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It seemed like the right thing to do at the time. In India, tens of thousands of cows die each year. In the late 1980s, India's largely Hindu popul...
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Aug 27, 2007
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 1
Who says you have to travel deep into the Amazon or battle surf off the coast of the Aleutian Islands to do some serious birdwatching?
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Aug 27, 2007
- Length: 01:25
- Purchases: 1
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...
Bought by KMXT and Prairie Public
- Added: Aug 27, 2007
- Length: 01:13
- Purchases: 2
NASA is sponsoring a technology contest to revolutionize small planes -- and it's open to the general public.
Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX
- Added: Aug 24, 2007
- Length: 05:47
- Purchases: 1
PRNDI-award-winning portrait of a master craftsman and his apprentice.
- Added: Aug 21, 2007
- Length: 06:27
From: MaryLynn Schiavi
This is the first program in an on-going series exploring prayer, magic and positive thinking through interviews with people from all walks of life...
- Added: Aug 12, 2007
- Length: 09:00
If they can synthesize it, researchers hope to save lives with spider silk.
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Jul 30, 2007
- Length: 05:37
- Purchases: 1
"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
An ecosystem is like a finely woven garment -- pull out one thread, and the entire thing might come apart. An unraveling, of sorts, happened off th...
- Added: Jul 27, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Is there a sex-therapist in the house? Apparently, China's pandas could use some help.
- Added: Jul 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
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
The crashing surf, gleaming sunshine and warm beaches make coastlines look like...well, a relaxing place. But for the creatures that live there, it...
- Added: Jul 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
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
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
Is Carl Safina up to something fishy? A prominent marine ecologist who is passionate about the sea, and making sure that we don't overfish it, has...
- Added: Jul 26, 2007
- Length: 01:24
Just about everybody's seen Jaws, the hit movie about a monster shark that snacks on captains and coeds. But have you ever wondered how many sharks...
- Added: Jul 26, 2007
- Length: 01:06
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
Sometimes good old Mother Nature seems a bit mixed up. Take the Okapi, for example...
- Added: Jul 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Scientists use MRIs to study the neurology of shopping
Bought by KUOW and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Jul 23, 2007
- Length: 05:48
- Purchases: 2
Homebrew Tech Club makes a comeback in the 21st century with cellphones.
- Added: Jul 20, 2007
- Length: 09:28
- Added: Jul 09, 2007
- Length: 03:28
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
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
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
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
