The Traveler 
The monarch butterfly is the greatest marathon runner of the insect world. Each year in May hundreds of millions of them take off from their winter quarters in Morelia, Mexico to begin a perilously delicate 3000 mile journey north. With luck, three months later by the human calendar but three generations later in butterfly time, the Monarchs reach northern United States and southern Canada. In late summer their journey begins again, and they arrive back in their winter roosts around the time of the Mexican Day of the Dead in late November. And while the monarch butterfly is beautiful, it is also mysterious. We don't know how the monarchs know where to go. We have no idea how they navigate the annual route along identical flight paths, right down to nesting on the same trees in the same fields year after year. And we don't know how they pass on the knowledge of those routes to the future generations that make the return trip. Producer Chris Brookes takes us on an in-depth journey with the monarch butterfly, and looks at three factors that may be threatening its existence. [more]

The Evolution Boomerang 
As humans continue to make their imprint on Earth, they find they are making a noticeable difference in the evolution of different species. The Evolution Boomerang looks at the effect humans are having on insects, fish and certain kinds of bacterium, and how that evolution is in turn affecting humans.

Supported in part by the National Science Foundation.[more]

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Soundprint Awards
We're proud to congratulate this season's award winning producers:
The Busker and the Diva produced by Judith Kampfner won a Gold World Medal at the New York International Festivals.

Equity in Education: 50 Years After Brown, produced by Kathy Baron was awarded the 2005 Silver Reel Award for National Documentary by The National Federation of Community Broadcasters.

War and Forgiveness (Korean Sharing House/Holland's Black Page), produced by Judith Kampfner and Dheera Sujan, was named a 2005 Gracie Allen National Award Winner by the American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT) in the category of Outstanding Documentary Radio.

Educating Emily, produced by Jean Snedegar, and Who needs libraries?, produced by Richard Paul, received a Special Citation in the 2004 National Awards for Education Reporting by The Education Writers Association (EWA).

The Korean Sharing House, produced by Judith Kampfner recieved a Newswomen's Club Front Page Award