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Trying to Solve Mussel Mayhem in the Great Lakes
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: Points North
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For the past three and a half decades, zebra and quagga mussels have fundamentally altered the ecology and hijacked the food web of the Great Lakes...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2024
  • Length: 15:15
Bat Gadgetry: High-Tech Solutions to a Deadly Problem
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: Points North
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A deadly fungal infection is pushing some bat species to the brink of extinction. As scientists scramble to track the spread of white nose syndrome...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2024
  • Length: 14:35
Can AI Caribou Lead Us To Our Prehistoric Past?
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: Points North
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A team of archaeologists looks for signs of prehistoric life 100 feet underwater in Lake Huron. But they need help narrowing their search. So, they...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2024
  • Length: 17:20
875: In Your Dreams / 876: Mysteries Of Migration, 2/24/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "In Your Dreams" - Did you dream last night? Or are you among the millions of Americans who are not only sleep deprived but dream deprive...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:00
04-18: Radical Transparency: Mapping the Planet from the Ground to the Cloud, 3/6/2024
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Rebecca Moore
New, democratized access to powerful analytical and mapping tools is transforming our understanding of the natural world – and with it, our ability...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
Salt Lake City Water Reclamation Center
From: KRCL
Series: Ways of Water
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Connor visited the site of the new Salt Lake City Water Reclamation Center. This is the largest public utilities project in SLC's history, coming i...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2024
  • Length: 08:54
847: Deep Time: The Cosmos And Us / 848: Music Without Genre, 11/18/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Deep Time: The Cosmos And Us" - Our lives are so rushed, always on the clock. Counting the minutes and seconds. In the latest episode of...

  • Added: Nov 17, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
263: Deep Listening: Whale Culture, Interspecies Communication, and Knowing Your Place, 9/20/2023
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Shane Gero speaks at Bioneers 2023, Credit: Alex Akamine
Dr. Shane Gero, a visionary marine biologist, is angling to crack the code of sperm whale communication. His mind-bending research is transforming ...

  • Added: Sep 19, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
2023-03-10 Stop, Listen, What’s that Sound?
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Every place we inhabit has its own tapestry of sound, whether you’re hiking through the woods or sitting in a cafe with a friend. And not only are ...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, KGUA and more


  • Added: Mar 09, 2023
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 11
20230310: Stop, Listen, What’s that Sound? , 3/10/2023
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Every place we inhabit has its own tapestry of sound, whether you’re hiking through the woods or sitting in a cafe with a friend. And not only are ...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2023
  • Length: 58:58
Episode 2: Into the Field
From: David Levin
Series: Deep Soundings: Stories from the Ocean Floor
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In this episode, go into the field with a team of scientists working to map the coastal seafloor in detail—and learn how their technologies could r...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 20:11
Time to 1.5 | 6 | Extreme Home Makeover: Threshold Edition
From: Auricle Productions
Series: Threshold
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A lot of the changes needed to keep global heating below 1.5 degrees have to occur at a huge, international level. But nearly a fifth of carbon emi...

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Apr 04, 2022
  • Length: 01:24:16
  • Purchases: 1
Time to 1.5 | 5 | Not Rocket Science
From: Auricle Productions
Series: Threshold
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We keep hearing (and saying) that solving climate change is really hard. But we actually know what we need to do—and have the technology to do it—r...

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Mar 16, 2022
  • Length: 01:02:39
  • Purchases: 1
Sounds of Incredible Scanning Procedure
From: Paul Messing
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The incredible never-before-heard sounds of the AFSMPT (Amazing Futuristic Scanning Machine Process Technology) :48

  • Added: Oct 10, 2019
  • Length: :47
Do Cell Phones Cause Cancer (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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-Does the radiation emitted by our cell phones harm us? A study that found cell phone radiation can cause changes to our cells. -Expanding the don...

Bought by WCNY, WTJU, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WMUU-LP, WCMU Michigan and more


  • Added: Aug 01, 2019
  • Length: 53:55
  • Purchases: 10
I Peacekeeper Robot (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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-Robots built by Toyota will serve as guides during the 2020 Olympics in Japan. They’ll carry food, show visitors to their seats, and aid people in...

Bought by WCNY, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WCBE, WMUU-LP, WCMU Michigan and more


  • Added: Apr 05, 2019
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 9
I Peacekeeper Robot (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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-Robots built by Toyota will serve as guides during the 2020 Olympics in Japan. They’ll carry food, show visitors to their seats, and aid people in...

Bought by WJCT, WLIW, Kansas Public Radio, Harford Community Radio, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 05, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 11
The Human Ecosystem (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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-Sudden meat allergy is real and it’s caused by tick bites. The latest research shows a link between the allergy and heart disease. -CRISPR gene-e...

Bought by WCNY, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WRGY, WCMU Michigan, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2019
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 10
The Human Ecosystem (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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-Sudden meat allergy is real and it’s caused by tick bites. The latest research shows a link between the allergy and heart disease. -CRISPR gene-...

Bought by WCNY, 'The Sea', KKRN, KMUN, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2019
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 7
The High Resolution Life
From: Elaine Vitone
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Ernest Sternglass' work made possible Apollo 11's first videos from the moon, and he pioneered digital radiology while working at the University of...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2018
  • Length: 18:58
Sea of Stars
From: Tanner Robbins
Caption: Common Fangtooth (Anoplogaster cornuta), Credit: Paul Caiger
Tanner Robbins reports on the Ocean Twilight Zone and the scientists studying it.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 28, 2018
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Substance of Addiction (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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-We shouldnt be using the language of addiction words like "hooked on their iphones" on young people. -Treating addiction with medication isn't as ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WCNY, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, Harford Community Radio, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 07, 2018
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 13
The Substance of Addiction (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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-Many people worry that their children are tethered to their social media devices. Trevor Hoag says we shouldnt be using the language of addiction ...

Bought by WJCT, Harford Community Radio, WSGE, KMUN, WFHB and more


  • Added: Sep 07, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 10
Do Cell Phones Cause Cancer? (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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-Does the radiation emitted by our cell phones harm us? -Expanding the donor database and discovering new ways to match donors to cancer patients

Bought by WJCT, Harford Community Radio, WFHB, KRDP, WVAS and more


  • Added: Aug 17, 2018
  • Length: 28:55
  • Purchases: 10
The Pains of Recovery (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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-It's been more than six months since Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. Residents are still feeling stressed by the storm and its aftermath. ...

Bought by WCNY, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, Harford Community Radio, KEDT, WTJU and more


  • Added: May 04, 2018
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 12