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Fish-Eating Praying Mantises
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A giant insect gobbles up guppies – and other small animals.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, Spokane Public Radio, KENW, and WTIP


  • Added: Sep 25, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Songbird Culture
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Swamp Sparrow, Credit: Robert Lachlan
How a small songbird’s cultural traditions persist for more than a thousand years.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, Spokane Public Radio, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jun 30, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Geese vs. Hunters
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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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
AMOS 17.205: Why We Put Flowers in Water, 10/13/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Why We Put Flowers in Water

  • Added: Aug 28, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
Ancient Hawaiian Farmers Offer Lessons in Sustainability
From: Heidi Chang
Caption: Limahuli Garden and Preserve is set in a verdant tropical valley on the north shore of the Hawaiian Island of Kaua`i, Credit: Courtesy National Tropical Botanical Garden
Explore Limahuli Garden and Preserve on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, where scientists believe the legacy of ancient Hawaiian farmers can show the ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Apr 21, 2017
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 2
AMOS 17.079: Come Springtime, Thank Phytochromes, 4/20/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Come Springtime, Thank Phytochromes

  • Added: Feb 06, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.076: Natural Artificial Flowers, 4/17/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Natural Artificial Flowers

  • Added: Feb 06, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.054: What Is Fire?, 3/16/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
What Is Fire?

  • Added: Jan 24, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.030: Trees Know When Something Is Eating Them, 2/10/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Trees Know When Something Is Eating Them

  • Added: Jan 18, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
Homestead Radio Shorts
From: Julia Boorinakis Harper
Series: The Homestead Radio Hour
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Short "episodes" of The Homestead Radio Hour

  • Added: Apr 04, 2016
  • Length: 28:29
Tiny House Living Is More Than A Novelty
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Caption: PRX default Piece image
With a growing population and the cost of living on the rise, RadioActive reporters Julia Furukawa and Jack Paradise take a look into the world of...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2015
  • Length: 11:49
Sounds In The City: Can You Figure Them All Out?
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In this episode, Lola Garcia and Jack Paradise explore the world of sound through games, interviews, a sound collage and more. Listen and enjoy!

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 30, 2015
  • Length: 07:53
  • Purchases: 1
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 ...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jul 04, 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
Bombardier Beetle Engineering
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The secret behind a beetle’s ability to shoot rapid pulses of high temperature toxins.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: May 04, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Smart Bird Feeding
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
New research reveals that careless bird feeding can harm native species.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: May 04, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shape-Shifting Frog
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The skin of a newly discovered frog species transitions from spiny to smooth in a matter of minutes depending on its background.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Mar 27, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Monarch Butterfly Genetics
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Monarchs in flight., Credit: Sonia Altizer
Scientists have identified the genetic underpinnings of monarch butterfly migration.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 09, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Dead Ants & Wasp Nests
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: (A) Overview of a nest. Individual brood cells are separated by thin walls of soil material. (B) The nest is closed by a vestibular cell filled with dead ants. (C) Contents of a vestibular cell. (D) Female bone-house wasp. , Credit: Merten Ehmig (A, B), Michael Staab (C, D).
Bone house wasps place dead ants in their nests to ward off predators and parasites.

  • Added: Jul 06, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Edward Behr reads from 50 Foods: The Essentials of Good Taste (5/16)
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: MAY 2014
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100-second module, from our weekday readings for May. What are the Top 50?

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
Toxic Seeds & Birds
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Palila eating mamane., Credit: HarmonyonPlanetEarth/Flickr
A Hawaiian bird faces extinction because its favorite food is threatened.

  • Added: Feb 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Condor Culture
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: California Condor with chick. , Credit: Joseph Brandt/Pacific Southwest Region U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Captive-bred California Condors lack role models to show them how to survive in the wild. But wildlife biologists are there to help them navigate t...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
The Beat: Ahni Johnson-Jennings - "Can I Plant A Mango Seed"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Ahni Johnson-Jennings is a sixth grader at North Shore Community School near Duluth. She loves to garden, play basketball, and soccer. She's hoping...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 15, 2013
  • Length: 01:12
  • Purchases: 1
The Beat: Doris Stengel - "Vernon's White Onions"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Doris Stengel grew up on the North Dakota prairie, and then moved to the woods and lakes of Minnesota. She's been a high school teacher and has men...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2013
  • Length: 02:19
Pet Friendly Gardening
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A fact filled weekly reminder to all pet owners of the things that you can be doing for your pets. Your host Fagan Sanchez is a member of SPOT (Sav...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2013
  • Length: 02:14