All Pieces for Susanne Bard

 
Predator & Prey Pupils
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Differences in animals’ pupil shapes distinguish predators from prey.

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  • Added: Aug 08, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Plankton Eye
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Scientists take a close look at a single celled creature with a complex eye.

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  • Added: Jul 20, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Bats & Pitcher Plants
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The echo of a pitcher plant helps bats find safety and helps the plant get food.

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  • Added: Jul 12, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Rose Scents
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Extraction of rose scents,, Credit: A. Cheziere/Université Jean Monnet
When it comes to their scent, not all roses are created equal. Now researchers have identified the gene responsible for how fragrant a flower will ...

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  • Added: Jul 04, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Wolves & Monkeys
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: An Ethiopian wolf among a herd of grazing gelada monkeys., Credit: © Jeff Kerby
An unusual relationship has formed between Ethiopian wolves and gelada baboons.

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Reversing Addiction
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Hitoshi Morikawa., Credit: University of Texas, Austin
Could a drug erase the memories that keep addicts coming back for more?

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Parrot Mimicry Circuit
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Disco the talking parakeet., Credit: Courtesy of Judy Bolton
A newly discovered brain structure in parrots hints at new mechanisms in brain evolution.

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Trouble with R
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Ricture Alphabet of Birds, 1874, Credit: Public Domain, via flickr
The letter “R” is one of the hardest sounds we learn to pronounce; now scientists think they’ve identified what makes it so tricky.

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  • Added: Jun 19, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Tissue Regeneration
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A single drug may help regenerate lost or damaged tissue.

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  • Added: Jun 13, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Human-Induced Earthquakes
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: This house in central Oklahoma was damaged in 2011 by an earthquake caused by injection disposal wells deep below the ground., Credit: Brian Sherrod/USGS/Creative Commons License 2.0, via flickr
What’s behind the sudden surge in earthquakes in the middle of the United States?

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  • Added: Jun 13, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Wi-Fi Power
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
New microelectronic devices may get their energy through Wi-Fi signals.

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  • Added: Jun 13, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Animal Oceanographers
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Narwhals breaching,, Credit: Glenn Williams/NIST/Public Domain, via Wikipedia
While going about their daily routines, marine animals outfitted with sensors can collect data on ocean conditions in places that would be dangerou...

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  • Added: Jun 13, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Historical Speech Acoustics
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Pericles' Funeral Oration., Credit: Philipp von Foltz/1852
How did historical leaders once address crowds of thousands, unaided by modern amplification

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  • Added: Jun 05, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Alarm Call Mimics
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: A pied currawoong., Credit: Steve Igic
A tiny Australian bird sets off false alarms to fool predators.

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  • Added: Jun 05, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Your Viral History
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A new diagnostic test identifies a patient’s entire viral history with just a pinprick of blood.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jun 05, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Infidelity & Breadwinning
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
People who are financially dependent on their spouse June be more likely to cheat on them.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jun 02, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Organic Farming Economics
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A meta-analysis of organic farming profits indicates the practice makes economic sense.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jun 02, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Fatherless Fish
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: A juvenile smalltooth sawfish., Credit: (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission)
A critically endangered fish may be making up for to a lack of mates by reproducing without sex.

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  • Added: Jun 02, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Coffee, Tea & Climate Change
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Coffee, tea, and cocoa are just some of the crops that could be affected by rising carbon dioxide levels and temperatures brought on by climate cha...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: May 30, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Natural Insect Repellents
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Chemists come up with new ways to copy nature’s insect repellents.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: May 23, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1

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