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525-Collision
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The object which the 2.3 mile diameter Gault hit is likely to have been a third of a mile diameter space rock. This celestial crash left Gault with...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WLPR , KRWG and more


  • Added: Feb 02, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
519-Greg's Comet
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The discovery of a Jupiter family comet whose fate is to become a garden variety main belt asteroid.

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  • Added: Dec 22, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
The Response: Uneven Burns
From: Making Contact
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In the aftermath of Northern California’s Tubbs Fire in 2017, undocumented families found support outside of traditional disaster service agencies ...

Bought by KQED


  • Added: Nov 19, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
509-Close
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Until recently the discovery of very close approaching asteroids was rare, however, due to improvements in telescopes, cameras, and computers aster...

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  • Added: Nov 02, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
508-Quiet Sun
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Don't count on the decrease in solar activity to save you from human produced global warming, however something potentially important to you is hap...

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  • Added: Oct 28, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
507-Eric's Night
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Asteroid hunters are developing the equipment and skills which enable them to predict the impact of tiny space rocks. Thus in the future you may h...

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  • Added: Oct 28, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
506-Large PHA
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Recently my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Richard Kowalski was asteroid hunting in the constellation of Pegasus with our Schmidt telescope on Mt. Bi...

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  • Added: Oct 21, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
The 2017 Bee-Clipse
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: The 2017 total eclipse on August 21, 2017, Credit: Susanne Bard
The 2017 total solar eclipse captured the public imagination and taught kids about bees.

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  • Added: Oct 19, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
505-What A Night
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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To give you an idea of the celestial traffic in our neighborhood, on a recent clear night, using our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona, my C...

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  • Added: Oct 18, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
Living Planet 09/28/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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This week on the show: What happens when our water is contaminated, and who protects it? We meet the people cleaning our beaches, protecting our d...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KMUN, KUPR low power FM, and WFIU


  • Added: Sep 27, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 4
Living Planet 09/21/208
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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Living Planet: Earth, wind and fire - This week on the show: Preventing mining pollution in Brazil, wind power finally taking off in Lebanon, ...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KRZA, KMUN, KUPR low power FM, and WFIU


  • Added: Sep 20, 2018
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 5
Noise-Canceling Brain Circuit
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Two areas of our brain communicate to filter out the noise caused by our own movements.

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


  • Added: Sep 14, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Green Roof Birds
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Green roofs in New York City attract birds.

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  • Added: Sep 08, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Cooling Wetlands
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Marshes could help cool off of increasingly hot summer conditions.

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  • Added: Sep 08, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Solar & Wind Power for the Sahara Desert
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Merzouga, Morocco Sahara desert camel trek, Credit: Evaldas Liutkus/Flickr/CCO
Solar and wind farms would provide abundant electricity to the Sahara desert, and result in increased rainfall and vegetation as well.

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  • Added: Sep 08, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Speed of Life
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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The metaphor of the Tortoise and the Hare can be applied to the speed of life of animals of all sizes, according to new research.

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  • Added: Sep 01, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
GN_4.53_24HourHouse
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
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Building a house in 24 hours.

  • Added: Aug 24, 2018
  • Length: 02:30
The poison PFAS which is in most of us and wildlife!
From: Debra Grobman
Series: Green Under Pressure
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The stuff in Scotchguard and Teflon coatings is poisoning water supplies and never goes away It's even been found in animals on the North Pole! Wit...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2018
  • Length: 05:27
Edible Crickets & Gut Health
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Edible crickets could improve gut health.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, Spokane Public Radio, WTIP, WLPR and more


  • Added: Aug 14, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Smart Houseplants
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Houseplants, Credit: Pixabay
Could genetically engineered houseplants protect our homes?

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  • Added: Jul 22, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Happy Horses
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: What makes horses sontent?, Credit: (JACLOU-DL Pixabay)
Horses snort when they’re content.

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  • Added: Jul 22, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
480-A Large Visitor
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Statistically, asteroid hunters are thought to have discovered 90% of our potentially dangerous celestial neighbors greater than 1 KM in diameter. ...

Bought by KENW, WLPR , KSFR, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Jul 20, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
Ideal conditions lead to firefly boom
From: Great Lakes Today
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If you’ve noticed more fireflies lighting up your backyard, you’re not alone. WXXI’s Veronica Volk brings us this story about the little summer icon.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WVBI-LP, WSKG, WCPN, WNIJ and more


  • Added: Jul 18, 2018
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 8
Resilient Salamanders
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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New research shows that salamanders are more adaptable to warming temperatures than was thought.

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


  • Added: Jul 15, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
478-Comet Leonard III
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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My Catalina Sky Survey teammate Greg Leonard knew he had bagged his third comet when he spotted an unknown fuzzy object with a broad tail moving th...

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  • Added: Jul 13, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8