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XptA1: Nature’s Pesticide
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Mother Nature doesn't fly a crop-duster -- she doesn't need to. A research team at the University of Warwick, England, recently discovered a natura...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Carbon Storage in Mangroves
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Mangrove trees are simply amazing, in a sci-fi kind of way.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
RBI Highlights Conservation Needs
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Get in and get out! It works for the Navy Seals. So why not do the same with a crack team of scientists?

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Invasion of Monster Toads
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Now playing in Australia: Invasion of the Monster Toads! Today’s story began back in the 1930s when Australia’s sugar-cane farmers had a problem.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Banking on Seeds
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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I don’t know if Santa Claus ever collected seeds, but one of his neighbors sure does.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Cave Habitats
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Nature builds neighborhoods in the most interesting places. Caves, for example, are pretty spectacular neighborhoods.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Bacteria Super Power
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Batman step aside! You're no match for these polluting villains.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Nature Provides Clues for Survival
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Believe it or not, sometimes, it’s a good idea to be “as cold as ice.”

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Beetle Juice
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The African Stenocara beetle has learned a thing or two about water conservation.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Water Use
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Did you know it takes over 132 gallons of water to make a tortilla? No doubt, more than you thought.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ocean Sinks
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Our oceans have had their fill of carbon dioxide! So says a significant new study from Columbia University. It reports that oceans no longer absor...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Smarter Electric Cars
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Tomorrow’s electric cars could get smarter, thanks to artificial intelligence and…well, military tanks.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
That Sinking Feeling
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Here’s a curious problem. What should you do with old ships, trucks, subway cars, and even military tanks? For one company, California Ships to Ree...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Green Chocolate
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Goodbye, Willy Wonka, hello sustainably farmed chocolate!

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Turtles
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Marine scientists recently launched a pilot study to track the elusive loggerhead turtle. Even though loggerheads are the most common sea turtle in...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Parking Lots
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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There’s a move to put the "park" back in parking lots! Several universities have explored the idea, testing pavements that absorbs water but keeps ...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Water Rights
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Water conservationists might learn a thing or two from the oil industry. That’s right!

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Show Me The Money: Volcano Edition
From: Terrascope Youth Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Terrascope Youth Radio's Alexandros Zervos tests Eitan Stern-Robbins' knowledge of Super Volcanos.

  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 05:53
Undergraduate Research in the Hard Sciences at Miami
From: Joe stampson
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A deeper look into the recent news of the Goldwater Scholarship Award being given to Prashant Rajan, and using that as a vehicle to further explore...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 04:05
Fearless -- Groks Science Show 2012-04-25
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Jonathan Alpert discussed being fearless.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 25, 2012
  • Length: 22:02
  • Purchases: 3
Feature Report - Monroe County Energy Audit
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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A recent audit of Monroe County’s energy use turned up a variety of ways the County could save money and energy - from replacing lights to institut...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2012
  • Length: 10:07
Mariana Trench
From: NPR
Series: How To Do Everything
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We tell you how to get to explore the Mariana Trench.

Bought by North Country Public Radio and KKRN


  • Added: Apr 24, 2012
  • Length: 07:08
  • Purchases: 2
THE PEOPLE VS. THE STATE OF ILLUSION -- Filmmaker Austin Vickers
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Austin Vickers, San Francisco, CA 4/13/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Austin Vickers talks attitude, imagination, and particle physics.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2012
  • Length: 19:11
Early Adapters
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Early Adapters, Credit: Seth Shostak
How Homo sapiens can wield technology to adapt to the onslaught of climate change, a growing population, and the blitz of hi-tech.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KREV-LP


  • Added: Apr 23, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
San Francisco fights to keep the ocean at bay
From: KALW
Caption: The view from the Sloat Boulevard Parking Lot after a large storm. Photo taken March 17th, 2012, Credit: Bill McLaughlin / Surfrider Foundation
The only thing more powerful than human will is Mother Nature. At San Francisco’s Ocean Beach, the two forces have done battle for years over wave ...

Bought by Listenwise


  • Added: Apr 22, 2012
  • Length: 07:14
  • Purchases: 1

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