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Prehistoric Sloth Hunting
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Footprints reveal an encounter between human hunters and the now extinct giant ground sloth.

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


  • Added: May 05, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Dino Tracks
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A slab of rock reveals what appears to be traces of a dinosaur dance party.

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  • Added: Mar 01, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
FAIR-MINDED RAVENS
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Researcher Jorg Massen with hand-raised ravens., Credit: (Photo courtesy of Jorg Massen)
Ravens, like humans, remember who has treated them fairly.

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
No Bite Mosquitoes
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Understanding the genes behind mosquitoes’ biting behavior.

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Museum seeks WWII Navy pilots
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: A plane recovered from Lake Michigan, Credit: John Davies
To accompany a documentary screening, the National Museum of the Great Lakes is searching for Navy pilots who trained on Lake Michigan during World...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan, WKSU, and WBFO


  • Added: Nov 02, 2016
  • Length: 01:14
  • Purchases: 4
Ears Underwater
From: Bethel Habte
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A research team at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is using underwater recorders to track the life, and increasingly, the DEATH, of coral ...

Bought by WABE, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 02, 2015
  • Length: 06:41
  • Purchases: 4
Bottle Bills in Colorado
From: Hannah Leigh Myers
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Colorado is one of many states that has tried to create a cash for recycling program, or bottle bill. However, opposition from some surprising sour...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2015
  • Length: 06:31
Defining "Local" in Colorado
From: Hannah Leigh Myers
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A look at the broad use and various meanings of the term "local" on Colorado products

  • Added: Jul 10, 2015
  • Length: 04:53
Russians Buckle Up
From: Julia Barton
Caption: The NGO "Road Safety Russia" has been using photos like this to promote child car seat use., Credit: Road Safety Russia
A lot of people die on Russian roads. But things are getting better thanks to better enforcement and a clever public service ad campaign.

  • Added: Jun 23, 2014
  • Length: 04:48
UV Light & Blood Pressure
From: Susanne Bard
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Moderate exposure to UV sunlight may help control blood pressure.

  • Added: Feb 01, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Peanut Acclimation
From: Susanne Bard
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An experimental therapy to control peanut allergies may induce genetic changes in the immune system.

  • Added: Feb 01, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Crow Mobbing
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Crows form mobs to antagonize, intimidate and scare larger birds away.

  • Added: Jan 06, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Lost Maritime Cultures: China and the Pacific
From: Heidi Chang
Caption: Excavating sites like this one in China link China's ancient seafarers with people throughout the Pacific, Credit: Bishop Museum
The origin of people living on islands throughout the Pacific has been a mystery for years. Now some archaeologists in Hawaii believe they have th...

  • Added: May 12, 2009
  • Length: 05:10