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Not THAT Martha Washington, but a 29-year-old Passenger Pigeon who spent her entire life in captivity at the Cincinnati Zoo. Of billions of birds f...
- Added: Apr 19, 2011
- Length: 03:00
Aldo Leopold's legendary essay collection, A Sand County Almanac, has inspired countless conservationists and earned Aldo Leopold a place alongside...
- Added: Apr 07, 2011
- Length: 04:30
- Purchases: 2
This feature looks at the history, production, and preservation of minerals, including gold and silver in the area around Washington DC and the lov...
- Added: Jun 07, 2010
- Length: 06:07
Is there such a thing as "green" dry cleaning?
Bought by CKMO and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Jul 29, 2009
- Length: 04:19
- Purchases: 2
To prepare for climate change, sometimes it's good to get down to the bare bones. Fish bones, that is.
Bought by KOSU
- Added: Sep 29, 2008
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Tales of pirates and plunder have inspired more than a few Hollywood epics. Did you catch the summer block buster with Johnny Depp? But pirates le...
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...
Bought by KUAC
- Added: Dec 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 1
Who's afraid of the big, bad wolf? Certainly not wildlife lovers in eastern Germany...
- Added: Feb 20, 2007
- Length: 01:30
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 ...
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Jan 12, 2007
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
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
- Added: Aug 11, 2005
- Length: 01:37