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AMOS 18.244: Warm-Blooded Opahs, 12/6/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Warm-Blooded Opahs

  • Added: Oct 22, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.243: Dementor Wasps Are Strange and Fascinating, 12/5/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Dementor Wasps Are Strange and Fascinating

  • Added: Oct 22, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.240: Some Countries Navigate Better Than Others, 11/30/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Some Countries Navigate Better Than Others

  • Added: Oct 22, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.238: Exploring the "Twilight Zone" of the Ocean, 11/28/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Exploring the "Twilight Zone" of the Ocean

  • Added: Oct 22, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.237: Flow, 11/27/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Flow

  • Added: Oct 22, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.235: The Fourth State of Matter, 11/23/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Fourth State of Matter

  • Added: Oct 22, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.233: Biohybrid Robots, 11/21/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Biohybrid Robots

  • Added: Oct 22, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.227: Why Do Salmon Leap?, 11/13/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Why Do Salmon Leap?

  • Added: Oct 22, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
1918 Flu Pandemic Lessons
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: The 1918 influenza pandemic killed 50 million people., Credit: US Army
Scientists are learning from history’s most deadly pandemic.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, KRZA, WMMT, WLPR , WTIP and more


  • Added: Oct 19, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Wild Bird Song Learning
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
A new study shows that birds can learn from recordings in the wild.

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  • Added: Oct 19, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
The 2017 Bee-Clipse
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: The 2017 total eclipse on August 21, 2017, Credit: Susanne Bard
The 2017 total solar eclipse captured the public imagination and taught kids about bees.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WLPR , Spokane Public Radio, WTIP and more


  • Added: Oct 19, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
505-What A Night
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
To give you an idea of the celestial traffic in our neighborhood, on a recent clear night, using our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona, my C...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WLPR , KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
Skunk vs. Skunk
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
A listener wants to know if skunks are repelled by their own smell.

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  • Added: Oct 06, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
502-Pair of PHAs
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
Asteroid Hunters keep careful track of nearly 2,000 Potentially Hazardous Asteroids [PHAs] to make sure that they are no threat to humanity. The re...

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  • Added: Oct 05, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
AMOS 18.223: Complex Organic Molecules on Enceladus, 11/7/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Complex Organic Molecules on Enceladus

  • Added: Oct 02, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.217: Saying Hello to GJ273b, 10/30/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Saying Hello to GJ273b

  • Added: Oct 02, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.211: U.S. Islands and Migratory Animals, 10/22/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
U.S. Islands and Migratory Animals

  • Added: Oct 01, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
500-Why Look
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
What asteroid hunters fear is that a small space rock capable of injuring people and damaging buildings is heading our way and that we will not fin...

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  • Added: Sep 28, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
Fish-Eating Praying Mantises
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
A giant insect gobbles up guppies – and other small animals.

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  • Added: Sep 25, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Early Spring
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
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
Piece image
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
495-Catching Asteroids
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
It might be possible to catch an asteroid, place it into Earth orbit, and thus provide a ready source of precious metals and water for space coloni...

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  • Added: Sep 13, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
494-Guard Down
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
In 2018, July and August were cloudy and rainy in both Arizona and Hawaii sidelining the worlds two most productive asteroid hunting surveys. A co...

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  • Added: Sep 08, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 5
Cooling Wetlands
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
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.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, KENW, WTIP, and WLPR


  • Added: Sep 08, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5