This week The Naturalist takes you on a historical tour of New York City's water supply. From the early days in the 1700s when the city got its water from aqueducts from Croton and the Catskill mountains to today's modern high-tech testing and treatment system. Learn what makes New York...

This week on The Naturalist, Carol A. Butler sits down with former guest and friend of the show Ariana Rickard to discuss African mammals and the Hall of African Mammals in the American Museum of Natural History. Tune in to learn how the dioramas were first created in the museum...

This week on The Naturalist, Bernie and Carol continue their discussion on chickens. Mike the Headless Chicken is the subject of many chicken jokes for the first segment of the show. In the second segment, Bernie brings up some interesting facts about chickens and their place in culture around the...

This week's episode of the Naturalist is all about chickens. Tune in as Bernie Wides and Carol A. Butler fit as many chicken jokes as possible in the show while teaching listeners some fun and interesting facts about the popular poultry. Learn more about red jungle fowl, dragon myths and...

This week on The Naturalist Bernie and Carol explain all the buzz around mosquitoes and other members in the order Diptera. Find out the only place in the world that mosquitoes don't live and how Jurassic Park got its science wrong (hint: not all mosquitoes have to drink blood!). Later...

On a very important episode of The Naturalist, Carol A. Butler leads a discussion on nuclear energy - a topic on everybody's mind right now after the disaster in Fukushima, Japan. . Tune in as Carol & Bernie teach us more about nuclear energy plants and how radiation fallout affects...

They say great things come in threes, so Bernie & Carol decided to revisit Bernie's trip to Belize one last time on The Naturalist. Tune in to hear all about Red Mangrove trees, Gumbo Limbo trees, Sargassum fish, frigate birds and other creatures and plants that Bernie encountered on this...

Where The Naturalist goes, you - the listener - can follow! Tune in to another informative episode of The Naturalist as Bernie Wides & Carol A. Butler recap Bernie's trip to Belize and explore interesting topics such as dolphin identification and whale biology. Learn more about how dolphins communicate with...

This week on The Naturalist, Bernie Wides chronicles his recent trip to Belize. Tune in to hear about all the different types of reefs in the area and the dangerous conditions and predators they are constantly up against. If you're interested in visiting this tropical wonderland or just curious about...

The Naturalist returns to the airwaves after a short break, and Carol A. Butler recaps her wonderful Winter NY Cruise. Tune in and learn more about the hidden natural world of New York City including some fun facts about seals and cormorants. Later in the show, Carol & Bernie preview...