Making the sands sing at Great Sand Dune...

<p>Most of us take listening to music or podcasts for granted. You can find them on your phone, in the car or just about anywhere you can imagine. But, have you ever wondered how those sounds were captured in the first place? To find out, Molly and Co-host Canyon shrink down and ... Show More

<p>We treat dogs like they're part of the family. But do they know they are a different species, or do they think they're just short, four-legged people?</p> <p data-encore-id="text">In this episode, canine cognition researcher Alexandra Horowitz helps us puzzle out this question ... Show More

<p>Today&rsquo;s episode is full of Mystery Sounds from around the world. Molly and co-host Rehema are joined by sonic explorer Thomas Rex Beverly, who travels the globe to capture the sounds of the natural world. He brings us some beautiful head-scratchers that really must be he ... Show More

Qu’est-ce qu’un nuage de sable ? Merci d’avoir posé la question ! En février 2021, à deux reprises, le ciel a changé de couleur pour devenir jaunâtre. Le 6 février, des Français de Lyon, Toulouse, ou encore Strasbourg s’affolaient sur les réseaux sociaux. La réponse n’a pas tardé ... Show More

<p>To flip through the photos that go with this gooptales story visit <a href= "https://gooptales.com/episodes/wasntme/?utm_source=libsyn&utm_campaign=episode-description"> gooptales.com/wasntme</a></p> <p>Wasntme is a Goop who immediately answers, "Wasn't me," to most questions, ... Show More

<p>From Lawrence of Arabia to Star Wars via tales of intrepid adventurers traversing lonely sand-swept landscapes, deserts have always had a powerful pull on the popular imagination. But if a desert is full of sand, where did all that sand come from in the first place? That is wh ... Show More

<p>Rediffusion (je reviens le 26 avril ;)</p><p>Le sable est un matériau indispensable à la construction. Les spécialistes de ce secteur alertent sur une possible pénurie de sable, alors que les déserts, et notamment celui du Sahara, en recèlent des réserves quasi inépuisables. A ... Show More

<p>Des Saoudiens qui achètent du sable... ça sonne un peu comme des Finlandais qui achèteraient de la neige !</p><p>Pourtant, ce pays du Golfe se livre bien à ce genre d'achats...</p><br><p>En rade de sable</p><br><p>On a peut-être tendance à l'oublier... mais le sable ne sert pa ... Show More

<p>Sand is so tiny and ubiquitous that it's easy to take for granted. But in his book <em>The World in a Grain</em>, author Vince Beiser traces the history of sand, exploring how it fundamentally shaped the world as we know it. "Sand is actually the most important solid substance ... Show More

White Sands National Park contains a geological rarity: the largest field of gypsum sand dunes anywhere on earth. The blinding white dunes stretch for miles in every direction, dazzling tourists, inviting selfies and sled rides.  But there’s much more to this park than meets the ... Show More

<p>Sand, we’re beginning to realize, is a non-renewable resource - and we are consuming it at a voracious pace. We use it in every construction project around the world and to create new land. And we’re wrecking the ecosystems we mine sand from.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ... Show More

<p>How is snow made and what’s it made out of?  Why is it white and sparkly?  Why do snowflakes look different? Can snowstorms have thunder? Why do some places, like mountains, get more snow than others? Answers to all of your questions about snow, with Seth Linden, who works for ... Show More