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358-Bigee

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Large potentially dangerous asteroids are still out there.

Bought by KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KENW, KRWG, KKRN, KUPR low power FM and more

Added: May 18, 2017
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 6

357-Double Trouble

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

About 16% of the Earth approaching asteroids larger than 600 feet in diameter have orbiting companions. How do we defend against such a complex obj...

Bought by KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KENW, KRWG, KKRN, KUPR low power FM and more

Added: May 18, 2017
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 6

341-Ballooning To Space

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

A ride under a balloon can give you several hours to enjoy the wonders of the Earth and its curvature against the back drop of space.

Bought by KENW, WLPR , KUPR low power FM, KKRN, and KRWG

Added: Mar 23, 2017
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 5

335-DART

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Testing a way to deflecting an incoming asteroid on a collision course with planet Earth.

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

Added: Mar 02, 2017
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 5

333-Whoppers

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Large dangerous asteroids are out there for asteroid hunters to find.

Bought by WEJP-LP 107.1, KENW, Radio Newark, KUPR low power FM, KKRN and more

Added: Feb 23, 2017
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 9

314-Our Number

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

The extremely unlikely scenario of an impactor with our number on it.

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

Added: Dec 15, 2016
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 6

Where Humans and Animals Meet (hour)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

-A new solution is being tested against birds getting stuck in airplane engines or picking a farm field clean. -A nature-inspired design for invent...

Bought by WCNY, 'The Sea', KEDT, WMUU-LP, 91.7 WHUS Storrs and more

Added: Oct 14, 2016
Length: 53:55
Purchases: 8

Storks & Junk Food

From: Susanne Bard

Storks in Europe are forgoing migration to Africa because of the ready availability of human food from landfills.

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

Added: Mar 20, 2016
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 3

World Champion Dragonflies

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: The body and wings of the dragonfly Pantala flavescens have evolved in a way that lets the insect glide extraordinary distances on weather currents The body and wings of the dragonfly Pantala flavescens have evolved in a way that lets the insect glide ext, Credit: Greg Lasley

One species of dragonfly traverses vast oceans to breed.

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

Added: Mar 08, 2016
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 3

Methane Leak Lessons

From: Susanne Bard

The massive methane leak in California’s Aliso canyon highlights the global side effects of the fossil fuel industry on the atmosphere.

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

Added: Mar 03, 2016
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 4

Insects vs. Birds

From: Susanne Bard

The loud noise of insects causes some birds to delay the onset of their song in the morning.

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

Added: Mar 01, 2016
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 4

Episode 5: Life In The Antarctic

From: Willow Belden
Series: Out There

A scientist recounts the harrowing quest for life beneath the ice

Added: Aug 05, 2015
Length: 25:11

Elizabeth Kolbert and "The Sixth Extinction"

From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra

Kolbert discusses the powerful and possibly catastrophic mass extinction unfolding right in front of us. Her book won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for N...

Added: Jul 10, 2015
Length: 30:01

Wolves & Monkeys

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: An Ethiopian wolf among a herd of grazing gelada monkeys., Credit: © Jeff Kerby

An unusual relationship has formed between Ethiopian wolves and gelada baboons.

Bought by WLPR

Added: Jun 27, 2015
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 1

Dr. Robert Sterner, director of the Large Lakes Observatory, on why large lakes are so important

From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse

Just five lakes contain more than half of the Earth's liquid surface fresh water. Dr. Robert Sterner, director of the Large Lakes Observatory (LLO)...

Added: May 05, 2015
Length: 17:37

The Monkeys of New Guinea

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos inhabit the rainforests of New Guinea., Credit: (Liquid Ghoul/Wikipedia)

Tree kangaroos hop up trees instead of swinging through them like monkeys.

Bought by KMXT

Added: Oct 28, 2014
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 1

Fisheries Bycatch

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: Sea turtle, Credit: Copyright Caroline Rogers

A global perspective is needed to cut down on the unintentional casualties of commercial fishing.

Added: Mar 31, 2014
Length: 01:00

Elephant Ears

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: Elephants respond to Maasai male playback., Credit: courtesy of Graeme Shannon

Elephants can discriminate between human voices that pose a threat to their safety and those that do not.

Added: Mar 15, 2014
Length: 01:01

Shy Baboons

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: The Tsaobis Baboon Project in Namibia., Credit: Alecia Carter/Tsaobis Baboon Porject, CC-BY

Shy baboons are less likely to put what they learn from watching others to use.

Added: Mar 11, 2014
Length: 01:00

Seal Mystery

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: Grey Seal., Credit: (Mateusz Wlodarczyk/Wikipedia)

Melting sea ice allows marine mammal species that were once isolated to intermingle – and share diseases.

Added: Feb 25, 2014
Length: 01:00

The Troubled Rio Grande

From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes

Caption: Giant cane dominates the muddy banks of the Rio Grande in many places., Credit: Megan Wilde

Sediment is slowly choking the Rio Grande in the Big Bend region of Texas, causing more frequent floods and making it easier for invasive plants to...

Bought by KENW