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Asteroid miners prepare to harvest outer space
From: Audrey Quinn
Caption: Rick Tumlinson of Deep Space Industries and Dr. Glenn Lightsey discuss future missions at the Texas Spacecraft Lab, Credit: Audrey Quinn
It currently costs $10,000 a pound to transport material from Earth into space. If humans want to live in space someday, those transport costs alon...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 06:14
  • Purchases: 4
Moorings and Traps
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Making a living is a struggle this year for Maine lobster fishermen - due in part to strong conservation regulations.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 06:45
  • Purchases: 1
The Buck Stops Here
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The residents of Islesboro, Maine are fighting against a growing Lyme disease panic.

Bought by WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Feb 24, 2012
  • Length: 06:36
  • Purchases: 1
Tough Winter for Montana Antelope
From: Emilie Ritter Saunders
Caption: Antelope trying to move through deep snow , Credit: David Grubbs, Billings Gazette
Biologists estimate thousands of pronghorn antelope died in Montana over the long, harsh winter...thousands more are stranded at the Fort Peck Rese...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2011
  • Length: 04:11
They Emerge in the Dark
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Portland is Maine’s largest city and busiest hub for travel and immigration. However, in recent years it’s become a haven for a new visitor: the be...

Bought by SALTcast Podcast, WMPG, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 06, 2011
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 3
Acidic Seas
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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What's global warming doing to the ocean?

Bought by KZYX, KRUA, KUOW, WRNC-LP, New Hampshire Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 17, 2008
  • Length: 04:57
  • Purchases: 6
How to Make Your Own Supernova
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Will the world's largest laser be strong enough to create nuclear fusion in a can?

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WBEZ


  • Added: Jan 18, 2008
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 3
When Asteroids (almost) Attack
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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What if that Mars-bound asteroid had set its sights on Earth instead?

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Jan 18, 2008
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 1
Keeping an Eye on Eagles
From: The Environment Report
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Bald Eagles still affected by toxic chemicals.

  • Added: Aug 06, 2007
  • Length: 05:58
CO2 Crops Not Tops
From: The Environment Report
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Crop production from higher CO2 levels not as good as thought.

  • Added: Jun 11, 2007
  • Length: 04:22
CO2 "Upstream" Battle
From: The Environment Report
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Automakers want the oil companies to deal with CO2 issue.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2007
  • Length: 03:35
End of the Internal Combustion Engine
From: The Environment Report
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Will fuel cells kill the combustion engine?

  • Added: Mar 12, 2007
  • Length: 04:04
Using Energy More Efficiently
From: The Environment Report
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Making electricity more efficient

  • Added: Mar 12, 2007
  • Length: 04:05
Hydrogen Explodes onto Car Scene?
From: The Environment Report
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Is hydrogen a safe fuel?

  • Added: Mar 05, 2007
  • Length: 03:40
Hydrogen: A Pollution Shell Game?
From: The Environment Report
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Hydrogen powered vehicles merely shift pollution upstream.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 05, 2007
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 1
Volunteers Testing the Waters
From: The Environment Report
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Who?s watching out for water pollution?

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 04:17
Polars Bearing Weight of Global Warming
From: The Environment Report
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Polar bears might be protected by Endangered Species Act because of global warming

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 12, 2007
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 1
Flex-Fuel Economy Questioned
From: The Environment Report
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Flex-fuel vehicles might only be a stop-gap measure at best.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2007
  • Length: 04:40
Seed Bank Hopes to Save Trees in Peril
From: The Environment Report
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Scientists are freezing the seeds of a tree being destroyed by insects in hopes to save it for the future.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 29, 2007
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 1
Smart Credit Cards
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Fingerprints on Credit Cards are becoming the new high tech signature

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 18, 2006
  • Length: 05:32
  • Purchases: 1
Wireless Mesh
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Wireless Technology fills in the gaps when regular telephone lines fail

  • Added: Aug 18, 2006
  • Length: 06:42
Low-Sag Powerlines
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Newly developed high voltage powerlines will prevent black outs

  • Added: Jul 24, 2006
  • Length: 09:10
Utopia Net
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
The future in Federally run super fast networks

  • Added: Jun 05, 2006
  • Length: 07:00
Spectrum Radio April 2006 Program #014
From: Spectrum Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Spectrum Radio Hour Long Technology Program (April 2006)

  • Added: May 11, 2006
  • Length: 28:53
Spectrum Radio March 2006 Program #012
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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Spectrum Radio Hour Long Technology Program (Feb 2006)

  • Added: Feb 24, 2006
  • Length: 01:00:33