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One woman's fight against cancer to save her life for her and her family.
Bought by KMXT, WVPE, Jefferson Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio, and KAZU Seaside, Calif.
- Added: Jun 25, 2007
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 5
Salmonlands is a journey into the land of salmon, why they are so significant to the culture and community of the Pacific Northwest, and what it wi...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio and The Nature Podcast
- Added: May 25, 2007
- Length: 27:20
- Purchases: 2
The manifestations of the universe are multitudinous, multifaceted, and marvelous! Chuck finds spiritual nurture in the cuttlefish, enlivened by t...
- Added: May 07, 2007
- Length: 04:25
The waters near the Papua Province of Indonessia is home to a stunning variety of marine life, including species never before seen.
- Added: Apr 16, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Maybe there's hope for troublemakers. Some creatures thrive in hot water...
- Added: Apr 16, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Ann Druyan Interview, KSFR pledge pitch
Bought by KSFR
- Added: Mar 30, 2007
- Length: 22:03
- Purchases: 1
Who's afraid of the big, bad wolf? Certainly not wildlife lovers in eastern Germany...
- Added: Feb 20, 2007
- Length: 01:30
Some people prefer clarity and closure but Father Richard Rohr finds belief and comfort in mystery.
- Added: Feb 01, 2007
- Length: 03:33
- Purchases: 3
A study in the journal Nature found that up to 90 percent of the larger specimens of these species have disappeared from the world's oceans.
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Jan 12, 2007
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Amphibians have existed for 300 million years. But in recent decades, 168 species are believed to have gone extinct, and almost 2,500 others are di...
- Added: Jan 12, 2007
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
Trading carbon credits, or "cap and trade," is a promising free-market solution.
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Jan 12, 2007
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Have you ever wondered where migratory birds get all the energy for such long, grueling flights? Well, there are pit stops along the way, like the ...
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Jan 12, 2007
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Scientists studied seven plots of rainforest in Borneo, Malaysia, India, Puerto Rico, Panama, and Thailand. They took a complete census of all the ...
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
First, pollution and over-harvesting caused the population of Puget Sound oysters to plummet. And then, a new sea creature came to town! The "arche...
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Car sharing is catching on in cities across the country. Today, about 92,000 people belong to car-sharing services like Zipcar and Flexcar.
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Why do we grow old and die? Most scientists cite genetics, environmental factors, and chance. Shane Rea, a scientist at the University of Colorado,...
- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
Small but mighty is one way to describe the organism called "salp." A report in the journal Deep Sea Research suggests that salp, along with the ti...
- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
Have you ever wanted to help "green up" your town, but the project seemed too daunting? This inspiring story is about how a handful of folks in Tac...
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Non-profit tech start-up looks out for the rest of us
- Added: Dec 08, 2006
- Length: 08:39
A lot of medicines are derived from plants. And today, the growing popularity of traditional medicine has many of us using herbs to prevent and tre...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
There's an alternative way to treat wastewater: filtering it with live plants and even snails!
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
A team of expert veterinarians is always on alert to help save animals from the devastating consequences of marine oil spills.
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
"Green" buildings incorporate the latest technology to squeeze the most out of the energy that's used for heating, cooling, and lighting. They're a...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
American chestnut trees once made up 25 percent of the eastern forest. People could pick chestnuts and roast them on an open fire. Their wood was ...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
The endangered American Crocodile may owe its future to conservation measures taken near a nuclear power plant. The Turkey Point plant in south Flo...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
