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Science on the Radio Discusses The Nobel Prize

This week on Science on the Radio Dr. Marvin Druger uncovers the history behind The Nobel Prize. Also, the man after which the prize is named and a…

Science on the Radio Discusses the Octopus

This week on Science on the Radio host Marvin Druger discusses the Octopus. Dr. Druger tells us what is the correct term for more than one Octopus, as…

Gore - Energy

Vice President Al Gore took to the trees today at the Audubon Naturalist Society's headquarters on a wildlife preserve in Maryland. The Democratic presidential candidate's subject was energy -- its costs and its effects on the environment. NPR's Steve Inskeep has this report.

Hogs

NPR's Adam Hochberg reports from Raleigh, North Carolina, on a series of new lawsuits which claim that large-scale hog farms are damaging the environment. Pork producers deny the charges.

Bottled water is packaged for shipment at the Nestlé Water bottling plant in Stanwood, Mich.

Michigan OKs Nestlé Water Extraction, Despite 80K+ Public Comments Against It

Many public comments cited a clash between corporate greed and the welfare of people and the environment. Nestlé is seeking to pump 576,000 gallons of water each day from a well in western Michigan.

Loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings are packed into containers at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center before being taken to a U.S. Coast Guard vessel for release in Boca Raton, Fla.

Magnetic Fields Are A Big Predictor Of A Loggerhead Turtle's Genes

You might expect turtles that live near each other or in similar environments would be genetically similar. But new research shows that magnetic fields actually have more to do with genetic likeness.

Documenting The Paradox Of Oil, Poverty In Nigeria

In a new book, Curse of the Black Gold, photojournalist Ed Kashi examines the relationship between oil, the environment and the community in Nigeria in the 50 years since oil was discovered there.

From mosses to mountain lions, the temperate old-growth rainforests of the Pacific Northwest provide the complexities and conditions necessary to support high levels of biodiversity. The Northwest Forest Plan has provided protection for these ancient ecosystems over the last 30 years and has helped advance forest management in Oregon, Washington and California. Developed in response to decades of unsustainable logging practices, the plan has helped restore forest ecosystems in 17 national forests.

A photographer captures life in America’s last remaining old-growth forests

From salamanders and salmon to bears and mountain lions, David Herasimtschuk's images illustrate not only the beauty of the forests and their creatures but the symbiotic relationships that are vital to the forests’ health and the planet’s welfare.

Malibu's ordinance banning single-use plastic items is set to go into effect June 1 in an effort to eliminate waste and clean up the city's beaches.

Malibu Moves To Ban Single-Use Plastic

Whether you think it's time or a waste of time, the city of Malibu decided to ban the use of plastic straws, utensils and stirrers as a means of reducing their harmful effects on the environment.

Offshore Drilling May Have Little Effect on Oil Prices

President Bush is pushing offshore drilling as a way to increase production and cut oil prices. Robert Siegel talks to Henry Lee, director of the Environment and Natural Resources Program at Harvard University, who says offshore drilling may not have an immediate impact.

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