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Technology inspired by nature, to help nature. That’s the case at the University of Michigan, where engineer Xiaobo Tan and zoologist Elena Litchma...
- Added: May 30, 2013
- Length: 01:30
Putting space heaters in caves might sound…well, batty. But it could mean survival for bats in 17 Eastern states where a new disease has killed an ...
- Added: May 29, 2013
- Length: 01:30
And to the Red Light District, for birds. Migratory birds make amazing journeys to their wintering grounds and back. But conservation scientist Joe...
- Added: May 29, 2013
- Length: 01:30
What's the best way to capture a tiger? Carefully! That's sure true for scientist Ullas Karanth of the Wildlife Conservation Society. He's carefull...
- Added: May 29, 2013
- Length: 01:30
Britain's Navy, it was once said, ruled the waves! Someday the island nation hopes to command its tides, and generate clean electricity.
- Added: May 29, 2013
- Length: 01:30
The environmentally polite thing to do in the future might be to give your battery the flu. That's right: Batteries may soon run on a virus.
- Added: May 29, 2013
- Length: 01:30
Forget using the Internet to track fashion trends. Internet chatter may actually be able to predict ecological changes.
- Added: May 29, 2013
- Length: 01:30
Sharks, it seems, are not unpredictable nomads. They're more like commuters: As predictable in their travels as the office carpool. And that fact c...
- Added: May 29, 2013
- Length: 01:30
It’s no news flash that, over the years, one of the dirtiest sources of energy has been coal; in fact, it’s among the top contributors to carbon di...
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- Added: Apr 27, 2013
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
It's good to know that tomorrow's scientists are solving environmental problems today. Meet Daniel Burd from Waterloo, Canada. Daniel's interested ...
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- Added: Apr 27, 2013
- Length: 01:30
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What do you get when you cross folk art with photonic technology? A very bright idea. Researchers at the University of Glasgow have combined cell p...
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- Added: Apr 27, 2013
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Farming has always been subject to the uncertainties of weather and market conditions. But farmers in Huron County, Michigan, have found something...
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- Added: Apr 27, 2013
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Believe it or not, just two generations ago, it was unheard of not to recycle glass beverage bottles. Today, that idea itself is getting recycled.
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- Added: Apr 27, 2013
- Length: 01:30
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If you can't stand the heat…hang in there? That's what some species are doing in response to climate change.
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- Added: Apr 27, 2013
- Length: 01:30
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Is it ‘hip,’ or ‘cool,’ to be environmentally sustainable? That's a question that some of the biggest companies are asking about the world's most p...
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- Added: Apr 27, 2013
- Length: 01:30
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- Added: Apr 27, 2013
- Length: 01:30
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The new frontier isn’t to the north, south, east, or west. It’s up, as in skyscrapers. And, the tallest? The Burj-Khalifa tower in Dubai. From a di...
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- Added: Apr 27, 2013
- Length: 01:30
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“Cradle-to-Cradle” is the newest buzz in green manufacturing circles. It’s the next evolution of the idea of “Cradle-to-Grave, ” where recycled mat...
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- Added: Apr 27, 2013
- Length: 01:30
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Alternative fuels are more environmentally friendly than petroleum products, right? Actually, that’s not always the case.
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- Added: Apr 27, 2013
- Length: 01:30
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To prepare for climate change, sometimes it’s good to get down to the bare bones. Fish bones, that is.
- Added: Mar 29, 2013
- Length: 01:30
To anyone who’s ever gone skinny-dipping in a pond, the green stuff floating on top is really disgusting. But to Professor Dave Bayless, blue-green...
- Added: Mar 29, 2013
- Length: 01:30
Probably the last place you’d expect to see a photo I.D. would be in the wilds of India -- featuring a photo of a male Asian elephant no less.
- Added: Mar 29, 2013
- Length: 01:30
The biggest power plant on earth is high in the sky -- it’s the sun. But, we only get one percent of our energy from it because it typically costs...
- Added: Mar 29, 2013
- Length: 01:30
Watch out! The shadowy world of espionage has a new agent, the elephant seal. And, they’re working as spies in an ocean near you.
- Added: Mar 29, 2013
- Length: 01:30
Rooftop solar panels are finally becoming affordable, for the rest of us. Sure, a fancy array to power your whole house will still cost you 10 gran...
- Added: Mar 29, 2013
- Length: 01:30
