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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.

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


  • Added: Feb 29, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
90 Second Naturalist - March 2016 Modules
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life.

Bought by WRIR, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KCBX


  • Added: Feb 24, 2016
  • Length: 34:19
  • 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
90 Second Naturalist - February 2016 Modules
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life

Bought by KCBX and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 01, 2016
  • Length: 28:11
  • Purchases: 2
90 Second Naturalist - January 2016 Modules
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life.

Bought by KCBX and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 30, 2015
  • Length: 32:43
  • Purchases: 2
90 Second Naturalist December 2015
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life

Bought by KMUN, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KCBX


  • Added: Nov 25, 2015
  • Length: 34:30
  • Purchases: 3
90 Second Naturalist - October 2015 Modules
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 02, 2015
  • Length: 33:00
  • Purchases: 1
radioBang Episode 1513
From: Chuck Woodford
Series: radioBANG
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Investing in conservation is not only good for the planet, but is a strong economic opportunity as well.

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: Sep 09, 2015
  • Length: 01:39
  • Purchases: 1
radioBang Episode 1512
From: Chuck Woodford
Series: radioBANG
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India's Corporate Social Responsibility requirements are making a huge difference in that country.

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: Sep 09, 2015
  • Length: 01:52
  • Purchases: 1
radioBang Episode 1511
From: Chuck Woodford
Series: radioBANG
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Don't have time to travel to enjoy the outdoors? Don't worry, Mother Nature may be coming to you.

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: Sep 09, 2015
  • Length: 01:42
  • Purchases: 1
radioBang Episode 1510
From: Chuck Woodford
Series: radioBANG
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All hail the Halophyte Plant, creating biofuel from the deepest oceans and the driest deserts.

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: Sep 09, 2015
  • Length: 01:53
  • Purchases: 1
radioBang Episode 1509
From: Chuck Woodford
Series: radioBANG
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An Argentinian car mechanic may have just changed the birth process for millions of babies worldwide.

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: Sep 09, 2015
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
90 Second Naturalist - September, 2015 Modules
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Aug 27, 2015
  • Length: 33:00
  • Purchases: 1
Marmoset Baby Talk
From: Susanne Bard
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A new study suggests baby marmosets’ calls change as they grow up, overturning more than 50 years of conventional wisdom about primate vocalizations.

Bought by KENW and WLPR


  • Added: Aug 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Predator & Prey Pupils
From: Susanne Bard
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Differences in animals’ pupil shapes distinguish predators from prey.

Bought by KENW and WLPR


  • Added: Aug 08, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
90 Second Naturalist - August, 2015 Modules
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Aug 01, 2015
  • Length: 31:30
  • Purchases: 1
90 Second Naturalist - July, 2015 Modules
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jun 29, 2015
  • Length: 34:30
  • Purchases: 1
Wolves & Monkeys
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: An Ethiopian wolf among a herd of grazing gelada monkeys., Credit: © Jeff Kerby
An unusual relationship has formed between Ethiopian wolves and gelada baboons.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jun 27, 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
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
Alarm Call Mimics
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: A pied currawoong., Credit: Steve Igic
A tiny Australian bird sets off false alarms to fool predators.

Bought by KENW and WLPR


  • Added: Jun 05, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Organic Farming Economics
From: Susanne Bard
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A meta-analysis of organic farming profits indicates the practice makes economic sense.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jun 02, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Fatherless Fish
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: A juvenile smalltooth sawfish., Credit: (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission)
A critically endangered fish may be making up for to a lack of mates by reproducing without sex.

Bought by KENW and WLPR


  • Added: Jun 02, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2