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In the past 20 years, poachers have killed nearly one million elephants. Poachers have driven the giant pachyderms -- which are prized for their iv...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
American chestnut trees once made up 25 percent of the eastern forest. People could pick chestnuts and roast them on an open fire. Their wood was ...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
The endangered American Crocodile may owe its future to conservation measures taken near a nuclear power plant. The Turkey Point plant in south Flo...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
We've all marveled at the shifting patterns that clouds form in the sky. Beyond capturing our imagination, though, clouds play a vital role in Eart...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:34
- Purchases: 3
Gunter Pauli is the director of "ZERI," which is short for Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives. He started out making biodegradable detergents...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:34
- Purchases: 3
About 20 years ago, New Jersey's filthy beaches were the butt of jokes. The medical wastes and other garbage that washed up onshore were forcing lo...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:34
- Purchases: 3
- Added: Nov 24, 2006
- Length: 02:03
Ham Radio Operators in the new High Tech world
- Added: Sep 18, 2006
- Length: 06:29
frogs sing near Lake Michigan
Bought by KVSC, PRX to iTunes, and PRX Remix
- Added: Sep 12, 2006
- Length: 02:20
- Purchases: 3
An stroll through the gory depths of a UC Berkeley Museum preparation lab -- the place where animals are skinned and stuffed for posterity -- in th...
- Added: Aug 31, 2006
- Length: 11:44
While the layperson might not be able to tell the difference between a bovine patella and a piece of a T-Rex, the experts at the American Museum of...
Bought by PRX Administrator and 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station
- Added: Mar 03, 2006
- Length: 04:39
- Purchases: 2
Report on animal Cyber Tracker program inventor Louis Leibenberg.
- Added: Feb 24, 2006
- Length: 09:28
Profile of a singer who is losing her voice.
Bought by KALW, PRX Remix, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser), New Hampshire Public Radio and more
- Added: Jun 02, 2005
- Length: 08:13
- Purchases: 6
A schoolbook claims jumping spiders have better eyesight than hawks: is that true?
Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and WUAL
- Added: Nov 12, 2004
- Length: 04:25
- Purchases: 2
Does green tea help with high blood pressure?
Bought by Raven Radio and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.
- Added: Aug 06, 2004
- Length: 04:23
- Purchases: 2
Conceptual artist Jamie O'Shea discovered a way to record smells, and paired them with something special.
Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and KFAI Minneapolis
- Added: Aug 01, 2004
- Length: 04:31
- Purchases: 2
- Added: May 14, 2004
- Length: 05:52
- Purchases: 1