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Our World Archive — April 2006

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Featured on our 29 April program

4px blue bullet  Birds trained in human language-like syntax
4px blue bullet  Wetlands challenged after Hurricane Katrina
4px blue bullet  Cloudsat, Calipso satellites launched
4px blue bullet  'Ask a Rocket Scientist' on our Website of the Week
4px blue bullet  Research Council urges action on particle physics
4px blue bullet  Remembering Biosphere 2

Our World 29 April 2006 (128k MP3 ~20MB)
Our World 29 April 2006 (32k MP3 ~5.2MB)

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Featured on our 22 April program

4px blue bullet  Survey: health care workers may stay home in pandemic
4px blue bullet  Pet sentinals for avian flu
4px blue bullet  Health Issues plague New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
4px blue bullet  Observe Earth Day with our Website of the Week
4px blue bullet  Science satellites set to study clouds and their effect on weather
4px blue bullet  Physicists' showdown: one universe or many

Our World 22 April 2006 (128k MP3 ~20MB)
Our World 22 April 2006 (24k MP3 ~3.8MB)

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Featured on our 15 April program

4px blue bullet  Cheaper way to produce malaria drug artemisinin
4px blue bullet  Fossil discovery may be another link in the evolutionary chain
4px blue bullet  Flood protection in New Orleans as hurricane season nears
4px blue bullet  Giveaways keep things out of landfills on our Website of the Week
4px blue bullet  1906 San Francisco disaster gave jolt to earthquake science
4px blue bullet  Videotape at 50

Because of persistent problems with the automated system for creating Our World audio files, the usual options are not available this week. If you regularly access these audio files, you will know this is not an isolated problem. We apologize for the inconvenience and are working on a permanent solution, which may either be a robust and reliable automation system or a limited menu of audio options. In the meantime, we hope that these two choices will meet your listening needs:

Our World 15 April 2005 MP3 high quality (128k stereo, ~20mb)
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Featured on our 8 April program

4px blue bullet  Fossil evidence of the 'Missing Link'
4px blue bullet  Building replacement organs
4px blue bullet  Choosing wisest value in health care spending
4px blue bullet  Americans less satisfied with their health care system
4px blue bullet  Abbreviations explained PDQ on our Website of the Week
4px blue bullet  Hollywood sells movies online
4px blue bullet  New bid to solve Africa's soil crisis

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Featured on our 1 April program

4px blue bullet  A promising avian flu vaccine has some downsides
4px blue bullet  Smart kids' brains look different
4px blue bullet  Perils of megadoses of vitamins
4px blue bullet  NASA reinstates asteroid mission
4px blue bullet  Poetry on our Website of the Week
4px blue bullet  A wetlands report sparks controversy
4px blue bullet  Researching the impact of violent video games

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