Discover Nature

Josh Hartwig

English Nature Science

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Episodes 20

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Since Jan 2026

Latest Episode Mar 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule

Every Few Days

Format

Episodic

Consistency

100%

Hosting

www.krcu.org

About This Podcast

Every week there are new marvels to look for in the outdoors, and Discover Nature highlights these attractions. The Missouri Department of Conservation’s Candice Davis brings us the stories of river otters, luna moths, red buds, and other actors as they take center stage in nature’s theater.

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Recent Episodes

Discover Nature: Mushrooms

Mar 22, 2026 1m

Discover nature this week with Missouri's mushroom. Late March and April showers bring… mushrooms? Yep! Showers and warm nights make morels grow and send folks to their favorite mushroom-hunting…

Discover Nature: Missouri's Pawpaws

Mar 15, 2026 1m

There is a Midwest fruit as sweet as bananas and as fragrant as papayas. If you guessed “pawpaw,” you are correct!

Discover Nature: Missouri's Starlings

Mar 08, 2026 1m

Discover nature this week with Missouri's starlings. When Shakespeare wrote the play Henry the Fourth in 1597, he had no way of knowing the trouble it would bring to modern-day North American birds.

Discover Nature: Toad or Frog?

Mar 01, 2026 1m

Discover Nature this week with Missouri's Toads and frogs. You see and hear them near water and wooded areas, but how can you tell the difference between these two amphibians?

Discover Nature: Subtle Signs of Spring

Feb 22, 2026 1m

Discover Nature this week with subtle signs of spring. If you’re yearning for signs of spring, look at the swollen buds on the branches of backyard trees and shrubs.

Discover Nature: Missouri's Survivors

Feb 15, 2026 1m

Animals are trying to beat the "Survivor" odds to outwit and outlast the hardships of winter (and to also outplay their opponents).

Discover Nature: Salamanders

Feb 08, 2026 1m

The sway of spotted salamanders is a perfect ritual dance for Valentine's Day (which is this week, just in case you need a friendly reminder).

Discover Nature: Natural Decomposers

Feb 01, 2026 1m

Recycling is critical in our “throwaway society” -- and the same is also true in nature.

Discover Nature: The Bald Eagle

Jan 25, 2026 1m

In the early 1970s, America’s bald eagles were headed for extinction, and had become an endangered species. Although extinction is a natural process, the worldwide rate of extinctions has increased…

Discover Nature: The Best Winter Coat

Jan 18, 2026 1m

When winter winds chill us to the bone, we bundle up in sweaters, down vests and fleece parkas. Wild animals, on the other hand, must endure the cold.A mammal’s fur and its thick layers of fat…

Discover Nature: The Sounds of Winter

Jan 11, 2026 1m

Grab your coat, scarf and gloves and get outside to take in the true sounds of the season. We often think of winter as a quiet time in nature. Chilling winds suppress any desire to wander outside,…

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Discover Nature has published 20 episodes since January 2026, covering topics in Nature, Science.

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Discover Nature is currently highly active with new episodes every few days.