Robin explores the wonders of the natural world — the latest nature research, the surprising ways technology helps us understand other species, and heartwarming stories of the bonds between animals and people. en-us https://limitless-ai-podcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/naturally-curious/rss.xml Naturally Curious Robin explores the wonders of the natural world — the latest nature research, the surprising ways technology helps us understand other species, and heartwarming stories of the bonds between animals and people. no Naturally Curious naturally-curious@ago.consulting ## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **From radar blobs to bird species, AI helps transform migration tracking** (Mongabay) - [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/from-radar-blobs-to-bird-species-ai-helps-transform-migration-tracking/) - **Bond between dogs and humans dates back more than 15,000 years, study finds** (Guardian Animal Behaviour) - [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/25/bond-dogs-humans-dates-back-15000-years-study-finds) - **Charge-based strategy improves controlled delivery of therapeutic peptides from gelatin-based materials** (Phys.org Biology) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-based-strategy-delivery-therapeutic-peptides.html) - **‘This is what’s working’: Indigenous leaders on environment solutions in their communities** (Mongabay) - [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/this-is-whats-working-indigenous-leaders-on-environment-solutions-in-their-communities/) - **Bonobos enjoy pretend tea parties and chimps think rationally: why apes are more like us than we ever thought** (Guardian Animal Behaviour) - [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/23/apes-behaviour-bonobo-chimpanzee-humans-science-aoe) --- *Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor* https://limitless-ai-podcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/naturally-curious/2026-08-09/output-44k-with-ad-with-music.mp3 2026-08-09 ## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Tree cover is not the same as ecological recovery** (Mongabay) - [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/tree-cover-is-not-the-same-as-ecological-recovery/) - **Antenna-like cell appendage may help turtle embryos sense sex-deciding nest temperatures** (Phys.org Biology) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-antenna-cell-appendage-turtle-embryos.html) - **The Operating Room Where Anesthesia Was First Demonstrated Is Now a Landmark. But for the Men Who Claimed Credit, There Was Much Misery** (Smithsonian Science & Nature) - [Read more](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/operating-room-where-anesthesia-first-demonstrated-now-landmark-men-claimed-credit-much-misery-180988842/) - **Social media images lead to first recording of parasitoid wasp species in Japan** (Mongabay) - [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/social-media-images-lead-to-first-recording-of-parasitoid-wasp-species-in-japan/) - **Zoo-housed lions show wild-style behaviors when fed whole carcasses** (Phys.org Plants & Animals) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-zoo-housed-lions-wild-style.html) --- *Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor* https://limitless-ai-podcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/naturally-curious/2026-08-08/output-44k-with-ad-with-music.mp3 2026-08-08 ## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Amazon canopy bridges enable 15,000 wildlife crossings without a single roadkill** (Mongabay) - [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/amazon-canopy-bridges-enable-15000-wildlife-crossings-without-a-single-roadkill/) - **Global hunger levels fall but Africa still lags behind, UN report finds** (Mongabay) - [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/global-hunger-levels-fall-but-africa-still-lags-behind-un-report-finds/) - **Random physics helps model individual ant motion** (Phys.org Biology) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-random-physics-individual-ant-motion.html) - **How social media and parrotfish poop are protecting the Maldives** (Mongabay) - [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/how-social-media-and-parrotfish-poop-are-protecting-the-maldives/) - **Man in Sicily trained his dog to illegally dump rubbish, say police** (Guardian Animal Behaviour) - [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/20/man-sicily-trained-dog-illegally-dump-rubbish-catania) --- *Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor* https://limitless-ai-podcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/naturally-curious/2026-08-07/output-44k-with-ad-with-music.mp3 2026-08-07 ## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Pumas make roads safer for drivers by changing prey behavior patterns** (Phys.org Biology) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-pumas-roads-safer-drivers-prey.html) - **A little bird told her: scientist wins $100,000 prize for decoding birdsong** (Guardian Animal Behaviour) - [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/26/human-animal-communication-step-closer-scientist-wins-prize-for-decoding-birdsong) - **Sticky alpine flower confirms Darwin's 150-year-old carnivorous plant prediction** (Phys.org Plants & Animals) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-sticky-alpine-darwin-year-carnivorous.html) - **Australia has long relied on volunteers: As bird flu spreads, they will need support** (Phys.org Plants & Animals) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-australia-volunteers-bird-flu.html) - **Nepal’s newest national parks drive tiger recovery, but new concerns arise** (Mongabay) - [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/nepals-newest-national-parks-drive-tiger-recovery-but-new-concerns-arise/) --- *Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor* https://limitless-ai-podcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/naturally-curious/2026-08-06/output-44k-with-ad-with-music.mp3 2026-08-06 ## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Bangladesh plans to plant 250 million trees. Keeping them alive will be harder** (Mongabay) - [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/bangladesh-plans-to-plant-250-million-trees-keeping-them-alive-will-be-harder/) - **Falls in whale sightings, rare seabirds appearing—is something unusual happening in the Southern Ocean?** (Phys.org Plants & Animals) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-falls-whale-sightings-rare-seabirds.html) - **Aquarium sends shark eggs to bolster wild populations** (Phys.org Plants & Animals) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-aquarium-shark-eggs-bolster-wild.html) - **Newly discovered parasite linked to coastal seabird deaths** (Phys.org Plants & Animals) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-newly-parasite-linked-coastal-seabird.html) - **Predatory Sharks Grew to Enormous Sizes in Prehistoric Times. These Five Strategies Helped Them Get So Big** (Smithsonian Science & Nature) - [Read more](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/predatory-sharks-grew-to-enormous-sizes-in-prehistoric-times-these-five-strategies-helped-them-get-so-big-180989199/) --- *Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor* https://limitless-ai-podcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/naturally-curious/2026-08-05/output-44k-with-ad-with-music.mp3 2026-08-05 ## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Indigenous-led conservation helps save endangered cockatoo** (Phys.org Biology) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-indigenous-endangered-cockatoo.html) - **Higher river discharge helps young salmon** (Phys.org Biology) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-higher-river-discharge-young-salmon.html) - **176-year oyster mystery spanning WA and the Indo-Pacific solved by DNA** (Phys.org Biology) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-year-oyster-mystery-spanning-wa.html) - **Revisiting a forest experiment that lay forgotten for 30 years** (Phys.org Plants & Animals) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-revisiting-forest-lay-forgotten-years.html) - **A Massive Flow of Rock and Mud Tumbled Down Mount Rainier Centuries Ago. Scientists Pinpointed Its Date to Better Understand the Volcano's Complex Threats** (Smithsonian Science & Nature) - [Read more](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/a-massive-flow-of-rock-and-mud-tumbled-down-mount-rainier-centuries-ago-scientists-pinpointed-its-date-to-better-understand-the-volcanos-complex-threats-180989162/) --- *Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor* https://limitless-ai-podcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/naturally-curious/2026-08-04/output-44k-with-ad-with-music.mp3 2026-08-04 ## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Wild-born birds recruited to teach critically endangered regent honeyeaters their lost songs** (Guardian Animal Behaviour) - [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/04/wild-birds-teach-honeyeaters-sing-songs) - **How new informatics tools help turn biodiversity data into policy insights** (Phys.org Biology) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-informatics-tools-biodiversity-policy-insights.html) - **How can Indigenous knowledge reshape AI development?** (Mongabay) - [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/how-can-indigenous-knowledge-reshape-ai-development/) - **A backup fluoride defense in soil bacteria could aid greener chemical production** (Phys.org Biology) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-backup-fluoride-defense-soil-bacteria.html) - **The pet I’ll never forget: Stevie, the chicken who joined my dog pack** (Guardian Animal Behaviour) - [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/feb/23/the-pet-ill-never-forget-stevie-the-chicken-who-joined-my-dog-pack) --- *Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor* https://limitless-ai-podcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/naturally-curious/2026-08-03/output-44k-with-ad-with-music.mp3 2026-08-03 ## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **The last trio: S.Africa's zoo elephants await their fate** (Phys.org Biology) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-trio-safrica-zoo-elephants-await.html) - **Scabies can kill animals like the beloved wombat. What's the best way to diagnose it?** (Phys.org Plants & Animals) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-scabies-animals-beloved-wombat.html) - **Study suggests the threat of mold-associated illnesses may be underappreciated** (Mongabay) - [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/study-suggests-the-threat-of-mold-associated-illnesses-may-be-underappreciated/) - **Tropical species near thermal limits as global warming compresses safety margins** (Phys.org Plants & Animals) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-tropical-species-thermal-limits-global.html) - **How molecular tethers and asynchronous replication drive parasite proliferation** (Phys.org Biology) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-molecular-tethers-asynchronous-replication-parasite.html) --- *Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor* https://limitless-ai-podcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/naturally-curious/2026-08-02/output-44k-with-ad-with-music.mp3 2026-08-02 ## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Diets high in a particular type of fat help protect bees against pesticides** (Phys.org Plants & Animals) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-diets-high-fat-bees-pesticides.html) - **A Blip on a Telescope in a Colorado Parking Lot Bolstered a Space Mission That Has Found Thousands of Planets … and Counting** (Smithsonian Science & Nature) - [Read more](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/blip-telescope-colorado-parking-lot-bolstered-space-mission-found-thousands-planets-counting-180988801/) - **Agricultural waste could fuel protein-rich black soldier fly larvae for human foods** (Phys.org Biology) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-agricultural-fuel-protein-rich-black.html) - **A single RNA-based therapeutics approach against multiple types of RNA viruses** (Phys.org Biology) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-rna-based-therapeutics-approach-multiple.html) - **Central African Republic’s Dzanga-Sangha tests the promise of wildlife tourism** (Mongabay) - [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/central-african-republics-dzanga-sangha-tests-the-promise-of-wildlife-tourism/) --- *Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor* https://limitless-ai-podcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/naturally-curious/2026-08-01/output-44k-with-ad-with-music.mp3 2026-08-01 ## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **AI-powered camera system offers low-cost way to monitor bumblebees, potentially other insects** (Phys.org Plants & Animals) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-ai-powered-camera-bumblebees-potentially.html) - **Icelandic fish 'hot tubs' reveal genetic adaptations to warming—and unexpected overeating** (Phys.org Plants & Animals) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-icelandic-fish-hot-tubs-reveal.html) - **Listening to songbird dreams for clues to how sleeping brains learn** (Phys.org Plants & Animals) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-songbird-clues-brains.html) - **Predatory Sharks Grew to Enormous Sizes in Prehistoric Times. These Five Strategies Helped Them Get So Big** (Smithsonian Science & Nature) - [Read more](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/predatory-sharks-grew-to-enormous-sizes-in-prehistoric-times-these-five-strategies-helped-them-get-so-big-180989199/) - **A Little-Known Photographer Captured the First Clear Image of a Total Solar Eclipse 175 Years Ago. Today, These Celestial Events Still Reveal the Mysteries of the Sun** (Smithsonian Science & Nature) - [Read more](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/a-little-known-photographer-captured-the-first-clear-image-of-a-total-solar-eclipse-175-years-ago-today-these-celestial-events-still-reveal-the-mysteries-of-the-sun-180989208/) --- *Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor* https://limitless-ai-podcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/naturally-curious/2026-07-31/output-44k-with-ad-with-music.mp3 2026-07-31 ## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Proposed mine expansion raising pollution concerns in Canada and US** (Mongabay) - [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/proposed-mine-expansion-raising-pollution-concerns-in-canada-and-us/) - **The Operating Room Where Anesthesia Was First Demonstrated Is Now a Landmark. But for the Men Who Claimed Credit, There Was Much Misery** (Smithsonian Science & Nature) - [Read more](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/operating-room-where-anesthesia-first-demonstrated-now-landmark-men-claimed-credit-much-misery-180988842/) - **Prague zoo keeps polar bears cool with ice cubes as European summer heatwave hits** (Mongabay) - [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/prague-zoo-keeps-polar-bears-cool-with-ice-cubes-as-european-summer-heatwave-hits/) - **How positivity affects health, the rise of scabies and bovine intelligence – podcast** (Guardian Animal Behaviour) - [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2026/jan/22/how-positivity-affects-health-the-rise-of-scabies-and-bovine-intelligence-podcast) - **Wild chimpanzees recorded waging ‘civil war’ with coordinated attacks between two groups** (Guardian Animal Behaviour) - [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/09/civil-war-chimpanzee-group-closer-to-human-condition-aoe) --- *Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor* https://limitless-ai-podcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/naturally-curious/2026-07-30/output-44k-with-ad-with-music.mp3 2026-07-30 ## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Road traffic is putting smaller hedgehog populations at risk of collapse** (Phys.org Biology) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-road-traffic-smaller-hedgehog-populations.html) - **Deadly blooms offer a genetic blueprint for making hard-to-synthesize medicinal compounds** (Phys.org Biology) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-deadly-blooms-genetic-blueprint-hard.html) - **Conservation shouldn’t gamble with nonnative species introductions (commentary)** (Mongabay) - [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/conservation-shouldnt-gamble-with-nonnative-species-introductions-commentary/) - **Two antibody gene systems may help explain vesper bats' unusual viral tolerance** (Phys.org Plants & Animals) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-antibody-gene-vesper-unusual-viral.html) - **Coral reef experts press on, with climate looming over international conference** (Mongabay) - [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/coral-reef-experts-press-on-with-climate-looming-over-international-conference/) --- *Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor* https://limitless-ai-podcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/naturally-curious/2026-07-29/output-44k-with-ad-with-music.mp3 2026-07-29 ## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **It’s time we recognize the roles of rangers — and prioritize their safety (commentary)** (Mongabay) - [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/its-time-we-recognize-the-roles-of-rangers-and-prioritize-their-safety-commentary/) - **Fish pathogens once limited to Asia and US emerge in Brazilian farms** (Phys.org Biology) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-fish-pathogens-limited-asia-emerge.html) - **Central African Republic’s Dzanga-Sangha tests the promise of wildlife tourism** (Mongabay) - [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/central-african-republics-dzanga-sangha-tests-the-promise-of-wildlife-tourism/) - **Crossbreed dogs show more behavioural problems than pure breeds, study suggests** (Guardian Animal Behaviour) - [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/19/crossbreed-dogs-cockapoo-cavapoo-labradoodle-behavioural-problems-study-research) - **A little bird told her: scientist wins $100,000 prize for decoding birdsong** (Guardian Animal Behaviour) - [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/26/human-animal-communication-step-closer-scientist-wins-prize-for-decoding-birdsong) --- *Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor* https://limitless-ai-podcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/naturally-curious/2026-07-28/output-44k-with-ad-with-music.mp3 2026-07-28 ## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **The pet I’ll never forget: Stevie, the chicken who joined my dog pack** (Guardian Animal Behaviour) - [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/feb/23/the-pet-ill-never-forget-stevie-the-chicken-who-joined-my-dog-pack) - **David Johnson, the owl man of Umatilla** (Mongabay) - [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/david-johnson-the-owl-man-of-umatilla/) - **Yellowstone Is Among the World's Best Places to See Wild Wolves. Here's the Story of the Animal Called Both 'Public Enemy' and Cultural Icon** (Smithsonian Science & Nature) - [Read more](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/yellowstone-is-among-the-worlds-best-places-to-see-wild-wolves-heres-the-story-of-the-animal-simultaneously-dubbed-public-enemy-and-cultural-icon-180989194/) - **Microscopic atlas reveals how citrus Huanglongbing disease progresses through trees** (Phys.org Plants & Animals) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-microscopic-atlas-reveals-citrus-huanglongbing.html) - **Scabies can kill animals like the beloved wombat. What's the best way to diagnose it?** (Phys.org Plants & Animals) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-scabies-animals-beloved-wombat.html) --- *Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor* https://limitless-ai-podcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/naturally-curious/2026-07-27/output-44k-with-ad-with-music.mp3 2026-07-27 ## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Pine bark and sponge compounds could counter drug-resistant malaria and babesiosis** (Phys.org Biology) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-bark-sponge-compounds-counter-drug.html) - **Sri Lanka prepares for impending El Niño with traditional and new approaches** (Mongabay) - [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/sri-lanka-prepares-for-impending-el-nino-with-traditional-and-new-approaches/) - **Tropical insects may be running out of room as temperatures rise** (Phys.org Plants & Animals) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-tropical-insects-room-temperatures.html) - **Revisiting a forest experiment that lay forgotten for 30 years** (Phys.org Biology) - [Read more](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-revisiting-forest-lay-forgotten-years.html) - **Drifting tuna fishing gear enter half of marine protected areas: study** (Mongabay) - [Read more](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/drifting-tuna-fishing-gear-enter-half-of-marine-protected-areas-study-finds/) --- *Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor* https://limitless-ai-podcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/naturally-curious/2026-07-26/output-44k-with-ad-with-music.mp3 2026-07-26