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rooted. a science podcast

rooted. a science podcast

By: Madeline S.
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Curious about the physical and biological sciences that underlie much of our daily lives? Check out rooted, a podcast that uses storytelling and research to dig deep into the what-if's and why's of our world.

Madeline S. 2025
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  • Bald Eagle Blues

    Bald Eagle Blues
    Aug 13 2025

    When a bald eagle turns up dead on a Washington beach, an ornithologist is left to sift through the details: neighborhood reports, a necropsy, and... a viral TikTok video. Plus, the science behind avian influenza, and why reporting banded birds is essential to keep research going.

    Sources:

    Coastal Raptors website: https://coastalraptors.com/

    Bald Eagle Stares in Window video: https://youtube.com/shorts/By46YDl5kdM?si=zYJB5Qo-SXPxNVYF

    WOAH Terrestrial Manual Chapter 3.3.4: https://www.woah.org/en/what-we-do/standards/codes-and-manuals/

    More on Hemagglutinin and Neuraminidase, "Yin-Yang Proteins Co-evolving to Thwart Immunity": https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6520700/

    Avian Influenza "Dissemination Pathways, Monitoring Methods, and Virus Ecology": https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8161317/

    USDA Avian Influenza information: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza

    Dan's latest research, "Estimated Annual Abundance of Migratory Peale's Peregrine Falcons in Coastal Washington, USA": https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-59/issue-3/jrr2482/Estimated-Annual-Abundance-of-Migratory-Peales-Peregrine-Falcons-in-Coastal/10.3356/jrr2482.full?tab=ArticleLink
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