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Constant Wonder - One Man's Quest to Restore A Beloved American Tree
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Meet the people who lived under, built with, and were fed by the great American chestnut tree. Also, meet those determined to save it.

Bought by WVTF


  • Added: Mar 28, 2024
  • Length: 52:48
  • Purchases: 1
AMOS 24-66: Root Rot, 4/2/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Root Rot

  • Added: Mar 27, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 23-212: The Palo Verde, It's Easy Being Green, 10/24/2023
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Palo Verde, It's Easy Being Green

  • Added: Oct 19, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
243: Got Dirt? Get Soil! Ditch the Plow, Cover Up and Grow Diversity, 7/26/2023
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
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The profit-hungry agribusiness empire of the 20th century institutionalized farming practices that continue to degrade soils across the U.S. and gl...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
AMOS 23-146: Monocarpic Plants, 7/24/2023
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Monocarpic Plants

  • Added: Jul 10, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
805: Wonders Of The Human Body / 806: Loving Bees, 6/24/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Wonders Of The Human Body" - What's so wondrous about the human body? An hour on transplants, chronic illnesses and the familiar in ours...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
AMOS 23.69: Flowers Choose the Best Pollinators, 4/6/2023
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Flowers Choose the Best Pollinators

  • Added: Mar 08, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 23.48: Leafhoppers Like Global Warming, 3/8/2023
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Leafhoppers Like Global Warming

  • Added: Feb 06, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 22.251: The Amazing Walking Sticks, 12/19/2022
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Amazing Walking Sticks

  • Added: Dec 09, 2022
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 22.227: Hummingbirds, Altitude, and Global Climate Change, 11/15/2022
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Hummingbirds, Altitude, and Global Climate Change

  • Added: Nov 09, 2022
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 22.220: Pollen Delivery: How Plants Make Sure Their Pollen Gets to the Right Place, 11/4/2022
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Pollen Delivery: How Plants Make Sure Their Pollen Gets to the Right Place

  • Added: Nov 01, 2022
  • Length: 02:00
Constant Wonder - Have You Heard the Buzz? Why We Need Pollinators
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Bees and butterflies can bring a safari to your yard, if you give them a chance.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), RadioStPete Florida, and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 22, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 3
AMOS 21.157: Can Plants Learn?, 8/9/2021
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Can Plants Learn?

  • Added: Jul 29, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 19.036: How Lavender Relaxes Us, 2/19/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
How Lavender Relaxes Us

  • Added: Jan 15, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.241: Discovered on Facebook: The Magnificent Sundew, 12/3/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Discovered on Facebook: The Magnificent Sundew

  • Added: Oct 22, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.234: The Hair of the Caterpillar, 11/22/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Hair of the Caterpillar

  • Added: Oct 22, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
Skunk vs. Skunk
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A listener wants to know if skunks are repelled by their own smell.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, KRZA, WMMT, WTIP, KENW and more


  • Added: Oct 06, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
AMOS 18.207: Plants Listen to the Relatives, 10/16/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Plants Listen to the Relatives

  • Added: Oct 01, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.206: The Butterwort: Ruthless Carnivore of the Plant World, 10/15/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Butterwort: Ruthless Carnivore of the Plant World

  • Added: Oct 01, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
Fish-Eating Praying Mantises
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A giant insect gobbles up guppies – and other small animals.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, Spokane Public Radio, KENW, and WTIP


  • Added: Sep 25, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
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.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, Spokane Public Radio, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jun 30, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Geese vs. Hunters
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Geese are holing up in the big city during the winter to avoid hunters.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, and KENW


  • Added: Nov 07, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Shape-Shifting Frog
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The skin of a newly discovered frog species transitions from spiny to smooth in a matter of minutes depending on its background.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Mar 27, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Dead Ants & Wasp Nests
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: (A) Overview of a nest. Individual brood cells are separated by thin walls of soil material. (B) The nest is closed by a vestibular cell filled with dead ants. (C) Contents of a vestibular cell. (D) Female bone-house wasp. , Credit: Merten Ehmig (A, B), Michael Staab (C, D).
Bone house wasps place dead ants in their nests to ward off predators and parasites.

  • Added: Jul 06, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Attracting Pollinators
From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes
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Animals and insects aren’t being altruistic when they pollinate a plant. So how do plants attract and reward them for their services?

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2011
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1