Call it the puma, panther, the catamount or cougar; whatever name you use for America's big cat, get ready to hear it a lot. Mountain lions once roamed the continent from sea to shining sea, but by the turn of the 20th century, they were almos

You Otter Know

Jun 3rd, 2021 24m 39s

Everyone’s favorite cute, cuddly critter is, well...not. Otters are actually terrifying apex predators, dominating the food chains of our river ecosystems. But they’re also in trouble. Global populations have dropped, and in Argentina, the fate

Firenadoes: We’re Not In Kansas Anymore

May 19th, 2021 27m 11s

In case massive, destructive wildfires don’t already make you nervous, here’s something new: fires that burn so hot and fast they become tornadoes. Yes, firenadoes are real, and they are not as rare as you want them to be.See the video and mor

Will Giant Invasive Pythons Take Over America?

May 5th, 2021 29m 50s

The Everglades have been invaded. A million insatiable, invasive snakes are slithering their way through the swamp, eating everything in sight. The only hope to save the world’s most unique ecosystem is an extraordinary army: the python hunters

The Tiger Fighting Bear

Apr 20th, 2021 28m 5s

Meet the world’s most dangerous bear: it battles tigers, hangs out with leopards, and attacks more humans than any of its ursine brethren. Oh, and it recently escaped from centuries of slavery. This is the story of India’s sloth bear, and it’s

Great White Sharks … For Dinner

Apr 20th, 2021 20m 4s

It was clearly the work of a serial killer. When dead great white sharks started washing up, missing their livers, scientists were stumped. The culprit? A creature that really lives up to its name: the killer whale.See the video and more info

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Introducing Roaring Earth

Mar 29th, 2021 2m 5s

The earth is teeming with extraordinary stories, as suspenseful as murder mysteries and as exciting as action thrillers. On the Roaring Earth podcast, join award-winning journalists and the world’s leading scientists as they tell the untold sto

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