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Thirsty Bats

From: Susanne Bard

How do bats find water in the dark?

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

Added: Mar 27, 2016
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 3

MIT Team Turning Fumes Into Fuel

From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio

You know that sick feeling when you look at a smokestack belching noxious gases into the air? Well, what if you knew that the gas waste coming from...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KRZA, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio

Added: Mar 22, 2016
Length: 29:40
Purchases: 4

Desalination: Is It Time To Drink The Pacific?

From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio

Transforming ocean water into potable drinking water seems so remarkably cool on so many levels. But alas, desalination remains both expensive and ...

Bought by WMUU-LP, Yellowstone Public Radio, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio

Added: Mar 16, 2016
Length: 27:00
Purchases: 3

Why Are Plants Green?

From: Susanne Bard

The dominance of green chlorophyll on Earth may have come after a more purple period.

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

Added: Feb 29, 2016
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 4

Female Songbirds

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

Female house wrens sing to defend their nest sites from intruders.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, KSFR, Radio Baha'i, WLGI and more

Added: Feb 19, 2016
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 7

Salt Of The Earth: Farm Zero’s Mike Fawcett

From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio

Farm Zero is a five year-old startup company that’s a concept for sustainable agricultural systems that use sea water rather than fresh water as th...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio

Added: Feb 10, 2016
Length: 29:40
Purchases: 2

Richard Lunt: Transparent Solar Cells (re-broadcast)

From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio

Imagine a world where every window-laden skyscraper generates its own solar power, where the skylights in your ceiling are a source of light and el...

Bought by WMUU-LP, Yellowstone Public Radio, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio

Added: Dec 29, 2015
Length: 28:00
Purchases: 3

Human-Induced Earthquakes

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: This house in central Oklahoma was damaged in 2011 by an earthquake caused by injection disposal wells deep below the ground., Credit: Brian Sherrod/USGS/Creative Commons License 2.0, via flickr

What’s behind the sudden surge in earthquakes in the middle of the United States?

Bought by KENW and WLPR

Added: Jun 13, 2015
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 2

Animal Oceanographers

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: Narwhals breaching,, Credit: Glenn Williams/NIST/Public Domain, via Wikipedia

While going about their daily routines, marine animals outfitted with sensors can collect data on ocean conditions in places that would be dangerou...

Bought by KENW and WLPR

Added: Jun 13, 2015
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 2

Natural Insect Repellents

From: Susanne Bard

Chemists come up with new ways to copy nature’s insect repellents.

Bought by WLPR

Added: May 23, 2015
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 1

Prairie Chickens & Wind Farms

From: Susanne Bard

Researchers look into whether the sounds produced by wind farms disturb some imperiled birds.

Bought by WLPR

Added: May 23, 2015
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 1

Whale Contortionists

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: Expansion of the ventral grooved blubber during a fin whale lunge., Credit: University of British Columbia

Baleen whales have rubbery nerves that allow them to stretch to twice their length when they feed.

Bought by KMXT and WLPR

Added: May 08, 2015
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 2

Yours, mines and ours

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

Mining in Minnesota has been going on for decades, but today, economic and environmental issues are raising important questions about the industry....

Bought by KSRQ