SciFri Radio: Agriculture

SciFri Radio: Eco-Boat Breaks Speed Record
We'll talk with the skipper of a bio-fueled powerboat named Earthrace, which just broke the record for circumnavigation of the globe.

SciFri Radio: The Scoop on Soil
Soil may be good for growing things in -- but it's also an important player in climate change. We'll talk with a soil scientist about the...

SciFri Radio: More
How do population, natural resources, and women's rights all intersect? We'll talk about population and reproduction through the ages, and its...

SciFri Radio: New Government Report Tackles Global Warming Effects
Climate change is already affecting U.S. water resources, agriculture, land resources, and biodiversity, according to a new report published this...

SciFri Radio: The Dry Sahara
What made the Sahara Desert go dry -- and is there any water there left to be found?

SciFri Radio: Eat Local? Or Eat Differently?
When it comes to greenhouse gas emissions, what you eat may be more important than where that food comes from, a new study finds.

SciFri Radio: Salty Water for Better Tomatoes?
Researchers report that growing cherry tomatoes in salty water can make them tastier and richer in antioxidants.

SciFri Radio: Better Agriculture through...Charcoal?
Researchers presenting work at the American Chemical Society meeting say that adding charcoal to soil may provide a big boost to agriculture.

SciFri Radio: Arctic 'Doomsday' Seed Vault Opens
A frozen vault containing samples of seeds from around the world has begun accepting seeds for storage. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault aims to...

SciFri Radio: Biofuels
What's going on in biofuels beyond ethanol from corn? In this hour, Ira and guests talk about different types of biofuels, including biodiesel from...

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Particles of Science

Berry Power

New research explains why cranberry juice may ward off urinary tract infections. The berry beverage was shown to prevent disease-causing bacteria from attaching to urinary tract cells in the body.

This Just In

Baseball players beware: Maple baseball bats do not out-perform ash bats at the plate, according to SciFri's baseball bat experts Brian Boltz and Lloyd Smith. Ash bats wear down differently than maple--but neither bat hits the ball farther. Listen

Tweets from Mars

Mars addict? Read the latest mini-updates from the Mars Phoenix Lander through Twitter. Get your fix here.

Talking about Climate

Montclair State University hosted a panel called "The Environment and Sustainability, the Next 100 Years"--watch Ira, Michael Oppenheimer and others sound off on climate change.

SciFri Newsbriefs: Agriculture

Newsbrief: Lousey Death
Pink salmon populations are careening towards collapse--but this time fishing isn't the cause.

Newsbrief: Urban Agriculture in Milwaukee - Growing Power
A farm within the Milwaukee city limits? We take a tour of Growing Power, an organization focused on sustainable urban agriculture.

SciFri Videos: Agriculture

Video: Gardening in Alaska
How do plants grow in the land of the midnight sun? Science Friday visited a greenhouse in Denali National Park to find out what it takes to...

Video: Bird of a Different Feather
Are all turkeys created equal? Maybe not. A growing number of Americans are forking over hundreds of dollars for "heritage turkeys" for their...

Video: Your Video: Blue Dog Greens
Travel to Bangor, Michigan to meet organic farmer Dennis Wilcox. Find out where those mixed baby greens come from. SciFri listener Brad Kennedy of...

Video: Dam Mania Strikes the Mekong
Dam-mania is striking the Mekong--the river that winds through six countries, from the Tibetan Plateau to Vietnam. China is leading the charge in...

Video: AAAS Video: The Art of Manure Digestion
Vidal Cortes explains the ins and outs of manure digestion. Cortes, a senior at the the University of California, Irvine, presented his research at...

Video: Cheese: Not the Same Mold Story
Science Friday investigates the secret life of cheese. We visited Hendricks Farms and Dairy in Telford, PA--home to award-winning cheese-maker...

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