National California, U.K. Enter Global Warming Pact July 31, 2006 • California and Great Britain agree to become partners in the fight against global warming. The deal was sealed at the port of Long Beach, where British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger promised to share clean-air technology and research. California, U.K. Enter Global Warming Pact Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5596413/5596414" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Photo Op: An Occasional Series A Lyrical, Multimedia 'Journey Through Time' July 31, 2006 • A multimedia project by acclaimed photographer Frans Lanting, featuring an original orchestral score by composer Philip Glass, tells the compelling story of life from its earliest beginnings on Earth to the explosion of diveristy of species today. A Lyrical, Multimedia 'Journey Through Time' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5594899/5594900" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Space Search Is on for Original Apollo 11 Footage July 31, 2006 • The first moon landing was broadcast around the world. But very few people saw the best-quality tape -- and they could be the only ones to see this footage if the original tapes are not found. A group of retirees has made it their mission to search for the missing Apollo 11 tapes. Search Is on for Original Apollo 11 Footage Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5578853/5591124" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Why Do Construction Projects Fail? July 28, 2006 • Inspections of Boston's Big Dig reveal hundreds of bolts that need to be reinforced. Guests talk about the materials and techniques used in major construction projects. What keeps houses, bridges and tunnels from falling apart? And are there ways to easily detect damage before it becomes severe? Why Do Construction Projects Fail? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5589627/5589628" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment Storm Power Not Tied to Warming, Scientists Say July 27, 2006 • A group of meteorologists says global warming probably isn't responsible for an apparent dramatic increase in the strength of extreme storms during the past few decades. The group says that, until 1990, even the best satellite data tended to underestimate the wind speed of storms. Storm Power Not Tied to Warming, Scientists Say Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5587615/5587616" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Radio Expeditions 50 Years On, a Passion for the Wild Endures July 26, 2006 • In July of 1956, wilderness activists Olaus and Mardy Murie made an expedition to the upper Sheenjek River of Alaska's Brooks Range to inventory an untouched wilderness. Five decades later, one of their young disciples returns to find the beauty intact. 50 Years On, a Passion for the Wild Endures Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5582159/5582176" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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NASA's Return to Space Mustard Plants to Boldly Grow Where… July 24, 2006 • On board the space shuttle that lifted off July 4 was a black plastic briefcase marked "Critical." Inside were 600 seeds that scientist John Kiss hopes will help scientists figure out which crops grow well in space.
'Brainstorm': A Personal Battle with Bipolar Disorder July 24, 2006 • In a recent five-part series of first-person essays, Orange County Register newspaper reporter Valeria Godines offered readers a window into her personal struggle with bipolar disorder. She speaks with Noah Adams about her illness and her struggle to regain a sense of normalcy. 'Brainstorm': A Personal Battle with Bipolar Disorder Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5578298/5578299" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment Q&A: What's Good About a Jelly? July 21, 2006 • Chad Widmer, a senior aquarist at the Monterrey Bay Aquarium in California, talks about the pervasive creatures, and how, in normal conditions, jellies are good.
Environment Jellyfish Take Over an Over-Fished Area July 21, 2006 • Critics of the fishing industry have long predicted that if over-fishing continues for much longer, "junk species" like jellyfish will start filling up the vacancies. Until recently, there was no evidence that the prediction would come true. But now, scientists report the largest jellyfish invasion ever, off southern Africa. Jellyfish Take Over an Over-Fished Area Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5573968/5573969" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Future for Stem Cell Research July 21, 2006 • We look at what's next for stem cell research after President Bush's veto of a bill that would have loosened some restrictions on federal funding of the experiments. The Future for Stem Cell Research Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5573633/5573634" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics House Sustains Veto of Stem Cell Bill July 20, 2006 • The House sustained President Bush's first-ever veto of a bill to expand federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. But backers of the bill say that the politics of the measure will favor them in the end. House Sustains Veto of Stem Cell Bill Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5569910/5569911" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Global Warming a Hot Topic in Congressional Hearing July 20, 2006 • A congressional committee took up the topic of global climate change Wednesday, focusing on an eight-year-old study suggesting that the world is warmer now than it has been in a thousand years. Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX) used the hearing to question the study and the debate over global warming. Global Warming a Hot Topic in Congressional Hearing Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5569901/5569902" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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War Is a Helluva Teacher July 20, 2006 • Soldiers who are burned in Iraq owe a debt to the members of the Guinea Pig Club. That's how badly burned Royal Air Force pilots from World War II referred to themselves. As doctors struggled to care for the men, they made major advances in treatment for burn victims — in the medical arena and in the psychological arena as well.
New Autism Study Shows Discrepancy in Brains July 19, 2006 • A new study by scientists at UC San Diego and the MIND Institute at UC Davis shows that men and boys with autism have fewer neurons in a part of the brain involved in memory and emotion. It's the latest evidence that this area of the brain, called the amygdala, may be one of the keys to understanding autism. New Autism Study Shows Discrepancy in Brains Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5568609/5568610" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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