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AMOS 19.028: Dumb As a Dodo? Maybe Not, 2/7/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Dumb As a Dodo? Maybe Not

  • Added: Jan 14, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 19.015: How Fireflies Ward Off Hungry Bats, 1/21/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
How Fireflies Ward Off Hungry Bats

  • Added: Nov 12, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 19.012: Genetic Missing Link, 1/16/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Genetic Missing Link

  • Added: Nov 12, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.257: Maybe We Can't Terraform Mars?, 12/25/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Maybe We Can't Terraform Mars?

  • Added: Oct 22, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.240: Some Countries Navigate Better Than Others, 11/30/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Some Countries Navigate Better Than Others

  • Added: Oct 22, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.238: Exploring the "Twilight Zone" of the Ocean, 11/28/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Exploring the "Twilight Zone" of the Ocean

  • Added: Oct 22, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.235: The Fourth State of Matter, 11/23/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Fourth State of Matter

  • Added: Oct 22, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.233: Biohybrid Robots, 11/21/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Biohybrid Robots

  • Added: Oct 22, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
1918 Flu Pandemic Lessons
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: The 1918 influenza pandemic killed 50 million people., Credit: US Army
Scientists are learning from history’s most deadly pandemic.

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  • Added: Oct 19, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Wild Bird Song Learning
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
A new study shows that birds can learn from recordings in the wild.

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  • Added: Oct 19, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
AMOS 18.223: Complex Organic Molecules on Enceladus, 11/7/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Complex Organic Molecules on Enceladus

  • Added: Oct 02, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.217: Saying Hello to GJ273b, 10/30/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Saying Hello to GJ273b

  • Added: Oct 02, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
Noise-Canceling Brain Circuit
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
Two areas of our brain communicate to filter out the noise caused by our own movements.

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  • Added: Sep 14, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Cooling Wetlands
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
Marshes could help cool off of increasingly hot summer conditions.

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  • Added: Sep 08, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Solar & Wind Power for the Sahara Desert
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Merzouga, Morocco Sahara desert camel trek, Credit: Evaldas Liutkus/Flickr/CCO
Solar and wind farms would provide abundant electricity to the Sahara desert, and result in increased rainfall and vegetation as well.

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  • Added: Sep 08, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Queen Bees
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: What sets a worker apart from a queen bee?, Credit: maggiedurch/Pixabay
The diet of baby bees activates genes that turn some into workers and others into queens.

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  • Added: Aug 27, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Fast-Living Fish
From: Science Update
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An animal that grows up, reproduces and dies of old age in just a few weeks.

  • Added: Aug 18, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
Cancer-Resistant Elephants
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
Researchers discover the genetic basis for elephants’ resistance to cancer.

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  • Added: Aug 18, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Birdsong Dreams
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Zebra finches
Researchers have discovered that when songbirds dream, the vocal muscles they use for singing become active.

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  • Added: Aug 14, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Edible Crickets & Gut Health
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
Edible crickets could improve gut health.

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  • Added: Aug 14, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Dogs & Human Emotions
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
Our shared history has shaped how dogs respond to our emotions.

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  • Added: Jul 26, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Smart Houseplants
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Houseplants, Credit: Pixabay
Could genetically engineered houseplants protect our homes?

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  • Added: Jul 22, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Resilient Salamanders
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
New research shows that salamanders are more adaptable to warming temperatures than was thought.

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  • Added: Jul 15, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Cancer vs. Cancer
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
Turning cancer cells into cancer-fighting machines.

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  • Added: Jul 15, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Orangutan Resilience
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: An orangutan mother and infant in heavily disturbed landscape dominated by oil palm plantations in the Lower Kinabatangan floodplain, Malaysia Borneo. , Credit: (HUTAN KOCP Kinabatangan Orang-utan Conservation Programme)
Orangutans may be more resilient to human disturbance than once thought.

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  • Added: Jul 08, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5