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Michelle Barboza Ramierez shares her passion for rocks and teaching the public about geology.
Jeremy Jones and Jamil Cary explain how succulents are adapted to dry environments and gives some hot tips on how to grow them at home.
Ranger Cam Juarez shares how environmental justice can hit close to home and the work he does to educate the public and engage his community.
Caprice Phillips shares how trips to her grandparent's home in rural Arkansas with her first telescope inspired her to search for planets outside our solar system and why representation in science is so important.
Dr. Vernon Morris talks about his work learning about our atmosphere and why increasing access to STEM careers is his passion.
A bald eagle was spotted acting unusual. It turns out that it had severe lead poisoning. Lead poisoning for eagles seems to be more of a consequence of coexisting with humans. Rather than getting shot or consuming the lead directly, the eagles get the lead poisoning from eating fish that have swallowed lead fishing tackle or deer and other game shot with lead bullets.
Intern Brionne Davis helped produce a "video diary" for release on Earth Day in advance of the Spring Clean Up on Belle Isle in Detroit.
Join us in this episode of Celebrating Science as we spotlight the director of the National Amphibian Conservation Center, Dr. Ruth Marcec-Greaves and see. See how her love of amphibians has shaped her life from the very beginning.