A resource on Aesop's "The Fisher and the Little Fish" is off the hook! Learn what happens when a small fish implores for its freedom, promising to return when it can be a more delectable meal, with an audio version of the fable and a...

What happens when a whale bites off more than he can chew? Rudyard Kipling's classic story "How the Whale Got His Throat" was originally part of his 1903 Just So Stories, and is featured as an audio story to accompany a transcript of the...

Enjoy an engaging reading of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid" with a three-part audiobook. The first part of the emotional tale takes listeners under the sea to follow the little mermaid's journey above water to explore the...

Listen to the final part of a three-part audiobook featuring Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale "The Little Mermaid." Intrigued listeners hear the conclusion to the little mermaid's choice of living an immortal life under the sea or...

Crabs are simultaneously well protected and exceedingly vulnerable. But how did they get that way? Listen to Rudyard Kipling's "The Crab That Played with the Sea" to find out more about Pau Amma, Pusat Tasek, and the story of crabs'...

Add a 20-minute audiobook titled "The Missing Bunny" to your spring curriculum. Find out what happens when a monkey named Theo is framed when the Easter Bunny goes missing, but thanks to a helpful police dog, is set free and claimed...

Join the director of the NanoTech Institute as he shares details of the discovery of using sewing thread and fishing line to make artificial muscles.

Maurizio Porfiri designed a robotic fish that attract real fish. Now he's trying to understand why.

It swims and can lead a school of fish -- but it's a robot.

Eating fish is good for you - unless the fish contains the heavy metal mercury. [28 mins. 40 secs.]

Clearing and staining gobies, stingrays, and sharks has revealed to scientist Adam Summers critical data, as well as the beauty of each fish's unique form.

Cold-water fish and snow-dwelling insects have evolved antifreeze proteins to avoid icing up. This natural antifreeze also keeps the ice out of some ice creams.

Evolutionary biologist Neil Shubin takes us through the evolutionary story of how the human body evolved from our fish and reptilian ancestors.

Researchers linked higher blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids to a higher risk of prostate cancer. [11 mins. 52 secs.]

Steps taken to curb overfishing around the world may be beginning to show results. [6 mins. 20]

Adam Summers of the University of Washington's Friday Harbor Labs details how the northern clingfish takes the art of suction to new heights.

An interview with Laurel Neme, the author of Animal Investigators, and experts from the US Fish and Wildlife Service. They discuss the field of animal forensic science and what animal investigators do. Aired May 1, 2009 [35:35]

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...

Researchers linked daily nut consumption to a lower risk of dying from major chronic diseases. Find out some of the major findings.

Researchers believe that hunting and fishing regulations run counter to natural patterns of evolution, and have impacted the rate of evolutionary change in animals subject to human predation. Aired Jan. 16, 2009 [12:29 min]

Underwater digital tags show humpback whales use bubbles to trap schools of fish.

It's one of the biggest, fastest, and warmest fish in the sea -- and it's also one of the most sought after, and one of the most threatened. In this segment, Ira and guests talk tuna.

How can fish, birds, or bees coordinate their behavior -- and how does that group behavior apply to humans?

The hagfish or "slime eel" shoots out slime containing silk-like fibers of remarkable strength. [1 min. 40 secs.]