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A frozen zoo...for all animals? Well, no one’s making the Panamanian golden frog shiver in its terrarium. Instead, this is a unique way that the San Diego zoo helps endangered species...by freezing samples of their DNA. Think Noah’s Ark -- on ice. Zoo scientists fill stainless steel vats with liquid nitrogen...
Also in the June 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series series
Lava Flows are for the Birds
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From: Pat Maxwell
Raising endangered birds...on a volcano? It has benefits -- or, so says Alan Lieberman, head of the Keauhou Bird Conservation Center, perched on Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano.
Yangtze River Dead Zone
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From: Pat Maxwell
One of every 15 people in the world relies on China’s Yangtze River, the third largest river on Earth. How big is it? Well, people used to say the Yangtze was just too big to ...
Beaver-style Water Conservation
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From: Pat Maxwell
Beavers -- those buck-toothed, furry creatures we used to make into hats -- are pretty amazing builders. They craft dams more than 2000 feet long and transform mountain ...
Green Ice Cream
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From: Pat Maxwell
There’s nothing like ice cream on a sweltering summer day. And it doesn’t much matter whether it’s in a cone, a shake, a sundae, or a banana split. There’s nothing better – ...
Bee Gone?
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From: Pat Maxwell
A world without honeybees? That won't happen, if scientists solve the mystery of honeybees abandoning their hives.
Global Air Pollution
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From: Pat Maxwell
When it comes to air pollution, every little particulate has a green card. It can just board the next wind current and take a ride to greener pastures.
Sweet Solution for Making Ethanol
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From: Pat Maxwell
The ethanol experts are at it again. Scientists in Brazil have found a way to boost biofuel production that’s naturally more attractive.
That’s A Lot of Wind!
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From: Pat Maxwell
Chicago may be the Windy City, but California may become the wind-powered state. That’s thanks to the Tehachapi Renewal Transmission Project.
Boomerang Jack Going Green
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From: Pat Maxwell
Kermit the Frog always said, “It’s not easy being green.” But like him, another group of actors has discovered it can be popular. Especially with children.
Grow, Forest, Grow!
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From: Pat Maxwell
Looking for an environmentally conscious vacation that’s out of the way? Try Madagascar. It’s a California-sized island off the east coast of Africa in the tropical Indian ...
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A frozen zoo...for all animals? Well, no one’s making the Panamanian golden frog shiver in its terrarium. Instead, this is a unique way that the San Diego zoo helps endangered species...by freezing samples of their DNA. Think Noah’s Ark -- on ice. Zoo scientists fill stainless steel vats with liquid nitrogen...
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