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Butterfly-Inspired Surgery Camera
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A camera based on the complex eye of the morpho butterfly could improve cancer surgeries.

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  • Added: Apr 08, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Bowhead Whale Songs
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Bowhead whale and calf., Credit: (NOAA/National Ocean Service)
The songs of Arctic bowhead whales are constantly changing.

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  • Added: Apr 08, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Ocean Plastic to Energy
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Technology for turning plastic trash into energy could keep the garbage out of the ocean.

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  • Added: Mar 30, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Ocean Microfibers
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Tiny fibers from our washing machines could harm marine life.

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  • Added: Mar 30, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Venomous Mammal
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Scientists decode the genome of a rare, primitive mammal with a venomous bite.

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  • Added: Mar 20, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Ghost Fishing
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Researchers use sonar to locate lost fishing gear that harms sealife.

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  • Added: Mar 20, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Spectrum 03/20/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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Spectrum: It's electric! (& almost autonomous) Someone gives you €25 million. In exchange, you have to build an autonomous car – basically from...

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  • Added: Mar 20, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 5
Ocean Trash Hotspots
From: Science Update
Caption: Laysan albatross eye plastic lighters picked up during a beach cleanup, Papah?naumoku?kea Marine National Monument in the Hawaiian Islands., Credit: NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Scientists tally up the burden of plastic trash on U.S. coastlines.

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  • Added: Mar 19, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Clean Fish Learn Better
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: A wrasse "cleans" a larger fish. , Credit: Simon Gingins
Reef fish make better decisions when smaller fish keep them clean.

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  • Added: Mar 13, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Alaska's Springtime Solar
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Alaska’s peak solar producing months are in the spring, rather than the summer.

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  • Added: Mar 01, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Dino Tracks
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A slab of rock reveals what appears to be traces of a dinosaur dance party.

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  • Added: Mar 01, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Rock Water
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Earth's bedrock helps many forests survive drought.

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  • Added: Mar 01, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Age Defying Bats
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Age-defying bats are providing clues into the prevention of diseases of old age.

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  • Added: Feb 24, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Neanderthal Art
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Sophisticated cave art in Spain may be the work of Neanderthals.

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  • Added: Feb 24, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Sea Urchin Hideaways
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Purple sea urchins grow to fit perfectly inside cavities that they create themselves. , Credit: Mike Russell (CC BY)
Sea urchins carve out their own homes in the rock with their teeth.

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  • Added: Feb 24, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Pigeon Bioindicators
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Pigeons serve as indicators of lead levels in city neighborhoods.

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  • Added: Feb 20, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Wisdom Teeth
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Why do we get wisdom teeth if they often don’t even fit in our jaws?

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  • Added: Jan 20, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Bacterial Sonar
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Using ultrasound to see deep within with the mammalian gut with genetically engineered bacteria.

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  • Added: Jan 20, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Soil Bacteria Atlas
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A global atlas of soil bacteria could help with soil management efforts around the world.

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  • Added: Jan 20, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Seismic Array
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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An array of seismographs provides an unprecedented look at the earth beneath the United States.

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  • Added: Jan 05, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Bonobo Bad Guys
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Fizi, an adult male bonobo at Lola ya Bonobo sanctuary., Credit: Christopher Krupenye
One of our closest relatives, the bonobos, may have very different attitudes toward altruistic behavior in others.

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  • Added: Jan 05, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Viral Infection Detection
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A new test for viral infections promises cheaper and faster results.

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  • Added: Dec 30, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Robotic Dancing Birds
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Robotic birds help reveal which aspects of a pair’s coordinated song and dance are most important to an avian audience.

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  • Added: Dec 30, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Alaskan Power Microgrids
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Alaska leads the way to a more independent and renewable energy supply.

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  • Added: Dec 30, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Water from Air
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Water for the world’s most arid regions could come right out of the air.

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3