/tags/biology Biology en-US Copyright Tue, 09 Jan 2024 20:29:18 GMT /local-news/2024-01-09/replanting-after-wildfires-may-need-to-happen-sooner-rather-than-later Fresh research from the University of New Mexico’s biology department suggests that forest managers should waste no time replanting vast swaths of trees lost after major wildfires – like the historic Calf Canyon/Hermit’s Peak blaze. Tue, 09 Jan 2024 20:29:18 GMT /local-news/2024-01-09/replanting-after-wildfires-may-need-to-happen-sooner-rather-than-later Bryce Dix /local-news/2023-07-05/unm-ph-d-student-discovers-completely-new-african-bird-family A curious UNM doctoral student has stumbled upon a new type of bird family after exhaustively testing the genetic makeup of two white-crowned shrikes found in central and southern Africa. And, as it turns out, these birds have been misclassified for centuries. Wed, 05 Jul 2023 21:00:10 GMT /local-news/2023-07-05/unm-ph-d-student-discovers-completely-new-african-bird-family Bryce Dix /local-news/2022-04-11/warming-temperatures-and-drought-are-making-allergy-season-even-worse For those who get seasonal allergies, there's some bad news: New research says those dreaded sniffles will only get worse as the planet warms. 91°µÍø’s Bryce Dix talks with University of New Mexico Biology Professor William Pockman to get a grasp on how drought and warm weather are changing New Mexico’s allergy season. Tue, 12 Apr 2022 00:08:40 GMT /local-news/2022-04-11/warming-temperatures-and-drought-are-making-allergy-season-even-worse Bryce Dix /entertainment/2018-03-06/trees The Children's Hour, Sat 3/10 9a: Trees do a lot more for us than we ever do for them. This week we'll learn more about the mighty cottonwood, and other… Tue, 06 Mar 2018 17:51:01 GMT /entertainment/2018-03-06/trees Katie Stone /entertainment/2017-11-07/porcupines-of-the-rio-grande Thc Children's Hour: Learn about the porcupines of the Rio Grande Valley with biologist Dan Shaw and some of his team of student scientists. These elusive… Tue, 07 Nov 2017 18:47:48 GMT /entertainment/2017-11-07/porcupines-of-the-rio-grande Katie Stone /entertainment/2017-06-21/bats 6/24 9a: This episode of The Children’s Hour had live bats in the studio to help us learn more about these incredible flying mammals that live in our… Wed, 21 Jun 2017 04:12:38 GMT /entertainment/2017-06-21/bats Katie Stone /entertainment/2016-11-29/endangered-species On this edition of The Children’s Hour, we learned about endangered animals with our friends from Jimmy Carter Middle School in Albuquerque. Plus, what’s… Tue, 29 Nov 2016 22:24:14 GMT /entertainment/2016-11-29/endangered-species Katie Stone /entertainment/2016-09-07/migration-in-new-mexico Fall is in the air and so are the birds. Find out which species migrate and which make New Mexico their home year round with our friends from Audubon New… Wed, 07 Sep 2016 16:00:17 GMT /entertainment/2016-09-07/migration-in-new-mexico Katie Stone /entertainment/2016-02-03/wild-things Sat. 2/6, 9a: The wild things of New Mexico are sometimes visitors and sometimes lifelong residents. We'll be joined by wildlife biologist Wendy Brown and… Wed, 03 Feb 2016 18:14:04 GMT /entertainment/2016-02-03/wild-things Katie Stone /entertainment/2016-01-13/clowns-n-caves Sat. 1/16, 9a: Clown around with Lucho Guzmán Cardozo who visits The Children's Hour all the way from Colombia. Plus, we'll discover the wonders of caves… Wed, 13 Jan 2016 23:23:22 GMT /entertainment/2016-01-13/clowns-n-caves Katie Stone