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Seismic Array

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

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

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

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

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.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, and KENW

Added: Dec 13, 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.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, and KENW

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.

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

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.

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

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

Sizing Up Extinction

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

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

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, and KENW

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

Whale Genes & Diet

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

A genetic difference between the two types of whales that could partially explain why some became so gigantic.

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

Added: Jul 29, 2017
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 5

Social Mouse Aggression

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

A social upbringing can offset the activity of a mouse’s attack circuit.

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

Added: Jul 29, 2017
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 5

Water Bear DNA

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

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

An animal welfare researcher calls the study of the biological basis of boredom in animals.

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

Added: Jul 29, 2017
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 5

Drumming Cockatoos

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

Researchers discover that cockatoos use sticks and seed pods to drum out rhythms on tree limbs.

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

Added: Jul 02, 2017
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 5

Birdsong Warm-Ups

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

Songbirds, like people, may need to warm up their voices before they sing.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, KSFR, WLPR and more

Added: Feb 06, 2017
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 7

Episode 15: Acre for Acre - The Fight For Strawberry Field

From: KRCC-FM
Series: Wish We Were Here

On this episode of Wish We Were Here, we take a close look at all sides of a controversial land deal and that bitterly divided the Colorado Springs...

Added: Jun 20, 2016
Length: 58:58

Storks & Junk Food

From: Susanne Bard

Storks in Europe are forgoing migration to Africa because of the ready availability of human food from landfills.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KENW, and WLPR

Added: Mar 20, 2016
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 3

Buds on the Tracks: Prehistoric Plants Thrive in D.C.'s Subway

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: Unbeknownst to most commuters, ferns grow at the Van Ness-UDC Metro station in Washington, D.C.., Credit: Andy Baldwin

What's the perfect environment for a fern species dating back 65 million years? Look no further than Washington, D.C.'s subway system.

Bought by WABE

Added: Oct 26, 2015
Length: 05:52
Purchases: 1

Marmoset Baby Talk

From: Susanne Bard

A new study suggests baby marmosets’ calls change as they grow up, overturning more than 50 years of conventional wisdom about primate vocalizations.

Bought by KENW and WLPR

Added: Aug 15, 2015
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 2

Predator & Prey Pupils

From: Susanne Bard

Differences in animals’ pupil shapes distinguish predators from prey.

Bought by KENW and WLPR

Added: Aug 08, 2015
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 2

Human-Induced Earthquakes

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: This house in central Oklahoma was damaged in 2011 by an earthquake caused by injection disposal wells deep below the ground., Credit: Brian Sherrod/USGS/Creative Commons License 2.0, via flickr

What’s behind the sudden surge in earthquakes in the middle of the United States?

Bought by KENW and WLPR

Added: Jun 13, 2015
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 2

Alarm Call Mimics

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: A pied currawoong., Credit: Steve Igic

A tiny Australian bird sets off false alarms to fool predators.

Bought by KENW and WLPR

Added: Jun 05, 2015
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 2

Organic Farming Economics

From: Susanne Bard

A meta-analysis of organic farming profits indicates the practice makes economic sense.

Bought by WLPR

Added: Jun 02, 2015
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 1

Fatherless Fish

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: A juvenile smalltooth sawfish., Credit: (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission)

A critically endangered fish may be making up for to a lack of mates by reproducing without sex.

Bought by KENW and WLPR

Added: Jun 02, 2015
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 2

Coffee, Tea & Climate Change

From: Susanne Bard

Coffee, tea, and cocoa are just some of the crops that could be affected by rising carbon dioxide levels and temperatures brought on by climate cha...

Bought by WLPR