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Diabetes has been known to doctors for thousands of years. How was it treated before the discovery of insulin? What new ways are being developed to...
- Added: Jun 05, 2014
- Length: 02:00
The Earth gets almost all of its energy from the Sun. It grows plants and creates our climate. Even the fossil fuels we burn are the remains of pla...
- Added: Jun 04, 2014
- Length: 02:00
New research sheds light on physical adaptations that allowed saber-tooth cats to hunt prey.
- Added: May 17, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Some animals took to the skies long before the advent of wings.
- Added: May 03, 2014
- Length: 01:00
- Added: Apr 05, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Beaked whales set the record for the deepest and longest dives of any marine mammals.
- Added: Apr 05, 2014
- Length: 01:00
New guidelines could maximize transplant success by better matching donated kidneys with recipients.
- Added: Mar 31, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Satellites and unmanned aircraft could help shed light on the lives of one of the world’s most elusive eagles.
- Added: Mar 31, 2014
- Length: 01:00
- Added: Mar 24, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Humans relate better to robots that avert their eyes at well-chosen moments.
- Added: Mar 17, 2014
- Length: 01:00
- Added: Mar 11, 2014
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Mar 09, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Scientists are using satellites to track the mysterious migrations of young sea turtles.
- Added: Mar 09, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Drone aircraft could help teach endangered California condors where to find food.
- Added: Feb 25, 2014
- Length: 01:02
Moderate exposure to UV sunlight may help control blood pressure.
- Added: Feb 01, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Crows form mobs to antagonize, intimidate and scare larger birds away.
- Added: Jan 06, 2014
- Length: 01:00
An experimental treatment for bulimia nervosa may help restore connections within the brain that influence eating behavior in some patients.
- Added: Jan 02, 2014
- Length: 01:00
A new GPS tracking system could warn wind power companies of oncoming birds in time to prevent deadly collisions.
- Added: Dec 16, 2013
- Length: 01:00
The nation of Finland is building an underground cave, to hold thousands of tones of nuclear waste, for at least 100 thousand years. We hear excer...
Bought by KFAI Minneapolis
- Added: Oct 22, 2013
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
When we think of garage scientists, the eccentric, gray-haired Dr. Emmett Brown from Back to the Future might come to mind. But these days, garages...
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Oct 09, 2013
- Length: 08:47
- Purchases: 1
If the food industry adds an ingredient to our food, it has to be pre-tested and determined safe, right? Not always. Join Food Sleuth Radio host an...
- Added: Oct 03, 2013
- Length: 28:00
Commander Warren Krane and the crew of the Peregrine arrive at Hermitage Station in a remote region of space to attend an Officer's Ball where the ...
- Added: Jul 24, 2013
- Length: 21:58
The maker movement is taking off and the private space industry is booming right now. So, naturally, some fearless do-it-yourselfers are crafting t...
Bought by WDBM, Marfa Public Radio, Hark!, New Hampshire Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more
- Added: Jul 12, 2013
- Length: 07:30
- Purchases: 7
