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Nature Deficit Disorder
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Remember the days when kids hiked into the woods? Caught tadpoles in a stream, and played tag on the playground? Well, those days are fading fast.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Rotifer Diversity
From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes
Caption: Testudinella patina, Credit: T. Schröder, R.L. Wallace, E. Walsh
Every pristine spring, mucky cattle tank, and rain-filled hueco in the Chihuahuan Desert is home to an exceptionally diverse array of microscopic a...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2011
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Aldo Leopold's Fierce, Green Fire
From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes
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Aldo Leopold's legendary essay collection, A Sand County Almanac, has inspired countless conservationists and earned Aldo Leopold a place alongside...

Bought by WTIP and KENW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2011
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 2
King Crabs Go Deep
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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No crab wants to land in hot water. And scientists are now discovering how true that is.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Nature Provides Clues for Survival
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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 ...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Drinking Ocean Water
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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....

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Galapagos Conservation Helps Native Species
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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 ...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Water Pollution Cleanup
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Clever Apes: Show me where it hurts
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
Caption: Mike Wong using mirror therapy., Credit: Spitzer/WBEZ
Mirrors treat phantom limb pain, chronic pain changes your brain, and one scientist's colorful guide to insect bites.

Bought by KUT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 01, 2010
  • Length: 12:59
  • Purchases: 2
Rice Growers Go Dry
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Did you know rice doesn’t need to grow in water? In fact, the main reason for rice paddies is to prevent weeds.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Bale House
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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 ...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Rainbow-Earth
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
What is spirituality?

  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 05:10
In today's competitive job market, should you have cosmetic procedures to try to look younger?
From: Dueling Docs
Series: Dueling Docs
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In a new, entertaining 2 min. weekly module, former Time Magazine health journalist Janice Horowitz, provides the cure for contradictory medical ne...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2010
  • Length: 02:02
From the National Press Club: Barbara Bush
From: National Press Club
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Barbara Bush, president of Global Health Corps and the daughter of former President George W. Bush, speaks about her non-profit organization's effo...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2010
  • Length: 54:51
Speedy Songbirds
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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If you think songbird songs are wonderfully complex, you’re going to find this story simply amazing.

Bought by WTIP and KOSU


  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Doggie Doo Part 1
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Divorce Tough on Environment
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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
A Future for Taz
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Sometimes the devil makes for good company -- at least that's what they think in Tasmania.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
China's Olympic Gold is Green
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The biggest winner from Beijing, China's 2008 Olympic Games may be the environment.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
Can stretching make you more prone to injury?
From: Dueling Docs
Series: Dueling Docs
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In a new, entertaining 2 min. weekly module, former Time Magazine health journalist Janice Horowitz, provides the cure for contradictory medical news.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Mar 29, 2010
  • Length: 02:01
  • Purchases: 1
Can taking a vitamin prevent possible side-effects of cholesterol-lowering drugs?
From: Dueling Docs
Series: Dueling Docs
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In a new, entertaining 2 min. weekly module, former Time Magazine health journalist Janice Horowitz, provides the cure for contradictory medical news.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Mar 29, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shark Photo ID
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Smile, whale shark, you’re on candid camera -- the high seas version.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Pacific Fisher Update
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Biodiesel Comeback
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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.”

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Tracking Pandas
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1