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90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life

Bought by WDCB


  • Added: May 27, 2014
  • Length: 31:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Olive oil may help protect the cardiovascular system against the ill-effects of air pollution in cities.

  • Added: May 21, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Smilodon fatalis, Credit: Sergiodlarosa/Wikipedia
New research sheds light on physical adaptations that allowed saber-tooth cats to hunt prey.

  • Added: May 17, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Like skydivers, some animals don’t need wings to maneuver in the air. , Credit: Douglas S. Smith/Wikipedia
Some animals took to the skies long before the advent of wings.

  • Added: May 03, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
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90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life

  • Added: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 33:00
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Beaked whales set the record for the deepest and longest dives of any marine mammals.

  • Added: Apr 05, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
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Satellites and unmanned aircraft could help shed light on the lives of one of the world’s most elusive eagles.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Sea turtle, Credit: Copyright Caroline Rogers
A global perspective is needed to cut down on the unintentional casualties of commercial fishing.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
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90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life

Bought by WMRA


  • Added: Mar 25, 2014
  • Length: 33:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Hawaiian Crow, Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The Hawaiian crow is recovering from a devastating population crash, with help from us.

  • Added: Mar 17, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Elephants respond to Maasai male playback., Credit: courtesy of Graeme Shannon
Elephants can discriminate between human voices that pose a threat to their safety and those that do not.

  • Added: Mar 15, 2014
  • Length: 01:01
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Moving air feels colder than still air, but what does the thermometer say?

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Mar 11, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Tsaobis Baboon Project in Namibia., Credit: Alecia Carter/Tsaobis Baboon Porject, CC-BY
Shy baboons are less likely to put what they learn from watching others to use.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Young satellite tagged loggerhead turtle released off the southeast Florida coast., Credit: Jim Abernethy/NMFS Permit 1551
Scientists are using satellites to track the mysterious migrations of young sea turtles.

  • Added: Mar 09, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Grey Seal., Credit: (Mateusz Wlodarczyk/Wikipedia)
Melting sea ice allows marine mammal species that were once isolated to intermingle – and share diseases.

  • Added: Feb 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
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Drone aircraft could help teach endangered California condors where to find food.

  • Added: Feb 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:02
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The 90 Second Naturalist connects to listeners' innate love of nature through compelling stories that entertain, inform and promote interaction wit...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2014
  • Length: 31:30
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The 90 Second Naturalist connects to listeners' innate love of nature through compelling stories that entertain, inform and promote interaction wit...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
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The 90 Second Naturalist connects to listeners' innate love of nature through compelling stories that entertain, inform and promote interaction wit...

Bought by WLRN


  • Added: Dec 20, 2013
  • Length: 34:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Toolik Lake, in Alaska's Arctic wilderness., Credit: Copyright John C. Wingfield
Like the pioneers of the American West, the birds that are now settling the Arctic frontier in response to climate change aren’t necessarily the bi...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: California Condor with chick. , Credit: Joseph Brandt/Pacific Southwest Region U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Captive-bred California Condors lack role models to show them how to survive in the wild. But wildlife biologists are there to help them navigate t...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
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90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life

  • Added: Nov 25, 2013
  • Length: 33:00
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90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life.

  • Added: Oct 25, 2013
  • Length: 31:30
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90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life

  • Added: Sep 24, 2013
  • Length: 34:30