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The skin of a newly discovered frog species transitions from spiny to smooth in a matter of minutes depending on its background.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Mar 27, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Mining in Minnesota has been going on for decades, but today, economic and environmental issues are raising important questions about the industry....

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2015
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Yaupon tea is brewed from the leaves of Ilex vomitaria., Credit: Mary Vaux Wolcott
Can you get a caffeine fix without growing your carbon footprint?

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  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos inhabit the rainforests of New Guinea., Credit: (Liquid Ghoul/Wikipedia)
Tree kangaroos hop up trees instead of swinging through them like monkeys.

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  • Added: Oct 28, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Isaac Cann, Credit: L. Brian Stauffer
Human gut microbes could break down grasses into sugars for biofuel production.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 09, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Researchers are developing a technique to attack cancer cells with animal venoms.

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  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
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A new hypothesis ties domestication in mammals to “cute” physical features.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Jul 21, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Hawaii’s birds face multiple threats, but one small thrush on the island of Kaua’i is a success story – so far.

  • Added: Jul 06, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: (A) Overview of a nest. Individual brood cells are separated by thin walls of soil material. (B) The nest is closed by a vestibular cell filled with dead ants. (C) Contents of a vestibular cell. (D) Female bone-house wasp. , Credit: Merten Ehmig (A, B), Michael Staab (C, D).
Bone house wasps place dead ants in their nests to ward off predators and parasites.

  • Added: Jul 06, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
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Olive oil may help protect the cardiovascular system against the ill-effects of air pollution in cities.

  • Added: May 21, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Smilodon fatalis, Credit: Sergiodlarosa/Wikipedia
New research sheds light on physical adaptations that allowed saber-tooth cats to hunt prey.

  • Added: May 17, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Like skydivers, some animals don’t need wings to maneuver in the air. , Credit: Douglas S. Smith/Wikipedia
Some animals took to the skies long before the advent of wings.

  • Added: May 03, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
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Beaked whales set the record for the deepest and longest dives of any marine mammals.

  • Added: Apr 05, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
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March 27, 2014 marked the 50th Anniversary of the Good Friday Earthquake in Alaska. What was that day like for teens and young people living in Anc...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 07:41
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March 27, 2014 marked the 50th Anniversary of the Good Friday Earthquake in Alaska. What was that day like for teens and young people living in Anc...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 04:09
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Satellites and unmanned aircraft could help shed light on the lives of one of the world’s most elusive eagles.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Sea turtle, Credit: Copyright Caroline Rogers
A global perspective is needed to cut down on the unintentional casualties of commercial fishing.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Elephants respond to Maasai male playback., Credit: courtesy of Graeme Shannon
Elephants can discriminate between human voices that pose a threat to their safety and those that do not.

  • Added: Mar 15, 2014
  • Length: 01:01
Caption: The Tsaobis Baboon Project in Namibia., Credit: Alecia Carter/Tsaobis Baboon Porject, CC-BY
Shy baboons are less likely to put what they learn from watching others to use.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Young satellite tagged loggerhead turtle released off the southeast Florida coast., Credit: Jim Abernethy/NMFS Permit 1551
Scientists are using satellites to track the mysterious migrations of young sea turtles.

  • Added: Mar 09, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Grey Seal., Credit: (Mateusz Wlodarczyk/Wikipedia)
Melting sea ice allows marine mammal species that were once isolated to intermingle – and share diseases.

  • Added: Feb 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
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Drone aircraft could help teach endangered California condors where to find food.

  • Added: Feb 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:02
Caption: Dragonfly wearing a "telemetry backpack"
Why itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny backpacks may be the key to understanding how animals capture prey.

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  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 1
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Brent Sicard, President and CEO of Lueken’s Village Foods grocery stores, announced plans for the local chain to grow and sell its own produce, as ...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2013
  • Length: 20:16