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Green-Blooded Skinks
Boreal Owl
Citizen Science
Crabs
BYU
Winterfat
Rangeland Restoration
Alaska
Mars
Navaredia
Biliverdin
Provo River Restoration Project
June Sucker
Ebird
Invasive Species
Coastal Ecoregions
Cheatgrass
Titan
California

This podcast highlights research and science projects happening in the College of Life Sciences at Brigham Young University. We will also cover life science and conservation efforts happening in the community.

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Expert local birder and eBird reviewer Jeff Cooper joins Y Life Science to explore the power of citizen science. He shares insights from his research on Boreal Owls in Utah’s Uinta Forest—and how his observations helped reshape the species’ range map... more

Leah and Samantha visit with Paula Trater, a biological technician for the Utah Reclamation, Mitigation, and Conservation Commission. They discuss various aspects of the Provo River and focus on the new Provo River Delta project. Leah and Samantha we... more

In this episode of the Y Life Science podcast, graduate student Taylor Probst and Dr. Alison Whiting, curator of herpetology, discuss the genus Prasinohaema. Their research on this group of skinks is particularly compelling, as these animals possess ... more

In this episode of Y Life Science, we talk with Dr. Leigh Johnson, curator of the Bean Life Science Museum herbarium, about how plant species are named and classified. Using the genus Navarretia as a case study, Dr. Johnson explains how herbaria supp... more

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Recent Guests

Jeff Cooper
Local birder, eBird reviewer
Community guest (birding community)
Episode: Boreal Owls and Citizen Science
Paula Trater
Biological technician for the Utah Reclamation, Mitigation, and Conservation Commission
Utah Reclamation, Mitigation, and Conservation Commission (and DWR context mentioned)
Episode: The Provo River Delta and the June Sucker
Alison Whiting
Curator of Herpetology at Bean Life Science Museum
Bean Life Science Museum, BYU
Episode: Green-blooded Skinks of Papua New Guinea
Taylor Probst
PhD student working on green-blooded skinks project
University of Oklahoma (collaborating with BYU)
Episode: Green-blooded Skinks of Papua New Guinea
Dr. Lee Johnson
Professor at BYU and curator of the Herbarium of Vascular Plants
Brigham Young University
Episode: Discovering Cryptic Plant Species in our own Backyard
Dr. Jani Radebaugh
Planetary Geology professor at BYU
BYU Geology Department
Episode: Earth as a Space Lab: Sand Dunes in Alaska
Emma Gosselin
Geology student and researcher
BYU Geology Department
Episode: Earth as a Space Lab: Sand Dunes in Alaska
Matt Madsen
Professor in Plant and Wildlife Sciences
Brigham Young University
Episode: The Ecology of Winterfat
Janetta Teichert
Researcher working with native plants and germination strategies
Brigham Young University
Episode: The Ecology of Winterfat

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Katie Knight
Host of Y Life Science
Leah Obar
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Samantha Robary
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Sylvia Duke
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The Provo River Delta and the June Sucker
Q: What does a day in Paula's life look like in her job?
Paula describes seasonal work patterns, including field days in spring for breeding frogs and ongoing habitat maintenance, along with cooler winters spent on computer work or planning; she emphasizes hands-on field activities, volunteer coordination, and being out in the landscape with high school and community groups.
Discovering Cryptic Plant Species in our own Backyard
Q: How do you preserve plant tissue for study and why is pickling used?
Pickling with formaldehyde and acetic acid helps preserve tissue during thin-sectioning by preventing degradation, enabling detailed anatomical studies under a microscope.
Discovering Cryptic Plant Species in our own Backyard
Q: What is it like to discover a species and who gets to name it?
Discovery typically comes from comparing across the species' geographic range and looking for variation; the naming often honors collaborators or mentors who were instrumental in the research, as seen in several examples where colleagues were commemorated with new species names.

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What is Y Life Science about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A science-focused interview show centered on life sciences, ecology, and conservation with a strong connection to a university's biology and geology programs. Episodes regularly feature researchers, curators, and graduate students from BYU and partner institutions, who discuss fieldwork, laboratory work, and community-science initiatives. Notable patterns include hands-on research stories, data-sharing with universities, and the role of natural history collections in discovery. The program often highlights restoration, taxonomy, genomics, and energy dynamics in coastal, rangeland, and Arctic environments, with a clear emphasis on practical implications for conservation and education. A standout trait is the show's blend of accessible storyt... more

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