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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
Illegal dumping plagues Great Lakes and other waters
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Caribbean Princess
two cut-and-copies on illegal dumping, taken from a Here & Now interview with Great Lakes Today editor Dave Rosenthal

Bought by WXXI Rochester and WBFO


  • Added: Dec 07, 2016
  • Length: :21
  • Purchases: 2
Mini-tsunamis a hazard in the Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Lake Michigan, which has the most mini-tsunamis in the Great Lakes, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
Mini-tsunamis caused by thunderstorms happen more than 100 times annually in the Great Lakes, according to a new study led by researchers at the Un...

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WKSU, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WBFO and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2016
  • Length: 01:28
  • Purchases: 6
The man who turned off Niagara Falls
From: Great Lakes Today
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In 1969, the Army Corps of Engineers shut off the American side of Niagara Falls to study erosion. We interview the man who led that team.

Bought by KUSU, WCPN, WCMU Michigan, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WBFO


  • Added: Nov 23, 2016
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 5
Deadly currents -- why they hit the Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
Series: DANGEROUS WATERS
Caption: Silver Beach County Park in St. Joseph, Michigan, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
Since 2002, powerful currents in the Great Lakes have caused more than 150 drownings, researchers say. A look at the science behind the currents.

Bought by WVBI-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WRVO Public Media, WMUK, Delta College Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2016
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 9
Food Sleuth Radio, Keeve Nachman Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that industrial agricultural practices, such as the use of antibiotics and arsenic in poultry production, pose health risks to workers...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 29, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Garrett Broad Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that J. Edgar Hoover expressed concerns over the Black Panthers’ empowering community food programs? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jun 09, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Tuna became the 'go to' fish because it was cheap and plentiful. we look at the pitch for tuna.
From: Greenpeace Podcast
Series: Greenpeace Podcast Segments
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Joanna Solotaroff looks at the emotional connection with tuna, created by marketting. .

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 25, 2016
  • Length: 09:33
  • Purchases: 1
What to avoid to keep those organic veggies, organic.
From: Greenpeace Podcast
Series: Greenpeace Podcast Segments
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Why Ready Roundup from Monsanto is a very bad idea.Head of GPUS research explains

  • Added: Mar 24, 2016
  • Length: 03:56
Green Home Reno
From: Greenpeace Podcast
Series: Greenpeace Podcast Segments
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Veteran forest campaigner Richard Brooks shows how easy it is to go green when renovating.

  • Added: Mar 18, 2016
  • Length: 04:04
What is Dilbit?
From: Greenpeace Podcast
Series: Greenpeace Podcast Segments
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What exactly is in pipelines? (Dilbit plus)

  • Added: Mar 13, 2016
  • Length: 02:04
Renewable Energy in a Nuclear Neighbourhood & Suing Environmentalists
From: Greenpeace Podcast
Series: Greenpeace Podcast Segments
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Ontario's reliance on nuclear energy means renewable energy is happening on a community level. Suing environmentalists Suing environmentalists to s...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2016
  • Length: 06:42
What is a FAD or Fish Aggregating Device?
From: Greenpeace Podcast
Series: Greenpeace Podcast Segments
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Ocean campaigner Charlie Latimer tells us what a Fish Aggregating Device is and why using them to catch fish is ruining the oceans.

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Feb 18, 2016
  • Length: 02:01
  • Purchases: 1
Ears Underwater
From: Bethel Habte
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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
Buds on the Tracks: Prehistoric Plants Thrive in D.C.'s Subway
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Unbeknownst to most commuters, ferns grow at the Van Ness-UDC Metro station in Washington, D.C.., Credit: Andy Baldwin
What's the perfect environment for a fern species dating back 65 million years? Look no further than Washington, D.C.'s subway system.

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Oct 26, 2015
  • Length: 05:52
  • Purchases: 1
Bat Flight
From: North Country Public Radio
Series: Natural Selections
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On this edition of Natural Selections Martha Foley and Curt Stager discuss why bat flight differs so much from bird flight

  • Added: Sep 08, 2015
  • Length: 05:03
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
Bottle Bills in Colorado
From: Hannah Leigh Myers
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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
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