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Cougar

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Mainers see cougars all the time. Here's the problem: There are no cougars in Maine.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WMPG

Added: May 27, 2011
Length: 09:15
Purchases: 2

NOVA Minute: How to Speak Walrus

From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute

Marine biologist Colleen Reichmuth works with walruses. She says that, like dolphins, they can communicate using an amazing variety of sounds.

Bought by Radio Newark, KRUA, KOSU, and Public Radio Remix

Added: Apr 22, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 4

NOVA Minute: Leeches

From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute

Caption: Mark Siddall, Credit: Sara Watson

Leech expert Mark Siddall explains why leeches can survive on nothing but blood.

Bought by Radio Newark, KRUA, and Public Radio Remix

Added: Apr 22, 2011
Length: 01:14
Purchases: 3

The Guardian's Science Weekly: Monitoring climate change in the Antarctic

From: Jason Phipps - Guardian
Series: Science Weekly from guardian.co.uk

Caption: Science Weekly podcast from guardian.co.uk, Credit: guardian.co.uk

We dial up researchers investigating climate change in Antarctica; plus, internet guru Clay Shirky explains his answer to this year's Edge Question

Bought by Public Radio Remix

Added: Jan 20, 2011
Length: 27:59
Purchases: 1

Traveling Seeds

From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes

Caption: Maple seeds can fly with their papery propellers. , Credit: Cathryn Hoyt

You might think of plants as immobile, but they've evolved diverse strategies to scatter their offspring far and wide. What are some dispersal tact...

Bought by KENW

Added: Nov 11, 2010
Length: 04:30
Purchases: 1

Without bugs there would be no chocolate!

From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: The Amazing World of African Insects

A conversation between David Inoue and Dino Martins about the value of African insects to the worlds favourite things. Without bugs there would be ...

Added: Oct 31, 2010
Length: 04:49

Maggots are our friends

From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: The Amazing World of African Insects

One of the most disgusting creatures is in fact one of the most useful. Join Paula Kahumbu and Dino Martins on a smelly journey of discovery.

Bought by Public Radio Remix

Added: Oct 31, 2010
Length: 03:29
Purchases: 1

Experiencing Antarctica

From: Andrew Hiller

Caption: A view from the tent, Credit: Cari Corrigan

There are places in Antarctica so thick with meteorites that you can find them like a child would shells on the beach. Others plunge into the ice ...

Bought by KUOW

Added: Aug 31, 2010
Length: 08:50
Purchases: 1

Is Air Pollution Really Harming Us?

From: Dueling Docs
Series: Dueling Docs

A new government report says be careful out there. Others disagree.

Added: Jun 30, 2010
Length: 02:00

Dam Radio Story

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

The story of one man's quest to harness the power of the tide, and why now, nearly 100 years later, the quest continues.

Bought by SALTcast Podcast

Added: Jun 03, 2010
Length: 11:23
Purchases: 1

The Cow Gas Effect

From: Terrascope Youth Radio

Does it matter for the environment if you choose not to eat meat? Yes. Tim Griffin, professor of agriculture at Tufts University, tells us why. (WA...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, YouthCast, and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network

Added: Apr 28, 2010
Length: 03:33
Purchases: 3

Encounters Porcupine

From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters

Learn about porcupine love

Added: Dec 15, 2009
Length: 29:00

Lipstick from a bug

From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: The Amazing World of African Insects

You can't help but love insects when you listen to Kenyan entomologist Dino Martins. In this short piece he explains the natural history of the Coc...

Added: Oct 28, 2009
Length: 01:37

Encounters Humpback Whale

From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters

Beware of stinky whale breathe as you get mighty close to these gentle giants with a permitted whale biologist and host Richard Nelson

Added: Oct 07, 2009
Length: 28:56

Fresh Greens: Teens and the Environment

From: New Hampshire Public Radio

Tells the stories of how American youth think about their daily impact on our planet.

Bought by KVMR, KZYX, KXOT Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN, KUNM and more

Added: Aug 17, 2009
Length: 51:29
Purchases: 10

Sonar in the sea: Kelly Benoit-Bird listens to the ocean

From: Ari Daniel Shapiro

Caption: Kelly Benoit-Bird adjusting the sonar before beginning her experiment., Credit: Nick Kelsh

Kelly Benoit-Bird works on all kinds of ocean animals ranging from zooplankton to whales. And ocean observatories could make her science even more ...

Added: Jun 23, 2009
Length: 07:15

Killer Whale

From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters

Find yourself in the middle of a pod of killer whales on this edition of Encounters!

Bought by WMNF and Remix Radio

Added: Jun 01, 2009
Length: 28:56
Purchases: 2

Hummingbird

From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters

This is a sweet segment on one of the smallest but best known little birds.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and Remix Radio

Added: May 14, 2009
Length: 28:54
Purchases: 2

Of wrens

From: Ari Daniel Shapiro

Caption: A bird in the hand: Dan Mennill and a rufous-and-white wren, Credit: Dale Morris

The answer to The World's Geo Quiz is the northernmost state in Costa Rica: Guanacaste. Reporter Ari Daniel Shapiro reports on new research into th...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN