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Month of October , 2007
Nicaraguan fishermen's special catch (6:15) October 31, 2007permalink
Poor fishermen along Nicaragua's Mosquito Coast are finding new wealth in the sea. They call it "white lobster." But it's really cocaine dumped overboard by passing drug smugglers. Anchor Aaron Schachter finds out more from photo-journalist Susan Schulman, who traveled to the Mosquito Coast to investigate.
For today's Geo Quiz we were looking for the Australian state where millions of wild pigs are posing a big problem for residents right now. The answer is Queensland. The BBC's Phil Mercer explains why the pigs are creating environmental havoc.
Global hit - folk metal (3:00) October 31, 2007permalink
Norwegian music journalist Lars Nedland explains how "folk metal" music was born in Scandinavia. Yes, it's a combination of heavy metal and folk, and it started when Scandinavian heavy metal musicians took an interest in their cultural past.