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Cactus Water Filter
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Cross-section of a prickly pear cactus, Credit: Susanne Bard
The drought-defying interior of the prickly pear cactus holds a secret to purifying water.

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


  • Added: Mar 23, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Disease Fighting Beer Hops
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Scientists are isolating and synthesizing the chemical compounds that make hops bitter, and studying their medicinal properties.

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  • Added: Mar 15, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Interstellar Dreams: Kim Stanley Robinson's "Aurora"
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: “Aurora” is the latest novel from Kim Stanley Robinson, Credit: Orbit
Famed science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson is back with Aurora, a cautionary tale about just how difficult interstellar travel may be. Emil...

Bought by KMUD, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 01, 2016
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 8
Why Are Plants Green?
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The dominance of green chlorophyll on Earth may have come after a more purple period.

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  • Added: Feb 29, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Dialects & Society
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
While the media affect our vocabulary, our accents are a product of our community.

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  • Added: Feb 19, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Female Songbirds
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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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
Giant Armadillos
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: An extinct glyptodont., Credit: Carl Buell
DNA evidence reveals that the enormous armored glyptodont, an extinct South American mammal, was a close cousin to modern armadillos.

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


  • Added: Feb 19, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Gender Bias & Online Sales
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Buyers shell out a lot less on online auctions for when the seller is female.

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


  • Added: Feb 19, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Zero-G With OK Go!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: The carefully-planned madness and joy of OK Go’s Upside Down and Inside Out Zero-G Video Shoot, Credit: OK Go
Have you seen it? OK Go has gone where no band has gone before to make a music video. Mat talks with Damian Kulash and Tim Nordwind about the hazar...

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  • Added: Feb 16, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
WorldCanvass: Research to Real Life (Part 3)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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What does it mean to be a ‘research university?’ WorldCanvass guests answer that question from multiple perspectives on this program called “Resea...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2016
  • Length: 31:17
Wine’s Fruity “Nose”
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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You can thank fruit flies for your favorite wine’s fruity “nose”.

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  • Added: Nov 23, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 7
3D Bioprinter
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: A 3D printed coronary arterial tree. , Credit: Adam Feinberg Lab/Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering
3D printers can now create functional soft tissues like arteries.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Nov 01, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Bats & Pitcher Plants
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The echo of a pitcher plant helps bats find safety and helps the plant get food.

Bought by KENW and WLPR


  • Added: Jul 12, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Rose Scents
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Extraction of rose scents,, Credit: A. Cheziere/Université Jean Monnet
When it comes to their scent, not all roses are created equal. Now researchers have identified the gene responsible for how fragrant a flower will ...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jul 04, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Reversing Addiction
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Hitoshi Morikawa., Credit: University of Texas, Austin
Could a drug erase the memories that keep addicts coming back for more?

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Trouble with R
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Ricture Alphabet of Birds, 1874, Credit: Public Domain, via flickr
The letter “R” is one of the hardest sounds we learn to pronounce; now scientists think they’ve identified what makes it so tricky.

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  • Added: Jun 19, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Tissue Regeneration
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A single drug may help regenerate lost or damaged tissue.

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  • Added: Jun 13, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
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
Wi-Fi Power
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
New microelectronic devices may get their energy through Wi-Fi signals.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jun 13, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
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
Your Viral History
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A new diagnostic test identifies a patient’s entire viral history with just a pinprick of blood.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jun 05, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Prairie Chickens & Wind Farms
From: Susanne Bard
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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
Pop Music Redux
From: Susanne Bard
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Powerful computer tools are helping musicologists study the evolution of popular music.

Bought by KMUD, WABE, KMXT, and WLPR


  • Added: May 09, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4