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Have you ever wondered where migratory birds get all the energy for such long, grueling flights? Well, there are pit stops along the way, like the ...
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- Added: Jan 12, 2007
- Length: 01:30
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Scientists studied seven plots of rainforest in Borneo, Malaysia, India, Puerto Rico, Panama, and Thailand. They took a complete census of all the ...
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- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
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First, pollution and over-harvesting caused the population of Puget Sound oysters to plummet. And then, a new sea creature came to town! The "arche...
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- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
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Car sharing is catching on in cities across the country. Today, about 92,000 people belong to car-sharing services like Zipcar and Flexcar.
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- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
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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
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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
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...
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- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
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Non-profit tech start-up looks out for the rest of us
- Added: Dec 08, 2006
- Length: 08:39
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: 3
There's an alternative way to treat wastewater: filtering it with live plants and even snails!
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
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: 3
"Green" buildings incorporate the latest technology to squeeze the most out of the energy that's used for heating, cooling, and lighting. They're a...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
American chestnut trees once made up 25 percent of the eastern forest. People could pick chestnuts and roast them on an open fire. Their wood was ...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
The endangered American Crocodile may owe its future to conservation measures taken near a nuclear power plant. The Turkey Point plant in south Flo...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
We've all marveled at the shifting patterns that clouds form in the sky. Beyond capturing our imagination, though, clouds play a vital role in Eart...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:34
- Purchases: 3
Gunter Pauli is the director of "ZERI," which is short for Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives. He started out making biodegradable detergents...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:34
- Purchases: 3
About 20 years ago, New Jersey's filthy beaches were the butt of jokes. The medical wastes and other garbage that washed up onshore were forcing lo...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:34
- Purchases: 3
Plants and animals in the ocean that might yield treatments for diseases
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- Added: Oct 11, 2006
- Length: 01:34
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Many kinds of plastic are forever, or nearly so.
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- Added: Oct 11, 2006
- Length: 01:34
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Nobel laureate Roald Hoffmann believes the middle is a good place to be, both in life and in science.
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- Added: Oct 06, 2006
- Length: 04:43
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Professional Lighting Designer creates enviro-friendly light systems
- Added: Sep 18, 2006
- Length: 07:18
President Herbert Hoover speaks on faith and science.
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- Added: Jun 22, 2006
- Length: 04:25
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A college anatomy class taught Kathy Dahlen that the human experience is more than blood and bone.
- Added: Jun 12, 2006
- Length: 03:51
Evolution versus Intelligent Design or Creationism
- Added: Nov 14, 2005
- Length: 07:28
From: Sarah Montague
Sir Harold Evans looks at the lives, times and ideas of the innovators that shaped America.
Bought by WNIJ, WFDD, WFIU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KPBS and more
- Added: Oct 26, 2005
- Length: 58:55
- Purchases: 11
