How Do You Science | Meet an Extension Vegetable Specialist
Send us a textLove veggies? Me, too. And so does my friend Tim Waters, regional vegetable specialist at WSU Extension.In this episode, you'll hear:What Extension isWhat it was like for Extension agents back in 1918How he solves problems—from insect ID to veggie pathogens to lightning strikes in fieldsOne cool journey from community college all the way to a PhDResources you can use:Check out WSU Extension yourself (or look up Extension near you)Learn more about WSU research farmsFind out how to a start a veggie garden yourselfSee some Prionid beetles and giant water bugsEven more giant water bugs! You won't believe how these guys breathe underwater and care for their eggs in this PBS Deep Look video As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.
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Your Paw-some Question | Do turtles live inside their shells?
Send us a textToday Cosmo and I learn about turtles and how they grow their amazing shells —all thanks to my friend, Ryan Wagner, wildlife biologist at Washington State University (and former turtle pedicurist). Art and science go hand and hand. Check out Ryan Wagner's website to see his incredible photos 📸🐢 As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.
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Your Paw-some Question | What happens if you get eaten by a shark?
Send us a textDooooo-doo, Dooooo-doo. 🦈 Today Cosmo and I learn about sharks and their rad digestive systems—all thanks to my friend, Dr. Nora Hickey, fish veterinarian at Washington State University. Want to learn more about fish? Check out Dr. Hickey's Fishkeep & Chill website 🦈 As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.
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How Do You Science | Meet a Wildlife Biologist
Send us a textIn this episode, I learn all about wildlife biology from my friend, Ryan Wagner. He told me about clipping turtle toenails and bathing froglets—all for science. And he recounted his recent adventure backpacking frogs into a national forest to return them to their former home. If you love amphibians and reptiles or conservation biology, this one's for you.Hear about:stressed out turtles and their toenailschytrid fungus and frogsscientists helping Cascade frogs survive climate changehow art makes science even betterResources you can use:Want to see Ryan Wagner's wildlife photos or read his stories about science? Check out his portfolioLearn more about Cascades frogs in the PNW and why climate change is bad for themGet your amphibian fix with Nat Geo As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.
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Your Paw-some Question | Why do we have germs on our hands?
Send us a textCosmo and I learn about microbes, thanks to Eric Lofrgren, an infectious disease expert at WSU.Resources you can use:hear what microbes arewhere they live in the environmenthow some skin bacteria help us outwhat biofilms are...and check out this bellybutton bacteria scientists studyOh, and wash your paws! =^..^= As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.
Join Dr. Universe and her friends at Washington State University as they investigate science questions from kids around the world. Know a kid with a curious science question? Help them submit it at askDrUniverse.wsu.edu for a chance to be featured on a future episode.
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