This radio broadcast reports on the work of an Alaskan scientist as she tracks the movements of endangered humpback whales in Glacier Bay National Park. This work entails taking coordinates of whales and photographing them to identify individuals; making sure cruise ships are not in the way of feeding whales; and keeping records on the numbers of whales with scars from becoming entangled in fishing ... Full description.

This radio broadcast discusses the dangers of snowmachining in Alaska, how avalanches are triggered, and some of the clues to look for before an impending avalanche. The clip from 2001 is 4 minutes and 30 seconds in length. Full description.

This 48-minute radio broadcast discusses the state of environmental issues since September 11, 2001, and how the events of that day may have affected our views of the environment or even caused us to overlook environmental news. Topics include energy dependencies, electric cars, global climate change talks, solar power projects, and environmental legislation. Full description.

This radio documentary provides an at-length discussion of the problem of global warming. Topics include evidence of climate change over the last 140,000 years, obtained by drilling core samples into polar ice sheets; the possibility of disruption in the system of global oceanic currents; and ideas on how to reduce the human contribution to global warming. The broadcast is 51 minutes and 40 seconds ... Full description.

This radio broadcast introduces listeners to common and lesser-known facts about fungi. There is discussion of a patch of fungus in Michigan that is the oldest, largest organism on Earth; how a fungus caused the Irish potato famine; how pigs are used to root out truffles; and how termites farm fungus on leaves. The effect of fungi on humans is considered, including the different fungi living in the ... Full description.

These two radio radio broadcasts deal with climate change and brain masculinization. In the first segment, guests discuss the environmental disaster movie "The Day After Tomorrow", covering such questions as how much real science there is among the special effects and whether the movie could have any influence on government science policy. This broadcast is 33 minutes and 25 seconds in length. In ... Full description.

This radio broadcast reports on an extreme ozone loss event over Northern Europe in which occurred in the spring of 2000. It was thought to be the worst incidence of ozone destruction in the area for the last forty years. The broadcast explains the conditions that must be present for ozone to be destroyed and how chlorine from chloroflorocarbons (CFCs) contributes to most of the ozone loss. The clip ... Full description.

Charles Darwin defined natural selection in "On the Origin of Species," however, Darwin did not invent the idea of evolution and not everyone saw his ideas as original. The shadow of Lamarckian theory which Darwin wanted desperately to escape is a genuine scientific precursor and what has become known as the Lamarckian Heresy has maintained a presence on the fringes of biology to this day. This radio ... Full description.

In August of 1988, the American West burned as it had not in at least a century. Nowhere did the fires receive as much attention as in Yellowstone National Park, the great icon of conservation and the first national park in the world. This radio broadcast discusses the controversy that itself roared when the fires in Yellowstone were eventually left to burn themselves out. National Park Service officials ... Full description.

The Portuguese island of Madeira contains the largest continuous area of ancient laurel forest in the world, thriving on the steep mountain slopes. This radio broadcast relates the conservation success stories of the laurel pigeon and Madeira petrel that live there and of the Mediterranean monk seal in the waters off Madeira. The laurel pigeon is a bird which used to be hunted as a seed-eating pest ... Full description.