Science Moab

Series produced by KZMU Moab Community Radio

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Image by: Buddy Hill & Kristina Young 

A radio show exploring the science and learning about the scientists from the Colorado Plateau

Science Moab is a weekly half-hour program exploring current research going on within the Colorado Plateau and beyond, the show includes interviews with scientists about the fascinating research they are conducting in our area. Host and producer Kristina Young explores basic ideas behind various scientific topics, the kinds of research that scientists do to answer their questions, and how current research can help us understand our changing world. Science topics span ecology, geology, chemistry, archaeology, hydrology, and any other -ology that might come our way.


28 Pieces

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Snow Science and the Avalanche Forecast
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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The understanding of snow...the various ways it falls from the sky and how it is transformed on the ground is critical to being safe in the backcou...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2019
  • Length: 23:44
The World Dinosaurs Lived In
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Series: Science Moab
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The world that existed when dinosaurs roamed the Moab area was vastly different than the world today . We talk with Dr. John Foster, a paleontologi...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2019
  • Length: 24:09
Plant resiliency to drought
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Series: Science Moab
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Drought is impacting the plants that are growing around Moab and the Colorado Plateau. Here we talk to Alix Pfennigwerth, a former biologist with t...

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  • Added: Mar 09, 2019
  • Length: 25:48
  • Purchases: 1
Water in Desert Soil
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Series: Science Moab
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Deserts are characterized by having limited amounts of water. The plants that live in these dry climates are there because the soil holds onto just...

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  • Added: Feb 17, 2019
  • Length: 25:00
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Keeping Pace with Climate Change
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Series: Science Moab
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The impacts of climate change can be complicated and far reaching. Here we are speak with Ryan Choi about the influence that climate change has on ...

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  • Added: Feb 03, 2019
  • Length: 18:17
  • Purchases: 2
Reconstructing the Ice Age
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Series: Science Moab
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Unexplored caves can store a wealth of information about the past. Here we talk with Dr. Tim Heaton who studies the Ice Age mammals found in caves....

  • Added: Dec 30, 2018
  • Length: 28:24
The plant chemicals that shape ecosystems
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Series: Science Moab
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Plants have many and incredible chemical compounds that they use to survive in our desert. These chemical compounds found in plants can have intera...

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  • Added: Nov 10, 2018
  • Length: 24:17
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How a river shaped a plateau: understanding erosion & the Colorado River
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Series: Science Moab
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The Colorado River is one of the main forces shaping the landscape around the Colorado Plateau. Here we talk with Dr. Joel Pederson and tease apart...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2018
  • Length: 30:57
Where the dinosaurs roamed
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Series: Science Moab
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Moab Utah is home to an incredible amount of dinosaur tracks. Here we learn why there are some many tracks around Moab, how tracks are studied, and...

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  • Added: Aug 18, 2018
  • Length: 29:52
  • Purchases: 1
The unseen interactions between plants
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Series: Science Moab
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Out in desert ecosystems, plants are interacting with one another in unseen ways. Here, Dr. Alex Filazzola explains the many and surprising ways th...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2018
  • Length: 25:18
Understanding the tamarisk beetle
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Series: Science Moab
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The tamarisk beetles has reshaped riparian areas along the Colorado River. Here, we talk with Tim Graham about his work monitoring these biocontrol...

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  • Added: Aug 18, 2018
  • Length: 27:30
  • Purchases: 1
Salvaging the living soil
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Series: Science Moab
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Biological soil crusts are an enigmatic sight on the Colorado Plateau. In this show, we explore what biocrusts are doing out in the desert. We spea...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2018
  • Length: 26:41
How water shapes the earth
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Series: Science Moab
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Water can be a formidable force in the desert. From carving canyons to cutting arroyos, water has the power to form the landscapes around us. Today...

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  • Added: Jul 15, 2018
  • Length: 22:03
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Restoring the National Parks of Southeastern Utah
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Series: Science Moab
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There are many efforts going on within national park to restore degraded ecosystems. From using biological controls, to weeding and seeding, to ant...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2018
  • Length: 27:05
Mammals during the time of the dinosaurs
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Series: Science Moab
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What were mammals like when dinosaurs roamed the earth? We explore the fascinating world of mammals living at the time of dinosaurs with Dr. Brian ...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2018
  • Length: 29:02
How carbon moves through the desert
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Series: Science Moab
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The desert both breathes out and pulls in carbon to and from the atmosphere. Here we talk with Dr. Anthony Darrouzet-Nardi about that process by ex...

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  • Added: Jul 15, 2018
  • Length: 27:28
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The seeds beneath the soil
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Series: Science Moab
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A show about seeds waiting in the desert soil with Dr. Akasha Faist. We find out kind of seeds are there, what they need to germinate, and how scie...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2018
  • Length: 25:10
Wildfire and moss: the unexpected role of moss in stabilizing soil after fires
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Series: Science Moab
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As both the fire season and the amount of fire continue to increase in the Southwest, researchers and managers are working to figure out the best w...

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  • Added: Jul 15, 2018
  • Length: 25:34
  • Purchases: 2
How animals behave
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Series: Science Moab
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There is shocking little known about why animals act the ways they do. From competition, to territoriality, there is an incredible amount left to d...

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  • Added: May 23, 2018
  • Length: 29:21
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The shape and processes of rivers & streams
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Series: Science Moab
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Here we talk about a field called geomorphology with Christopher Ely. We explore Amazonian headwater streams in the Andes Mountains of southern Ecu...

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  • Added: May 23, 2018
  • Length: 21:34
  • Purchases: 1