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Viral Infection Detection
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A new test for viral infections promises cheaper and faster results.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, KENW, and WLPR


  • Added: Dec 30, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Halitosis Gene
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Researchers sniff out a bad breath gene.

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  • Added: Dec 30, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Robotic Dancing Birds
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Robotic birds help reveal which aspects of a pair’s coordinated song and dance are most important to an avian audience.

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  • Added: Dec 30, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Alaskan Power Microgrids
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Alaska leads the way to a more independent and renewable energy supply.

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  • Added: Dec 30, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Yogurt Fuel
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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The byproducts of Greek yogurt could be turned into jet fuel.

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Right Ear Advantage
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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The right ear listens and comprehends slightly better than the left.

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Water from Air
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Water for the world’s most arid regions could come right out of the air.

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Robot Movement
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Learning about how the human body moves from anatomically accurate humanoid robots.

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Hibernation Adaptation
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Some rodents have an impaired ability to sense the cold, allowing them to hibernate in winter.

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Narwhal Great Escape
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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These mysterious single-tusked denizens of the Arctic have a paradoxical response to danger.

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  • Added: Dec 13, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Sheep Face Recognition
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Sheep can recognize human faces.

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  • Added: Nov 12, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Geese vs. Hunters
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Geese are holing up in the big city during the winter to avoid hunters.

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  • Added: Nov 07, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Male Mammoths
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Mammoths that left remains in Siberia were overwhelmingly male. Scientists want to know why.

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  • Added: Nov 07, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Bird Play & Tools
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Birds, like humans infants, learn about the world around them through play.

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  • Added: Oct 15, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
AMOS 17.258: Goldfish Make Alcohol to Live without Oxygen, 12/27/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Goldfish Make Alcohol to Live without Oxygen

  • Added: Oct 06, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
Poison Frogs
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Why don’t poison frogs poison themselves?

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  • Added: Oct 01, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Pumpkin Toadlet Hearing
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Tiny orange frogs called pumpkin toadlets can’t hear their own calls.

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  • Added: Oct 01, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
AMOS 17.239: The End of the World, 11/30/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The End of the World

  • Added: Sep 21, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.234: Why Cannibalism Is Sometimes a Good Thing, 11/23/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Why Cannibalism Is Sometimes a Good Thing

  • Added: Sep 21, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.233: Taste and Touch vs. Sight and Sound, 11/22/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Taste and Touch vs. Sight and Sound

  • Added: Sep 21, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.215: Appetite Increases When Eating in Front of a Mirror, 10/27/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Appetite Increases When Eating in Front of a Mirror

  • Added: Sep 05, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.214: Human Activity Affects Space Weather, 10/26/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Human Activity Affects Space Weather

  • Added: Sep 05, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
Guide Dog Success
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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What predicts a puppy’s later success as a guide dog?

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  • Added: Aug 11, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Whale Genes & Diet
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A genetic difference between the two types of whales that could partially explain why some became so gigantic.

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Social Mouse Aggression
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A social upbringing can offset the activity of a mouse’s attack circuit.

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5