Environment Congress Examines Priorities of Climate Change January 30, 2007 • Sen. Barbara Boxer, chairwoman of the Senate Environment Committee, has offered all senators a chance to give their views on global warming in a hearing. Many are expected take her up on the unusual offer, including presidential hopefuls John McCain, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Congress Examines Priorities of Climate Change Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7085641/7085642" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Congress Examines Priorities of Climate Change Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7085641/7085642" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Radio Expeditions 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. Ancient Village Lifts Some of Stonehenge's Mystery Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7079585/7079598" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Ancient Village Lifts Some of Stonehenge's Mystery Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7079585/7079598" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Science Out Of The Box Developing a Vocabulary of Color January 27, 2007 • It turns out that early humans probably had words for just two colors. Even today, most languages don't have different words for green and blue. But the vocabulary of color has evolved. Developing a Vocabulary of Color Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7051553/7051554" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Krulwich Wonders... An Asian Pygmy and his Pal from Far Rockaway January 26, 2007 • Alan Rabinowitz, a scientist from New York, felt compelled to walk 600 miles into the Himalayas to visit one of the last surviving Asian pygmies and show him a picture of Rabinowitz's baby son. An Asian Pygmy and his Pal from Far Rockaway Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7043116/7043117" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Food Why Do Fries Taste So Good? A Brief History January 26, 2007 • Finding a healthier cooking oil that still preserves that crispy, salty French fry goodness fast-food lovers crave won't be easy. But McDonald's — and the rest of the industry — have done it before. In fact, the signature taste of McDonald's fries came about as something of an accident.
Using Particle Accelerators to Discover More About Matter January 26, 2007 • Physics researchers are looking to the smallest of particles to try to answer some big questions about the universe, from why matter has mass, to whether string theory can truly explain the way the universe works. Using Particle Accelerators to Discover More About Matter Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7039549/7039550" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment Scientists Use Corn to Measure Carbon Dioxide January 25, 2007 • Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, have come up with a novel way to measure carbon dioxide levels produced by fossil fuels. They used corn, harvested from dozens of locations around the country. Scientists Use Corn to Measure Carbon Dioxide Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7017792/7017793" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Scientists Use Corn to Measure Carbon Dioxide Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7017792/7017793" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Environment Environmentalists Oppose More Corn Crops January 25, 2007 • A fight is brewing in the country's heartland over conservation. As demand for corn-based ethanol skyrockets, farmers and grain companies want to see more corn planted. But conservationists warn that the craze for corn could destroy wildlife habitats. Environmentalists Oppose More Corn Crops Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7017789/7017790" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Environmentalists Oppose More Corn Crops Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7017789/7017790" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
The State of the Union: 2007 Business Group Criticizes Bush's Energy Ideas January 22, 2007 • President Bush is expected to make big promises Tuesday in his State of the Union address about conserving energy and breaking America's oil addiction. But business leaders and environmental groups say the Bush approach isn't likely to be tough enough. Business Group Criticizes Bush's Energy Ideas Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6944948/6944949" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Business Group Criticizes Bush's Energy Ideas Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6944948/6944949" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Space NASA's Big Chore: Dusting on the Moon January 22, 2007 • As NASA makes plans to go back to the moon, it must face a problem that Apollo astronauts recognized when they last walked on the lunar surface more than 30 years ago: moon dust. NASA's Big Chore: Dusting on the Moon Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6907833/6935214" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Traffic Stats: A Resource for Motorists January 21, 2007 • A new resarch project from Carnegie Mellon University — "Traffic Stats" — makes it possible to go online and figure out the risks involved in putting yourself behind the wheel of a car. Traffic Stats: A Resource for Motorists Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6933754/6933755" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment Creating a Market for Emissions Trading January 21, 2007 • On Monday, a coalition of U.S. corporations and several environmental groups will announce a plan to limit greenhouse gas emissions and create a market to trade the right to emit carbon dioxide. How will it work? Creating a Market for Emissions Trading Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6933745/6933746" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Science Out Of The Box The Atomic Secrets of Accurate Time Keeping January 20, 2007 • Clocks measure time. But have you ever wondered how they do it? For this week's Science Out Of The Box, the answer can be found at the U.S. Naval Observatory's master clock facility. The Atomic Secrets of Accurate Time Keeping Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6931507/6931510" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Author Interviews Conflict, Difficulties Marked Life in 'Biosphere II' January 20, 2007 • Jane Poynter spent more than two years living in "Biosphere II" in the early 1990s. Her book about the experience is The Human Experiment: Two Years and Twenty Minutes inside Biosphere Two. Conflict, Difficulties Marked Life in 'Biosphere II' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6929010/6929011" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment Texas Coast Welcomes Whooping Cranes January 17, 2007 • Record numbers of whooping cranes have returned to the Texas coast for the winter. As few as 15 of the birds were seen in Texas in the 1940s. This year, 237 birds made the trek to Texas from Canada. Texas Coast Welcomes Whooping Cranes Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6881350/6881351" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Texas Coast Welcomes Whooping Cranes Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6881350/6881351" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript