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No Bite Mosquitoes
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Understanding the genes behind mosquitoes’ biting behavior.

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
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
Nucleic Acid Dipstick
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Scientists develop a device that can purify genetic material from any organism right in the field.

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  • Added: Dec 13, 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
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
Skin Tone Genes
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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The genetic origins of dark and light skin.

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  • Added: Oct 15, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
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
Exercise & Depression
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A small amount of weekly exercise may help prevent depression.

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  • Added: Oct 04, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
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
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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
Sizing Up Extinction
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Being the “right-size” helps protect species from extinction.

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  • Added: Sep 19, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
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
Water Bear DNA
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Studying tardigrades’ DNA to learn what makes them so tough.

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Bored Animals
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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An animal welfare researcher calls the study of the biological basis of boredom in animals.

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Science Comics
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Communicating about science through comics.

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  • Added: Jul 02, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Drumming Cockatoos
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Researchers discover that cockatoos use sticks and seed pods to drum out rhythms on tree limbs.

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  • Added: Jul 02, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Birdsong Warm-Ups
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Songbirds, like people, may need to warm up their voices before they sing.

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  • Added: Feb 06, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 7
Deafness & Brain Structure
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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The brain architecture for processing sound is the same in deaf people as in hearing people.

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  • Added: Nov 27, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 7
Conference to "Hack" Lake Erie for Solutions
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Lake Erie, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
The first U.S. Aquahacking Conference will take place in Cleveland, where organizations and individuals will brainstorm computer apps and other ide...

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  • Added: Oct 10, 2016
  • Length: :58
  • Purchases: 4