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NOVA Minute: Leeches
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
Caption: Mark Siddall, Credit: Sara Watson
Leech expert Mark Siddall explains why leeches can survive on nothing but blood.

Bought by Radio Newark, KRUA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:14
  • Purchases: 3
The Guardian's Science Weekly: Monitoring climate change in the Antarctic
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: Science Weekly podcast from guardian.co.uk, Credit: guardian.co.uk
We dial up researchers investigating climate change in Antarctica; plus, internet guru Clay Shirky explains his answer to this year's Edge Question

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 20, 2011
  • Length: 27:59
  • Purchases: 1
Traveling Seeds
From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes
Caption: Maple seeds can fly with their papery propellers. , Credit: Cathryn Hoyt
You might think of plants as immobile, but they've evolved diverse strategies to scatter their offspring far and wide. What are some dispersal tact...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Nov 11, 2010
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Without bugs there would be no chocolate!
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: The Amazing World of African Insects
Caption: SAfari ant
A conversation between David Inoue and Dino Martins about the value of African insects to the worlds favourite things. Without bugs there would be ...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2010
  • Length: 04:49
Maggots are our friends
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: The Amazing World of African Insects
Caption: Mass of maggots
One of the most disgusting creatures is in fact one of the most useful. Join Paula Kahumbu and Dino Martins on a smelly journey of discovery.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 31, 2010
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 2
Experiencing Antarctica
From: Andrew Hiller
Caption: A view from the tent, Credit: Cari Corrigan
There are places in Antarctica so thick with meteorites that you can find them like a child would shells on the beach. Others plunge into the ice ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Aug 31, 2010
  • Length: 08:50
  • Purchases: 2
Is Air Pollution Really Harming Us?
From: Dueling Docs
Series: Dueling Docs
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A new government report says be careful out there. Others disagree.

  • Added: Jun 30, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
Dam Radio Story
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The story of one man's quest to harness the power of the tide, and why now, nearly 100 years later, the quest continues.

Bought by SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Jun 03, 2010
  • Length: 11:23
  • Purchases: 1
The Cow Gas Effect
From: Terrascope Youth Radio
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Does it matter for the environment if you choose not to eat meat? Yes. Tim Griffin, professor of agriculture at Tufts University, tells us why. (WA...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, YouthCast, and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Apr 28, 2010
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 3
Encounters Porcupine
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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Learn about porcupine love

Bought by KDUR and KHNS


  • Added: Dec 15, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Lipstick from a bug
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: The Amazing World of African Insects
Caption: Cochineal Bug
You can't help but love insects when you listen to Kenyan entomologist Dino Martins. In this short piece he explains the natural history of the Coc...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2009
  • Length: 01:37
Encounters Humpback Whale
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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Beware of stinky whale breathe as you get mighty close to these gentle giants with a permitted whale biologist and host Richard Nelson

Bought by KMXT, KDUR, KMXT, and KHNS


  • Added: Oct 07, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 4
Fresh Greens: Teens and the Environment
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
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Tells the stories of how American youth think about their daily impact on our planet.

Bought by KVMR, KZYX, KXOT Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUNM and more


  • Added: Aug 17, 2009
  • Length: 51:29
  • Purchases: 10
Sonar in the Sea
From: Ari Daniel
Series: Ocean Gazing
Caption: Kelly Benoit-Bird adjusting the sonar before beginning her experiment., Credit: Nick Kelsh
Kelly Benoit-Bird works on all kinds of ocean animals ranging from zooplankton to whales. And ocean observatories could make her science even more ...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2009
  • Length: 07:15
Killer Whale
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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Find yourself in the middle of a pod of killer whales on this edition of Encounters!

Bought by KCHU, KDUR, KTRT RADIO INC, KMXT, KHNS and more


  • Added: Jun 01, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 7
Hummingbird
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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This is a sweet segment on one of the smallest but best known little birds.

Bought by KDUR, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and Remix Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2009
  • Length: 28:54
  • Purchases: 3
90 Second Naturalist - January 2009 Modules
From: Robin Gehl
Caption: 90 Second Naturalist Logo
90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life

  • Added: Dec 23, 2008
  • Length: 33:00
Gone Mousin'
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
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In Alaska, sometimes it isn't "Go Fish"; it's "Go Mouse"...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 02:59
Who's Driving that Car?
From: Philip Graitcer
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Building a Robotic Car

  • Added: Jul 09, 2007
  • Length: 03:28
Lemmings from Heaven
From: Rebecca Sheir
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UnDisney-fying a tiny critter of huge -- and heavenly -- importance.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2007
  • Length: 04:24
  • Purchases: 2
New Planet for Old
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Science has discovered a new planet. Can we go there?

  • Added: May 05, 2007
  • Length: 01:27
Flying squirrels + treadmills = Science!
From: John Ryan
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Alaskan squirrels can fly, but can they run?

  • Added: Apr 18, 2007
  • Length: 02:08
Cleaning Up Washington DC's "other" river.
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Cleaning up Washington D.C's "other" river.

  • Added: Apr 08, 2007
  • Length: 03:47
Great Pumpkins
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Pumpkin Growing Contest in Massachusetts

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KFAI Minneapolis, and KOOP


  • Added: Dec 05, 2006
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 3
Sex and Voices
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Is a deeper voice more "attractive?"

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 05, 2006
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 1