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The business of conservation -- preserving and protecting an ecosystem and all of the plants and animals in it -- is often characterized as interfe...
- Added: Jan 31, 2013
- Length: 01:30
There’s now a shortcut between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, courtesy of climate change.
- Added: Jan 31, 2013
- Length: 01:30
Ever wonder what jet fuel is made of? So do scientists from four universities working on a $7.5 million project funded by the Air Force and an airc...
- Added: Jan 31, 2013
- Length: 01:30
90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life
- Added: Jan 28, 2013
- Length: 30:00
Fireflies are inspiring the design of more efficient LED lights.
- Added: Jan 22, 2013
- Length: 01:00
Some dinosaurs may have used feathers to show off, much like some modern birds.
- Added: Jan 05, 2013
- Length: 01:00
A type of plant can sense mating chemicals from fruit flies, and builds up its defenses when it does.
- Added: Jan 05, 2013
- Length: 01:00
Female songbirds sometimes have a hard time separating truly worthy male crooners from the fly-by-night wannabees.
- Added: Jan 05, 2013
- Length: 01:00
Big brains are detrimental in some animal species.
- Added: Jan 05, 2013
- Length: 01:00
The Twa people of Uganda climb trees with ease. A new study suggests that the trait may be the result of practical necessity.
- Added: Jan 05, 2013
- Length: 01:00
To the world-at-large, global warming is anything but a game. But if you happen to be on the Internet, it can be. That’s where you’ll find a game ...
- Added: Dec 28, 2012
- Length: 01:30
Everything’s bigger in Texas. Even BOB! “BOB” stands for “Big ‘ol Battery.” The nickname conferred by locals in Presidio, Texas, to an experimenta...
- Added: Dec 28, 2012
- Length: 01:30
Nemo was the cutest little animated fish. In the movie, he gets lost in the big blue ocean and dad goes looking for him. Well, it turns out that fo...
- Added: Dec 28, 2012
- Length: 01:30
His name is Paul Stamets, but you can call him the Mushroom Man. Stamets is a “mycologist,” or mushroom expert. He lives on Washington State's Olym...
- Added: Dec 28, 2012
- Length: 01:30
After a forest fire, it’s common for salvage logging companies to clear out damaged trees. But taking the wood too soon may interrupt a beetle doin...
- Added: Dec 28, 2012
- Length: 01:30
You might have heard of animals shifting their nesting dates in response to climate change. That's happening with turtles in the Midwest; in this c...
- Added: Dec 28, 2012
- Length: 01:30
Are climate extremes killing lions in Africa? A team of biologists believe it's likely a significant factor.
- Added: Dec 28, 2012
- Length: 01:30
In Africa, two species depend on each other for survival. But scientists are now discovering that a third species is crucial to that equation. The ...
- Added: Dec 28, 2012
- Length: 01:30
Ever been told you have feet of clay? How about feet of a beetle? Well now you can take that one as a compliment.
- Added: Dec 28, 2012
- Length: 01:30
Veterinarians at the San Diego Zoo who breed white rhinoceroses are finding themselves, well, on the horns of a dilemma. Their female white rhinos ...
- Added: Dec 28, 2012
- Length: 01:30
What is green and gold and read all over? Give up? It’s Southern California’s Santa Monica Public Library.
- Added: Dec 28, 2012
- Length: 01:30
Interest in developing new sources of renewable energy is on the rise, and scientists at Florida Atlantic University are going with the flow.
- Added: Dec 28, 2012
- Length: 01:30
Deep in a Borneo rainforest, a mysterious catlike creature pads across the jungle floor. It has dark red fur, a bushy tail, and could be the first ...
- Added: Dec 28, 2012
- Length: 01:30
If you ever need to shoo a herd of elephants out of your backyard, new research suggests that you may want to unleash: The bees! While their fear o...
- Added: Dec 28, 2012
- Length: 01:30
By 1999 the Round Goby, a harmless-looking little bug-eyed fish from the Black Sea, was found in all five of the Great Lakes. And it was wreaking ...
- Added: Dec 28, 2012
- Length: 01:30
