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1918 Flu Pandemic Lessons
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: The 1918 influenza pandemic killed 50 million people., Credit: US Army
Scientists are learning from history’s most deadly pandemic.

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  • Added: Oct 19, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Wild Bird Song Learning
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A new study shows that birds can learn from recordings in the wild.

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  • Added: Oct 19, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Skunk vs. Skunk
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A listener wants to know if skunks are repelled by their own smell.

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  • Added: Oct 06, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Fish-Eating Praying Mantises
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A giant insect gobbles up guppies – and other small animals.

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  • Added: Sep 25, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Early Spring
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Spring is arriving early to North American wildlife refuges because of climate change.

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  • Added: Sep 14, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Queen Bees
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: What sets a worker apart from a queen bee?, Credit: maggiedurch/Pixabay
The diet of baby bees activates genes that turn some into workers and others into queens.

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  • Added: Aug 27, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Fast-Living Fish
From: Science Update
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An animal that grows up, reproduces and dies of old age in just a few weeks.

  • Added: Aug 18, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
Cancer-Resistant Elephants
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Researchers discover the genetic basis for elephants’ resistance to cancer.

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  • Added: Aug 18, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Birdsong Dreams
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Zebra finches
Researchers have discovered that when songbirds dream, the vocal muscles they use for singing become active.

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  • Added: Aug 14, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Polluted Parks
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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National Parks may harbor smog along with their forests and wildlife.

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  • Added: Jul 26, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Cancer vs. Cancer
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Turning cancer cells into cancer-fighting machines.

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  • Added: Jul 15, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Small Town Archaeology
From: Science Update
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A town square offers a trove of archaeological discoveries.

  • Added: Jun 30, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
Songbird Culture
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Swamp Sparrow, Credit: Robert Lachlan
How a small songbird’s cultural traditions persist for more than a thousand years.

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  • Added: Jun 30, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Anteater Diet
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Giant Anteater, Credit: (Projeto Tamanduá/www.tamandua.org)
How giant anteaters get enough food into their tiny mouths to survive.

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  • Added: Jun 30, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Crops and Climate Change
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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High levels of CO2 may reduce levels of crop nutrients.

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  • Added: Jun 01, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 7
Green-Blooded Lizards
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Some lizards thrive despite a toxic pigment that turns their blood green.

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  • Added: May 27, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Chimpanzee Nest Microbes
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Are ape beds cleaner than ours?

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  • Added: May 27, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Sea Snail Memory Transfer
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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What if you could have someone else’s memories?

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  • Added: May 19, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Tracking Pain in the Brain
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Researchers make a map of the brain cells that transmit pain.

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  • Added: May 05, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Venomous Mammal
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Scientists decode the genome of a rare, primitive mammal with a venomous bite.

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  • Added: Mar 20, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Ghost Fishing
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Researchers use sonar to locate lost fishing gear that harms sealife.

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  • Added: Mar 20, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Clean Fish Learn Better
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: A wrasse "cleans" a larger fish. , Credit: Simon Gingins
Reef fish make better decisions when smaller fish keep them clean.

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  • Added: Mar 13, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Age Defying Bats
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Age-defying bats are providing clues into the prevention of diseases of old age.

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  • Added: Feb 24, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Sea Urchin Hideaways
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Purple sea urchins grow to fit perfectly inside cavities that they create themselves. , Credit: Mike Russell (CC BY)
Sea urchins carve out their own homes in the rock with their teeth.

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  • Added: Feb 24, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Pigeon Bioindicators
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Pigeons serve as indicators of lead levels in city neighborhoods.

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  • Added: Feb 20, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4

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