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A CoreFact is a weekly audio podcast from the USGS that asks and answers a natural science question. When you subscribe to CoreFacts, episodes will be automatically downloaded to your computer as soon as they're available.

A podcast is an audio (e.g. mp3) or video file (e.g. mpeg) that can be played on a mobile media player (i.e. Apple iPod) ¹ or personal computer. ²

You can subscribe to CoreFacts via RSS feed   ¹ (click for details), or you can listen to individual CoreFacts by selecting the play button next to the episode you’re interested in. When you subscribe to CoreFacts, each episode will automatically download to your computer as soon as they become available. Some specific instructions can be found on our Adding a Podcast page.

¹ Make sure you have the right software to download CoreFacts from a computer to your mobile media player—this software usually comes with the player.
² To play CoreFacts on your computer, you will need media player software such as: iTunes, Windows Media Player, or Real Media Player.

Most computers already have media player software installed—check with your computer administrator to see if you’re already set up for CoreFacts!

Every episode is transcribed and can be viewed in the Show Details section. All links to Web sites or data referenced in the show are included.