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The White House has been spewing some pretty foul policy lately. It can be difficult to identify something hopeful about our struggling planet. May...

Added: Jan 18, 2018
Length: 29:00

Seismic Array

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

An array of seismographs provides an unprecedented look at the earth beneath the United States.

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Added: Jan 05, 2018
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 5

Bonobo Bad Guys

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

Caption: Fizi, an adult male bonobo at Lola ya Bonobo sanctuary., Credit: Christopher Krupenye

One of our closest relatives, the bonobos, may have very different attitudes toward altruistic behavior in others.

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Added: Jan 05, 2018
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 5

Viral Infection Detection

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

A new test for viral infections promises cheaper and faster results.

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Added: Dec 30, 2017
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 5

Robotic Dancing Birds

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

Robotic birds help reveal which aspects of a pair’s coordinated song and dance are most important to an avian audience.

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Added: Dec 30, 2017
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 5

Alaskan Power Microgrids

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

Alaska leads the way to a more independent and renewable energy supply.

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Added: Dec 30, 2017
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 5

Water from Air

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

Water for the world’s most arid regions could come right out of the air.

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Added: Dec 23, 2017
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 3

Hibernation Adaptation

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

Some rodents have an impaired ability to sense the cold, allowing them to hibernate in winter.

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Added: Dec 23, 2017
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 4

Nucleic Acid Dipstick

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

Scientists develop a device that can purify genetic material from any organism right in the field.

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Added: Dec 13, 2017
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 4

Narwhal Great Escape

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

These mysterious single-tusked denizens of the Arctic have a paradoxical response to danger.

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Added: Dec 13, 2017
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 4

Sheep Face Recognition

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

Sheep can recognize human faces.

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Added: Nov 12, 2017
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 4

Geese vs. Hunters

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

Geese are holing up in the big city during the winter to avoid hunters.

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Added: Nov 07, 2017
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 4

Male Mammoths

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

Mammoths that left remains in Siberia were overwhelmingly male. Scientists want to know why.

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Added: Nov 07, 2017
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 4

Skin Tone Genes

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

The genetic origins of dark and light skin.

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Added: Oct 15, 2017
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 5

Bird Play & Tools

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

Birds, like humans infants, learn about the world around them through play.

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Added: Oct 15, 2017
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 5

Poison Frogs

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

Why don’t poison frogs poison themselves?

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Added: Oct 01, 2017
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 4

Pumpkin Toadlet Hearing

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

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

Ole Kaven + Julie Greene: Earthquakes and Solar Cooking

From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio

While the earth probably won’t shake the next time you turn on your gas stovetop, keep in mind it comes at a cost. This week on Sea Change Radio, w...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio

Added: Sep 27, 2017
Length: 29:40
Purchases: 1

Our Disposable Society: From Plastics to Prisons

From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio

Plastic and prisons: two of America’s most toxic habits. Happily there are people working to create alternatives. This week on Sea Change Radio we ...

Added: Sep 20, 2017
Length: 29:50

Sizing Up Extinction

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

Being the “right-size” helps protect species from extinction.

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Added: Sep 19, 2017
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 4

Aaron Huertas on the Purveyors of Disinformation

From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio

Disinformation. It sometimes manifests in theatrical shows of ignorance, like Senior Republican Senator James Inhoffe bringing a snowball to the Se...

Added: Sep 13, 2017
Length: 29:50

Daniel Kammen Spells Relief I-M-P-E-A-C-H

From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio

Recently, in response to the 45th president’s shameful mishandling of the incidents in Charlottesville, Virgina, UC Berkeley Energy Professor Danie...

Added: Aug 31, 2017
Length: 29:59

Guide Dog Success

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

What predicts a puppy’s later success as a guide dog?

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