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Melting sea ice allows marine mammal species that were once isolated to intermingle – and share diseases.
- Added: Feb 25, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Drone aircraft could help teach endangered California condors where to find food.
- Added: Feb 25, 2014
- Length: 01:02
A Hawaiian bird faces extinction because its favorite food is threatened.
- Added: Feb 25, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Moderate exposure to UV sunlight may help control blood pressure.
- Added: Feb 01, 2014
- Length: 01:00
An experimental therapy to control peanut allergies may induce genetic changes in the immune system.
- Added: Feb 01, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Crows form mobs to antagonize, intimidate and scare larger birds away.
- Added: Jan 06, 2014
- Length: 01:00
An experimental treatment for bulimia nervosa may help restore connections within the brain that influence eating behavior in some patients.
- Added: Jan 02, 2014
- Length: 01:00
A new GPS tracking system could warn wind power companies of oncoming birds in time to prevent deadly collisions.
- Added: Dec 16, 2013
- Length: 01:00
Like the pioneers of the American West, the birds that are now settling the Arctic frontier in response to climate change aren’t necessarily the bi...
- Added: Dec 16, 2013
- Length: 01:00
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
Grapefruit can interact in potentially dangerous ways with a variety of prescription medications.
- Added: Aug 16, 2013
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 2
Bloomington has been named “#1 in the Nation among 124 Small Metros for High Tech Employment” by the Milken Institute, “Best Adventure Town” by Nat...
- Added: May 23, 2013
- Length: 07:45
A Indiana University researcher has been awarded a 1.15 million dollar grant to develop a blood test that could be used to determine if individuals...
- Added: Dec 04, 2012
- Length: 08:39
The human genome may be the best avenue to date in the battle against Alzheimer’s Disease. It is also the focus of the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroima...
- Added: Aug 09, 2012
- Length: 09:22
An IU School of Medicine cancer research team is in process of refining a new drug that would target the protein SHP2, a protein that contributes t...
- Added: Aug 02, 2012
- Length: 08:23
Bloomington is in the running for a year-long partnership with Code for America, a national service organization that assigns "tech" talent to loca...
- Added: Jul 13, 2012
- Length: 09:02
About 12 percent of women develop breast cancer. But years of studies have shown that for female flight attendants, nurses, factory workers, and ot...
Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Jul 09, 2012
- Length: 02:32
- Purchases: 2
For those of us who will not be around 105 years from now, this is our last chance to see the planet Venus pass between earth and the sun. The astr...
- Added: Jun 05, 2012
- Length: 08:19
John D. Shearer is an artist from Indiana that won his battle over a rare form of brain cancer. His multi-media show entitled “I’m Too Young For Th...
- Added: May 31, 2012
- Length: 09:37
A recent audit of Monroe County’s energy use turned up a variety of ways the County could save money and energy - from replacing lights to institut...
- Added: Apr 24, 2012
- Length: 10:07
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
April Fool’s Day piece. New Hampshire hunters ‘discover’ 15,000 year old human remains. The finding leads to political discussion about replacing O...
- Added: Apr 01, 2009
- Length: 06:48
For centuries, the kava plant has played an important role in many Pacific Island cultures, where it's valued for its natural calming effects. In ...
- Added: Oct 02, 2007
- Length: 08:06
Why do humpback whales sing? Some researchers are trying to solve that mystery as they take you on a wild adventure in Hawaii. Experience some cl...
Bought by PRX Remix, Here and Now, 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station, The Nature Podcast, KRCC-FM and more
- Added: Mar 14, 2007
- Length: 09:49
- Purchases: 6
