PRX - Pieces for Topic: Science

Can't find it? Try Advanced Search
View by:

9448 results


Could we use a space umbrella to cool down the planet?
From: Possibly
Piece image
Literally blocking out the sun may sound extreme, but scientists are debating whether using dust particles to reflect sunlight away from the Earth ...

  • Added: May 03, 2024
  • Length: 03:57
AMOS 24-106: The Fate of New Zealand's Birds, 5/28/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Fate of New Zealand's Birds

  • Added: May 03, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 24-104: Koalas Have Fingerprints, Too, 5/24/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Koalas Have Fingerprints, Too

  • Added: May 03, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 24-102: Organ Failure, 5/22/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Organ Failure

  • Added: May 03, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 24-101: Benjamin Franklin and the Swatches of Snow, 5/21/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Benjamin Franklin and the Swatches of Snow

  • Added: May 03, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
Science unscripted (DW) 04/30/24 - How science can help you shoot free throws
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
Piece image
Unhappy with your body? Deleting Instagram may help (if you're a woman). Also, forget 'cold tubs' if you want bigger muscles — and why do we consum...

  • Added: May 03, 2024
  • Length: 30:00
Should We Be Afraid of Gene-Editing?
From: Mateo Schimpf
Piece image
Should we use CRISPR to protect children from disease?

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
2024-05-03 When California Dreams Hit Political Reality
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
Piece image
The Golden State has staked much of its reputation on its green credentials, with state leaders touting its role on the leading edge of global and...

Bought by WGCU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 3
240503: When California’s Climate Dreams Hit Political Reality, 5/3/2024
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
Piece image
The Golden State has staked much of its reputation on its green credentials, with state leaders touting its role on the leading edge of global and...

  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 58:58
MN Reads: "The Breeding Birds of Minnesota" with Dr. Gerald Niemi
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
Piece image
Author Gerald Niemi talks about the new book "The Breeding Birds of Minnesota"

  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 07:39
Why are EVs more popular than hydrogen cars?
From: Laur Hesse Fisher
Series: TILclimate Podcast
Piece image
Just 20 years ago, hydrogen cars and battery electric cars (EVs) were pretty evenly matched as clean alternatives to gas-powered cars. But today, E...

  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 10:08
Secrets of Soil
From: Jim Metzner
Series: Pulse of the Planet
Piece image
Not only does soil support virtually every tree, plant and crop on earth, it can control toxic waste and help mitigate climate change.

  • Added: May 01, 2024
  • Length: 12:58
Memory in Trees
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Piece image
As photosynthesis happens, trees take in carbon from the atmosphere and store it in the form of sugars or carbohydrates. These sugars can be store...

  • Added: May 01, 2024
  • Length: 21:37
Regenerative Medicine -- Groks Science Show 2024-05-01
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Jeffrey Gross discussed regenerative medicine.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 01, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
260: Beaver Believers: How to Restore Planet Water, 5/8/2024
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Kate Lundquist and Brock Dolman
In this age of global weirding where climate disruption has tumbled the Goldilocks effect into unruly surges of too much and too little water, the ...

  • Added: May 01, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
Survival for All: Securing Vaccines for the Global South
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Healthcare worker provides COVID-19 vaccination, Credit: World Bank Photo Collection is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
The pandemic exposed stark inequalities around the world, especially in terms of vaccine access, leading to the deaths of untold thousands in the g...

Bought by KMUN


  • Added: Apr 30, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
How can I explain climate change to my friends and family?
From: Possibly
Piece image
Talking about climate change is never easy. Today, we get some tips from five experts on how to do it gracefully.

  • Added: Apr 29, 2024
  • Length: 04:35
Phreaky Physics
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Phreaky Physics, Credit: Seth Shostak
It was a radical idea a century ago, when Einstein said space and time can be bent, and gravity was really geometry. We hear how his theories inspi...

Bought by WRGY, WMUU-LP, KBBI Alaska, KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 12
796-COMET C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)-Preview
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: COMET C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos), Credit: skylive.com
On the 3rd of March 2024 while asteroid hunting with our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon , Arizona my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Kacper Wierzcho...

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, RADIOLEX, KGLP, KKRN, KUGS Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Apr 28, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
90 Second Naturalist – May 2024 Modules
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: The 90-Second Naturalist
Caption: The 90 Second Naturalist
90-second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life.

Bought by KCBX, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Mountain Streams Radio WKYW-LP, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 28, 2024
  • Length: 34:29
  • Purchases: 4
EU Energy and Climate Policy, Part 1
From: Casey Walker
Series: Energy Switch
Piece image
Jonathan Elkind, Senior Research Scholar at Columbia's Center on Global Energy Policy, and Dr. Carlos Batlle, Visiting Scientist at MIT Energy Init...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Apr 28, 2024
  • Length: 25:00
  • Purchases: 1
Wine And Health, Tony Edwards interview
From: Mark Lenzi
Piece image
The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW) Episode 262 The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW): Uncorking the truth about wine and health with Tony Edwards.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2024
  • Length: 34:53
Weekly roundup - A healthy dose of wisdom
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
Piece image
In this episode, we talk avian flu, the importance of not sitting, strangers knowing you better than you think, and a very strange library of evoca...

Bought by WMFE and WFHB


  • Added: Apr 26, 2024
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Disciplined Listening -- Groks Science Show 2024-04-24
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Michael Reddington discussed his book, The Disciplined Listening Method.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 24, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Is it time to rethink Earth Day?
From: Possibly
Piece image
We’ve celebrated Earth Day in the United States for more than 50 years. Today, we’re taking a look at what made the first Earth Day in 1970 such a ...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 04:00

Narrow the results by Topics

Narrow the results by Formats

Narrow the results by Tones