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Differences in animals’ pupil shapes distinguish predators from prey.
- Added: Aug 08, 2015
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 2
Scientists take a close look at a single celled creature with a complex eye.
- Added: Jul 20, 2015
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 2
Human noise is profoundly affecting the lives of whales.
Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and PRX Remix
- Added: Jul 14, 2015
- Length: 10:02
- Purchases: 2
The echo of a pitcher plant helps bats find safety and helps the plant get food.
- Added: Jul 12, 2015
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 2
Colorado is one of many states that has tried to create a cash for recycling program, or bottle bill. However, opposition from some surprising sour...
- Added: Jul 10, 2015
- Length: 06:31
- Added: Jun 27, 2015
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
Ocracoke Island North Carolina is like a republic unto itself, much like Key West, the Conch Republic. On the Scotch Bonnet Republic islanders have...
- Added: Jun 26, 2015
- Length: 24:36
Ocracoke Island North Carolina is the Key West of the mid-Atlantic. It's far removed from the mainland and the Outer Banks, surrounded by water, on...
- Added: Jun 20, 2015
- Length: 28:02
What’s behind the sudden surge in earthquakes in the middle of the United States?
- Added: Jun 13, 2015
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 2
While going about their daily routines, marine animals outfitted with sensors can collect data on ocean conditions in places that would be dangerou...
- Added: Jun 13, 2015
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 2
A tiny Australian bird sets off false alarms to fool predators.
- Added: Jun 05, 2015
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 2
A meta-analysis of organic farming profits indicates the practice makes economic sense.
Bought by WLPR
- Added: Jun 02, 2015
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
A critically endangered fish may be making up for to a lack of mates by reproducing without sex.
- Added: Jun 02, 2015
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 2
Coffee, tea, and cocoa are just some of the crops that could be affected by rising carbon dioxide levels and temperatures brought on by climate cha...
Bought by WLPR
- Added: May 30, 2015
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
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
Baleen whales have rubbery nerves that allow them to stretch to twice their length when they feed.
- Added: May 08, 2015
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 2
- Added: May 04, 2015
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
Are we doing better today than on the first Earth Day 45 years ago?
- Added: Apr 15, 2015
- Length: 01:29
The skin of a newly discovered frog species transitions from spiny to smooth in a matter of minutes depending on its background.
Bought by WLPR
- Added: Mar 27, 2015
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
Air raid sirens were designed to alert the public of incoming enemy attacks during World War II. But 50 years ago--during the worst tornado outbrea...
- Added: Mar 18, 2015
- Length: 04:52
RadioActive is back with a monthly podcast! This month, hosts Tatevik Aprikyan and Kendrick Bradley take us from Seattle to Japan. Kamna Shastri re...
Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
- Added: Jan 16, 2015
- Length: 19:07
- Purchases: 1
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
Bradley Boyd and reporter Ashley Creek head to the top of an old hotel in Birmingham, Alabama, which made provisions for a future that never came. ...
Bought by Troy Public Radio, WABE, and PRX Remix
- Added: Jan 05, 2015
- Length: 05:11
- Purchases: 3
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
Historian Max Page talks about why New York City is so often the target of destruction on the page and the silver screen. This segment comes from t...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jan 05, 2015
- Length: 09:10
- Purchases: 1
Want to shed unwanted pounds without going on a diet? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview ...
- Added: Dec 12, 2014
- Length: 28:00
