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Poison Frogs
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Why don’t poison frogs poison themselves?

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, and KENW


  • Added: Oct 01, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Pumpkin Toadlet Hearing
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Tiny orange frogs called pumpkin toadlets can’t hear their own calls.

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  • Added: Oct 01, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Sizing Up Extinction
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Being the “right-size” helps protect species from extinction.

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  • Added: Sep 19, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Guide Dog Success
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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What predicts a puppy’s later success as a guide dog?

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, KENW, and WLPR


  • Added: Aug 11, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Whale Genes & Diet
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A genetic difference between the two types of whales that could partially explain why some became so gigantic.

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Social Mouse Aggression
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A social upbringing can offset the activity of a mouse’s attack circuit.

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Water Bear DNA
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Studying tardigrades’ DNA to learn what makes them so tough.

Bought by WMMT, WTIP, and KENW


  • Added: Jul 29, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Bored Animals
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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An animal welfare researcher calls the study of the biological basis of boredom in animals.

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Algae bloom forecast looks bad for Lake Erie
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Algae bloom, 2011 , Credit: NASA
Harmful algae blooms generally begin to hit the lake in late July, and are triggered mainly by nutrient runoff from farms in the region. Toxins fro...

Bought by WCMU Michigan, WXXI Rochester, WKSU, WCPN, and WBFO


  • Added: Jul 13, 2017
  • Length: :57
  • Purchases: 5
Rising Seas in Silicon Valley
From: Generation Anthropocene
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Sea level rise is a global concern, and on the whole, policy and funding for mitigation aren’t keeping pace. Today on Gen Anthro, producer Isha Sal...

Bought by KWMR and KRZA


  • Added: Jul 05, 2017
  • Length: 10:52
  • Purchases: 2
Drumming Cockatoos
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Researchers discover that cockatoos use sticks and seed pods to drum out rhythms on tree limbs.

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  • Added: Jul 02, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Great Lakes mayors break with Trump on climate change
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Mayor Paul Dyster, Credit: WBFO file photo
Mayors from the Great Lakes region are gathering this week in Montreal. And from that meeting comes a major announcement about climate change.

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  • Added: Jun 15, 2017
  • Length: 01:17
  • Purchases: 8
Ancient Hawaiian Farmers Offer Lessons in Sustainability
From: Heidi Chang
Caption: Limahuli Garden and Preserve is set in a verdant tropical valley on the north shore of the Hawaiian Island of Kaua`i, Credit: Courtesy National Tropical Botanical Garden
Explore Limahuli Garden and Preserve on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, where scientists believe the legacy of ancient Hawaiian farmers can show the ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Apr 21, 2017
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 2
Trump budget cuts Great Lakes restoration, Sea Grant programs
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Donald Trump, Credit: Nick Castele/ideastream
The proposal now moves to Congress, where Great Lakes Senators and Representatives on both sides of the aisle have pledged to fight back and try to...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, North Country Public Radio, WMUK, WKSU and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2017
  • Length: 01:27
  • Purchases: 7
Great Lakes groups lobby Congress for funding
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Tim Eder, executive director of the Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes advocacy groups are meeting with members of Congress this week to shed light on the region’s priorities.

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan, WMUK, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 13, 2017
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 7
Proposed EPA budget cuts 97% from Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Lake Erie, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
When the Trump Administration reveals its proposed budget for 2018, it might include a 97 percent cut to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a ...

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WMUK, WILL, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Mar 03, 2017
  • Length: 01:26
  • Purchases: 6
Great Lakes group calls for rebuilding campaign
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: A combined sewer over flow in Avon Lake, Ohio's Heider Creek, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
The Great Lakes Commission, a binational group, released its annual list of priorities, which includes recommendations to improve and rebuild water...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, North Country Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WRVO Public Media, WMUK and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2017
  • Length: :58
  • Purchases: 8
Great Lakes ice cover remains low this winter
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Great Lakes ice coverage from 1973 to 2016, Credit: NOAA
Every day, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration measures the amount of ice that covers each of the Great Lakes. So far this winter,...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WBFO, WCMU Michigan, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 13, 2017
  • Length: 01:10
  • Purchases: 7
Birdsong Warm-Ups
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Songbirds, like people, may need to warm up their voices before they sing.

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  • Added: Feb 06, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 7
Great Lakes shipping slumped in 2016
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: The SS Calumet on the Cuyahoga River, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
The Welland Canal closed in December and the Soo Locks will close January 15, which marks the end of shipping season for most vessels on the Great ...

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


  • Added: Jan 13, 2017
  • Length: :49
  • Purchases: 4
Thousands of plastic bags and other trash collected from Great Lakes basin
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: ANGELICA A. MORRISON / A used water bottle floats in a creek in the Great Lakes watershed. , Credit: ANGELICA A. MORRISON
The Alliance for the Great Lakes and its volunteers address the issue of plastic pollution along the Great Lakes basin. This year they've collected...

Bought by WSKG, WCMU Michigan, North Country Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCPN and more


  • Added: Dec 13, 2016
  • Length: 01:36
  • Purchases: 7
U.S., Canada to change Lake Ontario water levels
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Lake Ontario Shoreline, Credit: Joe deSousa, Flickr
Officials in the United States and Canada have approved a plan to allow the level of Lake Ontario to fluctuate more -- a change that has been oppos...

Bought by WSKG, WRVO Public Media, WCPN, WXXI Rochester, and WBFO


  • Added: Dec 08, 2016
  • Length: 01:23
  • Purchases: 5
Mild year for Lake Erie algae blooms
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Western Lake Erie on September 20,2016 , Credit: NASA
The 2016 algae bloom on Lake Erie was mild compared to last year, thanks to a dry spring that limited runoff from farms.

Bought by WSKG, WXXI Rochester, and WBFO


  • Added: Nov 03, 2016
  • Length: 01:03
  • Purchases: 3
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.

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  • Added: Oct 17, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6