Judging Corridors Meant to Shuttle Wildlife July 1, 2005 • Wildlife biologists seek to determine whether wildlife corridors really work to connect fragmented pieces of habitat. The researchers collect bird droppings, which can tell them not only how the birds use corridors to move among wildlife reserves, but also where plant seeds in those droppings are likely to be carried. Judging Corridors Meant to Shuttle Wildlife Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4726825/4726826" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Research News Data Show Orcas Defy Sleeping June 30, 2005 • New research shows that killer whales don't get a wink of sleep during their first month of life. And neither do their moms. The finding, published in the journal Nature, contradicts the notion that all mammals need to sleep regularly to thrive, especially when they're young. Data Show Orcas Defy Sleeping Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4725135/4725136" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Driving a 'Green' Vehicle June 29, 2005 • Mike Pelly, owner of Olympia Green Fuels, uses bio-diesel fuel to power his two cars. He makes the mixture from used vegetable oil discarded by Chinese restaurants and fast-food joints. Pelly tells Steve Inskeep how it works. Driving a 'Green' Vehicle Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4722639/4722640" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Politics Senate Energy Bill Headed for Face-Off with House June 29, 2005 • The Senate's energy bill is significantly different than the one passed by the House. The two chambers may have trouble getting a unified bill to the president's desk. Hear Don Gonyea's Report Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4716460/4722300" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Movies Documentary Captures 'March of the Penguins' June 26, 2005 • An amazing new nature film follows the epic journey of Emperor penguins across frozen landscapes as they migrate -- single-file -- to a familiar, yet mysterious destination. And at journey's end, life literally begins anew. Documentary Captures 'March of the Penguins' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4716575/4719501" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Opinion Author Interviews Thomas Friedman and Energy Independence June 24, 2005 • According to writer Thomas Friedman, America needs a national science project. The goal? To make America energy independent in 10 years. Friedman talks about his new book The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century. Thomas Friedman and Energy Independence Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4717413/4717414" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Opinion Research News Predicting Earthquakes June 24, 2005 • Five moderate-to-strong earthquakes strike in California. Could the cluster of quakes be a harbinger of the Big One? Another earthquake-prone area -- New Madrid, near Memphis, Tenn. -- has had more than its share of impressive quakes. New data based on years of GPS measurements may give scientists more information. Predicting Earthquakes Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4717391/4717392" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004-05 Indian Ocean Tsunami Recovery Update June 24, 2005 • Sunday marks six months since the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami struck Asia and coastal areas of East Africa. Ed Gordon gets an update on recovery efforts from Christian Science Monitor correspondent Scott Baldauf, Naomi Wyles with the International Medical Corps and Dr. Mohammad Akhter with InterAction. Indian Ocean Tsunami Recovery Update Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4717126/4717127" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Remembrances Keeling Helped Awaken World to Climate Change June 23, 2005 • The death of Charles D. Keeling at age 77 Monday ended a career in science that led to new ideas about climate change and global warming. Keeling first raised the alarm about global warming in the 1950s, after measuring increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the air. Keeling Helped Awaken World to Climate Change Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4716139/4716140" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Environmental Groups Reconsider Nuclear Power June 23, 2005 • Nuclear power is being touted by some members of Congress as a cleaner way to cope with surging energy demands. Environmentalists once decried nuclear power, but now are rethinking that opposition in light of the pollution caused by power plants burning traditional fossil fuels. Environmental Groups Reconsider Nuclear Power Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4715740/4715741" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Research News Chickadee Calls Carry Specifics on Danger June 23, 2005 • When they spot a predator, black-capped chickadees vary their alarm cries. The warnings help flock mates grasp the relative threat posed by the predator, researchers report in this week's issue of the journal Science. Chickadee Calls Carry Specifics on Danger Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4715569/4716028" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Science Study Looks at Likelihood of a Major Midwest Earthquake June 23, 2005 • In the United States, California gets the most attention as an earthquake hotspot. However, new research suggests that a big earthquake is likely to strike the Midwest again. That's where three of this country's biggest quakes hit in the 1800s. Study Looks at Likelihood of a Major Midwest Earthquake Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4715240/4715241" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Politics Senate Considers Ecology in Energy Bill June 22, 2005 • Part of the Senate energy bill is a proposal by McCain and Lieberman that would require industry to roll back greenhouse emissions to where they were five years ago by 2010. But industry groups and the White House are opposing the measure. Senate Considers Ecology in Energy Bill Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4714595/4714596" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Science Scientists Find Bacteria that Converts Light into Energy June 21, 2005 • Scientists exploring the black waters around a deep-sea vent have discovered a bacterium that can convert light into energy. This is the first discovery of an organism that uses a source of light, other than the sun, in the process of photosynthesis. Scientists Find Bacteria that Converts Light into Energy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4712176/4712177" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Science Life in the Land of the Midnight Sun June 19, 2005 • This time of year the sun never sets in far northern climes. Host Jennifer Ludden talks with Bob Bulger from the Barrow Arctic Science Consortium in Barrow, Alaska, to find out what it's like. Life in the Land of the Midnight Sun Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4710088/4710089" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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