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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 17.100: The Plastic Brain, 5/19/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Plastic Brain

  • Added: Mar 02, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
Birdsong Warm-Ups
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
Songbirds, like people, may need to warm up their voices before they sing.

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


  • Added: Feb 06, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 7
AMOS 17.066: Changing Wind Patterns, 4/3/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Changing Wind Patterns

  • Added: Feb 03, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.064: Plants Arming Themselves, 3/30/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Plants Arming Themselves

  • Added: Feb 03, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.048: Cheating Cheetahs, 3/8/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Cheating Cheetahs

  • Added: Jan 19, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.045: Popping Ears on a Train, 3/3/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Popping Ears on a Train

  • Added: Jan 19, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.032: Project Starshot, 2/14/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Project Starshot

  • Added: Jan 18, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
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
Thirsty Bats
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
How do bats find water in the dark?

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, WLPR , and KENW


  • Added: Mar 27, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Why Are Plants Green?
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The dominance of green chlorophyll on Earth may have come after a more purple period.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KENW, WEZU, and WLPR


  • Added: Feb 29, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Female Songbirds
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
Female house wrens sing to defend their nest sites from intruders.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, KSFR, Radio Baha'i, WLGI and more


  • Added: Feb 19, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 7
Bats & Pitcher Plants
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The echo of a pitcher plant helps bats find safety and helps the plant get food.

Bought by KENW and WLPR


  • Added: Jul 12, 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
Animal Oceanographers
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Narwhals breaching,, Credit: Glenn Williams/NIST/Public Domain, via Wikipedia
While going about their daily routines, marine animals outfitted with sensors can collect data on ocean conditions in places that would be dangerou...

Bought by KENW and WLPR


  • Added: Jun 13, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Prairie Chickens & Wind Farms
From: Susanne Bard
Piece image
Researchers look into whether the sounds produced by wind farms disturb some imperiled birds.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: May 23, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
Whale Contortionists
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Expansion of the ventral grooved blubber during a fin whale lunge., Credit: University of British Columbia
Baleen whales have rubbery nerves that allow them to stretch to twice their length when they feed.

Bought by KMXT and WLPR


  • Added: May 08, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Mosquitoes & People
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: A black forest female Aedes aegypti formosus (left) bites animals and a brown domestic female Aedes aegypti (right) bites humans. , Credit: Photo credit: Lindy McBride
Thousands of years ago, the mosquitoes that now transmit dengue fever made the switch from biting forest animals to seeking out humans.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Nov 16, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Human Gut Powered Fuel
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Isaac Cann, Credit: L. Brian Stauffer
Human gut microbes could break down grasses into sugars for biofuel production.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 09, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Anti-Cancer Venom
From: Susanne Bard
Piece image
Researchers are developing a technique to attack cancer cells with animal venoms.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Domestication Syndrome
From: Susanne Bard
Piece image
A new hypothesis ties domestication in mammals to “cute” physical features.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Jul 21, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Wasp Drill Bits
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: A parasitic wasp bores ints ovipositor into a fig fruit., Credit: Laksminath Kundanati
Insects will go to great lengths to pass their genes down to the next generations, including resorting to “power tools” to bore deep into unripe fr...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Slinky Saber Cats
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Smilodon fatalis, Credit: Sergiodlarosa/Wikipedia
New research sheds light on physical adaptations that allowed saber-tooth cats to hunt prey.

  • Added: May 17, 2014
  • Length: 01:00