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The African Burial Ground

From: Distillations
Series: Innate

Is it possible to study human remains ethically?

The Space Force will track troops' fitness with wearable devices. Will that keep them healthier?

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Air Force troops run a timed 1.5 miles during their annual physical fitness test at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois on June 9, 2022. The U.S. Space Force intends to do away with a once-a-year assessments in favor of wearable technology that constantly tr, Credit: Eric Schmid / American Homefront

Instead of an annual fitness test, the devices will monitor troops' activity throughout the year.

Bought by KPBS, WRFA-LP, KRPS, Texas Public Radio, and KUT

Pain, Fear and Waste: The Costs of Unnecessary Care

From: Tradeoffs

We explore “cascades of care” — how a doctor’s desire to be thorough can snowball into a harmful spiral of unnecessary care.

Answering the Call, Part 1: America’s New Mental Health Crisis Line

From: Tradeoffs

Starting July 16, 2022, anyone in the U.S. experiencing a mental health crisis will be able to dial 988 for help. We explore what it will take for ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

GN_5.13_ The Walking Bike

From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 5

An upright walking mobility device that is a wheelchair alternative for many,

AND Campaign, Dust, Autonomous Cars

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Topic 1: A campaign to keep Christian voters engaged in the political process when neither of the major parties seems like a good fit. Topic 2: Why...

Huge Wisconsin factory sparks worry over Great Lakes water use

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: Water pipes are being installed near Foxconn site., Credit: Chuck Quirmbach

A huge factory -- as big as 11 football fields -- is triggering concerns in Wisconsin. Foxconn Technology plans to make liquid crystal display scre...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WXXI Rochester, WVBI-LP, WCPN, WBFO and more

Move over Uber -- the Army's testing self-driving vehicles

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: Decal on truck, Credit: Kevin Lavery, WKAR

The day of the driverless car is gaining ground...FAST. Autonomous vehicles have caught the attention of Tesla, Uber and Google. Now, add the U.S. ...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WCMU Michigan, WMUK and more

How can cities keep sewage out of Great Lakes? Go underground

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: A photo of the finished Euclid Creek Tunnel, the first of 7., Credit: Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

Combined sewer overflows are common in over 700 cities and towns in the country. Several cities are under consent decrees to solve this problem --...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WXXI Rochester, WCPN, WCMU Michigan, and WBFO

Got pollution? Canadian city puts it in giant box

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: John Gee with Environment and Climate Change Canada stands on a platform overlooking the Randle Reef restoration project., Credit: Veronica Volk

Imagine a huge steel box – whose lid is 10 football fields across. It's being built in Hamilton's harbor on the western end of Lake Ontario. It’s d...

Bought by WMUK, WRVO Public Media, North Country Public Radio, WLPR , WCPN and more

Great Lakes targeted for offshore wind farms

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: Lorry Wagner, CEO of LEEDCo, Credit: Elizabeth Miller

The nation's first offshore wind farm recently began operating in New England, and developers now are eying vast body of water: the Great Lakes. Pr...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, KUVO, WCMU Michigan, WRVO Public Media, WDET Detroit Public Radio and more

Push for wind farms along Great Lakes sparks controversy

From: Great Lakes Today

Apex Clean Energy plans to build dozens of wind turbines across the Great Lakes states -- including Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Illinois – to take ...

Bought by WCPN, Delta College Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, and WBFO

Refugees Have Trouble Reporting Crimes, But This Technology Could Fix That

From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism - 2

When refugees come to a new country the language barrier that they face can be problematic. One challenge they face is being able to report crimes ...

App helps track Ebola spread

From: University of North Carolina School of Media and Journalism

Caption: An app designed by university researchers and students helps government officials and health workers visualize the spread of Ebola in Liberia.

Students and faculty from U.S. universities have teamed with the Liberian Ministry of Information and an American tech company to help fight Ebola....

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and Accessible Media Inc.

Asteroid miners prepare to harvest outer space

From: Audrey Quinn

Caption: Rick Tumlinson of Deep Space Industries and Dr. Glenn Lightsey discuss future missions at the Texas Spacecraft Lab, Credit: Audrey Quinn

It currently costs $10,000 a pound to transport material from Earth into space. If humans want to live in space someday, those transport costs alon...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, KUOW, and PRX Remix

An Equation to Predict Crime?

From: Aaron Mendelson

In an age of big data, even police departments are getting in on the action. In Los Angeles, the LAPD are using software for what they call “predic...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Hark!, WTIP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and KQED

Drone practice above Upstate New York

From: North Country Public Radio

Caption: Air National Guard students train on maintaining the MQ-9 Reaper at Hancock Air Base in Syracuse, NY., Credit: David Sommerstein, NCPR

Drones, or unmanned aircraft, are making headlines for their controversial attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan…and for how they could be used for s...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio

Privacy and Google Books

From: Eric Klein

Privacy watchdogs have objected to the Google Books deal.

Colorado Town Launches Smart Grid Project

From: Grace Hood

Fort Collins, Colo., is one of 100 recipients across the country to receive federal stimulus money. The goal is to build so-called smart grids, bri...

Bought by KRUA