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Caption: A parasitic wasp bores ints ovipositor into a fig fruit., Credit: Laksminath Kundanati
Insects will go to great lengths to pass their genes down to the next generations, including resorting to “power tools” to bore deep into unripe fr...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
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It may seem hard to imagine, but we have more microbial cells in our guts than we have human cells in our bodies. Join Food Sleuth Radio host and R...

  • Added: May 01, 2014
  • Length: 28:01
Caption: Hawaiian Crow, Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The Hawaiian crow is recovering from a devastating population crash, with help from us.

  • Added: Mar 17, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
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Moving air feels colder than still air, but what does the thermometer say?

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  • Added: Mar 11, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Toolik Lake, in Alaska's Arctic wilderness., Credit: Copyright John C. Wingfield
Like the pioneers of the American West, the birds that are now settling the Arctic frontier in response to climate change aren’t necessarily the bi...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Richard and Moniko brushing their teeth with Mswaki, Credit: Paula Kahumbu
Two Kenyan boys from different backgrounds, cultures and educations discover how to make toothbrushes at an overnight outing. This is how traditio...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2012
  • Length: 04:52
Caption: Annie Olivecrona in recording studio with Elleni Stephanou, Credit: Paula Kahumbu
It takes great courage to rescue orphaned baby chimpanzees from a country in the middle of a deadly war. But Annie Olivecrona flew from Kenya into ...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2012
  • Length: 28:54
Caption: Artist rendering of the California High Speed Rail, Credit: CAHSRA
The Big Dig, the Bay Bridge, the Chunnel... Why do transportation projects go so spectacularly over budget? There's a simple explanation - this doc...

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  • Added: Aug 06, 2010
  • Length: 26:38
  • Purchases: 2
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If you ever need to shoo a herd of elephants out of your backyard, new research suggests that you may want to unleash: the bees!

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2008
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 1
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The pros and cons of solar power in the Land of the 'Missing' Sun.

  • Added: Jan 15, 2008
  • Length: 05:28
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The Siberian permafrost - a sub-Arctic peat bog about the size of France and Germany - is chock full of carbon that's trapped in its frozen soils. ...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1