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Asteraceae in the Chihuahuan Desert
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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Xanthisma gracilis is an annual and found all over the southwest and into Mexico as well. Duh. A common name is slender goldenweed or spiny zinnia....

  • Added: Jan 13, 2022
  • Length: 05:03
Xenobiotic
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week on World Ocean Radio we introduce listeners to a word many may have never heard before: xenobiotic--defined as a chemical substance found...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2021
  • Length: 05:10
New Systems Thinking
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week on World Ocean Radio: new systems thinking offers alternatives to failing structures and behaviors. As food, energy and water are the thr...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2021
  • Length: 05:07
Doug Chabot on Mountain and Snow Safety
From: Justin Angle
Series: A New Angle
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This week’s guest is Doug Chabot, Director of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center. With winter fast approaching, we talk with Doug about ...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 17, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Backwash
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week on World Ocean Radio we're defining "backwash" as the movement of water for filtration, for desalination, and for clearing of debris and ...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2021
  • Length: 04:58
Dimming the Sun
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Dimming the Sun, Credit: Seth Shostak
Does geoengineering offer a Plan B if nations at the U.N. climate meeting can't reduce carbon emissions? The Glasgow meeting has been called “the l...

Bought by WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, KMUN, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WRGY and more


  • Added: Nov 01, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 13
Sustainable Development in a Post-Covid World
From: Mateo Schimpf
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How are cities from Pittsburgh to Bogotá using sustainable development goals to guide pandemic recovery and increase health and equity?

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), RADIOLEX, and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Oct 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Climate Change In Greater Yellowstone With Cathy Whitlock And Steven Hostetler
From: Justin Angle
Series: A New Angle
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Today's guests are Dr. Cathy Whitlock, Regents Professor of Paleoecology at Montana State University, and Dr. Steven Hostetler, Hydrologist at the ...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 07, 2021
  • Length: 28:18
  • Purchases: 3
Dr. Kimi Barrett Explains The Wildland Urban Interface
From: Justin Angle
Series: A New Angle
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Today's guest is Dr. Kimiko Barrett of Headwaters Economics. Kimi is the Lead Wildfire and Natural Hazard Researcher at Headwaters where she also l...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 07, 2021
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
Saltwater Irrigation
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Scientists at the International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) are working on halophytic (salt-loving) plants, including Salicornia bigelovii samphire (pictured). It is hope that salt-tolerant agricultural ingredients will become staples of a glo, Credit: ICBA
Sea level rise and coastal inundation are changing the agricultural landscape around the world. Fortunately, saltwater irrigation has been studied ...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2021
  • Length: 05:24
Conrad Anker Sees the Climate Changing
From: Justin Angle
Series: A New Angle
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Today’s conversation is with Conrad Anker, legendary mountaineer and leader in the outdoor community. He's climbed some of the hardest routes on th...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 04, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Dr. Frank Vertosick: "Evolutionary Intelligence"
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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In this program we visit concepts of evolution and intelligence, some of which were raised after our series on near term human extinction. What is...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
Solidago Missourinsis- Goldenrod
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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I grew up in Kentucky where the state flower is goldenrod. The particular species that has that honor is Solidago gigantea. I wonder how it was cho...

  • Added: Sep 28, 2021
  • Length: 05:21
The Spilhaus World Ocean Map
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Image The Spilhaus Projection World Ocean Map. A world ocean map based on the Spilhaus projection. The Spilhaus map projection was developed in 1942 by Dr. Athelstan Spilhaus. Centered in Antarctica, the world oceans come together to form a singular, conn, Credit: Photo credit: StoryMaps ArcGIS
Visualization is a powerful tool for understanding beyond data, opening our minds and enabling transformative change through a new way of seeing. T...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2021
  • Length: 05:16
Hydrospace
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week on World Ocean Radio we are discussing hydrology, the "hydrospatial" perspective, and the importance of multi-dimensional analyses and vi...

  • Added: Sep 07, 2021
  • Length: 04:47
The Night Sky
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Waimea State Recreation Pier, Waimea, HI USA, Credit: Casey Horner @mischievous_penguins
This week on World Ocean Radio we're looking to the night sky, to ponder the wonder contained therein, and to explore the danger of polluting it fo...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2021
  • Length: 05:08
21st Century Alchemy: Capturing Carbon from the Ocean
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week on World Ocean Radio we are discussing the challenges of excess carbon dioxide in the air and some of the engineered solutions now being ...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2021
  • Length: 04:47
New Water Worlds
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: New Water Worlds, Credit: Seth Shostak
The water is coming. By century’s end, the oceans could be anywhere from 2 to 6 feet higher, threatening millions of people and low-lying property....

Bought by WMUU-LP, WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, KAZU Seaside, Calif., Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
2021-07-09 Mark Carney, Fatih Birol and the Narrow Path to Net Zero
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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When we think of action on climate change, we usually think of what individuals can do, what governments can do, and maybe what businesses can do. ...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KGUA, KSQD Santa Cruz, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Jul 08, 2021
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 11
210709: Mark Carney, Fatih Birol and the Narrow Path to Net Zero, 7/9/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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When we think of action on climate change, we usually think of what individuals can do, what governments can do, and maybe what businesses can do. ...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2021
  • Length: 58:58
World Oceans Day 2021:
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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Ocean systems are as challenged as ever, and the ocean remains essential as we plan for change. The World Ocean Observatory is a major utility for ...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2021
  • Length: 04:35
Shianna Stewart
From: KXCI
Series: Thesis Thursday
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I am a graduating Senior at the University of Arizona with a degree in Plant Science.

  • Added: Jun 01, 2021
  • Length: 04:19
Changing the narrative in science and conservation
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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Science and conservation in the United States are made up of primarily white scientists and Western ways of thinking. This is something that Sergio...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George and KRZA


  • Added: May 06, 2021
  • Length: 19:32
  • Purchases: 2
Arch Vibrations
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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Arches are always vibrating. The unique size and shape of each arch produces a unique wave frequency that it vibrates at. We talk with Jeff Moore...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George


  • Added: Apr 20, 2021
  • Length: 18:22
  • Purchases: 1
Ocean Genome, Part 2
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week on World Ocean Radio: part thirty-four of the multi-part BLUEprint series. This week, as part of our focus on new approaches and ideas to...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 20, 2021
  • Length: 05:29
  • Purchases: 1