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Fishery reductions worry anglers on the Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Chinook salmon eggs are about the size of a pea, but the fish inside can grow up to 40 pounds in its short lifespan., Credit: Veronica Volk
The big, strong Chinook salmon is a favorite of anglers on the Great Lakes. But New York and Michigan are reducing the number of Chinook stocked in...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WRVO Public Media, WCMU Michigan, North Country Public Radio, WCPN and more


  • Added: Dec 02, 2016
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 6
310-Ethics and Mars
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Should martian microbes be sacrificed to human space exploration.

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  • Added: Dec 01, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
309-Tiny Atira
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Atira, named for the Pawnee goddess of Earth and the Morning and Evening Star orbits the Sun inside of our path.

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  • Added: Dec 01, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
308-Planning For Impact
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Planning for the unlikely event that an asteroid is on a collision course with planet Earth will minimize injury and the loss of life.

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  • Added: Nov 25, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
307-Stepping It Up
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Asteroid hunting competition.

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  • Added: Nov 25, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
306-Egg Rock
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The NASA/JPL Mars Curiosity Rover discovers a meteorite on Mars.

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  • Added: Nov 17, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
305-Murky
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A very close approaching asteroid is observed to pass through the Earth's shadow.

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  • Added: Nov 17, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
304-Close One
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Tracking a small asteroid as it makes a very close approach to planet Earth.

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  • Added: Nov 10, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
303-CRASH
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Traveling to Mars is a risky business.

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  • Added: Nov 10, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
302-Sensing A Comet
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Combining Art and Science gives us a new way to appreciate the wonders of the Universe.

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  • Added: Nov 03, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
301-Visitors From Afar
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A pair of comets visiting our neighborhood are discovered in a matter of 4 days.

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  • Added: Nov 03, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
TEP 03 - Organic and Local
From: Warren Miller
Series: The Empowered Patient
Caption: Dr. Kalpana DePasquale and Warren Miller
On the third segment of "The Empowered Patient" pilot program -- the organic revolution has changed how we buy food, where we buy it, and our relat...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2016
  • Length: 24:31
Advice for Clinton/Trump on the Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Experts from around the Great Lakes gathered to discuss their priorities for the future of the region., Credit: Northland College
Groups around the US and Canada are watching the presidential election, hoping the next US president will continue to prioritize restoration effort...

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2016
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 6
Can we sell cattails -- and save wetlands?
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Harvester amid the cattails, Credit: Sam Corden
Researchers are harvesting invasive cattails, and seeking commercial uses for them

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  • Added: Oct 28, 2016
  • Length: 03:28
  • Purchases: 4
300-Biggest Ear
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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China has built and is operating the world's largest Radio telescope.

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  • Added: Oct 27, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
299-Sporadic Geysers
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted geysers erupting from Jupiter's Moon Europa.

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  • Added: Oct 27, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
Erosion threatens homes on Lake Michigan
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: heavy machinery is used to move concrete along shoreline, Credit: Susan Bence
Lake Michigan is experiencing record high water levels – bad news for some residents along the western shore. Huge chunks of the shoreline are erod...

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  • Added: Oct 21, 2016
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 6
298-Rosetta
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The Rosetta spacecraft visited a comet and obtained interesting unique data and images.

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  • Added: Oct 20, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
297-White Sky
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Millions of children will never see the Milky Way or a meteor streaking across the night sky.

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  • Added: Oct 20, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
295-Close Passes
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Small close approaching space rocks are part of our environment.

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  • Added: Oct 14, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
294-Dangerous Duo
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Asteroid hunters have discovered two more asteroids which could become a threat to planet Earth.

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  • Added: Oct 06, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
293-From Luna
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A rock blasted from the Moon by the impact of an asteroid or comet may be on its way to Earth.

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  • Added: Oct 06, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
292-Disintegrating Comet
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged a disintegrating comet 67 million miles from us.

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  • Added: Sep 29, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
291-Rose Rules
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Anyone who thinks women can't do computers and science needs to meet my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Rose Matheny.

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  • Added: Sep 29, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
Bug-a-thon!
From: Free Epistemology with Mark Solomon
Series: The Wine Fellers Radio Program
Caption: Bugs
We pair fine wine with large insects as Dr. Bryan Stuart from the NC Museum of Natural Sciences supervises. An entertaining show for anyone who ha...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:00