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Butterfly-Inspired Surgery Camera
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A camera based on the complex eye of the morpho butterfly could improve cancer surgeries.

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


  • Added: Apr 08, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Bowhead Whale Songs
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Bowhead whale and calf., Credit: (NOAA/National Ocean Service)
The songs of Arctic bowhead whales are constantly changing.

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  • Added: Apr 08, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Flipping Economics on Its Head: Kate Raworth #219 (Encore)
From: Citizen-Powered Media
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No civilization should head out into the world without “Doughnut Economics” in its survival kit. With her modernized thinking, economist Kate Rawor...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2018
  • Length: 28:30
Ocean Plastic to Energy
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Technology for turning plastic trash into energy could keep the garbage out of the ocean.

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  • Added: Mar 30, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Venomous Mammal
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Scientists decode the genome of a rare, primitive mammal with a venomous bite.

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  • Added: Mar 20, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Ghost Fishing
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Researchers use sonar to locate lost fishing gear that harms sealife.

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  • Added: Mar 20, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Clean Fish Learn Better
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: A wrasse "cleans" a larger fish. , Credit: Simon Gingins
Reef fish make better decisions when smaller fish keep them clean.

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  • Added: Mar 13, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
441-Carson's Pair
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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My Catalina Sky Survey teammate Carson Fuls was observing, in the constellation Lynx, with our Schmidt telescope on Mt. Bigelow, Arizona , when wit...

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  • Added: Mar 08, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
439-Big and Close
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A large asteroid approached Earth from the direction of the Sun with little advanced warning.

Bought by KENW, WTIP, KKRN, KUPR low power FM, and WLPR


  • Added: Mar 01, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 5
Rock Water
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Earth's bedrock helps many forests survive drought.

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  • Added: Mar 01, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Age Defying Bats
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Age-defying bats are providing clues into the prevention of diseases of old age.

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  • Added: Feb 24, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Neanderthal Art
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Sophisticated cave art in Spain may be the work of Neanderthals.

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  • Added: Feb 24, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Sea Urchin Hideaways
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Purple sea urchins grow to fit perfectly inside cavities that they create themselves. , Credit: Mike Russell (CC BY)
Sea urchins carve out their own homes in the rock with their teeth.

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  • Added: Feb 24, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
438-Bright Darkness
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Most of the humans on planet Earth have never witnessed that the natural night sky is not dark; but rather it is alive with it's own lights. See fo...

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  • Added: Feb 22, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
Pigeon Bioindicators
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Pigeons serve as indicators of lead levels in city neighborhoods.

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  • Added: Feb 20, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Coral Reef Plastic
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Plastic garbage triggers disease in coral reefs.

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  • Added: Feb 06, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
432-Close Space Rocks
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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In 2017 the Catalina Sky Survey discovered 17 space rocks that can come closer than the communication satellites to the surface of planet Earth. Fo...

Bought by KENW, WLPR , KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, WVBI-LP, WTIP and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
Bacterial Sonar
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Using ultrasound to see deep within with the mammalian gut with genetically engineered bacteria.

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  • Added: Jan 20, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Seismic Array
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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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
AMOS 18.033: Cold Water at the Bottom of a Lake, 2/14/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Cold Water at the Bottom of a Lake

  • Added: Jan 02, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
Viral Infection Detection
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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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
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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
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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
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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