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Some take-out food containers, cups, and utensils are called “certified compostable.” What does that really mean?
- Added: Sep 14, 2020
- Length: 04:00
About a month ago, I got a text message, asking me if I was ready to “shave the peak.” The message included a link with tips for using less electri...
- Added: Aug 31, 2020
- Length: 03:41
This week on World Ocean Radio we discuss the Sargasso Sea--a verdant, vital, biodiverse ecosystem that supports a great diversity of life, provide...
- Added: Jun 16, 2020
- Length: 05:25
First make sure your home is well insulated. Then, swap out your furnace or boiler for a device known as a heat pump. Heat pumps run on electricity...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jun 05, 2020
- Length: 03:11
- Purchases: 1
Dryers do use a lot of energy. If you were to rank your household appliances by how much energy they use, your dryer would probably come in 3rd, ri...
Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm and PRX Remix
- Added: May 29, 2020
- Length: 03:13
- Purchases: 2
Methane is a gas that’s created when something organic decomposes in a location that doesn’t have oxygen. The largest human-caused source of metha...
Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: May 27, 2020
- Length: 03:21
- Purchases: 2
Yes. Global warming increases the intensity of our weather because it causes temperatures to rise, which leads to more water evaporation. When thos...
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- Added: May 27, 2020
- Length: 03:52
- Purchases: 1
Today we’re answering a question that has been on a lot of people’s minds during the COVID-19 quarantine: while we’re limiting trips to the store, ...
- Added: May 26, 2020
- Length: 03:31
- Purchases: 2
Driftnets are fishing nets that have largely fallen out of fashion because they can accidentally catch other marine life. But it's still legal to u...
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- Added: May 26, 2020
- Length: 03:41
- Purchases: 1
Air quality has definitely improved during the pandemic. Air monitoring stations in Rhode Island and the greater Northeast have seen about a 30% de...
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- Added: May 26, 2020
- Length: 03:56
- Purchases: 1
Today we’re going to focus on some positive news — a bright spot. Scientists have noticed something remarkable about blue whales— after years of ne...
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- Added: May 25, 2020
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 1
- Added: May 22, 2020
- Length: 02:27
- Purchases: 1
This week concludes the nine-part ocean literacy series, a framework for formal and informal education to help us better understand the ocean's inf...
- Added: May 14, 2020
- Length: 04:35
"The ocean is largely unexplored." So states the seventh and final Ocean Literacy principle, a series of fundamental concepts to help us better und...
- Added: May 05, 2020
- Length: 04:52
"The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems."
So states the fifth Ocean Literacy principle, a series of fundamental concepts to he...
- Added: Apr 20, 2020
- Length: 04:39
"The ocean makes Earth habitable."
So states the fourth Ocean Literacy principle, a series of fundamental concepts to help us better understand the...
- Added: Apr 13, 2020
- Length: 04:20
"The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate."
So states the third Ocean Literacy principle, a series of fundamental concepts to help us ...
Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio
- Added: Apr 08, 2020
- Length: 04:59
- Purchases: 1
"The Earth Has One Big Ocean With Many Features." So states the first principle of the ocean literacy curriculum, a series of fundamental concepts ...
- Added: Mar 10, 2020
- Length: 04:21
This week's episode of World Ocean Radio kicks off a multi-part series on the key principles of Ocean Literacy. The next eight episodes will provid...
- Added: Mar 04, 2020
- Length: 04:14
My name is Desi Stanerson and I am a Senior in Biomedical Engineering with a double major in Molecular and Cellular Biology. My current research is...
- Added: Jan 15, 2020
- Length: 04:47
There’s a lot to learn in science class: the periodic table, the stages of a butterfly, but also how to be an American citizen.
Bought by KXCV, Troy Public Radio, and WNMU-FM
- Added: Nov 25, 2019
- Length: :29
- Purchases: 3
There has never been a better time to become a citizen scientist: curious individuals interested in collecting data to build toward solutions, expa...
- Added: Oct 16, 2019
- Length: 04:49
Victor “Blue” Paat is a undergraduate senior studying Neuroscience and Cognitive Science with minors in Biochemistry and Music. He currently studie...
- Added: Aug 01, 2019
- Length: 04:29
Diego Huerta is an Environmental Science major at the University of Arizona with a focus on Society and the Environment. A Tucson native, Diego‘s r...
- Added: Jun 12, 2019
- Length: 04:45
The late Professor Alberto Kattan, a Professor of Law at Buenos Aires University and one of the foremost litigators of environmental issues in Arge...
- Added: May 07, 2019
- Length: 29:00
