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AMOS 17.007: The Cancer-Detecting Blood Test, 1/10/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Cancer-Detecting Blood Test

  • Added: Dec 21, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.008: Another Mystery of King Tut's Tomb, 1/11/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Another Mystery of King Tut's Tomb

  • Added: Dec 21, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.010: Why You Can't Knock Down a Clown, 1/13/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Why You Can't Knock Down a Clown

  • Added: Dec 21, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.005: Rejuvenating Your Skin, 1/6/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Rejuvenating Your Skin

  • Added: Dec 21, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 16.260: The First Broccoli, 12/29/2016
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The First Broccoli

  • Added: Dec 13, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 16.257: Whollydooleya Tomnpatrichorum: Newly Identified Flesh-Eating Marsupial, 12/26/2016
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Whollydooleya Tomnpatrichorum: Newly Identified Flesh-Eating Marsupial

  • Added: Dec 13, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 16.254: Basking Birds, 12/21/2016
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Basking Birds

  • Added: Dec 12, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 16.252: Staring Eyes and Swiveling Necks, 12/19/2016
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Staring Eyes and Swiveling Necks

  • Added: Dec 12, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 16.250: Manta Rays May Be Self-Aware, 12/15/2016
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Manta Rays May Be Self-Aware

  • Added: Dec 12, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
Marmoset Baby Talk
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A new study suggests baby marmosets’ calls change as they grow up, overturning more than 50 years of conventional wisdom about primate vocalizations.

Bought by KENW and WLPR


  • Added: Aug 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Predator & Prey Pupils
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Differences in animals’ pupil shapes distinguish predators from prey.

Bought by KENW and WLPR


  • Added: Aug 08, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Human-Induced Earthquakes
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: This house in central Oklahoma was damaged in 2011 by an earthquake caused by injection disposal wells deep below the ground., Credit: Brian Sherrod/USGS/Creative Commons License 2.0, via flickr
What’s behind the sudden surge in earthquakes in the middle of the United States?

Bought by KENW and WLPR


  • Added: Jun 13, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Alarm Call Mimics
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: A pied currawoong., Credit: Steve Igic
A tiny Australian bird sets off false alarms to fool predators.

Bought by KENW and WLPR


  • Added: Jun 05, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Organic Farming Economics
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A meta-analysis of organic farming profits indicates the practice makes economic sense.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jun 02, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Fatherless Fish
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: A juvenile smalltooth sawfish., Credit: (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission)
A critically endangered fish may be making up for to a lack of mates by reproducing without sex.

Bought by KENW and WLPR


  • Added: Jun 02, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Coffee, Tea & Climate Change
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Coffee, tea, and cocoa are just some of the crops that could be affected by rising carbon dioxide levels and temperatures brought on by climate cha...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: May 30, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Smart Bird Feeding
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
New research reveals that careless bird feeding can harm native species.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: May 04, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Playful Fish
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: A cichlid fish strikes a bottom-weighted thermometer that would immediately right itself. , Credit: (Ann Hawthorne)
Some fish appear to play with objects in their tanks.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 28, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Monarch Butterfly Genetics
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Monarchs in flight., Credit: Sonia Altizer
Scientists have identified the genetic underpinnings of monarch butterfly migration.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 09, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Saving Hawaiian Crows
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Hawaiian Crow, Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The Hawaiian crow is recovering from a devastating population crash, with help from us.

  • Added: Mar 17, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Wind Temperature
From: Susanne Bard
Piece image
Moving air feels colder than still air, but what does the thermometer say?

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Mar 11, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Crow Mobbing
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Crows form mobs to antagonize, intimidate and scare larger birds away.

  • Added: Jan 06, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Wildlife & Wind Power
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Wind turbines can be hazardous to birds., Credit: Andol/Wikipedia
A new GPS tracking system could warn wind power companies of oncoming birds in time to prevent deadly collisions.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2013
  • Length: 01:00