years of evolutionary history.
Animals

Managing Boston's Stray Cats: Part 2—The Clinic


READ STRAY CATS: PART 1
By Ibby Caputo
In some neighborhoods, the stray cat population is out of control. Often these animals are killed — part of a debate about how to best handle the problem. We go into a free clinic that's making a difference.
Animals

Managing Boston's Stray Cats: Part 1


LISTEN TO PART 2
By Ibby Caputo
Yowling stray cats aren't just a headache: if they're not neutered, males can get into fights and females have litters of kittens who struggle to survive. Some volunteers are trying to change their fates.
Animals

On the Great Concord Cat War of 2012


By Adam Reilly
At daybreak they gathered (with some difficulty), the freedom-fighters, meowing "don't leash us in!" But their opponents were also fighting for freedom — to keep troublesome cats off their property.
CALLIE CROSSLEY SHOW

Locavore Goes Fishin' with "Catch-M-All"


FISHAVISION
Dave & Clay on Facebook
New Hampshire fishermen Dave Kellem and Clay Groves got an an idea: to catch and cook every single type of freshwater fish in their state.
Earth

Deepen Your Knowledge of the Ocean: Boston Sea Rovers


Boston Sea Rovers
Greater Boston Guest Andy Martinez
Every year, one of the oldest diving clubs in the U.S. shares their love for diving and the sea at an Underwater Clinic, offering hands-on activities, a trade fair and an all-marine film festival.
Animals

Could You Hurt This Dog?


By Toni Waterman
State lawmakers are weighing a bill that would make it illegal for pet owners to leave their dogs tied up outside for more than eight hours or overnight.
Biology & Chemistry

Run! It's Good For Your Health


NOVA: Becoming Human
Daniel Lieberman, professor of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, explains how closely connected our health is to our level of activity.
NOVA

Unintelligent Design


NOVA: Garden of Eden
Some mammals are examples of how the process of evolution isn't necessarily intelligent.



Animals

Using Social Cues For Survival


NOVA: What Is Intelligence?
How do animals make use of squabbles and friendships to thrive?
Animals

Ants & Chainsaws: The Fine Art of Scientific Observation


NOVA: E.O. Wilson Explores the Ant World
How easy is it to break up an ant colony?
NATURE: OCEAN GIANTS

The Secret Lives of Whales


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Get up close and personal with whales and dolphins in the latest episode of Ocean Giants. 

Watch Nature tonight at 8pm on WGBH 2. 

Animals

Bird Behavior


NOVA: Flying Cassanovas
What's really going on when a flock of birds gather together to chatter?
Animals

How to Solve the Coyote Problem?


By Toni Waterman
After several high-profile dog deaths, lawmakers, communities and dog owners are grappling with how to prevent coyote attacks.
Animals

How To Save A Stranded Dolphin


CAPE NEWS FROM WCAI
By Brian Morris
This week, a number of the stranded Cape Cod dolphins were seen swimming off the coast of Maine. The head of the marine rescue team talked about how she got them back into the ocean safely.
Animals

The Intelligent Octopus


MORE CALLIE CROSSLEY
By Will Roseliep
Sorry, Fluffy and Whiskers. A naturalist and author has found that octopuses are smarter by far.
By Christina Regan
Interesting stuff you should know...
Animals

Bears of the Last Frontier: Arctic Wanderers - Preview


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By Nature

Chris Morgan travels to the far north of Alaska to observe polar bears in early November. In spring, Morgan travels to the North Slope of the Brooks Range, where grizzlies await the roaming caribou. 5/22/11

Animals

Bears of the Last Frontier: City of Bears


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By Nature

Chris Morgan sets up camp at a remote spot in the heart of Alaskan wilderness, alongside the largest concentration of grizzlies in the world. The bears are taking advantage of the long days to feed, mate, and raise new cubs. Morgan tracks their progress as they feast on the riches of the season and re-establish the complex hierarchal social dynamics of bear society.

Animals

Bears of the Last Frontier: The Road North


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By Nature

Adventurer and bear biologist Chris Morgan will take us on a motorcycle odyssey deep into the wilds of Alaska. Over a punishing 2,000 mile journey, Chris will explore the amazing resiliency and adaptability of bears through five dramatic Alaskan ecosystems: coastal, urban, mountain, tundra and pack ice.

Nature

Broken Tail: A Tiger's Last Journey


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Animals

Migration Blues: When Birds Don't Fly South


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By Robert Krulwich
This little bird has a tale of migration woe that's common to many animals around the world. But one leg of its broken journey seems to have been repaired.
Nova

Nova Decodes Man's Best Friend


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How smart are dogs, and what makes them such ideal companions? Nova investigates what goes on inside the minds of dogs.

Nature

Hummingbirds:
Magic in the Air


WATCH

CINE Golden Eagle Award Winner: Hummingbirds spend most of their lives in fast forward.

Nova

Becoming Human, Part 3


WATCH

The third hour of Nova's comprehensive, three-part special "Becoming Human" examines why, of the many species of humans that once shared the globe, only our species, Homo sapiens, remains.

Nova

Becoming Human, Part 2


WATCH

Birth of Humanity: New discoveries reveal how early humans hunted and formed families.

Nova

Becoming Human, Part 1


WATCH

The first hour of Nova's comprehensive, three-part special Becoming Human examines the factors that caused us to split from the other great apes.

Victory Garden's: What's Growing This Weekend

Deer


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By Paul Epsom

Deer in New England can pose many problems for your gardens and, unfortunately, there is no silver bullet. If there is one word that kind of summarizes what you must do when it comes to deer, it's consistency.

Foodie Blog

Carving a pig from head to tail at Formaggio Kitchen


By Adam Centamore

Last Wednesday evening, Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge gave class attendees a rare opportunity to witness what most foodies only read about: the actual carving of a pig.

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