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For the past three and a half decades, zebra and quagga mussels have fundamentally altered the ecology and hijacked the food web of the Great Lakes...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 15:15
In 2013, a train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec. The dangers of oil trains are part of the controversy around Enb...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 18:56
A deadly fungal infection is pushing some bat species to the brink of extinction. As scientists scramble to track the spread of white nose syndrome...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 14:35
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...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 09:13
According to an Anishinaabe prophecy, manoomin – wild rice – is what brought the Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi peoples to the Great Lakes.But starti...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 11:40
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
Harmful algal blooms are a growing concern in the Great Lakes. The toxins they produce can close beaches and even poison drinking water. What’s fue...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 13:45
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
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
A team of archaeologists looks for signs of prehistoric life 100 feet underwater in Lake Huron. But they need help narrowing their search. So, they...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 17:20
Deer culling is common across the Midwest. Cities often hire sharpshooters or allow hunters to kill a certain number of deer. But one community in ...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 18:30
Forests have long occupied a fertile landscape in the human imagination. Places of mystery and magic - of wildness and wisdom - of vision and dream...
- Added: Mar 12, 2024
- Length: 28:30
Is melanin a genetic marker for superiority?
Bought by KCHW, KFCF FM, Spokane Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KWMR and more
- Added: Feb 20, 2024
- Length: 01:58:02
- Purchases: 31
New, democratized access to powerful analytical and mapping tools is transforming our understanding of the natural world – and with it, our ability...
- Added: Feb 20, 2024
- Length: 28:30
An audio postcard highlighting native bees -- including nuances of their behavior, life history and ecological importance.
- Added: Feb 06, 2024
- Length: 01:28
After World War II, the U.S. government worked with industry to create a single-use, disposable consumer culture as a way to ensure ongoing market ...
- Added: Sep 27, 2023
- Length: 28:30
Dr. Shane Gero, a visionary marine biologist, is angling to crack the code of sperm whale communication. His mind-bending research is transforming ...
- Added: Sep 19, 2023
- Length: 28:30
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
Every place we inhabit has its own tapestry of sound, whether you’re hiking through the woods or sitting in a cafe with a friend. And not only are ...
Bought by Maine Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, KGUA and more
- Added: Mar 09, 2023
- Length: 58:58
- Purchases: 11
Every place we inhabit has its own tapestry of sound, whether you’re hiking through the woods or sitting in a cafe with a friend. And not only are ...
- Added: Mar 09, 2023
- Length: 58:58
In this episode, go into the field with a team of scientists working to map the coastal seafloor in detail—and learn how their technologies could r...
- Added: Mar 06, 2023
- Length: 20:11
The 'Akiapōlā'au is one of Hawaii's rare and endangered birds, living exclusively on the Big Island.
- Added: Feb 08, 2023
- Length: 01:30
The apapane is a forest bird native to the Hawaiian islands. It is a member of the honeycreeper family and an important pollinator.
Bought by WNED Buffalo
- Added: Feb 08, 2023
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
This time on The Children's Hour, we learn about the largest animal on earth, that still can be found swimming in our oceans today: whales.
Bought by KECG, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), Allegheny Mountain Radio, WUTC and more
- Added: Sep 26, 2022
- Length: 58:00
- Purchases: 9
Hurricane Harvey was a seminal moment in the history of Houston. Five years later, where do things stand? Houston Public Media examines efforts to ...
- Added: Sep 02, 2022
- Length: 58:59
