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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
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Crows form mobs to antagonize, intimidate and scare larger birds away.

  • Added: Jan 06, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Space Crafty
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
Caption: Cameron Smith testing out his homemade, hand-sewn space suit, Credit: Julie Sabatier
The maker movement is taking off and the private space industry is booming right now. So, naturally, some fearless do-it-yourselfers are crafting t...

Bought by WDBM, Marfa Public Radio, Hark!, New Hampshire Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Jul 12, 2013
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 7
Backpacks... for Dragonflies?
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Dragonfly wearing a "telemetry backpack"
Why itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny backpacks may be the key to understanding how animals capture prey.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 1
Why TIME Magazine Shows Attachment Parenting is Going Mainstream, Not Extreme
From: Tennessee News Service
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Are you mom enough? That's the question being posed to mothers across Tennessee and the nation this week by a controversial TIME...

  • Added: May 21, 2012
  • Length: 02:08
The House That Beer -- and Pyrophobia -- Built
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: There's quite a story behind D.C.'s first fireproof residence..., Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/josepha/2977738045/
After losing a home and two breweries to fire, one German beermaker vowed not to let history repeat itself... and built an extraordinary house that...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 09, 2011
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
Sound & Vision: Why Deaf People See Differently
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: The secret behind Gallaudet's circular classrooms lies in something called "visual attention.", Credit: Gallaudet University
Deaf people don't see better... they see differently.

Bought by KVNF, New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 28, 2011
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 4
Iraqi Labor Unions
From: War News Radio
Caption: Iraqi workers stack up bricks in a brick factory on the outskirts of Najaf, Credit: Associated Press
We learn about labor movements in Iraq.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2010
  • Length: 09:46
American Soldier Missing in Action
From: War News Radio
Caption: Ahmed Altaie, a reserve soldier from Ann Arbor, Michigan, was kidnapped while visiting his wife in downtown Baghdad., Credit: Associated Press
We hear about an American soldier missing in action.

  • Added: Dec 03, 2010
  • Length: 09:12
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