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AMOS 17.083: Becoming Multicellular, 4/26/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Becoming Multicellular

  • Added: Feb 10, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
Episode 17: The Ents Of Melbourne
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Melbourne, Australia wanted its residents to help keep an eye on its trees. So they gave every tree an email address. But then the trees started to...

Bought by KUER, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KRZA


  • Added: Feb 08, 2017
  • Length: 15:20
  • Purchases: 3
Carbon Eating Microbes Make Fish Food
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Planet Watch
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Merc Martinelli and Brian Sefton, owners of Oak Bio, discuss their company's plans to use carbon from the atmosphere to create products like fish f...

Bought by KFOI Radio and WGRN-LP 94.1


  • Added: Feb 06, 2017
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 2
AMOS 17.079: Come Springtime, Thank Phytochromes, 4/20/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Come Springtime, Thank Phytochromes

  • Added: Feb 06, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
1. Turtle Island (Part I)
From: tenali hrenak
Series: Muddy Boots (2017)
Caption: Turtle Island, Credit: Aaron Paquette
Inspired by my time at Standing Rock, I wish to begin this series of episodes with an ode and celebration of our Mother Earth. In the words of Edwa...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2017
  • Length: 01:48:40
Cooling the Planet with Ocean Currents
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Planet Watch
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In this show we interview Dr. Alan Miller of "Cool it, Earth!", a company working to use ocean thermal energy technology (OTEC) to produce clean en...

Bought by KFOI Radio and WGRN-LP 94.1


  • Added: Feb 04, 2017
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
Sea Level Rise and the Future of Megacities
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Planet Watch
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Dr. Gary Griggs, Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz and director of the Institute of Marine Sciences talks abo...

Bought by KFOI Radio and WGRN-LP 94.1


  • Added: Feb 04, 2017
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 2
AMOS 17.074: Single Fish Female Seeks Good Father, 4/13/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Single Fish Female Seeks Good Father

  • Added: Feb 03, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.072: Old Faithful, 4/11/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Old Faithful

  • Added: Feb 03, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
The Cactus King
From: Mark Bramhill
Caption: Lyn's giant metal cactus towers over his plant nursery., Credit: Mark Bramhill, Houston, 2016.
Meet Lyn Rathburn: folk artist and cactus mogul.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 28, 2017
  • Length: 05:51
  • Purchases: 1
Photographer reveals "ghosts" of Lake Erie
From: Great Lakes Today
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Lakes are often portrayed as calm and serene environments, but Dave Sanford knows better. The Canadian photographer uses his pictures to reveal a m...

Bought by WCPN, WCMU Michigan, WXXI Rochester, North Country Public Radio, and WBFO


  • Added: Jan 10, 2017
  • Length: 01:13
  • Purchases: 5
AMOS 17.012: What Obesity and a Lack of Fatty Tissue Have in Common, 1/17/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
What Obesity and a Lack of Fatty Tissue Have in Common

  • Added: Jan 04, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.025: Giraffes Reveal a Secret: Four Species, Not One, 2/3/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Giraffes Reveal a Secret: Four Species, Not One

  • Added: Jan 04, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.018: The Sun Just Blew Up!, 1/25/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Sun Just Blew Up!

  • Added: Jan 04, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.014: The Movie Doesn't Stink, but the Audience Does, 1/19/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Movie Doesn't Stink, but the Audience Does

  • Added: Jan 04, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
Winter Life on a Great Lakes Island
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Delaware Avenue., Credit: Elizabeth Miller
Put-In-Bay, on an island in Lake Erie, is a summer destination for vacationers and tourists. But when winter comes and ferry service to the mainlan...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WCPN, WCMU Michigan, WKSU, and WBFO


  • Added: Dec 15, 2016
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 5
Gus' Wild Side: He is the walrus
From: WTIP
Series: Gus' Wild Side: Stories from Minnesota and Beyond
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In this edition of Gus' Wild Side, we learn about the marbled murrelet....and also hear about Gus and his wife's encounter with a biologist who see...

  • Added: Nov 17, 2016
  • Length: 05:52
Episode 14: It’s All Downwind From Here
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Sophie May grew up in Alaska, spending lots of time outside. But when it came time to explore the wilderness as an adult, she found out she had mor...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, KUER, KRZA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 16, 2016
  • Length: 14:59
  • Purchases: 4
10x10: Vernal Pools
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
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Outside/In takes you on a journey to a 10-x10 plot and uncover the secrets you’d never know to find. Today, a close up on a spot you may otherwise ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 21, 2016
  • Length: 11:21
  • Purchases: 1
Eat The Invaders: Lionfish
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
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This is Eat The Invaders - our occasional segment where we take a bite out of invasive species populations. On the menu today, one of the scariest,...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 21, 2016
  • Length: 16:07
  • Purchases: 1
Dogs sniff out pollution along Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Kenna checks a creek in Bridgman, Mich., Credit: Rebecca Thiele
Trained dogs are helping localities find leaky sewer pipes that are polluting Great Lakes tributaries.

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WRVO Public Media, WCPN, WCMU Michigan, and WBFO


  • Added: Sep 23, 2016
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 5
The Guestlist: Kurt Vile and Bobcat Goldthwait
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Guestlist With Sean Cannon
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Kurt Vile reveals his ultimate professional goal and discusses the first time he realized music could be his life. Comedian and director Bobcat Gol...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Aug 18, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Bizarre video attacks pesky bug in Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: In the video, the spiny water flea is depicted as an aggressive military general.
There are a lot of invasive species vying for the public’s attention, especially in the Great Lakes. So researchers trying to raise awareness about...

Bought by WCPN and WBFO


  • Added: Jul 29, 2016
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Live Feed Presents: Autumn Kid
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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We will visit with a Minneapolis based band “Autumn Kid” at Broken World Records. Two members of the band will share with us more about how they s...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2016
  • Length: 34:43
The Live Feed Presents: Little Fevers
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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KQAL’s Mohammed El-Rous talks with pop-rock band Little Fevers about their rise to success and most memorable moments on stage and they discuss the...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2016
  • Length: 29:59

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