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Searching for One of Earth's Rarest Creatures
From: Peter Johnson
Series: THE AUTHOR'S CORNER ON PUBLIC RADIO, DECEMBER 2015
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Author William deBuys reads from his true account, The Last Unicorn: A Search For One Of Earth's Rarest Creatures (a sample of our 100-second daily...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2015
  • Length: 01:40
The Haunting Tale of Why Clara Barton's Memorial Was 60 Years In The Making
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Did Clara Barton's ghost commune with the living?, Credit: National Park Service/Clara Barton NHS
A so-called spiritual medium, Clara Barton’s so-called spirit, and the man whose dedication swayed him to fall for an elaborate swindle.

  • Added: Dec 07, 2015
  • Length: 07:20
205-Toy Asteroid
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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An asteroid small enough to fit under a basketball hoop makes frequent approaches to Earth, our Moon, and Mars.

Bought by KRSC, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, WYAP and more


  • Added: Dec 03, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
Ears Underwater
From: Bethel Habte
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A research team at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is using underwater recorders to track the life, and increasingly, the DEATH, of coral ...

Bought by WABE, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 02, 2015
  • Length: 06:41
  • Purchases: 4
Where Have All the FEMA Trailers Gone?
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: FEMA trailer with bicycles. , Credit: Courtesy of Akasha Rabut
Ten years later and thousands of miles away, Hurricane Katrina lives on.

  • Added: Dec 02, 2015
  • Length: 27:58
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”.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, KSFR, Radio Baha'i, WLGI and more


  • Added: Nov 23, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 7
From Frogs To Wands of Destiny: The Invention of the Home Pregnancy Test
From: Mother
Caption: Meg Crane's home pregnancy test prototype, 1968., Credit: Courtesy of Bonhams.
Pregnancy tests weren't always the neat, little plastic wands we have in drug stores today.

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


  • Added: Nov 22, 2015
  • Length: 10:20
  • Purchases: 3
Economic Heresy: Herman Daly #113
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
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Robust economic growth has become the Holy Grail of public policy and politics. But some economists and many scientists have come to believe growth...

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, Bandon Community Radio, WMUU-LP, and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 17, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
200-Comet Showers
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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It is possible that showers of comets changed the course of life on Earth.

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KKRN, and KENW


  • Added: Nov 12, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 5
Life of the Law Episode #69: Bit of an Edge
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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In real life, the business of jury selection is a 400 million dollar industry. So in a world of high priced jury consultants what does a jury of ou...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2015
  • Length: 24:42
3D Bioprinter
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: A 3D printed coronary arterial tree. , Credit: Adam Feinberg Lab/Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering
3D printers can now create functional soft tissues like arteries.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Nov 01, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Buds on the Tracks: Prehistoric Plants Thrive in D.C.'s Subway
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Unbeknownst to most commuters, ferns grow at the Van Ness-UDC Metro station in Washington, D.C.., Credit: Andy Baldwin
What's the perfect environment for a fern species dating back 65 million years? Look no further than Washington, D.C.'s subway system.

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Oct 26, 2015
  • Length: 05:52
  • Purchases: 1
Martin J. Blaser, M.D., author of "Missing Microbes"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Blaser, a microbiologist and physician, discusses how the overuse of antibiotics is fueling our modern plagues.

  • Added: Oct 20, 2015
  • Length: 29:30
187-Ganymede's Layers
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Beneath it's frozen surface, Jupiter's largest moon may have conditions where life could exist.

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, WYAP, KKRN and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
182-Earth Life On Mars
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Amazingly, a tough organism found in Antartica on planet Earth has adapted to Mars like conditions.

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KKRN, and KENW


  • Added: Sep 10, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 5
Why do cats like to hang out in boxes?
From: North Country Public Radio
Series: Natural Selections
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For cats, the comfort zone is shaped like a box. Martha Foley and Curt Stager discuss why.

Bought by 91.7 WHUS Storrs


  • Added: Sep 08, 2015
  • Length: 04:38
  • Purchases: 1
What bees can teach us about building tiny drones
From: North Country Public Radio
Series: Natural Selections
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On this edition of Natural Selections Martha Foley and Curt Stager discuss how bee flight can help in the development of tiny drones.

  • Added: Sep 08, 2015
  • Length: 04:25
Bat Flight
From: North Country Public Radio
Series: Natural Selections
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On this edition of Natural Selections Martha Foley and Curt Stager discuss why bat flight differs so much from bird flight

  • Added: Sep 08, 2015
  • Length: 05:03
180-An Eternal One
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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View an object which is likely to last longer than the Earth and Sky.

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KKRN, and KENW


  • Added: Sep 03, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 5
Marmoset Baby Talk
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A new study suggests baby marmosets’ calls change as they grow up, overturning more than 50 years of conventional wisdom about primate vocalizations.

Bought by KENW and WLPR


  • Added: Aug 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
174-Fascinating Europa
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Conditions on one of Jupiter's moons, Europa, could be similar to those near hydrothermal vents on the Earth's ocean floor. Could there be living c...

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KKRN, and KENW


  • Added: Aug 12, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 5
Predator & Prey Pupils
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Differences in animals’ pupil shapes distinguish predators from prey.

Bought by KENW and WLPR


  • Added: Aug 08, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Plankton Eye
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Scientists take a close look at a single celled creature with a complex eye.

Bought by KENW and WLPR


  • Added: Jul 20, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2

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