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What's a CoreFact?

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.

Huh? What's a Podcast?

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

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You can subscribe to CoreFacts via RSS feed¹ (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.

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