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AMOS 18.146: Antarctic Microbes Eat Air, 7/23/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Antarctic Microbes Eat Air

  • Added: Jun 13, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.142: A Lost Strain of Rice Is Found Again, 7/17/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
A Lost Strain of Rice Is Found Again

  • Added: Jun 13, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.141: Cooking with Wine, 7/16/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Cooking with Wine

  • Added: Jun 13, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.140: Alcohol in Pie...and Fried Fish?, 7/13/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Alcohol in Pie...and Fried Fish?

  • Added: Jun 13, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.138: Discovering a New Organ: The Interstitium, 7/11/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Discovering a New Organ: The Interstitium

  • Added: Jun 13, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
Prehistoric Sloth Hunting
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
Footprints reveal an encounter between human hunters and the now extinct giant ground sloth.

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


  • Added: May 05, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Whale Skull Hearing
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
Some whales hear with their entire skulls.

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


  • Added: May 05, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Baseball on the Moon
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: The Moon., Credit: Susanne Bard
Could a well-thrown baseball sail from the moon’s surface into orbit?

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, Radio Catskill, WTIP, KRZA and more


  • Added: Apr 08, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 7
Butterfly-Inspired Surgery Camera
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
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.

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


  • Added: Apr 08, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Ocean Plastic to Energy
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
Technology for turning plastic trash into energy could keep the garbage out of the ocean.

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


  • Added: Mar 30, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Dino Tracks
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
A slab of rock reveals what appears to be traces of a dinosaur dance party.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, and KENW


  • Added: Mar 01, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Rock Water
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
Earth's bedrock helps many forests survive drought.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, and KENW


  • Added: Mar 01, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Neanderthal Art
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
Sophisticated cave art in Spain may be the work of Neanderthals.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, and KENW


  • Added: Feb 24, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Seismic Array
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
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
FAIR-MINDED RAVENS
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Researcher Jorg Massen with hand-raised ravens., Credit: (Photo courtesy of Jorg Massen)
Ravens, like humans, remember who has treated them fairly.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, and WTIP


  • Added: Dec 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
No Bite Mosquitoes
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
Understanding the genes behind mosquitoes’ biting behavior.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, and KENW


  • Added: Dec 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Male Mammoths
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
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
Bird Play & Tools
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
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
AMOS 17.258: Goldfish Make Alcohol to Live without Oxygen, 12/27/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Goldfish Make Alcohol to Live without Oxygen

  • Added: Oct 06, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.256: Enduring Roman Concrete, 12/25/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Enduring Roman Concrete

  • Added: Oct 06, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.252: Thinking About Picking Up an Instrument?, 12/19/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Thinking About Picking Up an Instrument?

  • Added: Oct 06, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.239: The End of the World, 11/30/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The End of the World

  • Added: Sep 21, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.234: Why Cannibalism Is Sometimes a Good Thing, 11/23/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Why Cannibalism Is Sometimes a Good Thing

  • Added: Sep 21, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.233: Taste and Touch vs. Sight and Sound, 11/22/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Taste and Touch vs. Sight and Sound

  • Added: Sep 21, 2017
  • Length: 02:00