Rock A Lingua
La Tierra, Lugares y Animales (Places and Wild Animals)
¡Esta tierra está enferma! Beginning Spanish learners learn more about the ways pollution affects rivers, forests, oceans, and the animals that live in these habitats with a catchy and informative song.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Great Salt Lake Is No 'Dead Sea'
Biologist Bonnie Baxter explains how Great Salt Lake was formed, and what it is like today. One half of the lake is much saltier, yet still supports microbes. These microbes, called halophiles, promise to give us insights into how to...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Tall Buildings a Cut Above the Rest
Architect Antony Wood discusses what makes a skyscraper great. Innovations include features that adapt to the environment, enrich the lives of their inhabitants, are sustainable, and are beautiful to look at. Aired June 22, 2012 [8:49min]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: From Atlantis to Antarctica
In this segment, we'll listen in on a phone call from Atlantis to Antarctica, to check in with researchers studying organisms that live in extreme environments: one group of scientists is working with the submersible Alvin, studying...