National Science Education Standard: C Life Science Grades 9 to 12
A rockfish reserve
An unusual partnership is brewing in the waters off Southern Oregon, and it might just make all the difference for a group of magnificent little fish.
[audio:https://coseenow.net/podcast//2011/11/OG52final.mp3]
Only one ocean
Steve Van Zandt goes by Solar Steve when he’s writing songs and performing with the Banana Slug String Band. The group’s based in Santa Cruz, California, and they make music about science and conservation.
[audio:https://coseenow.net/podcast//2011/07/og51.mp3]
An imminent thaw
In the Bering Sea, ice is everything. It controls the life, the people living there, and the climate. So what’s happening now that the thickness and the quality of that ice is deteriorating?
[audio:https://coseenow.net/podcast//2010/11/og46.mp3]
MBARI: A seaside sequel
The waters off Monterey, California are rich fodder for scientists and educators alike. And MBARI’s just the place to forge the collaborative connections between those two groups.
[audio:https://coseenow.net/podcast//2010/10/og45.mp3]
ROVers over and under
Rovers and remotely operated vehicles are hulking beasts on land. But in the ocean, they glide gracefully through the water and along the seafloor, and they’re crucial in surveying the watery deep.
[audio:https://coseenow.net/podcast//2010/10/og44.mp3]
Thunnus thynnus
What it’s like to be eyeball to eyeball with a fish the size of a Volkswagen.
[audio:https://coseenow.net/podcast//2010/09/og43.mp3]
California’s ocean
Up and down the coast of California, abalone farmers, bar pilots and environmentalists — among others — are staking their profits, well being, and peace of mind on real-time ocean data.
[audio:https://coseenow.net/podcast//2010/09/og42.mp3]
A diary of dirt. Un cuento sobre el clima.
Our planet Earth lays down a record of its climate on the seafloor in certain parts of the world. All you have to do is know how to read it.
[audio:https://coseenow.net/podcast//2010/08/og41.mp3]
A field of green
The thinnest blanket of life fans out just beneath the ocean’s surface. For Margaret McManus, that blanket means an insatiable curiosity and some very late nights at sea.
[audio:https://coseenow.net/podcast//2010/06/og37.mp3]
Music from the bottom of the food chain
Guess what kind of organism this is: There are billions of them in every bucket of the salty sea, some of them glow, and some are responsible for killing more people every year than sharks. Give up? Have a listen.
[audio:https://coseenow.net/podcast//2010/05/og36.mp3]
