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Caption: Brunswick Acres Elementary School (Kendall Park, NJ) students Alec, Janani, Megha, Nikita, Pritha., Credit: J Benoff
Janice McDonnell and Jim Yoder describe the urgent need to translate ocean science into formal and informal educational opportunities across the co...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 14, 2009
  • Length: 09:55
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: A glider about to begin its journey in the Atlantic Ocean from the Jersey shore., Credit: Coastal Ocean Observation Lab
Oscar Schofield and Scott Glenn pilot underwater robots all over the world, sampling the ocean half a world away and saving lives in the process, b...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2009
  • Length: 10:50
Caption: Cyberinfrastructure allows online access of underwater observations to anyone in the world in real time.
John Orcutt and Frank Vernon are wiring the ocean to the Internet. And their goal is to let anyone anywhere tap into the vast data stores.

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  • Added: Jun 23, 2009
  • Length: 08:10
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: John Delaney directs the Regional Scale Nodes ocean observatory program at the University of Washington, where he also serves as Professor of Oceanography., Credit: UWTV and the NEPTUNE Program
Welcome to the first episode of Ocean Gazing. We'll look at, listen to and touch the ocean to unpack its secrets. On this program, we’ll hear fro...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2009
  • Length: 07:20
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It's about the size of a small cat, but looks like a bizarre cross between a miniature antelope and an anteater. Give up?

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  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Saving the puffins is a tough job. But folks in Maine miss the colorful little birds resembling miniature penguins that can fly.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
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New Worlds, New Science

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  • Added: Mar 17, 2008
  • Length: 01:03
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Carl Stiansen and Sir Patrick Moore
Sir Patrick Moore talks about his life in astronomy, life on Mars, and playing music with Einstein.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: :18
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Cassowaries are kind of, well, "unique" looking birds. They have a brownish casque crowning their heads and two red wattles on their necks that wig...

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  • Added: Aug 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:13
  • Purchases: 2
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"Thermal depolymerization." No, it's not a code word for 'global warming.' But it IS a big buzz in alternative energy circles.

  • Added: Jul 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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We burn a lot of fossil fuels, and many of us would like to curb our dependence on foreign oil. Ocean tides and crashing waves could be at least a ...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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Are you worried about global warming? Well, here's an idea. How about rocketing one trillion miniature umbrellas into orbit somewhere between us ...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:23
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Jet propulsion doesn't always make you fast... Take, for example, the Antarctic scallop. These bivalve mollusks shouldn't even be able to move.

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:29
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Save the Whales! For years, that was the clarion call of environmentalists everywhere. So how are the great cetaceans doing?

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:24
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Sometimes good old Mother Nature seems a bit mixed up. Take the Okapi, for example...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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Tropical rainforests are home to a spectacular variety of frogs. This rich diversity of species helps drive conservation efforts in the tropics. Th...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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What's about the size of a small cat, but looks like a bizarre cross between a miniature antelope and an anteater?

  • Added: Jun 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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Domestic tranquility has its place, but we all need a little walk on the wild side from time to time. And, apparently, the same goes for bees...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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Climate scientists say that a weak El Nino helps explain why the Atlantic hurricane season was less active last year than forecasters predicted.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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The decomposition of tiny sea animals and plants that died hundreds of thousands of years ago created enormous natural gas deposits under the seafl...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:17
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While cacti can really stick it to us, the plight of the giant saguaro is nothing to poke fun at.

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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This isn't how fertilizers are supposed to work. You'd think that more nutrients in water would be good for aquatic life.

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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Woody Allen called marriage the death of hope. Now, while that may be a cynic's perspective, weddings can definitely take a toll on the environment.

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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The Russian government is trying to protect its Kamchatka peninsula, one of Earth's last salmon strongholds.

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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If someone could have observed Earth from outer space before there were people, they'd have seen the lion share of living things clustered in the t...

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:32