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Rails are secretive marsh birds, and they’re on the decline. But a researcher playing their recorded calls over a loudspeaker could help bring them...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 09:13
America’s bird, the bald eagle, is facing a tremendous challenge. As scavengers, they feed on what we and other animals leave behind. But lead cont...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 13:03
Flying squirrels glow pink under a blacklight. How many other mammals do this? What causes them to glow? The hardest question of all might never be...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 17:50
Invasive species often spread by hitching a ride on anglers, especially anglers who don’t clean their gear after fishing. Though this is widely kno...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 13:07
New, democratized access to powerful analytical and mapping tools is transforming our understanding of the natural world – and with it, our ability...
- Added: Feb 20, 2024
- Length: 28:30
An audio postcard highlighting native bees -- including nuances of their behavior, life history and ecological importance.
- Added: Feb 06, 2024
- Length: 01:28
In the last full episode of the season, we travel to the Greenland ice sheet and hear from a researcher who collects data at the face of tidewater ...
- Added: Jul 12, 2023
- Length: 23:22
The 'Akiapōlā'au is one of Hawaii's rare and endangered birds, living exclusively on the Big Island.
- Added: Feb 08, 2023
- Length: 01:30
The apapane is a forest bird native to the Hawaiian islands. It is a member of the honeycreeper family and an important pollinator.
Bought by WNED Buffalo
- Added: Feb 08, 2023
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
This time on The Children's Hour, we learn about the largest animal on earth, that still can be found swimming in our oceans today: whales.
Bought by KECG, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), Allegheny Mountain Radio, WUTC and more
- Added: Sep 26, 2022
- Length: 58:00
- Purchases: 9
This time on The Children's Hour, we learn about the largest animal on earth, that still can be found swimming in our oceans today: whales.
- Added: Aug 31, 2022
- Length: 58:00
Learn all about lemurs with Faye Goodwin from the Duke Lemur Center. Mixed with great music!
Bought by KECG, Allegheny Mountain Radio, RadioFreePalmer, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and more
- Added: Aug 01, 2022
- Length: 58:00
- Purchases: 11
Learn all about lemurs with Faye Goodwin from the Duke Lemur Center. Mixed with great music!
- Added: Jul 22, 2022
- Length: 58:00
This time on The Children's Hour we learn about two of the most endangered big wild cats: tigers and snow leopards through conversations with a car...
- Added: May 27, 2022
- Length: 58:00
This time on The Children’s Hour, we’re learning all about earthquakes and volcanoes with Dr. Mousumi Roy, a University of New Mexico professor of ...
- Added: Jan 09, 2022
- Length: 58:00
Teachers and experts discuss the evolving classroom and how teachers are trying to prepare students to be flexible, motivated, and lifelong learner...
- Added: Jul 08, 2020
- Length: 21:28
Learn the science of earthquakes and volcanoes
Bought by KQRU FM LP, WLRH, WXPR, WCNY, Allegheny Mountain Radio and more
- Added: Nov 26, 2019
- Length: 58:00
- Purchases: 6
Multiple smoke detectors going off, 2 people trying to shut them off. Late afternoon, 2pm. Warm, sunny day. St. Augustine, FL. Carrera Street apart...
- Added: Apr 03, 2018
- Length: 02:17
Red wing black birds, at least 6-10 in the surrounding marshy area near an east tributary to the Tolomato River, St. Augustine, FL. 3pm. Sunny. Hig...
- Added: Mar 28, 2018
- Length: 03:33
Dolphins at Porpoise Point, St. Augustine, FL. Early evening, 4:12 pm, sunny & windy. A pod of 3 dolphins with an occasional loner in the distance,...
- Added: Mar 21, 2018
- Length: 41:35
Freight train off of US1, St. Augustine, FL.
Recorded while driving in the car, window down, mic following along. Late afternoon. January 2017. EQ...
- Added: Mar 05, 2018
- Length: 01:04
Landscape Ambience: a southern toad (buffo terrestris) singing solo over a chorus of toads and frogs that erupted after 3 weeks of rainfall. Northe...
- Added: Mar 05, 2018
- Length: 02:14
Field recording of Hurricane Irma just as it was hitting St. Augustine, FL.
- Added: Mar 05, 2018
- Length: 05:20
What is a raptor?
Naturalist Ken Burton offers up some details on these amazing birds, including addressing the concept of convergent evolution.
Bought by Radio Newark
- Added: Feb 28, 2018
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Remarkable facts about the ubiquitous resident of our coastal regions, the harbor seal.
Bought by Radio Newark and KFOI Radio
- Added: Feb 07, 2018
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
