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There are about 5.5 million different species of bugs and they make up nearly 80% of all animals on Earth. But all is not well with the world’s mos...
- Added: Mar 08, 2021
- Length: 03:53
Today, we have a question from listener Tom Chun. Recently, his water heater stopped working. Tom didn’t have time to spare, so he just went with t...
- Added: Mar 01, 2021
- Length: 03:46
Take a look out your window. What color is the ground? It turns out that what you see plays a big role in the speed of climate change.
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- Added: Feb 15, 2021
- Length: 03:35
- Purchases: 1
If you follow the news about climate change, you’ve probably heard the phrase “net zero.” But what does “net zero” really mean?
- Added: Feb 08, 2021
- Length: 03:37
Today we have a question from Natalie Herbermann. She’s heard that when you put your clothes in the washing machine, they can leave behind harmful ...
- Added: Feb 01, 2021
- Length: 03:44
Taking into account the energy that goes into making a whole new car, is it more energy-efficient to keep the gas car you already have, or to get a...
- Added: Jan 27, 2021
- Length: 04:00
Today, we have a question from listener David Kellogg. He’s a big fan of solar power, but he wants to know, is it better to put solar panels on you...
- Added: Jan 18, 2021
- Length: 03:41
Today, we’re answering a question from Ada, a student from Bristol, Rhode Island. She wants to know the best thing kids can do at home to help stop...
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- Added: Jan 11, 2021
- Length: 03:33
- Purchases: 1
Hydroelectric power is the most widely-used renewable energy source in the world. It creates about one-sixth of the world’s electricity. But how ex...
- Added: Dec 09, 2020
- Length: 03:58
Over the last few months, many of us have turned to digital devices to stay connected. We wondered: how much energy are we using with all of this t...
- Added: Nov 02, 2020
- Length: 03:47
Did you ever wish you could wave a wand and get rid of all of those pesky mosquitoes? Especially the ones that spread serious diseases like Zika, T...
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- Added: Oct 21, 2020
- Length: 03:45
- Purchases: 1
No joke, the best and last line of defense to protect the drinking water for an entire city in Poland is eight clams. Let's chat about bivalve scie...
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- Added: Sep 16, 2020
- Length: 04:52
- Purchases: 1
A couple of weeks ago, we did a show on how many greenhouse gas emissions are created by the fashion industry and that got us wondering which indus...
- Added: Aug 24, 2020
- Length: 03:55
Long-time mushroom enthusiast Andre Kohler takes us on a foraging trip through the Santa Monica mountains.
- Added: Jun 26, 2020
- Length: 02:28
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
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
I wrote this song about Lycium fremontii when I was managing the native plant nursery of Desert Survivors on West Starr Pass in Tucson. The nursery...
- Added: Jul 11, 2019
- Length: 05:12
So many native plants are ready for some of that monsoonal moisture and I am too. Come on summer rains!
- Added: Jul 11, 2019
- Length: 04:55
90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life
- Added: Jun 28, 2018
- Length: 36:00
- Purchases: 3
The Cuyuna Rock, Gem & Mineral Society will host the 16th annual Agate and Mineral Show this Saturday and Sunday (May 5-6) at the Crow Wing County ...
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- Added: May 02, 2018
- Length: 14:58
- Purchases: 1
90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life.
- Added: Mar 29, 2018
- Length: 31:30
- Purchases: 4
Sometimes the setting of the moon is as spectacular as the rising. As it slides down toward the mountains in the horizon it appears larger and larg...
- Added: Dec 31, 2017
- Length: 05:19
The UnCommonCore Podcast is about the ideas, experiences and perspectives that make us different from each other. Content includes live to tape rec...
- Added: Dec 31, 2017
- Length: 47:02
Humans are on the brink of technologies that can control the weather and possibly save us from climate change. But playing God is risky.
- Added: Jun 01, 2017
- Length: 29:50
- Purchases: 2
Petey talks about box turtles and geraniums.
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- Added: Aug 29, 2016
- Length: 05:40
- Purchases: 1