Space Cassini Probe Closes In on Saturn June 30, 2004 • The Cassini space probe will face a critical moment as it approaches Saturn late Wednesday night, when it will begin firing rockets to allow it to enter Saturn's orbit. If the maneuver fails, the $3 billion spacecraft will disappear into the farthest reaches of the solar system. NPR's Richard Harris reports. Cassini Probe Closes In on Saturn Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/3057016/3057017" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Radio Expeditions Coral Reefs in the Balance, Part 3 June 30, 2004 • As part of the Radio Expedition collaboration with National Geographic, NPR's Christopher Joyce travels to Asia to report on the damage done to tropical fish populations and the reefs they live on by divers filling the demand for exotic fish species. Coral Reefs in the Balance, Part 3 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/3046037/3046038" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Environment 35th Anniversary of Cleveland's Cuyahoga River Blaze June 29, 2004 • Janet Babin of member station WCPN reports on the 35th anniversary of the day that Cleveland's heavily polluted Cuyahoga River caught on fire. Babin talks to residents who remember that day, and looks into whether the Clean Water Act was effective in flushing out the toxins that led to the blaze. 35th Anniversary of Cleveland's Cuyahoga River Blaze Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/3025436/3025437" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Radio Expeditions Coral Reefs in the Balance, Part 2 June 29, 2004 • On the tiny island of Jandayan in the Philippines, "lantern-divers" swim along the reefs at midnight to hunt for one of the world's most exotic animals, seahorses, to sell to aquarium-fish dealers. It's part of an effort to preserve the traditional island lifestyle while keeping seahorses from dying out. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports in the second part of a National Geographic Radio Expeditions series. Coral Reefs in the Balance, Part 2 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/3025020/3025021" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Space Cassini Prepares to Enter Saturn Orbit June 29, 2004 • This week, the Cassini space probe is scheduled to begin its four-year exploration of the moons and rings of Saturn. It will be the first spacecraft to enter orbit around Saturn. Scientists hope its journey will give new insight into the history of our solar system. NPR's Richard Harris reports. Cassini Prepares to Enter Saturn Orbit Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/3025016/3025017" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Technology Virtual Record Player Preserves Historic Recordings June 28, 2004 • Particle physicists have found a way to allow preservationists to play fragile historic audio recordings on acetate and wax cylinders without damaging them. Photographic imaging technology is used to map the grooves on the cylinders and records. A computer program reads the data and plays the music -- without ever touching the record. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne. Virtual Record Player Preserves Historic Recordings Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/3021147/3021148" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Radio Expeditions Coral Reefs in the Balance June 28, 2004 • As part of the Radio Expeditions collaboration with National Geographic, NPR's Christopher Joyce travels to Asia to report on tropical fish populations at reefs that are being harmed by the demand for exotic fish species. Coral Reefs in the Balance Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/3021145/3021148" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Research News Drug May Help Sexual Arousal in Women June 28, 2004 • A chemical being developed to encourage tanning is also reported to put female rats in the mood for love. Scientists say it could lead to drugs for women who lack sexual desire. NPR's Joe Palca reports. Drug May Help Sexual Arousal in Women Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/3022451/3022452" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Mental Health Defending the Mentally Disabled June 26, 2004 • Every week, advocate Bob Perske visits Richard Lapointe, a mentally disabled man serving a life sentence for raping and killing an elderly woman. Freeing Lapointe is a long shot, Perske admits, but one he's counting on. NPR's Joseph Shapiro reports. Defending the Mentally Disabled Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1978705/1979540" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Environment 'The Secret Life of Lobsters' June 25, 2004 • NPR's Melissa Block talks with author Trevor Corson about the love of lobster, fishing town economics and the practical jokes among Maine's lobstermen. Corson's new book is The Secret Life of Lobsters: How Fishermen and Scientists Are Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Favorite Crustacean. 'The Secret Life of Lobsters' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1978741/1978742" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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NASA Makes 'Ice Cream' Find in Tail of Comet June 24, 2004 • NASA scientists have found something very exciting in the tail of a comet -- NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Ira Flatow, host of NPR's Talk of the Nation Science Friday, about what comets and ice cream have in common. NASA Makes 'Ice Cream' Find in Tail of Comet Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1974225/1974226" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Research News Genetic Mutation Gives Boy Super-Strong Muscles June 24, 2004 • NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Dr. Elizabeth McNally talks about a study, published in today's New England Journal of Medicine, about a four-year-old boy born in Germany who was born with well-defined muscles. The child can lift seven-pound weights over his head. Genetic Mutation Gives Boy Super-Strong Muscles Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1976094/1976095" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Environment EPA's Air Pollution List Meets Criticism June 23, 2004 • The Environmental Protection Agency's annual inventory of toxic air emissions acknowledges that the numbers have gone up. But a study by an environmental group says the increases are even steeper than the EPA estimates. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports. EPA's Air Pollution List Meets Criticism Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1972359/1972360" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Space Cassini Turns the Spotlight on Saturn's Phoebe June 23, 2004 • New images of Saturn's outer moon, Phoebe, reveal a complex and puzzling chunk of ice and rock. The Cassini space probe snapped the images on its way to a four-year rendezvous with Saturn. NPR's Richard Harris reports. Cassini Turns the Spotlight on Saturn's Phoebe Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1972417/1972855" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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At 47, Navratilova Makes a Surprising Tennis Comeback June 22, 2004 • NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Peter Bodo, senior editor of TENNIS Magazine, about Martina Navratilova's win yesterday at the Wimbledon tennis tournament outside London. In her first singles match in 10 years, the 47-year-old tennis legend defeated 24-year-old Catalina Castano of Colombia. At 47, Navratilova Makes a Surprising Tennis Comeback Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1969242/1969243" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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