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In One Species at a Time host and scientist-reporter Ari Daniel Shapiro explores the diversity of life, talking with scientists both in their labs and out in the natural world. Hear surprising stories about nature from experts examining life forms everywhere, from yeast to the bowhead whale. Shapiro also shares tips on honing backyard observation skills, always issuing an invitation to participate by sharing your findings on line. The series is presented by the Encyclopedia of Life, and produced by Atlantic Public Media. Episodes in the series are carried by national programs like NPR’s Morning Edition, PRI’s The World and Living on Earth.

Series Collaborators: The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Harvard Museum of Natural History, and the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole.

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… to this One Species at a Time segment from June, 2011.


Google Earth ToursGoogle Earth Tours with EOL

As a part our ongoing collaboration with Encyclopedia of Life and a Google Outreach Developer Grant we received earlier this year, APM has produced two new Google Earth tours for our series One Species At A Time: Stories of Bio-Diversity on the Move. Enjoy them now on YouTube, or get the full interactive experience in Google Earth.


Ari Daniel Shapiro

Ari Daniel Shapiro

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One Species at a Time Podcast:
http://education.eol.org/podcast/one-species-time

Encyclopedia of Life Website:
http://education.eol.org/

PRXPRX – License One Species at a Time:
http://www.prx.org/series/31796-one-species-at-a-time-the-encyclopedia-of-life

PRX – Ari Daniel Shapiro’s Website:
http://aridanielshapiro.wordpress.com


OSAT One Species at a Time Podcast

Ugandan Butterflies (February 9, 2012)
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Ugandan lepidopterist Perpetra Akite studies at a university in the capital city, far from the farm where she grew up. Since she began studying butterflies as a girl, the landscape of her homeland has changed radically, for butterflies as well as people. It’s change that can be measured in many ways—in the inches of rainfall, acres of forest cleared—or the span of a tiny butterfly’s win


Mangroves (January 25, 2012)
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Follow researchers Candy Feller and Dennis Whigham as they scramble, climb, crawl, and creep through the tangled roots of a mangrove forest. Along the way, learn what’s threatening these unique ecosystems where the ocean meets the land. Studying these flooded forests is a challenge, but pursuing science in this strange landscape has its own rewards.

Photo credit: Gary M.Stolz, Bio


Sanibel Shells (January 10, 2012)
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Ari Daniel Shapiro joins the serious beachcombers along the high-tide line of Sanibel Island, Florida. These “shellers” come in search of beautiful sea shells, sometimes no bigger than a grain of rice, that are the remains of marine snails, bivalves, and other mollusks. Along the way, Ari learns why San


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