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641-Backyard Astronomy
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Hubble Image, Credit: NASA
In March and April every year amateur astronomers, around the world, in Messier Marathons, attempt to view all of 110 objects in the Messier cata...

Bought by KENW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KGLP, WTIP and more


  • Added: May 08, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10
Bill Nye and Planetary Radio Live at Extreme STEA2M
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: • The Amoeba People on the Planetary Society stage at the March 16, 2019 Fairplex Extreme STEA2M Festival, at the start of Planetary Radio Live., Credit: Mat Kaplan
Planetary Radio Live goes on stage at the first ever Fairplex Extreme STEAM Festival in Pomona, California. Host Mat Kaplan and Planetary Society C...

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  • Added: Mar 20, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Dog Vocabulary
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Do dogs understand our words?, Credit: Susanne Bard
How much human language does your dog really understand?

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  • Added: Oct 19, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 10
Altruistic Toddlers
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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The most helpful toddlers show empathy when they’re infants.

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  • Added: Oct 06, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Halitosis Gene
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Researchers sniff out a bad breath gene.

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  • Added: Dec 30, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Holiday Pet Threats
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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The holidays may pose a surprising danger for your pet.

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
FAIR-MINDED RAVENS
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Researcher Jorg Massen with hand-raised ravens., Credit: (Photo courtesy of Jorg Massen)
Ravens, like humans, remember who has treated them fairly.

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Tissue Regeneration
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A single drug may help regenerate lost or damaged tissue.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jun 13, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Your Viral History
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A new diagnostic test identifies a patient’s entire viral history with just a pinprick of blood.

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  • Added: Jun 05, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Feeling Younger, Living Longer
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: How old do you feel?, Credit: Helen M Bushe: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mistyblue17/14398632876
People who feel younger than their chronological age are also less likely to die.

  • Added: Dec 21, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Early Autism Intervention
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An early intervention for autism shows promise for helping babies who have not yet been diagnosed with the condition.

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  • Added: Sep 14, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Transgenerational Obesity
From: Susanne Bard
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Did now-banned pesticides contribute to the obesity epidemic?

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  • Added: Jul 26, 2014
  • Length: 01:05
  • Purchases: 4
Friendship Genetics
From: Susanne Bard
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Your friends may be as closely related to you as a fourth cousin.

  • Added: Jul 21, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
3-D Tissue
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
3-D scaffolding in cells helps scientists understand a patient’s cancer cells and personalize treatments.

  • Added: Jul 06, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Autism Videos
From: Susanne Bard
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Home videos could be a tool for lowering the age of autism diagnosis.

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Apr 19, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Spotting Liars
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: The Cardsharps, 1594, Credit: Caravaggio
People’s unconscious reactions to liars and truth-tellers are more accurate than their conscious judgments.

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Mar 31, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
UV Light & Blood Pressure
From: Susanne Bard
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Moderate exposure to UV sunlight may help control blood pressure.

  • Added: Feb 01, 2014
  • Length: 01:00