Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Project Seeks to Bring Extinct Species Back to Life
Michael Archer, leader of the 'Lazarus Project,' describes early efforts to bring a frog species back from extinction.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Mass Extinction Event on the Horizon?
An interview with biologist Paul Ehrlich to discuss the possibility of a sixth mass extinction event in the not too distant future, due to the severe biodiversity loss that scientists are witnessing. They discuss whether anything can be...
Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: The Departed: Extinction in America
Audio [52:02] from BackStory Radio discussing the rate of plant and animal extinction, what it means for our ecosystem and how Americans grapple with the idea of species loss. The American History Guys ask pertinent questions linking...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Studying a Baby Mammoth
A 40,000-year-old baby mammoth was discovered frozen in Siberian permafrost in 2007. Most of her body was still intact, allowing paleontologists an unparalleled opportunity to study this extinct animal. Aired May 1, 2009 [12:29]
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Npr: Peering Inside Fossils
"A scanning device most commonly seen in hospitals is reshaping the science of paleontology by allowing researchers to peer inside irreplaceable fossils without damaging them." Find out what scientists are now able to see that they've...
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Npr: Paper Casts Doubt on Dinosaur Death Theory
Some scientists are challenging the conventional wisdom that dinosaurs abruptly disappeared because of a huge crater created by an extraterrestrial impact in the Gulf of Mexico. Find out about this challenge and what they're saying about...
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Npr: Four Winged Dinosaur Discovered
NPR reports on a team of Chinese paleontologists that discovered the fossilized remains of a small flying dinosaur with four wings.
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Npr: Digging for Dinosaurs in Antarctica
Did dinosaurs once survive on Antarctica, the most remote and inhospitable place on earth? This concise site provides the answer.
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Npr: A Guinea Pig the Size of a Horse
This site is provided for by National Public Radio. A seven foot tall rodent that weighs nearly one ton seems like something out of the movies, but researchers have found a skeleton of a rodent the size of a horse. Read about this...
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Npr: Saving the World's Spineless
An enlightening report on efforts to conserve insect and other invertebrate species. Be sure to check out the multimedia picture tour and other resources on this site. You will need the newer version of Windows Media Player.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Bad Days for Bats
Learn about the White Nose Syndrome disease that is affecting bat populations and placing a species at risk of regional extinction.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: A Coral Catastrophe?
A third of the world's reef-building coral species are vulnerable to extinction, a group of researchers says. We'll talk with one of the authors of a report about the plight of corals, and discuss whether anything can be done to turn...