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One species of dragonfly traverses vast oceans to breed.
Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KENW, and WLPR
- Added: Mar 08, 2016
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 3
The loud noise of insects causes some birds to delay the onset of their song in the morning.
Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KENW, WEZU, and WLPR
- Added: Mar 01, 2016
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 4
The dominance of green chlorophyll on Earth may have come after a more purple period.
Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KENW, WEZU, and WLPR
- Added: Feb 29, 2016
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 4
Female house wrens sing to defend their nest sites from intruders.
Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, KSFR, Radio Baha'i, WLGI and more
- Added: Feb 19, 2016
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 7
A research team at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is using underwater recorders to track the life, and increasingly, the DEATH, of coral ...
Bought by WABE, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and PRX Remix
- Added: Dec 02, 2015
- Length: 06:41
- Purchases: 4
Scientists take a close look at a single celled creature with a complex eye.
- Added: Jul 20, 2015
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 2
Colorado is one of many states that has tried to create a cash for recycling program, or bottle bill. However, opposition from some surprising sour...
- Added: Jul 10, 2015
- Length: 06:31
- Added: Jun 27, 2015
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
While going about their daily routines, marine animals outfitted with sensors can collect data on ocean conditions in places that would be dangerou...
- Added: Jun 13, 2015
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 2
Researchers look into whether the sounds produced by wind farms disturb some imperiled birds.
Bought by WLPR
- Added: May 23, 2015
- Length: 02:00
- Purchases: 1
Baleen whales have rubbery nerves that allow them to stretch to twice their length when they feed.
- Added: May 08, 2015
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 2
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
- Added: Nov 28, 2014
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Oct 28, 2014
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Oct 09, 2014
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Aug 12, 2014
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Jul 21, 2014
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
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
Bone house wasps place dead ants in their nests to ward off predators and parasites.
- Added: Jul 06, 2014
- Length: 01:00
New research sheds light on physical adaptations that allowed saber-tooth cats to hunt prey.
- Added: May 17, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Some animals took to the skies long before the advent of wings.
- Added: May 03, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Beaked whales set the record for the deepest and longest dives of any marine mammals.
- Added: Apr 05, 2014
- Length: 01:00
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
Shy baboons are less likely to put what they learn from watching others to use.
- Added: Mar 11, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Scientists are using satellites to track the mysterious migrations of young sea turtles.
- Added: Mar 09, 2014
- Length: 01:00
