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Tracking Pain in the Brain
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Researchers make a map of the brain cells that transmit pain.

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  • Added: May 05, 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
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
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...

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  • 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
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
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
Hibernation Adaptation
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Some rodents have an impaired ability to sense the cold, allowing them to hibernate in winter.

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
418-Fireball II
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A thousand meteors brighter than the planet Venus enter the Earth's atmosphere every day. The record of one of them on your dash cam can reveal whe...

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  • Added: Dec 15, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
Narwhal Great Escape
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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These mysterious single-tusked denizens of the Arctic have a paradoxical response to danger.

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  • Added: Dec 13, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
416-Odd Ball
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A small asteroid soars into the lonely space high above and below the plane of our solar system.

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  • Added: Dec 07, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
415-Well Done
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A three football field sized asteroid survives on a harrowing path around our Sun.

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  • Added: Dec 07, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 5
Sheep Face Recognition
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Sheep can recognize human faces.

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  • Added: Nov 12, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Geese vs. Hunters
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Geese are holing up in the big city during the winter to avoid hunters.

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  • Added: Nov 07, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
403-Double Comet
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A strange object consisting of two mile diameter asteroids surrounded by a gas cloud is orbiting our Sun.

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  • Added: Oct 26, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6