USGS CoreFacts
By USGS CoreFacts Team
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Podcast Description
CoreFacts offers quick science Q & A, every week, from the USGS. Questions are about everything from minerals in fireworks to avian flu, and answers are short and sweet. To subscribe visit www.usgs.gov/podcasts. CoreFacts is short on time and big on science.
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1 |
Special Announcement: CoreFacts Being Discontinued | A special announcement regarding the USGS CoreFacts podcast series. | 8/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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2 |
What can I do to be prepared for a landslide? | Listen to hear the answer. | 7/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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3 |
What type of sounds do cicadas make? | Listen to hear the answer. | 7/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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4 |
How is water cleaned? | Listen to hear the answer. | 7/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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5 |
Can my dog or cat get West Nile Virus (WNV) by eating an infected animal? | Listen to hear the answer. | 7/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Why should people in the Eastern United States be concerned about earthquakes? | Listen to hear the answer. | 6/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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7 |
What is tuff? | Listen to hear the answer. | 6/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How did Asian swamp eels get here? | Listen to hear the answer. | 6/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How far did the ash from Mount St. Helens travel? | Listen to hear the answer. | 6/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What is a supervolcano? | Listen to hear the answer. | 6/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What can I do to be prepared for a landslide? | Listen to hear the answer. | 5/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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12 |
Why do salmon die after they spawn? | Listen to hear the answer. | 5/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What is the National Map? | Listen to hear the answer. | 5/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Why is Yellowstone called Yellowstone? | Listen to hear the answer. | 5/5/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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15 |
Were dinosaurs social animals? | Listen to hear the answer. | 4/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What is a "lava dome"? | Listen to hear the answer. | 4/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What is the difference between intensity scales and magnitude scales? | Listen to hear the answer. | 4/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How many giant eruptions have occurred in Yellowstone National Park and how large were they? | Listen to hear the answer. | 4/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What are the differences between low pathogenic and highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses and how are influenza viruses gro | Listen to hear the answer. | 3/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Does the Earth's magnetic field affect human health? | Listen to hear the answer. | 3/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 20 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Discontinued
Weakly done. Perhaps they can improve, but even the short (one minute) podcasts were not worthwhile.
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