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Goats Learn from People
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Domestic goats learn to do a challenging task by watching humans do it first.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, KSFR, WLPR and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Pale Red Dot: A Planet Called Proxima b
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist’s impression of planet Proxima b., Credit: European Southern Observatory
The announcement was made just days ago. Co-discoverer Michael Endl tells us about the discovery of a roughly Earth-mass planet orbiting in the hab...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KMUD, KWMR, WMUU-LP, KFCF FM and more


  • Added: Aug 30, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Could the Soviet Union Have Won the Space Race?
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Scale rendering of the Soviet LK moon lander next to the US Lunar Module., Credit: Eberhard Marx
Space historian and policy expert John Logsdon joins Mat Kaplan for a fascinating conversation about how the US could have lost the race to the moo...

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  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Fisheries Recovery
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A new report finds that global fisheries could boost both sustainability and annual catch.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, WLPR , and KENW


  • Added: Apr 05, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Bread Mold Battery
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Could fungi be a key to safer and longer lasting lithium ion batteries?

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, WLPR , and KENW


  • Added: Mar 30, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Thirsty Bats
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
How do bats find water in the dark?

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  • Added: Mar 27, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Retrieving Lost Memories
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In a mouse model of early Alzheimer’s disease, scientists used light to trigger memories that the mice had forgotten.

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  • Added: Mar 27, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Critical Materials
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A government laboratory works to maintain supplies of some little-known metals.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KENW, and WLPR


  • Added: Mar 23, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Cactus Water Filter
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Cross-section of a prickly pear cactus, Credit: Susanne Bard
The drought-defying interior of the prickly pear cactus holds a secret to purifying water.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KENW, and WLPR


  • Added: Mar 23, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Disease Fighting Beer Hops
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Scientists are isolating and synthesizing the chemical compounds that make hops bitter, and studying their medicinal properties.

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  • Added: Mar 15, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
World Champion Dragonflies
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: The body and wings of the dragonfly Pantala flavescens have evolved in a way that lets the insect glide extraordinary distances on weather currents The body and wings of the dragonfly Pantala flavescens have evolved in a way that lets the insect glide ext, Credit: Greg Lasley
One species of dragonfly traverses vast oceans to breed.

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  • Added: Mar 08, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Insects vs. Birds
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The loud noise of insects causes some birds to delay the onset of their song in the morning.

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  • Added: Mar 01, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Interstellar Dreams: Kim Stanley Robinson's "Aurora"
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: “Aurora” is the latest novel from Kim Stanley Robinson, Credit: Orbit
Famed science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson is back with Aurora, a cautionary tale about just how difficult interstellar travel may be. Emil...

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  • Added: Mar 01, 2016
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 8
Why Are Plants Green?
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The dominance of green chlorophyll on Earth may have come after a more purple period.

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  • Added: Feb 29, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Dialects & Society
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
While the media affect our vocabulary, our accents are a product of our community.

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  • Added: Feb 19, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Female Songbirds
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Female house wrens sing to defend their nest sites from intruders.

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  • Added: Feb 19, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 7
Giant Armadillos
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: An extinct glyptodont., Credit: Carl Buell
DNA evidence reveals that the enormous armored glyptodont, an extinct South American mammal, was a close cousin to modern armadillos.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KENW, and WLPR


  • Added: Feb 19, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Gender Bias & Online Sales
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Buyers shell out a lot less on online auctions for when the seller is female.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KENW, and WLPR


  • Added: Feb 19, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Zero-G With OK Go!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: The carefully-planned madness and joy of OK Go’s Upside Down and Inside Out Zero-G Video Shoot, Credit: OK Go
Have you seen it? OK Go has gone where no band has gone before to make a music video. Mat talks with Damian Kulash and Tim Nordwind about the hazar...

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  • Added: Feb 16, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
Wine’s Fruity “Nose”
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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You can thank fruit flies for your favorite wine’s fruity “nose”.

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  • Added: Nov 23, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 7
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
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.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jun 27, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1