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Explorer, Tibet scholar and author Ian Baker talks about his life's work, experiencing the fabled 'hidden lands' of Tibet, which are considered by ...
- Added: Jul 24, 2008
- Length: 16:00
As oil prices rise and supplies decline, interest in wind energy is soaring. But finding sites for wind farms hasn't been a breeze.
- Added: Jul 01, 2008
- Length: 01:30
A shark that strolls along coral on its fins. A shrimp with enough muscle and speed to shatter the glass in an aquarium. These and 48 other never-b...
- Added: Jul 01, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Businessman Tom Herlihy has eight million employees -- eight million, hungry, little red worms, that is.
- Added: Jul 01, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Face it. We're energy junkies -- and our fix is getting more expensive.
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
While hydrogen is being touted as the environmentally friendly fuel of the future, a pair of Penn State engineers believe the future may be closer ...
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Maybe there's hope for troublemakers. Some creatures thrive in hot water...
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
What to do you get after you empty a barrel of fermented beer or whiskey? Besides a hangover, that is...
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
500 families were displaced from their homes to make space for the Shenandoah National Park
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WTJU, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WTJU and more
- Added: Jun 12, 2008
- Length: 06:45
- Purchases: 6
Can we really harness ocean waves to make electricity? We might actually do more.
- Added: May 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
It started off routinely enough -- at least in this day and age of genetic engineering and other laboratory efforts to "improve" upon nature.
- Added: May 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Between rampant pollution and climate change, scientists say our oceans are ailing. But in order to correctly diagnose it, they've concluded they ...
- Added: May 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
NW Tribes underwater enviromental focus
- Added: May 07, 2008
- Length: 58:01
Already declared the third smartest city in the U.S. by Forbes Magazine, Ann Arbor, Michigan recently had another bright idea. They decided to rep...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
What''s furry, barks, and sniffs out rare species like a Sherlock Holmes? Yep -- it's a dog!
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Veterinarians made a house call on the world's rarest cat recently to give it a high-tech medical examination. It was one of thirty Amur leopards b...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Ever been told you have feet of clay? How about feet of a beetle? Well now you can take that one as a compliment.
- Added: Mar 29, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Earthworms rate pretty low on the "cuddly" scale for most people, but they do something exceedingly well: they eat all kinds of trash and turn it i...
- Added: Mar 29, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Two scholars who have studied the impact of climate change on peace and security reflect on the awarding of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize to climate c...
- Added: Mar 27, 2008
- Length: 28:57
- Purchases: 2
And it's Billie first off the beach. Billie, in the lead. And the winner -- Billie!
- Added: Mar 27, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Two scholars who have studied the impact of climate change on peace and security reflect on the awarding of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize to climate c...
Bought by KUOW, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUOW, KUOW, KXOT Public Radio and more
- Added: Mar 26, 2008
- Length: 57:34
- Purchases: 13
Meet the house that beats an earthquake, stays cool without air conditioning, doesn't harm a single tree and costs less than a used car.
Bought by WMPG, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, PRX Remix, American Voices, PRX to iTunes and more
- Added: Mar 26, 2008
- Length: 08:42
- Purchases: 7
The latest air pollution discovery reads like a murder mystery. Thousands died from strokes and heart attacks within 24 hours after jumps in partic...
Bought by WYOU
- Added: Feb 28, 2008
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 1
Re-purposing dumped tires combats poverty, vacant lots, and environmental degredation
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Feb 05, 2008
- Length: 04:14
- Purchases: 2
Why did the salamander cross the road? The same reason that would motivate most creatures: To have sex, of course.
- Added: Jan 27, 2008
- Length: 01:32