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Smart Houseplants
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Houseplants, Credit: Pixabay
Could genetically engineered houseplants protect our homes?

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  • Added: Jul 22, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Resilient Salamanders
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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New research shows that salamanders are more adaptable to warming temperatures than was thought.

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  • Added: Jul 15, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
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
Orangutan Resilience
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: An orangutan mother and infant in heavily disturbed landscape dominated by oil palm plantations in the Lower Kinabatangan floodplain, Malaysia Borneo. , Credit: (HUTAN KOCP Kinabatangan Orang-utan Conservation Programme)
Orangutans may be more resilient to human disturbance than once thought.

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  • Added: Jul 08, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
AMOS 18.173: Why Does My Arm Hurt after a Flu Shot?, 8/29/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Why Does My Arm Hurt after a Flu Shot?

  • Added: Jul 03, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.167: The Great Opal Gemstones of Coober Pedy, 8/21/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Great Opal Gemstones of Coober Pedy

  • Added: Jul 03, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.154: Long-lived Sea Species, 8/2/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Long-lived Sea Species

  • Added: Jul 02, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
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
Daily Tweet Cycle
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Piece image
Can tweets reveal how thoughts and moods shift throughout the day?

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  • Added: Jun 30, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Human Lifespan Limits
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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When it comes to lifespan, do humans have a fixed finish line?

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  • Added: Jun 30, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
AMOS 18.150: Bird-Song Apps: Do the Confuse the Real Birds?, 7/27/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Bird-Song Apps: Do the Confuse the Real Birds?

  • Added: Jun 13, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.149: The (Real) Science of Frankenstein, 7/26/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The (Real) Science of Frankenstein

  • Added: Jun 13, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.147: Hurricane Damage That Lasts, 7/24/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Hurricane Damage That Lasts

  • Added: Jun 13, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.146: Antarctic Microbes Eat Air, 7/23/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Antarctic Microbes Eat Air

  • Added: Jun 13, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.142: A Lost Strain of Rice Is Found Again, 7/17/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
A Lost Strain of Rice Is Found Again

  • Added: Jun 13, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.141: Cooking with Wine, 7/16/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Cooking with Wine

  • Added: Jun 13, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.140: Alcohol in Pie...and Fried Fish?, 7/13/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Alcohol in Pie...and Fried Fish?

  • Added: Jun 13, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.138: Discovering a New Organ: The Interstitium, 7/11/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Discovering a New Organ: The Interstitium

  • Added: Jun 13, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
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
Piece image
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
Piece image
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
Piece image
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
Piece image
Researchers make a map of the brain cells that transmit pain.

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  • Added: May 05, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5