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A Year in the Lives of North American Owls
[embed]https://youtu.be/fbTZNLf4WE4[/embed] A conversation with Paul Bannick, conservation photographer and naturalist, about his new book Owl: A Year in the Lives of North American Owls. (Braided River, 2016) Transcript: Paul Bannick: Owls are pretty incredible. They transfix us, they get into our imagination. But yet they come out and are active...
03 December, 2016
The Water Lens
Video: https://youtu.be/akN6ec5AdAc Story Transcript: Heather McElhatton- I'm Heather McElhatton, and this is A Beautiful World. DeShawn Henry - I knew from day one I would feel joyful inside knowing we could help many people in developing countries and save lives. HM - That's Deshawn Henry. He's nineteen years old and...
05 June, 2016
How Astronauts Change After Seeing Earth From Space
[embed]https://youtu.be/yg0yjOcOWsM[/embed] The Overview Effect is a cognitive shift that affects some astronauts when they see the earth from space. Many say they no longer identify with a specific nationality or culture after seeing earth from outer space, instead they see themselves, and all citizens on earth,...
11 April, 2016
Ann Bancroft
[embed]https://youtu.be/Etuu5_TcgYw[/embed] Ann Bancroft to keynote White House Arctic Science Ministerial September 23, 2016 Story Transcript Heather McElhatton: I'm Heather McElhatton and this is a beautiful world. President Obama: "Now Climate Change is no longer an abstraction. It's not an issue we can put off for the future, it's happening now....
25 September, 2016
Pristine Seas
National Geographic and Explorer-in-Residence Dr. Enric Sala, who launched the Pristine Seas project to identify, survey, protect, and restore the last truly wild places in the ocean...
23 September, 2015
Wanted: Pets Allowed in Domestic Abuse Shelters
Story Transcript Heather McElhatton: I'm Heather McElhatton and this is a Beautiful World, bringing you inspirational stories from around the globe. Rita Garza: We really are promoting the re-definition of family. What it means to be a family, and in crisis how to stay together as a family? Heather...
15 June, 2016
Prince Died Today
Listen to the news of Prince breaking live on-air in Minneapolis, Minnesota on the morning of April 21st, 2016 with Heather McElhatton and a host of other crewmembers, fans and people who worked for Prince. "Prince died today. I got a call at noon to get...
04 May, 2016