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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
Ornithophobia
From: Eric Winick
Caption: Tippi Hedren in "The Birds" (1963)
There was something about the flamingo area at Marineland that attracted four year-old Megan Whitman.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 11, 2016
  • Length: 07:21
  • Purchases: 1
312-200 Yards of Trouble
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
An asteroid which can come to within about an Earth circumference of the surface of our home planet needs watching.

Bought by Radio Newark, KMXT, KENW, WLPR , KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Dec 09, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
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
Oil Boom Earthquakes
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Huntington Beach, 1926, Credit: Photo Courtesy of the Orange County Archives Barbara K. Milkovich Collection CC BY 2.0, via flickr
Did early 20th century oil wells in southern California trigger major earthquakes?

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


  • Added: Nov 05, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 7
301-Visitors From Afar
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
A pair of comets visiting our neighborhood are discovered in a matter of 4 days.

Bought by Radio Newark, WLPR , KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KENW and more


  • Added: Nov 03, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
299-Sporadic Geysers
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted geysers erupting from Jupiter's Moon Europa.

Bought by Radio Newark, WLPR , KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KENW and more


  • Added: Oct 27, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
Goats Learn from People
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
Domestic goats learn to do a challenging task by watching humans do it first.

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


  • Added: Oct 17, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
278-Nope
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
This is the story of the big one that got away.

Bought by KRSC, WLPR , KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KENW and more


  • Added: Aug 13, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
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
276-Big 3
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
Large potentially dangerous asteroids are still out there.

Bought by WLPR , KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KENW, Radio Newark and more


  • Added: Aug 05, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
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
269-Gamma Ray Eyes
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
With gamma ray eyes one half of your sky would be dominated by two huge bubbles coming from the center of the Milky Way.

Bought by KRSC, WLPR , KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark and more


  • Added: Jul 14, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
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
257-Raw Asteroid
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
A rare nearly tailless comet has been discovered. It could be made of the primitive materials which came together to form our Earth.

Bought by KRSC, WLPR , KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark and more


  • Added: Jun 02, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
What’s Growing in Mossville? (Gravy Ep. 38)
From: Southern Foodways Alliance
Series: Gravy Podcast
Caption: Debra Ramirez, a Mossville native. , Credit: Photo by Tina Antolini.
The residents of Mossville, Louisiana have long prized self-sufficiency. Founded by freed slaves in the 1700s, Mossville was a place where everyone...

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: May 19, 2016
  • Length: 31:37
  • Purchases: 1
250-Born Wild
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
Our home planet was formed after a period of chaos in the solar system.

Bought by KRSC, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KENW and more


  • Added: May 05, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
Audio Speed Tour - GLOBE 2016 Expo (podcast)
From: Denis Du Bois
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Denis Du Bois takes listeners on a 10-minute tour of energy technologies shown at the the Innovation Expo at the GLOBE 2016 Environmental Conference

  • Added: Apr 21, 2016
  • Length: 14:06

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