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Early Spring
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Spring is arriving early to North American wildlife refuges because of climate change.

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  • Added: Sep 14, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Noise-Canceling Brain Circuit
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Two areas of our brain communicate to filter out the noise caused by our own movements.

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  • Added: Sep 14, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Cooling Wetlands
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Marshes could help cool off of increasingly hot summer conditions.

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  • Added: Sep 08, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Solar & Wind Power for the Sahara Desert
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Merzouga, Morocco Sahara desert camel trek, Credit: Evaldas Liutkus/Flickr/CCO
Solar and wind farms would provide abundant electricity to the Sahara desert, and result in increased rainfall and vegetation as well.

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  • Added: Sep 08, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Queen Bees
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: What sets a worker apart from a queen bee?, Credit: maggiedurch/Pixabay
The diet of baby bees activates genes that turn some into workers and others into queens.

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  • Added: Aug 27, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Fast-Living Fish
From: Science Update
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An animal that grows up, reproduces and dies of old age in just a few weeks.

  • Added: Aug 18, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
Cancer-Resistant Elephants
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Researchers discover the genetic basis for elephants’ resistance to cancer.

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  • Added: Aug 18, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Birdsong Dreams
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Zebra finches
Researchers have discovered that when songbirds dream, the vocal muscles they use for singing become active.

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  • Added: Aug 14, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Edible Crickets & Gut Health
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Edible crickets could improve gut health.

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  • Added: Aug 14, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
AMOS 18.178: Ravens: Avian Einsteins, 9/5/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Ravens: Avian Einsteins

  • Added: Aug 03, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
Dogs & Human Emotions
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Our shared history has shaped how dogs respond to our emotions.

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  • Added: Jul 26, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Smart Houseplants
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Houseplants, Credit: Pixabay
Could genetically engineered houseplants protect our homes?

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  • Added: Jul 22, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Resilient Salamanders
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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New research shows that salamanders are more adaptable to warming temperatures than was thought.

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  • Added: Jul 15, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Cancer vs. Cancer
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Turning cancer cells into cancer-fighting machines.

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  • Added: Jul 15, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Orangutan Resilience
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: An orangutan mother and infant in heavily disturbed landscape dominated by oil palm plantations in the Lower Kinabatangan floodplain, Malaysia Borneo. , Credit: (HUTAN KOCP Kinabatangan Orang-utan Conservation Programme)
Orangutans may be more resilient to human disturbance than once thought.

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  • Added: Jul 08, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
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AMOS 18.174: Multiple Discovery, 8/30/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Multiple Discovery

  • Added: Jul 03, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.173: Why Does My Arm Hurt after a Flu Shot?, 8/29/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Why Does My Arm Hurt after a Flu Shot?

  • Added: Jul 03, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.172: Cottonmouth, 8/28/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Cottonmouth

  • Added: Jul 03, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.170: Exploding Ants, 8/24/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Exploding Ants

  • Added: Jul 03, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.169: The Twin Within, 8/23/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Twin Within

  • Added: Jul 03, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.167: The Great Opal Gemstones of Coober Pedy, 8/21/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Great Opal Gemstones of Coober Pedy

  • Added: Jul 03, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.160: Germs on Planes, 8/10/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Germs on Planes

  • Added: Jul 02, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.154: Long-lived Sea Species, 8/2/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Long-lived Sea Species

  • Added: Jul 02, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
Small Town Archaeology
From: Science Update
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A town square offers a trove of archaeological discoveries.

  • Added: Jun 30, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
Songbird Culture
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Swamp Sparrow, Credit: Robert Lachlan
How a small songbird’s cultural traditions persist for more than a thousand years.

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  • Added: Jun 30, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6