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There has never been a better time to become a citizen scientist: curious individuals interested in collecting data to build toward solutions, expa...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2019
  • Length: 04:49
Caption: Cozumel, Mexico , Credit: Vlad Tchompalov on Unsplash
"The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems." So states the fifth Ocean Literacy principle, a series of fundamental concepts to he...

  • Added: Sep 20, 2018
  • Length: 04:58
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"The ocean makes Earth habitable." So states the fourth Ocean Literacy principle, a series of fundamental concepts to help us better understand the...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2018
  • Length: 04:42
Caption: U.S. and Atlantic Ocean basin, Credit: NASA
"The Earth Has One Big Ocean With Many Features" So states the first principle of the ocean literacy curriculum, a series of fundamental concepts t...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2018
  • Length: 04:38
Caption: oceanliteracy.wp2.coexploration.org, Credit: Ocean Literacy Curriculum
This week's episode of World Ocean Radio kicks off a multi-part series on the Ocean Literacy Principles. The next eight episodes will provide an an...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2018
  • Length: 04:27
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Carbon offsets offer ways for retailers and consumers to help meet the challenge of climate impacts and environmental consequences, and can be an e...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2018
  • Length: 05:11
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Remarkable facts about the ubiquitous resident of our coastal regions, the harbor seal.

Bought by Radio Newark and KFOI Radio


  • Added: Feb 07, 2018
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
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On this segment of Sound Ecology, Ornithologist Mark Colwell features one of our dynamic coastal residents, the western snowy plover.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, Radio Newark, KFOI Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 04, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Marine Protected Areas conserve the diversity and abundance of marine life, the habitats they depend on and the integrity of marine ecosystems. Cal...

Bought by WNED Buffalo, Radio Newark, KFOI Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 04, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 4
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An audio postcard highlighting the magnificent Redwood trees of northwestern California.

Bought by WNED Buffalo and Radio Newark


  • Added: Feb 15, 2017
  • Length: 01:57
  • Purchases: 2
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An audio postcard highlighting nesting murre colonies along the northern California coast. For air during late spring and summer.

Bought by WNED Buffalo and Radio Newark


  • Added: Feb 15, 2017
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 2
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An audio postcard highlighting the spectacular diversity and adaptability of manzanitas

Bought by WNED Buffalo, Radio Newark, and KFOI Radio


  • Added: Jul 15, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 3
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An audio postcard highlighting the importance of eelgrass to ecosystem health.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, Radio Newark, and KFOI Radio


  • Added: Jul 15, 2016
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3
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Oysters have had a history of ebb and flow, plenty and scarcity, and in New York Harbor there was a time when the waters were so polluted that oyst...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2015
  • Length: 05:14
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The most serious, debilitating circumstance affecting the ocean today may be acidification, the changing pH or acid balance in the water column wit...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2013
  • Length: 05:55
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio we'll share approaches, discussions and consensus from the Ocean Exploration 2020 Forum on a number of ocean s...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2013
  • Length: 05:15
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On a recent visit to Kauai host Peter Neill had some chance encounters that prompted this reflection of what it means to be connected to real, mean...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2013
  • Length: 05:42
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An exploration into the life and legacy of Richard Buckminster Fuller

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jun 01, 2012
  • Length: 15:00
  • Purchases: 1