60-Second Science

Migratory birds face danger from artificial lights at night, but researchers are using weather radar to track their movements. By studying bird migration patterns and understanding the impact of weather, machine learning can predict bird movements. Light pollution poses a threat to birds, causing behavior changes and building collisions. Maps can predict bird migration patterns and cities can reduce light pollution to promote bird conservation.

Science is turning to machines to unlock the secrets of the vast, mysterious pulse-of-the-planet phenomenon that is nocturnal migration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn about monitoring bird migrations at night with the Nighttime Bird Surveillance Network. Explore the challenges of identifying nighttime bird calls compared to daytime bird songs. Discover the use of spectrograms and social media for identifying bird calls. Hear about the experience of recording and analyzing night bird calls. Discuss the need for a larger sample size in nighttime bird surveillance research.

For thousands of years, no one truly knew how birds migrated—that is, until a few unlikely pioneers sat in an empty field with hundreds of pounds of kludged together recording gear and waited to hear sounds that no one had ever captured. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unseen movement in the night sky is decoded by the Nighttime Bird Surveillance Network, revealing the incredible journey of migratory birds. Learn about the challenges of decoding flight calls and the importance of bird migration.

Hearing aids may help maintain better brain functions in older people and better health overall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Explore the Chelsea Physic Garden, one of the oldest botanical gardens in Europe, and its role in teaching about poisonous and curative plants. Learn about the worshipful society of apothecaries and their garden's focus on medicinal plants and the healing power of nature.

Here’s how scientists are planning on getting underground fungi data from space using satellites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Atmospheric carbon is a currency that plants use to “buy” nutrients from fungi in the soil. To find out where this economy will go next, the devil is in the details. And the details are in the dirt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Like us, plants and fungi have complex economies. By burning fossil fuels, we’ve been devaluing their currency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices