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Why do we grow old and die? Most scientists cite genetics, environmental factors, and chance. Shane Rea, a scientist at the University of Colorado,...
- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
Many of the world's fisheries and marine ecosystems are in trouble from overfishing and high "bycatch" - the accidental killing of millions of mari...
- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
Fire ants may be small insects, but their sting packs a wallop. They arrived in the U.S. from South America in the early 1900s, and have spread to ...
- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
Wind is the world's fastest-growing energy source, with an average annual growth rate of 29 percent over the last 10 years. Wind-driven turbines co...
- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
The volunteer stewards also participate in scientific projects. Working with biologists and other scientists, the volunteers gather seeds for genet...
- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
Small but mighty is one way to describe the organism called "salp." A report in the journal Deep Sea Research suggests that salp, along with the ti...
- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
Miles of pure, white snow stretching for as far as the eye can see. That's how many people imagine the North Pole - a place you wouldn't think of a...
- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
Have you ever wanted to help "green up" your town, but the project seemed too daunting? This inspiring story is about how a handful of folks in Tac...
- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
Toilet bowl cleaner, cough medicine, and rubber duckies have something in common: they're all made with chemicals. In fact, most of today?s product...
- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
Here's a story that?ll stick with you! We're talking about sticky stuff - glue - and the mussels that make it.
- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
Many economists - and some environmentalists - see greed as the potential engine of an environmental revolution.
- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
Solar power's been around for a long time, and while it's gotten some government support, it's never enjoyed the huge subsidies that fossil fuels h...
- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
Here's a "rain dance" worth following. It's called cloud seeding, and it's been around for decades. Millions of dollars are spent each year on clou...
- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
The largest township of South Africa 12 years after the fall of apartheid
- Added: Dec 06, 2006
- Length: 10:30
what really happens in the movie...
- Added: Dec 04, 2006
- Length: 01:06
excellent, intelligent treatment of time-travel paradox
- Added: Dec 04, 2006
- Length: 02:13
A lot of medicines are derived from plants. And today, the growing popularity of traditional medicine has many of us using herbs to prevent and tre...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
A technology that's used for offshore drilling is benefiting marine biologists worldwide.
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
There's an alternative way to treat wastewater: filtering it with live plants and even snails!
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
Everybody knows that bees make honey and pollinate flowers. In economic terms, these are "services" that the insects provide. The insects that qui...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
Open-field coffee cultivation emerged some 30 years ago. While the method may be productive in the short run, it often degrades the environment, an...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
Aquaculture is becoming big business in a hungry world. The challenge is to develop methods and technologies that produce sustainable yields while ...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
A team of expert veterinarians is always on alert to help save animals from the devastating consequences of marine oil spills.
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
Though many companies already recycle their office paper, the truly paperless office is still a rarity. With some dedication, though, there are ple...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
Could more accurate weather forecasts help prevent epidemics? Yes, according to recent research.
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
