University of California
Voices in the Sea: Marine Mammals
Listen to the calls of some of the animals that live in the ocean. Get basic stats of the animal as you listen to the sounds they make in the wild.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Dolphins and Comparative Medicine
What happens when a dolphin catches a cold? No, it's not a trick question. In this hour, we'll talk about what marine mammals can teach us about human biology.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: A Chronicle of a Whale's Life, Captured in Earwax
Researchers say earwax can provide data about pesticide exposures, hormone levels, and even stress levels of the endangered blue whale. [5 min, 31 sec]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Plumbing the Depths of Aquarium Science
Learn how to properly make a coral reef aquarium. Joseph Yaiullo, co-founder of Atlantis Marine World in Riverhead, N.Y. and the curator of the aquarium's 20,000-gallon tank, shares salt water tank tips.
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Science Friday: Prochlorococcus
Just over twenty years ago, researchers discovered a photosynthetic marine microorganism now known as Prochlorococcus. In this segment, guest host Joe Palca talks with Penny Chisholm, a biologist at MIT who first reported the discovery...
BBC
Bbc Podcasts: Episode 91: Ship's Chronometer From Hms Beagle 11 Oct 2010
Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, looks at an instrument that first helped Europeans to navigate with precision around the world - a marine chronometer. In particular the chronometer that accompanied Charles Darwin on his...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Powering Up With a Microbial Fuel Cell
An interview with Grant Burgess, a marine biotechnologist at Newcastle University, about research into harnessing the energy of microbes that live in river mud. Scientists successfully lit an LED bulb using a fuel cell powered by...
A&E Television
History.com: 9/11: Rescue on the Water
Apple podcast about September 11, 2001. [26:00] On a clear and sunny day, Captain Richard Thornton is piloting his ferry boat back and forth between New Jersey and New York City. But when he hears an airplane flying too low to the...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: A Census of the Oceans
A worldwide effort is underway to perform a census of the world's oceans, pulling into one location information about species from around the world. We'll check in on the progress of the project.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: How Large Ships Use Navigation Systems
After the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster off the coast of Italy, questions were raised about how this could happen, and whether the ship had the best available electronic navigation system. The International Maritime Organization...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Behold the Mighty Water Bear
Meet the water bear, a tiny creature that can withstand boiling, freezing, and the vacuum of space.
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...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Forecasting "Dead Zone" Conditions in the Gulf
Flooding and runoff along the Mississippi may be combining to produce a bad year for the water in the Gulf of Mexico, enlarging a patch of oxygen-starved water. Nancy Rabelais, executive director of the Louisiana Universities Marine...
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Science Friday: State of the Oceans
We depend on them for food, recreation, and more -- so why do we treat our oceans so badly? In this hour, Ira and guests take a look at the state of the world's ocean ecosystems. The prognosis isn't good -- but is it hopeless?
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Science Friday: Inside an Ocean Sciences Meeting
We'll get highlights from the American Geophysical Union's ocean sciences meeting.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Designing the Pied Piper of Fish
Maurizio Porfiri designed a robotic fish that attract real fish. Now he's trying to understand why.