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Morning Edition visits an ephemeral pond in the Australian desert, where a sudden downpour has flushed out 11 species of frogs. In their chorus, they signal to mates and mark territory. The ...
"Wild Sounds" is an occasional series of short stories that take you to remote parts of the planet to hear the sounds of rare animals. Wildlife recordist David Stewart introduces the "goanna ...
Have you ever wondered how a zoo exhibit comes together? The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is adding a new exhibit highlighting the Australian desert. In a News Channel 3 exclusive, Caitlin ...
With the help of her new friend, Niipu the Numbat, she'll ride a bumpy train all the way across the desert and end up in the Blue Mountains. Learn how the instruments can make a big, bumpy ...
This is my sixth trip to the Great Australian Desert, one of our planet’s nine great desert regions. Most readers know one of the great deserts quite well as Coachella Valley residents live in ...
In the Australian Outback, an Abandoned Water Tank Quenches the Soul Beneath the skies of a remote mining town, a composer and an architect created a musical chamber for marveling at the universe.