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Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Changing the Sound of Public Radio
October 2, 2007 The nonprofit Public Radio Exchange is seeking to change the stereotype of public radio being flat and drowsy. Nine months ago, it launched a contest to find the best new voices in public radio.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
'Day to Day' in Kansas City
Same Name, Two Very Different Cities
September 18, 2007 As Day to Day prepares for its three-day visit to Kansas City, Alex Chadwick poses the question, "Am I in Kansas or in Missouri?" Turns out, a little of both ... and the two are different.
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Remembrances
Thousands Pay Tribute to Lady Bird Johnson
July 14, 2007 About 2,000 mourners gather at a church in the Texas Hill Country to remember Lady Bird Johnson. Earlier, a family spokeswoman says nearly 10,000 visitors streamed past the casket as it lay in repose at the LBJ Library and Museum in Austin, Texas.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Cooling U.S. Market Sends Tomb Raiders Abroad
May 29, 2007 The world's second oldest profession? Tomb raiding. To combat the problem, American dealers and museums increasingly require a paper trail documenting a relic's ownership, but looters are just taking their business to Japan and Europe.
Monday, May 28, 2007
Tomb Raiders Threaten Mayan City's History
May 28, 2007 In archaeological sites throughout the world, antiquities are plundered for sale. U.S. agents says the looting is epidemic. One archaeologist working in Guatemala has launched a battle to save an ancient city from looters.
Monday, March 12, 2007
Biologist Keeps Track of Iran's Rare Cheetahs
March 12, 2007 It's not easy to track down one of the fastest and rarest great cats in the world. But one biologist is working to attach radio collars to cheetahs living in remote areas of Iran. With fewer than 100 of the animals left, they are among the most imperiled great cats on Earth.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
A Resurgence of Wildlife in Northern Tibet
February 21, 2007 Biologist George Schaller is the first to survey wildlife in Tibet's remote Chang Tang reserve in the winter. Schaller spoke with Alex Chadwick about some surprising findings from his 1,000-mile journey.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Ancient Village Lifts Some of Stonehenge's Mystery
January 30, 2007 A settlement once home to hundreds has been unearthed near England's Stonehenge. Archaeologists think the builders of the huge stone circle may have lived in the village. It dates to the same time period.
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Protecting the Snow Leopard from Poachers
January 2, 2007 Snow leopards are among the world's most endangered big cats, with only several thousand left. In Mongolia's southern Gobi desert, the snow leopard is a sign of a healthy ecosytem. But poaching remains one of the area's more lucrative businesses.
Monday, November 27, 2006
Adventurers Cross the Globe by Foot and Hand
November 27, 2006 It took them two years, but Colin Angus and Julie Wafaei are the first people to circumnavigate the globe completely by self-propulsion. That means they rowed across the Atlantic — no sails. And biked and hiked across Siberia.
Friday, November 24, 2006
Up Close and Personal with the Albatross
November 24, 2006 In literature, albatrosses represent weighty, inescapable burdens. But in real life, the huge seabirds use wind energy to cruise around the planet's oceans. Photographer Frans Lanting and writer Carl Safina report from one of the world's largest albatross colonies.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Exploring Tennessee's Caves for New Species
October 31, 2006 Running underneath the rolling hills of Tennessee lies a still-mysterious and remote network of caverns. Many of those caves shelter fragile ecosystems, and biologist Jerry Lewis is helping to discover and protect some of those ecosystems from man's destruction.
