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Jess talks with California State University, Los Angeles Biology Department Chair Dr. Kirsten Fisher about desert mosses, climate change, and the c...

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Sep 17, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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InWater Research Group, Marine Conservation with Senior Scientist Cody Mott.  Animal behavior, nearshore reef ecology, understanding the anthropoge...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2024
  • Length: 27:32

  • Added: Sep 04, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
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The Flat Earth, Hollow Earth, Expanding Earth and more, oh my! Come along with us today as we look at some suspect theories about our home planet.

  • Added: Aug 13, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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Reinforcement of desired behavior is the key to animal training. As humans, we are subject to the same way of learning. Amy Sutherland, author of, ...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Aug 01, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Josh Willis
Dave visits with his good friend, Josh Willis. Josh is an oceanographer and climate scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Cali...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif. and KSPB Pebble Beach


  • Added: Aug 01, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Rails are secretive marsh birds, and they’re on the decline. But a researcher playing their recorded calls over a loudspeaker could help bring them...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 13, 2024
  • Length: 09:13
  • Purchases: 1
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America’s bird, the bald eagle, is facing a tremendous challenge. As scavengers, they feed on what we and other animals leave behind. But lead cont...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2024
  • Length: 13:03
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There’s this elusive bird found throughout the Great Lakes region. If you know where to look, you can often spot it where fields and wetlands meet....

  • Added: Jun 13, 2024
  • Length: 07:46
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Flying squirrels glow pink under a blacklight. How many other mammals do this? What causes them to glow? The hardest question of all might never be...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2024
  • Length: 17:50
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Rock hunting holds a special place in Joyce Fetrow’s heart. Years ago, she battled alcoholism that drove her to some dark places. Now, Joyce dedica...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2024
  • Length: 11:56
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Invasive species often spread by hitching a ride on anglers, especially anglers who don’t clean their gear after fishing. Though this is widely kno...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2024
  • Length: 13:07
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Freshwater jellyfish have been in inland lakes and rivers throughout the Great Lakes region since 1933. But a century after their discovery, we sti...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2024
  • Length: 09:54

  • Added: Jun 10, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
Caption: Karla Bloem and Alice the Owl, Credit: Karla Bloem
Minnesota is home to the only all-owl education center in the United States. Why an owl center in Minnesota? Well, it started with an owl named Al...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2024
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: Bill Shanabruch leads Conservation Landscaping Workshop.
Bill Shanabruch left his job as regional biologist for the Piedmont with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. It was over a boondoggl...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2024
  • Length: 26:08
Caption: Bill Shanabruch, Credit: Charles McGuigan
As staggeringly complex as the environmental catastrophe is, by tackling one small space at a time, we might be able to bring back entire ecosystem...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2024
  • Length: 24:26
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Dave looks at some interesting ways the University of California's Natural Reserves System are used for both education and scientific research. Som...

Bought by KSPB Pebble Beach


  • Added: Feb 15, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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An audio postcard highlighting native bees -- including nuances of their behavior, life history and ecological importance.

  • Added: Feb 06, 2024
  • Length: 01:28
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Brian Dunning examines the evidence that humans are warming the earth.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2024
  • Length: 59:00

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
Caption: Dr. Barbara Sattler
Climate disruption is harmful to your health. Dr. Linda Rudolph and Dr. Barbara Sattler are showing how our success or failure as a civilization ma...

  • Added: Oct 30, 2023
  • Length: 28:30

  • Added: Sep 07, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
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KRCL's Lara Jones discusses the current emergency facing The Great Salt Lake with Brigham Young University Professor Greg Abbott.

  • Added: Aug 22, 2023
  • Length: 07:36
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In the last full episode of the season, we travel to the Greenland ice sheet and hear from a researcher who collects data at the face of tidewater ...

  • Added: Jul 12, 2023
  • Length: 23:22