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Surfing's been around a long time. And from Gidget, to the sport of Hawaiian kings; some two million "surfer dudes and dudettes" hit beaches worldw...
- Added: Jan 27, 2008
- Length: 01:32
In the midst of a drought, California is dry and getting drier. So a recent court ordered reduction in water pumped from the Sacramento-San Joaqui...
- Added: Jan 27, 2008
- Length: 01:32
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: Jan 27, 2008
- Length: 01:32
How can we get more energy from our most abundant, clean, renewable resource? By concentrating.
- Added: Jan 27, 2008
- Length: 01:32
What do the Mauritius Dodo and the New Zealand Kakapo have in common? They're both flightless birds that will soon be extinct if someone doesn't re...
- Added: Jan 27, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Today, hundreds of millions of people carry pocket-sized cell phones. There are more than 213 million in use in the United States, and each year, a...
- Added: Jan 27, 2008
- Length: 01:29
Portuguese sailors must have been pretty lonely when they first sighted manatees off the Brazilian coast. Thinking they resembled sirens or mermaid...
- Added: Jan 27, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Imagine trying to get home by running across a busy freeway. Without a walkway, a stoplight or a crosswalk, it could be a dangerous adventure. Well...
- Added: Jan 27, 2008
- Length: 01:32
What's a good thing to sink your money into these days? Try bogs.
- Added: Jan 27, 2008
- Length: 01:32
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...
- Added: Jan 27, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Recently, a group of scientists comparing rainfall over the last century with global production of greenhouse gases and aerosols reached a startlin...
- Added: Jan 27, 2008
- Length: 01:30
"Waste not, want not" is how the old saying goes. And if you're in the market for a new home, you might want to take it to heart.
- Added: Jan 27, 2008
- Length: 01:32
There's good news and bad news from the northern Amazon nation of Suriname...
Bought by KUAC
- Added: Dec 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 1
Waverly, Iowa became the first in the Midwest to own and operate its own wind generation facilities.
Bought by KUAC
- Added: Dec 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 1
You'd have to look hard to find the light-footed clapper rail these days. One reason is that this small, brown bird blends in well with its wetland...
Bought by KUAC
- Added: Dec 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 1
Sunday, April 14th, 1935, mid-afternoon. A monstrous black dust cloud quickly forms over southwest Kansas -- and within minutes, people were runnin...
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- Added: Dec 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 1
Did the sun burn a hole in your wallet this past summer? It certainly did for some folks. You see, it takes plenty of water to keep a yard beautif...
Bought by KUAC
- Added: Dec 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 1
Pick up your toys! That's what mom used to say... So why not do the same in a forest? After a company logs an area, they ought to pick up after the...
Bought by KUAC
- Added: Dec 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 1
If you're looking for nature to somehow save us from global warming, don't bank on trees.
Bought by KUAC
- Added: Dec 26, 2007
- Length: 01:28
- Purchases: 1
Hello, Bluefin Tuna. Tag, you're it! You are among the last of a species that once thrived throughout the Atlantic.
Bought by KUAC
- Added: Dec 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 1
Before you pack up the family and head out for some sand, surf and sun, there's something you might want to consider. Your favorite beach may be cl...
Bought by KUAC
- Added: Dec 19, 2007
- Length: 01:11
- Purchases: 1
The Fritillaries are frittering away!
Bought by KUAC
- Added: Dec 19, 2007
- Length: 01:28
- Purchases: 1
Fans say Harry Potter novels are magical...In fact, according to the non-profit group, Green Press Initiative, the latest installment, "Harry Potte...
Bought by KUAC
- Added: Dec 14, 2007
- Length: 01:18
- Purchases: 1
Fill 'er up with: Algae 100 - you know, the gas that's made from those golden brown or green plants growing along our coasts...
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Nov 19, 2007
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 1
Viruses don't win many popularity contests. But a virus is helping wildlife biologists protect one of nature's fiercest and most elegant animals.
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Nov 19, 2007
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
