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Smithsonian Associate, Dr. Noah Whiteman: Toxic Allure: The Hidden World of Nature's Most Captivating Poisons

From: Paul VOGELZANG
Series: Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, Not Old Better Show

Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Series

My guest today, Dr. Noah Whiteman, tells us to scratch beneath the surface of a coffee bean, a red pepper flake, a poppy seed, a mold spore, a foxg...

Elemental Forces: The Five Building Blocks That Shaped Our World

From: Paul VOGELZANG
Series: Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, Not Old Better Show

It is rare for life to change Earth, yet three organisms have profoundly transformed our planet over the long course of its history. Elemental reve...

A History of Fire in the Boundary Waters

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth

Caption: Whelp Fire: The Whelp and John Ek fires lead, in part, to the closure of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in 2021. , Credit: Courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service

Minnesota's Boundary Waters is the most visited wilderness area in the country. Last summer, the entire Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness was s...

Fighting Smog in Los Angeles

From: Distillations
Series: Distillations

And how California’s car emission standards continue to influence the rest of the country.

Divers chronicle Great Lakes shipwreck that left 32 dead

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: The Admiral shipwreck, Credit: Marc Duncan

There’s more than just fish and sand in the Great Lakes – there are thousands of ships, airplanes, and other vehicles under the water. A story on ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, PRX Remix, WRVO Public Media, WCMU Michigan, WXXI Rochester and more

A House Built on Sand

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In

There’s a very robust debate going on right now as to exactly how much sea level rise we’re in for, and the Cliffs Notes version is that it’s betwe...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.

Fire on the Mountain: Climate Change, Fire, and the Ecological Future of the American West

From: Aengus Anderson

Caption: In the summer monsoon season, grass carpets the Chiricahua foothills., Credit: Aengus Anderson

In the wake of a catastrophic fire, researchers use Arizona's Chiricahua Mountains to look centuries into the future of climate change and ask "wha...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA

Episode 1: A New Disaster

From: David Levin
Series: The Loop: Stories from the Gulf

Caption: Researchers prepare to take samples of the ocean floor using a multicore device.

Biologist Steve Murawski is leading a new team of researchers trying to figure out the long-term impact of the Deepwater Horizon spill—not just on ...

Bought by WTJU

The Blue Revolution

From: Chrys Bocast
Series: Aquaculture and You

The history of aquaculture from the mid-20th century to the present.

Whitebark Pine, Grizzlies, and an Ecosystem on the Brink

From: Kristin Espeland Gourlay

Caption: Yellowstone flyover 2, Credit: K. Gourlay

Whitebark pine trees, once a feature of the mountainous west, are under attack. Nearly two-thirds have died from beetle attacks and other causes, h...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Cave Conservation

From: Kristin Espeland Gourlay

Caption: Looking up and out of the mouth of Horse Cave, Kentucky, Credit: K. Gourlay

Caves may lie beneath our radar, but they play an important role in many Southeastern U.S. ecosystems. They filter water and shelter diverse wildli...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio