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Guide Dog Success
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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What predicts a puppy’s later success as a guide dog?

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


  • Added: Aug 11, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Army Corps study recommends plan to prevent Asian carp
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: This map from the US Army Corps of Engineers shows the location of measures in the agency's recommended plan to restrict Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes, Credit: USACE
The U-S Army Corps of Engineers released a long-awaited report today that says new measures are need to prevent Asian carp from getting into the Gr...

Bought by Interlochen Public Radio, WBFO, WCPN, WCMU Michigan, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Aug 07, 2017
  • Length: 01:02
  • Purchases: 8
Blast noise to keep Asian carp out of Great Lakes, new U.S. study says
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Asian carp, Credit: Gino Santo Maria/shutterstock
Monday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will release a study detailing the best ways to prevent Asian carp from getting into the Great Lakes. A d...

Bought by WMUK, WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan, WRVO Public Media, WKSU and more


  • Added: Aug 04, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Orange County: Wastewater Reuse Leader
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Mike Markus
What would you say to the idea of drinking a tall, cool glass of wastewater? On the face of it, it sounds, well, yucky. But it turns out you've pro...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2017
  • Length: 29:40
Why did the Asian Carp cross Lake Michigan's electric barrier? This scientist is on the case.
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: A slide with slices of otoliths is ready for examination, Credit: A slide with slices of otoliths is ready for examination
Asian carp are a big threat to the Great Lakes. After one was found recently beyond an electric barrier, environmentalists and officials worried th...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WORT, Michigan Radio, WXXI Rochester, WVIK and more


  • Added: Jul 31, 2017
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 10
Whale Genes & Diet
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A genetic difference between the two types of whales that could partially explain why some became so gigantic.

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


  • Added: Jul 29, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Social Mouse Aggression
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A social upbringing can offset the activity of a mouse’s attack circuit.

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


  • Added: Jul 29, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Water Bear DNA
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Studying tardigrades’ DNA to learn what makes them so tough.

Bought by WMMT, WTIP, and KENW


  • Added: Jul 29, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Bored Animals
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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An animal welfare researcher calls the study of the biological basis of boredom in animals.

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


  • Added: Jul 29, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Divers chronicle Great Lakes shipwreck that left 32 dead
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: The Admiral shipwreck, Credit: Marc Duncan
There’s more than just fish and sand in the Great Lakes – there are thousands of ships, airplanes, and other vehicles under the water. A story on ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, PRX Remix, WRVO Public Media, WCMU Michigan, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Jul 21, 2017
  • Length: 03:34
  • Purchases: 8
Algae bloom forecast looks bad for Lake Erie
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Algae bloom, 2011 , Credit: NASA
Harmful algae blooms generally begin to hit the lake in late July, and are triggered mainly by nutrient runoff from farms in the region. Toxins fro...

Bought by WCMU Michigan, WXXI Rochester, WKSU, WCPN, and WBFO


  • Added: Jul 13, 2017
  • Length: :57
  • Purchases: 5
Identifying invasives the focus of NY events
From: Great Lakes Today
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Invasive fish and plants that have plagued the Great Lakes region for decades are getting some special attention during a week long series of event...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WCPN, and WBFO


  • Added: Jul 12, 2017
  • Length: 01:20
  • Purchases: 3
Telltale Signs
From: Generation Anthropocene
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Two stories of ecological disruption: the great sea star wasting, and a graveyard of trembling aspens.

  • Added: Jul 05, 2017
  • Length: 29:03
Drumming Cockatoos
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Researchers discover that cockatoos use sticks and seed pods to drum out rhythms on tree limbs.

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


  • Added: Jul 02, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Storms in forecast could boost high Lake Erie levels
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Lake Erie, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
By this time of year, Lake Erie usually reaches its peak water level, beginning a seasonal decline with drier conditions. But this year has been a...

Bought by WKSU


  • Added: Jun 30, 2017
  • Length: 01:02
  • Purchases: 1
Glacially Cool Music (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
Caption: Composer Matthew Burtner, Credit: Matthew Burtner
The Alaskan wilderness is experiencing a major meltdown, but not all will be lost. Thanks to a musician in Virginia, the sounds of Alaska’s glacier...

Bought by KENW and WOUB


  • Added: Jun 30, 2017
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 2
Fart-fegnugen: Jack Ewing on VW Emissions Scandal
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jack Ewing
When a West Virginia University research team won a grant in 2012 to run some tests on diesel cars, they could not have imagined that their relativ...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 14, 2017
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 1
Great Lakes water levels to remain high through fall
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Flooded gas dock at a marina in Rochester, New York, Credit: Alex Crichton, WXXI News
The US Army Corps of Engineers predicts that water across the Great Lakes will remain high for the duration of summer, and even into the fall.

Bought by Interlochen Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, WKSU, WRVO Public Media, WCPN and more


  • Added: Jun 12, 2017
  • Length: :38
  • Purchases: 7
Big algae bloom predicted this summer in Lake Erie
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: A NASA satellite image of western Lake Erie from May 22, 2017, Credit: NOAA
The more rain we have this spring, the bigger the Lake Erie algae bloom this summer -- and it’s been a wet spring, according to projections from th...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WKSU, WCPN, WCMU Michigan, and WBFO


  • Added: May 26, 2017
  • Length: 01:09
  • Purchases: 5
Trump budget targets Great Lakes funding
From: Great Lakes Today
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The Trump administration released details of its 2018 budget plan today. As expected, it eliminates a $300 million program to help the Great Lakes....

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, WRVO Public Media, WCPN, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: May 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:07
  • Purchases: 6
Interview: Paul Shapiro
From: Generation Anthropocene
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Are you a vegetarian, a vegan, or a lapsed vegetarian? Do you eat meat and feel a little conflicted about it? No matter where you fall on the spect...

Bought by 'The Sea'


  • Added: May 23, 2017
  • Length: 26:56
  • Purchases: 1
Trash to Treasure
From: Generation Anthropocene
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A story about accidental beauty, a changing landscape, disappointed tourists, and the complicated nature of conservation in the Anthropocene.

  • Added: May 18, 2017
  • Length: 17:01
Measure For Measure: Aclima's Davida Herzl
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Davida Herzl
Galileo said we should, “Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so.” This week on Sea Change Radio, we take a look at two ways...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 16, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Environmental groups sue EPA over condition of Lake Erie
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: The Maumee River in the Western Lake Erie Watershed, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
The lawsuit involves a dispute over whether Lake Erie should be classified as an impaired waterway.

Bought by WCMU Michigan, WKSU, WXXI Rochester, and WBFO


  • Added: Apr 25, 2017
  • Length: 01:07
  • Purchases: 4