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In Japan, insects (or "mushi") are pets, medicine, and even vehicles for spirits. Plus: A robot that kills ticks. And more...
- Added: Jul 11, 2014
- Length: 53:57
- Purchases: 4
In Japan, insects (or "mushi") are pets, medicine, and even vehicles for spirits. Plus: A robot that kills ticks. And: A poem about the insect know...
Bought by WJCT, WDBM, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WLIW, WMNF and more
- Added: Jul 11, 2014
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 6
The legendary Hawaiian voyaging canoe, Hokulea, is sailing around the world using the ancient art of wayfinding, navigating without instruments. Th...
- Added: May 23, 2014
- Length: 04:19
What would you do if you were headmistress of a school with no water--none for drinking, none for cleaning, none for flushing, none? Here is the st...
- Added: May 14, 2014
- Length: 19:41
Climate change is impacting the globe in surprising ways. The Maldives might be submerged, but Canadian trade could benefit from new waterways. Wha...
Bought by KVSC
- Added: Apr 10, 2014
- Length: 24:53
- Purchases: 1
A global perspective is needed to cut down on the unintentional casualties of commercial fishing.
- Added: Mar 31, 2014
- Length: 01:00
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
Shy baboons are less likely to put what they learn from watching others to use.
- Added: Mar 11, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Melting sea ice allows marine mammal species that were once isolated to intermingle – and share diseases.
- Added: Feb 25, 2014
- Length: 01:00
2013 was an incredible year for the World Ocean Observatory. We celebrated many successes and reach a wider audience than ever before. In this epis...
- Added: Dec 30, 2013
- Length: 05:10
A discussion of the economic, social, and political consequences of environmental degradation on populations and governmental systems. Special gues...
- Added: Nov 14, 2013
- Length: 33:04
A discussion of the economic, social, and political consequences of environmental degradation on populations and governmental systems. Special gue...
- Added: Nov 14, 2013
- Length: 26:18
Eight out of 10 children born in America today will never know a night sky dark enough to see the Milky Way. Are we experiencing the end of night?
- Added: Oct 07, 2013
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 3
As Ethiopia continues construction on the Grand Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, Egyptian officials are worried about their water supply. Does Eth...
- Added: Jul 03, 2013
- Length: 02:05
Atlantic Memory is a concept which includes every aspect of maritime culture in order to inspire greater public understanding of maritime endeavors...
- Added: Jul 01, 2013
- Length: 05:10
In this month’s show, we examine three issues that build on the relationship between environmental stresses and conflict. First, we examine the imp...
Bought by WXDU
- Added: May 03, 2013
- Length: 40:01
- Purchases: 1
Prince Edward Island is known the world over for its mussels. Nothing quite like them and those produced on PEI account for 80 percent of all musse...
- Added: Feb 17, 2013
- Length: 27:06
Marine fish stocks are dangerously low, but this hasn't stopped China from sending its fishing fleets to distant waters, sometimes illegally. Could...
- Added: Feb 15, 2013
- Length: 02:12
George Adamson could think like a lion and be like a lion. David Coulson describes a terrifying experience with George and Maggie and Dennis? Maggi...
- Added: Aug 14, 2012
- Length: 05:19
It takes great courage to rescue orphaned baby chimpanzees from a country in the middle of a deadly war. But Annie Olivecrona flew from Kenya into ...
- Added: Jul 22, 2012
- Length: 28:54
There was a time when the Maasai in East Africa were few and the wildlife numerous. Moran, or warriors were required to hunt lions to prove their c...
- Added: Jul 02, 2012
- Length: 04:55
I'm sitting in a landrover with 46 year old Soila Sayialel - the car is surrounded by over 50 docile elephants grazing in Amboseli National Park. I...
- Added: Jun 15, 2012
- Length: 14:44
Conversations and live musical performance based on international themes.
- Added: Jun 05, 2012
- Length: 01:56:29
Conversations and live musical performance based on international themes.
- Added: Jun 04, 2012
- Length: 01:35:05
Communications move at astonishing speed along a global network (much of it underwater) owned wholly or in partnership by Tata Communications, one ...
- Added: May 28, 2012
- Length: 06:04
