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August 30th, 2012
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Some 60 million American households now keep at least one pet. Most favor cats or dogs, though the ranks of exotic pet owners are growing.

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This week on Culture Queue, we focus on codes and the keys to cracking them. We start with producers Noel Clark and Mitch Skinner discovering how t...

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Kermit the Frog always said, “It’s not easy being green.” But like him, another group of actors has discovered it can be popular. Especially with c...

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Ok, so here’s a quick quiz for you. What does U.S.D.A. stand for? Right: the United States Department of Agriculture! Now, what do they do? Gotcha!

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Let’s hear it for “agrichar”! Why? First, because agrichar is a carbon byproduct of pyrolysis, a process that involves heating crop waste in the a...

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Remember mowing your grandparent’s lawn with a push mower? Back then, the older generation had push mowers. Everyone else was into power. Muscle c...

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If you think songbird songs are wonderfully complex, you’re going to find this story simply amazing. Until recently, researchers knew little about ...

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WTIP's Bob Carter chatted recently with Michael Perry, Wisconsin author and humorist, about his latest book, "Visiting Tom." In it, Perry shares st...

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This episode has NO "conventional" wisdom, but you'll hear music with more about life's realities than anything heard at both political convention...

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When it comes to discovering sources of renewable energy, Penn State engineering professor Bruce Logan is outstanding in his field. A corn field, ...

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Bluegrass veteran Del McCoury talks about the choreography of playing bluegrass — in front of just one or two mics.

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Prairie birds of a feather flock together -- but not like they used to. That's the finding of Kimberly With, a biology professor at Kansas State Un...

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Bird watching can be pretty intense. Some birdwatchers travel deep into the Amazon to spy the exquisite Quetzal, or battle surf off the coast of th...

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Mom used to say we should eat everything on our plate. Turns out, she might’ve been right—but for a different reason. A new study from the Universi...

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Jet propulsion doesn't always make you fast...Take, for example, the Antarctic scallop.

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Why did the salamander cross the road? The same reason that would motivate most creatures: To have sex, of course. While people can use crosswalks,...

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Crispy noodles: They're tasty, and...fuel-efficient! That is, if someday we're driving hydrogen-fueled cars.

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On top of everything else ailing Mother Earth these days, apparently she’s got gas. Lots of it.

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Contrary to what you might think, “green chemistry” is not used to make that “gooey, drippy, oozy, cold and clammy stuff” called “Green Slime” that...

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For thousands of years, people have celebrated successful harvests. And today, many celebrations are held on or near the Harvest Moon, which occur...

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