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World Champion Dragonflies
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: The body and wings of the dragonfly Pantala flavescens have evolved in a way that lets the insect glide extraordinary distances on weather currents The body and wings of the dragonfly Pantala flavescens have evolved in a way that lets the insect glide ext, Credit: Greg Lasley
One species of dragonfly traverses vast oceans to breed.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KENW, and WLPR


  • Added: Mar 08, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Insects vs. Birds
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The loud noise of insects causes some birds to delay the onset of their song in the morning.

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  • Added: Mar 01, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Interstellar Dreams: Kim Stanley Robinson's "Aurora"
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: “Aurora” is the latest novel from Kim Stanley Robinson, Credit: Orbit
Famed science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson is back with Aurora, a cautionary tale about just how difficult interstellar travel may be. Emil...

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  • Added: Mar 01, 2016
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 8
Why Are Plants Green?
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The dominance of green chlorophyll on Earth may have come after a more purple period.

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  • Added: Feb 29, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Dialects & Society
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
While the media affect our vocabulary, our accents are a product of our community.

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  • Added: Feb 19, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Female Songbirds
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Female house wrens sing to defend their nest sites from intruders.

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  • Added: Feb 19, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 7
Giant Armadillos
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: An extinct glyptodont., Credit: Carl Buell
DNA evidence reveals that the enormous armored glyptodont, an extinct South American mammal, was a close cousin to modern armadillos.

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  • Added: Feb 19, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Gender Bias & Online Sales
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Buyers shell out a lot less on online auctions for when the seller is female.

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  • Added: Feb 19, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Zero-G With OK Go!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: The carefully-planned madness and joy of OK Go’s Upside Down and Inside Out Zero-G Video Shoot, Credit: OK Go
Have you seen it? OK Go has gone where no band has gone before to make a music video. Mat talks with Damian Kulash and Tim Nordwind about the hazar...

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  • Added: Feb 16, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
The Haunting Tale of Why Clara Barton's Memorial Was 60 Years In The Making
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Did Clara Barton's ghost commune with the living?, Credit: National Park Service/Clara Barton NHS
A so-called spiritual medium, Clara Barton’s so-called spirit, and the man whose dedication swayed him to fall for an elaborate swindle.

  • Added: Dec 07, 2015
  • Length: 07:20
Ears Underwater
From: Bethel Habte
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A research team at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is using underwater recorders to track the life, and increasingly, the DEATH, of coral ...

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  • Added: Dec 02, 2015
  • Length: 06:41
  • Purchases: 4
Wine’s Fruity “Nose”
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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You can thank fruit flies for your favorite wine’s fruity “nose”.

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  • Added: Nov 23, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 7
Buds on the Tracks: Prehistoric Plants Thrive in D.C.'s Subway
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Unbeknownst to most commuters, ferns grow at the Van Ness-UDC Metro station in Washington, D.C.., Credit: Andy Baldwin
What's the perfect environment for a fern species dating back 65 million years? Look no further than Washington, D.C.'s subway system.

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  • Added: Oct 26, 2015
  • Length: 05:52
  • Purchases: 1
Marmoset Baby Talk
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A new study suggests baby marmosets’ calls change as they grow up, overturning more than 50 years of conventional wisdom about primate vocalizations.

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  • Added: Aug 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
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Predator & Prey Pupils
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Differences in animals’ pupil shapes distinguish predators from prey.

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  • Added: Aug 08, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Plankton Eye
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Scientists take a close look at a single celled creature with a complex eye.

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  • Added: Jul 20, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Using the Power of Music To Rewire The Brain
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: After a year of neurologic music therapy with music therapist Tracy Bowdish, Jim Bob Rodriguez has regained some of the speech he lost after suffering a stroke., Credit: Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Three years after a stroke robbed him of speech, a Virginia man is regaining his ability to sing and speak, thanks to revolutionary music therapy.

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  • Added: Jul 16, 2015
  • Length: 09:32
  • Purchases: 4
Rose Scents
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Extraction of rose scents,, Credit: A. Cheziere/Université Jean Monnet
When it comes to their scent, not all roses are created equal. Now researchers have identified the gene responsible for how fragrant a flower will ...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jul 04, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Wolves & Monkeys
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: An Ethiopian wolf among a herd of grazing gelada monkeys., Credit: © Jeff Kerby
An unusual relationship has formed between Ethiopian wolves and gelada baboons.

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Reversing Addiction
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Hitoshi Morikawa., Credit: University of Texas, Austin
Could a drug erase the memories that keep addicts coming back for more?

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Parrot Mimicry Circuit
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Disco the talking parakeet., Credit: Courtesy of Judy Bolton
A newly discovered brain structure in parrots hints at new mechanisms in brain evolution.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jun 27, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Trouble with R
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Ricture Alphabet of Birds, 1874, Credit: Public Domain, via flickr
The letter “R” is one of the hardest sounds we learn to pronounce; now scientists think they’ve identified what makes it so tricky.

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  • Added: Jun 19, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2