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Believe it or not, sometimes, it’s a good idea to be “as cold as ice.” Take, for example, the arctic ground squirrel. He's a creature that knows a ...
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- Added: Dec 21, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Experts say that as population and water use rise, the world's fresh water supplies are shrinking. Then why don’t we desalinate more sea water and....
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- Added: Dec 21, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Isolated from the rest of the world for most of their existence, the Galapagos Islands are home to more unique plant species than almost any other ...
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- Added: Dec 21, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Garbage and noise. Sounds like the latest rock group. But no, turns out the two are much more useful. In fact, garbage and noise are actually being...
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- Added: Dec 21, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Endangered species stories sometimes end happily. Take Southeast Asia's critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphin, also called the Mekong River dolph...
- Added: Nov 17, 2010
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 3
Did you know rice doesn’t need to grow in water? In fact, the main reason for rice paddies is to prevent weeds.
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- Added: Oct 25, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Why build a house when you can grow one? So says sustainable building designers at Britain's University of Bath. They recently created a home from ...
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- Added: Oct 25, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Cambodia's endangered "whispering bird," the Bengal Florican, now has a whisper...of hope!
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- Added: Oct 25, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Hawaii is growing more popular as a destination for TV and film production. And now the show that put it on the map is back. The new Hawaii Five-...
- Added: Sep 22, 2010
- Length: 03:09
Don't flush! At least not your ship's ballast tanks. In port, cargo ships load tons of seawater into ballast tanks that add weight to balance the s...
- Added: Jun 24, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
After six years, "Lost," one of the most successful dramatic series in prime TV has come to an end. Heidi Chang spoke with the cast and producers ...
- Added: May 27, 2010
- Length: 05:17
If you think songbird songs are wonderfully complex, you’re going to find this story simply amazing.
- Added: May 25, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
So what should you do with your doggie's doo? Your dog Fido probably wishes you’d just leave it in the yard -- let the world know that somebody imp...
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- Added: May 25, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
We all know divorce can be painful for those involved. And now, researchers at the University of Michigan have determined that divorce also hurts t...
- Added: May 25, 2010
- Length: 01:30
Sometimes the devil makes for good company -- at least that's what they think in Tasmania.
- Added: Apr 27, 2010
- Length: 01:30
The biggest winner from Beijing, China's 2008 Olympic Games may be the environment.
- Added: Apr 27, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Added: Mar 26, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
It’s stocky and dark brown with a long bushy tail, and fur softer than a mink’s. Meet the Pacific Fisher. This handsome, otter-like critter related...
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- Added: Mar 26, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Looking back on an argument, it’s nice when it turns out they were wrong and you were right -- and it’s tempting to say “I told you so.”
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- Added: Mar 26, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Giant pandas are about as cute as an animal can get -- and, just as endangered. Population estimates of pandas in the wild range from just 1,600 t...
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- Added: Mar 26, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Does it really pay to be energy-efficient? The folks at Clarum Homes hope so. The company plans to build more than 400 “net-zero” homes over the ne...
- Added: Mar 26, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
What's a significant threat to the survival of captive gorillas? Surprisingly it's heart disease.
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- Added: Feb 24, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
If you’re wondering how our penguin friends in the Antarctic are doing these days, here are the cold, hard facts. Their poo is getting mighty pollu...
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- Added: Feb 24, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
What does rain forest conservation have to do with preventing malaria? In the Amazon rainforest, the means to these two ends are virtually one in t...
- Added: Feb 24, 2010
- Length: 01:30
Ever think to yourself, “California and Iceland sure have a lot in common”? Probably not. But if you dig beneath the surface, they both harbor lots...
- Added: Feb 24, 2010
- Length: 01:30
