Wild World with Scott Solomon
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Wild World with Scott Solomon is a podcast that explores the natural wonders of our planet through the voices of the people who explore, study, and protect them. https://www.wildworldshow.com
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We're thrilled to welcome @scottsolomon.bsky.social back on the show! This time around we chatted with Scott about ancient hominid species, and how we learn about them.
PS - Scott has a podcast too! Check it out: @wildworldshow.bsky.social
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PS - Scott has a podcast too! Check it out: @wildworldshow.bsky.social
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November 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
We're thrilled to welcome @scottsolomon.bsky.social back on the show! This time around we chatted with Scott about ancient hominid species, and how we learn about them.
PS - Scott has a podcast too! Check it out: @wildworldshow.bsky.social
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
PS - Scott has a podcast too! Check it out: @wildworldshow.bsky.social
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Great to see former Wild World guest Mark Moffett endorsing Scott's new book!
HUGE NEWS! 🎉 I'm thrilled to announce that the legendary Mark Moffett—"The Indiana Jones of Entomology"—has officially endorsed #BecomingMartian!
Ready to pre-order your copy? mitpress.mit.edu/978026205151...
#BookEndorsement #SpaceTravel #Mars #Science #Evolution #NewBook @mitpress.bsky.social
Ready to pre-order your copy? mitpress.mit.edu/978026205151...
#BookEndorsement #SpaceTravel #Mars #Science #Evolution #NewBook @mitpress.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Great to see former Wild World guest Mark Moffett endorsing Scott's new book!
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COVER REVEAL! I am SO excited to share the cover for my new book, Becoming Martian: How Living in Space Will Change Our Bodies and Minds! Thanks to the team at @mitpress.bsky.social for the stunning design! It's officially out Feb 17 but available now for pre-order!
September 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Can BUBBLES be used as TOOLS??? 🫧🫧🫧
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Dr. Heidi Pearson describes bubble net feeding by humpback whales in SE Alaska
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June 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Can BUBBLES be used as TOOLS??? 🫧🫧🫧
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In the latest episode of Wild World, we go whale watching in southeast Alaska with marine biologist Dr. Heidi Pearson!
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[Photo by Heidi Pearson taken under NMFS ESA/MMPA Permit No. 14122]
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[Photo by Heidi Pearson taken under NMFS ESA/MMPA Permit No. 14122]
May 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
In the latest episode of Wild World, we go whale watching in southeast Alaska with marine biologist Dr. Heidi Pearson!
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[Photo by Heidi Pearson taken under NMFS ESA/MMPA Permit No. 14122]
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[Photo by Heidi Pearson taken under NMFS ESA/MMPA Permit No. 14122]
New Zealand is home to many unique creatures... one of them is a highly intelligent parrot that is known to attack cars! www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1vE...
Meet the New Zealand parrot that is terrorizing parked cars
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May 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
New Zealand is home to many unique creatures... one of them is a highly intelligent parrot that is known to attack cars! www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1vE...
New Zealand, isolated for 80 million years, gives us a glimpse into how life may have evolved if mammals never existed. [Spoiler Alert: BIRDS] In S2E12 Brent Stephenson shares info about kiwis, keas, & some of the other weird & wonderful creatures of New Zealand! player.captivate.fm/episode/655c...
May 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
New Zealand, isolated for 80 million years, gives us a glimpse into how life may have evolved if mammals never existed. [Spoiler Alert: BIRDS] In S2E12 Brent Stephenson shares info about kiwis, keas, & some of the other weird & wonderful creatures of New Zealand! player.captivate.fm/episode/655c...
Kayla Iocovino (@kaylaiacovino.com) talks about what its like to climb inside the crater of Nyiragongo volcano in the D.R. Congo, which has the largest active LAVA LAKE(!!!) in the world. Listen to the entire episode (S2E11) wherever you get your podcasts! www.youtube.com/watch?v=23FU...
La-la-la-LAVA! What's it like to be next to the world's largest lava lake?
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May 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Kayla Iocovino (@kaylaiacovino.com) talks about what its like to climb inside the crater of Nyiragongo volcano in the D.R. Congo, which has the largest active LAVA LAKE(!!!) in the world. Listen to the entire episode (S2E11) wherever you get your podcasts! www.youtube.com/watch?v=23FU...
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I had a blast chatting with Scott Solomon on @wildworldshow.bsky.social! Check out his podcast episode in which we discuss volcanoes in the DR Congo and how volcanism affects the entire continent in surprising ways. player.captivate.fm/episode/f95e...
Climbing into Volcanoes in the African Rift Valley with Kayla Iocovino
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April 29, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I had a blast chatting with Scott Solomon on @wildworldshow.bsky.social! Check out his podcast episode in which we discuss volcanoes in the DR Congo and how volcanism affects the entire continent in surprising ways. player.captivate.fm/episode/f95e...
Dr. Kayla Iocovino (@kaylaiacovino.com) is a geoscientist who has studied volcanoes all over the world. In the latest episode of Wild World, she talks about what its like to climb into an active volcano in the DRC with a bubbling lava lake at the bottom, and more! player.captivate.fm/episode/f95e...
Climbing into Volcanoes in the African Rift Valley with Kayla Iocovino
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April 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Dr. Kayla Iocovino (@kaylaiacovino.com) is a geoscientist who has studied volcanoes all over the world. In the latest episode of Wild World, she talks about what its like to climb into an active volcano in the DRC with a bubbling lava lake at the bottom, and more! player.captivate.fm/episode/f95e...
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Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. @scottsolomon.bsky.social about how we measure evolution, and whether or not humans are still evolving.
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April 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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For glaciologist Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña, the story of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which crashed in 1972 in a remote part of the Andes, has become part of her work documenting and describing the ways that climate change, pollution, and other forces are affecting glaciers worldwide.
April 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
For glaciologist Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña, the story of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which crashed in 1972 in a remote part of the Andes, has become part of her work documenting and describing the ways that climate change, pollution, and other forces are affecting glaciers worldwide.
NEW EPISODE! Join glaciologist Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña as she treks high into the Andes to see how glaciers are responding to climate change, pollution, and other threats. player.captivate.fm/episode/6d71...
Tracking Glaciers in the Andes with Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
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April 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
NEW EPISODE! Join glaciologist Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña as she treks high into the Andes to see how glaciers are responding to climate change, pollution, and other threats. player.captivate.fm/episode/6d71...
Most of what we thought we knew about chimpanzees came from Jane Goodall’s work with forest chimps-- until another primatologist, Jill Pruetz, began studying savanna chimps. Her work has revealed many new chimp behaviors, including cave use & hunting with spears. player.captivate.fm/episode/e931...
Observing Wild Chimpanzees in Senegal with Jill Pruetz
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March 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Most of what we thought we knew about chimpanzees came from Jane Goodall’s work with forest chimps-- until another primatologist, Jill Pruetz, began studying savanna chimps. Her work has revealed many new chimp behaviors, including cave use & hunting with spears. player.captivate.fm/episode/e931...
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Wildlife photographer Prasenjeet Yadav describes the first time he saw a snow leopard high in the Himalayas in northern India. Here more about his experiences photographing snow leopards in the Himalayas in S2E8 of Wild World!
Wildlife photographer Prasenjeet Yadav describes the first time he saw a snow leopard high in the Himalayas in northern India. Here more about his experiences photographing snow leopards in the Himalayas in S2E8 of Wild World!
March 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Wildlife photographer Prasenjeet Yadav describes the first time he saw a snow leopard high in the Himalayas in northern India. Here more about his experiences photographing snow leopards in the Himalayas in S2E8 of Wild World!
Wildlife photographer Prasenjeet Yadav describes the first time he saw a snow leopard high in the Himalayas in northern India. Here more about his experiences photographing snow leopards in the Himalayas in S2E8 of Wild World!
NEW EPISODE ALERT! Wildlife photographer Prasenjeet Yadav takes us high into the Himalayas in northern India to search of that most elusive of creatures... SNOW LEOPARDS! www.wildworldshow.com/s2e8
March 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
NEW EPISODE ALERT! Wildlife photographer Prasenjeet Yadav takes us high into the Himalayas in northern India to search of that most elusive of creatures... SNOW LEOPARDS! www.wildworldshow.com/s2e8
Biologist @neilshubin.bsky.social describes the moment when his team discovered the fossilized remains of Tiktaalik rosea-- one of the first animals to walk on land!
March 6, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Biologist @neilshubin.bsky.social describes the moment when his team discovered the fossilized remains of Tiktaalik rosea-- one of the first animals to walk on land!
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TRAVEL WITH ME TO NEW ZEALAND! I’ll be hosting a custom tour this December for the @riceuniversity.bsky.social Traveling Owls! alumni.rice.edu/travelingowl...
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March 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
TRAVEL WITH ME TO NEW ZEALAND! I’ll be hosting a custom tour this December for the @riceuniversity.bsky.social Traveling Owls! alumni.rice.edu/travelingowl...
It's an honor to welcome @neilshubin.bsky.social to Wild World! We spoke about his work in the Canadian Arctic, how he celebrates a major discovery (😉), the first fossil he ever discovered, & more! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
February 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It's an honor to welcome @neilshubin.bsky.social to Wild World! We spoke about his work in the Canadian Arctic, how he celebrates a major discovery (😉), the first fossil he ever discovered, & more! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
"We're well South of where these birds should be" - follow ornithologist Grant Terrell on a global survey of birds in the open ocean aboard a tall ship following the route Charles Darwin took aboard the Beagle! Full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
February 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
"We're well South of where these birds should be" - follow ornithologist Grant Terrell on a global survey of birds in the open ocean aboard a tall ship following the route Charles Darwin took aboard the Beagle! Full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Meet Grant Terrell, a biologist who is traveling around the world on a historic tall ship following the path taken nearly 200 years ago by Charles Darwin aboard the HMS Beagle. Hear his story wildworldshow.com/s2e6
February 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Meet Grant Terrell, a biologist who is traveling around the world on a historic tall ship following the path taken nearly 200 years ago by Charles Darwin aboard the HMS Beagle. Hear his story wildworldshow.com/s2e6
What does it take to protect endangered species in one of the world's poorest countries? Scott speaks with Malagasy primatologist & conservation pioneer Dr. Jonah Ratsimbazafy about his work to save Madagascar's iconic lemurs while also helping local people.
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January 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
What does it take to protect endangered species in one of the world's poorest countries? Scott speaks with Malagasy primatologist & conservation pioneer Dr. Jonah Ratsimbazafy about his work to save Madagascar's iconic lemurs while also helping local people.
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Ecologist Mark Moffett on Australia's surprisingly clever spiders...
January 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Ecologist Mark Moffett on Australia's surprisingly clever spiders...
NEW EPISODE! Scott speaks with ecologist storyteller Mark Moffett about some of Australia's lesser known wildlife. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
Australia's Lesser Known Wildlife with Mark Moffett
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January 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
NEW EPISODE! Scott speaks with ecologist storyteller Mark Moffett about some of Australia's lesser known wildlife. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...