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    Tusker: Brotherhood of Elephants

    Follow the complex lives of giant elephant bulls in Amboseli and Mount Kilimanjaro.

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    Weathered: After the LA Firestorm

    Nearly a year after the devastating Los Angeles fires, Maiya May returns to document the recovery.

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    Interview: Discovering Dark Energy and the Hubble Tension with Nobel Prize Winner Adam Riess

    Adam Riess takes us inside the discovery of dark energy.

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    Daily Texts to Detect Postpartum Risks

    H.E.A.R.4Mamas uses daily texts to detect postpartum risks, improving care and outcomes for moms.

    My Telehealth: Daily Texts to Detect Postpartum Risks

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    Interview: Evolution of New Species, Venom, Wings, and More with Sean B. Carroll

    From fruit flies to snake venom, evolutionary biologist Sean Carroll explains what drives evolution.

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    The WORST Climate News I've Ever Seen

    Maiya breaks down new research showing the impacts of accelerated sea level rise.

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Antlions: From Predator to Pollinator | What's Wild!

Beneath South Carolina’s sandy soils lives a creature that’s both strange and familiar. Known as the antlion—or “doodlebug” across the South—this insect spends its early life hidden beneath the sand...

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Recently recognized as its own species, Bartram’s Bass tells a story of discovery, persistence, and conservation within the Savannah River system. Join the South Carolina Department of Natural...

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For more than four decades, researchers at South Carolina’s Yawkey Wildlife Center have studied one of the state’s most impressive and misunderstood predators — the American alligator. From tracking...

Rattler Recon: Unmasking the Timber Rattlesnake | What's Wild!

Deep in the rugged mountains of South Carolina, the timber rattlesnake slithers in silence — both majestic and misunderstood. In this episode, see how trained biologists from SCDNR trek into remote...