Science Update

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Science Update is the daily, one-minute radio feature of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS0. Broadcast nationally since 1988, Science Update covers research in all areas of science, from aardvarks to zygotes and even, on rare occasions, aardvark zygotes. We also answer listener questions phoned into our toll-free line 1-800-WHY-ISIT (4748) or emailed from our website, www.scienceupdate.com. Stories come from major scientific journals including Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physics Review Letters and Science magazine, as well as major scientific conferences and the results of our reporters snooping around labs.

Series

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117 Pieces

Science Update is a daily, 60-second feature covering the latest science news in a fun, accessible style. This multi-award winning show has been on the air nationally since January of 1988.


Pieces

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Understanding the genes behind mosquitoes’ biting behavior.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, and KENW


  • Added: Dec 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Learning about how the human body moves from anatomically accurate humanoid robots.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, and KENW


  • Added: Dec 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Some rodents have an impaired ability to sense the cold, allowing them to hibernate in winter.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, and KENW


  • Added: Dec 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Scientists develop a device that can purify genetic material from any organism right in the field.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, and KENW


  • Added: Dec 13, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
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These mysterious single-tusked denizens of the Arctic have a paradoxical response to danger.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, and KENW


  • Added: Dec 13, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Orangutans living in captivity are much more curious than their wild counterparts.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, KENW, and WLPR


  • Added: Nov 20, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
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Time of day, along with our internal body clock, could affect how fast our wounds heal.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, KENW, and WLPR


  • Added: Nov 20, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
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Africanized “killer” honeybees in central and south America are known for their bellicose nature. But not in Puerto Rico.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, and KENW


  • Added: Nov 20, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Sheep can recognize human faces.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, and KENW


  • Added: Nov 12, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Geese are holing up in the big city during the winter to avoid hunters.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, and KENW


  • Added: Nov 07, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4