Continue Hans Christian Andersen's story of "The Little Mermaid" with the second part of a three-part audiobook. A captivating narrator takes listeners along the little mermaid's path to becoming a human after falling in love with a prince.

Young readers won't fly too close to the sun after reading an engaging retelling of the story of Icarus, Daedalus, and their ill-fated wings. Class members use a written transcript to follow along to an audio reading of "The Boy Who Flew...

What happens when the ugliest monster, the most beautiful princess, and the most heroic son of Zeus meet in a Greek myth? There's adventure—and tragedy—abound in an audio version of "Andromeda and Perseus" that details the rescue of...

In a program dated December 1, 2004, All Things Considered on NPR explored the linkage between global warming and Europe's killer heat wave of 2003. If the studies are correct, they could be used in court cases against utilities that...

Researchers say heat waves are 20 times more likely today than in the 1960s, due to global warming.

Hokusai woodblock print. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, examines The Great Wave by Hokusai, one of the defining images of the power of the sea. He discovers its production initiated a wider awareness of Japanese art and...

Researchers explore ways to harvest energy from the motion of the ocean.

Change the hertz, frequency, and volume with this online tone generator.

A generator that makes electricity from wave power is being prepared for installation off the Oregon coast.

How do we perceive sounds as music or as noise? It all depends on the physics of sound. Aired Nov. 19, 2010 [19:21]

Researchers detected waves coming just after the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago.

Scientists use the waves to measure the sun's magnetic field, which is sometimes weaker than a fridge magnet. [5 mins. 59 secs.]

Get ready to sing some of your favorite patriotic songs offered on this website. Lyrics to many popular patriotic songs can be found here. Several of the songs have a brief history about them. There is even a downloadable flag you can...