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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
AMOS 17.215: Appetite Increases When Eating in Front of a Mirror, 10/27/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Appetite Increases When Eating in Front of a Mirror

  • Added: Sep 05, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.214: Human Activity Affects Space Weather, 10/26/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Human Activity Affects Space Weather

  • Added: Sep 05, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
Whale Genes & Diet
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
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
Piece image
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
AMOS 17.177: Packs and Porters on Mount Everest, 9/5/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Packs and Porters on Mount Everest

  • Added: Jul 18, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
Drumming Cockatoos
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
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
AMOS 17.120: The Surprising Way Babies Learn, 6/16/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Surprising Way Babies Learn

  • Added: Apr 06, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.110: Amazing Roaches, 6/2/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Amazing Roaches

  • Added: Mar 20, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.108: Tuskless Elephants May Soon Be the New Norm, 5/31/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Tuskless Elephants May Soon Be the New Norm

  • Added: Mar 20, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.105: Contagious Violence, 5/26/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Contagious Violence

  • Added: Mar 14, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.102: Can Plants See?, 5/23/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Can Plants See?

  • Added: Mar 14, 2017
  • Length: 02:00