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491-One Half Inch
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Fuzzy, spread out, asteroid images due to atmospheric and or equipment produced distortions can cause important objects to slip through an asteroid...

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  • Added: Aug 30, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • 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
490-Mini Moons
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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There are likely to be hundreds smaller than softball sized and perhaps several dozen football to beachball sized, natural Earth mini moons, which ...

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  • Added: Aug 24, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
489-Martian Water
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Exciting new research indicates that there could be a lake of liquid water beneath the south Martian polar cap. Further research will be required t...

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  • Added: Aug 23, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
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
Edible Crickets & Gut Health
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Edible crickets could improve gut health.

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  • Added: Aug 14, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
AMOS 18.178: Ravens: Avian Einsteins, 9/5/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Ravens: Avian Einsteins

  • Added: Aug 03, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
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
Dogs & Human Emotions
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Our shared history has shaped how dogs respond to our emotions.

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  • Added: Jul 26, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
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
Episode 90: Sharks
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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The U.S. Navy attempted to develop a shark attack repellant after many sailors were attacked during WWII. The first step was the formation of a “Sh...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2018
  • Length: 24:15
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
477-Hannes's Discoveries
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Recently, my newest Catalina Sky Survey Teammate, Hannes Groeller, had an excellent training night, working with Greg Leonard, on our 60 inch teles...

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  • Added: Jul 12, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
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 18.174: Multiple Discovery, 8/30/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Multiple Discovery

  • Added: Jul 03, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
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 18.172: Cottonmouth, 8/28/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Cottonmouth

  • Added: Jul 03, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.170: Exploding Ants, 8/24/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Exploding Ants

  • Added: Jul 03, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.169: The Twin Within, 8/23/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Twin Within

  • 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 18.160: Germs on Planes, 8/10/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Germs on Planes

  • Added: Jul 02, 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