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This week on the show: Elephants and dingos and bears (oh my!) - From Zimbabwe to Australia to Italy, we meet the communities living alongside ...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Oct 22, 2020
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Atmospheric gravity waves seen from space, Credit:  Jeff Schmaltz – (NASA)
Atmospheric gravity waves can be powerful. In September of 2018 two glider pilots surfed an atmospheric gravity wave created by high speed polar w...

Bought by KCHW, KENW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KGLP and more


  • Added: Oct 02, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 12
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This week on the show: Creatures great and small - From caring for baby monkeys in Kenya, once mighty lions in Sudan to genetically modified mos...

Bought by WXDU and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Sep 25, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Statistically asteroid hunters have found more than 90% of the asteroids whose impact could cause global climate change. However, recently, my Ca...

Bought by KCHW, KENW, Raven Radio, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 25, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 12
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This week on the show: Back from the brink - Researchers find protecting the panda has come at the expense of helping other species thrive in th...

Bought by WXDU, WFIU, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], and KRZA


  • Added: Sep 19, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Recently amateur astronomer, Worachate Boonplod discovered the 4049th comet recorded in the imaging data produced by SOHO, the ESA/NASA Solar and ...

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  • Added: Sep 18, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 12
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This week on the show: What does it mean to lose your home? - Last week, a study projected 40 million Americans could be evicted because of the...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
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Approximately 100 million metric tons of mostly sand grained sized space dust enters the Earth's atmosphere every day. Occasionally, larger pieces ...

Bought by KCHW, KENW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KGLP and more


  • Added: Sep 04, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 11
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This week on the show: Fossil fuel damages - As a major oil spill threatens coral reef ecosystems off Mauritius, locals are asking who'll pay f...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KRZA, WXDU, and WFIU


  • Added: Sep 04, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 4
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This week on the show: Whose outdoors is it anyway? - The outdoor community hasn't always had a good record when it comes to diversity. This w...

Bought by WFIU, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KRZA, and WXDU


  • Added: Aug 23, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 4
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This week on the show: The EU walks a fine line in its reaction to unrest in Belarus. UK government climbs down over algorithm used to calculate s...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
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This week on the show: The dam problem - We take a deep dive into rivers and look at how mega-dams affect ecosystems. We'll also find out why t...

Bought by WXDU, WFIU, and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Aug 16, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 3
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This week on the show: Cleaner cities, cleaner crops - We discover the benefits of city trees and visit one of the world's largest urban farms i...

Bought by WXDU, WFIU, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], and KRZA


  • Added: Aug 09, 2020
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 4
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This week on the show: Endangered, in danger - How this year was again deadly for environmental defenders, dehorning rhinos to save them, and p...

Bought by WFIU, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Aug 02, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 3
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This week on the show: Cleaning up our closets - Fast fashion can be harmful for the planet — from its origin until the end of its lifecycle. So...

Bought by WFIU and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Jul 26, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
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This week on the show: Can't see the forest … … for the trees? We head to old-growth forest in eastern Australia, where indigenous communities a...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KRZA, and WFIU


  • Added: Jul 17, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 3
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This week on the show: Biodiversity vs. extinction - Although the diversity of plants and animals on Earth is crucial for our survival, humans...

Bought by WFIU and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Jul 12, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
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This week on the show: Splish, splash, comeback! - We hear about how some aquatic animals are undergoing a revival: Record numbers of sea turt...

Bought by WFIU, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], and KRZA


  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 3
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My Catalina Sky Survey teammate Kacper Wierzchos was asteroid hunting with our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona when he spotted a fuzzy obj...

Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, WLPR , KENW and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 11
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This week on the show: Sounds of the sea - Although oceans cover more than two-thirds of the Earth, we don't often hear what goes on beneath th...

Bought by WFIU


  • Added: Jun 04, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Due to thoughtless outdoor night lighting on the surface and satellites in space the natural night sky is becoming a vanishing treasure. From cli...

Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, WLPR , Allegheny Mountain Radio and more


  • Added: May 29, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 12
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This week on the show: we examine personal choice in relation to CO2 emissions and other environmental issues. What changes have we made in our h...

Bought by WFIU, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], and KRZA


  • Added: May 25, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 3
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One of the perks of being an asteroid hunter is to discover a comet and have it carry your name. Teddy's first comet discovery is a member of a gr...

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  • Added: May 21, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
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This week on the show: A twisted affinity for animals - We take a closer look at our relationship with animals. How are wild and domesticated...

Bought by WFIU and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: May 15, 2020
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 2
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Noctilucent Clouds exist at more than 50 miles above the Earth's surface or about 4 times higher than the tops of the most intense tropical thunder...

Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 14, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10