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Can we turn methane leaks into a climate solution?
From: Possibly
Caption: Anaerobic digester
It turns out, there's a way to capture methane before it leaks into the atmosphere. In the case of a landfill, you can cover the surface and then i...

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  • Added: May 28, 2020
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 1
What is methane and how does it relate to climate change?
From: Possibly
Caption: Gas furnace
Methane is a gas that’s created when something organic decomposes in a location that doesn’t have oxygen. The largest human-caused source of metha...

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  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 2
Does global warming cause extreme weather?
From: Possibly
Piece image
Yes. Global warming increases the intensity of our weather because it causes temperatures to rise, which leads to more water evaporation. When thos...

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  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 1
Under COVID-19, Nursing Students Learn to Treat Patients Online
From: Lucas Woods
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Some New York City nursing students learning with virtual, simulated patients under the pandemic have concerns they will miss out on vital skills.

  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 02:56
111: Pigeons and Four Letter Words
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
Piece image
Might it be possible to teach a pigeon how to "read" a label for a person who can't read? Is there the possibility of a future where pigeon service...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 20, 2020
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 1
590- Noctilucent Clouds
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Noctilucent Clouds exist at more than 50 miles above the Earth's surface or about 4 times higher than the tops of the most intense tropical thunder...

Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 14, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10
586-Northern PHA
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
My Catalina Sky Survey teammate David Rankin was observing in the constellation of Ursae Major with our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona wh...

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  • Added: Apr 17, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
AMOS 20.81: Introducing Stormquakes, 4/22/2020
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Introducing Stormquakes

  • Added: Apr 13, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
582-Stealthy Asteroid
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
Asteroids which approach Earth from inside of our orbit about the Sun are often difficult to discover and may represent a unique threat to our home...

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  • Added: Mar 20, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10
AMOS 20.63: Octopus Games, 3/27/2020
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Octopus Games

  • Added: Mar 10, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 20.61: The Greenland Ice Sheet Is Melting Faster Than Expected, 3/25/2020
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Greenland Ice Sheet Is Melting Faster Than Expected

  • Added: Mar 10, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
578-First PHA
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
Assuming the first potentially hazardous asteroid of 2020 has a chemical composition similar to the stony meteorites we find on Earth, it could co...

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  • Added: Feb 23, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
AMOS 20.46: Birds at Risk, 3/4/2020
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Birds at Risk

  • Added: Feb 21, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 20.42: Autism and Tone of Voice, 2/27/2020
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Autism and Tone of Voice

  • Added: Feb 21, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
576-Loneliest Asteroid
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
A recently discovered asteroid spends most of its time high above the plane of the solar system far from our Sun. Unknown asteroids on such a path...

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  • Added: Feb 05, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
AMOS 19.37: The Star That's Almost Too Massive to Exist, 2/20/2020
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Star That's Almost Too Massive to Exist

  • Added: Feb 03, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
574-Record Year
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
In 2019, asteroid hunters set a new record by discovering 2,433 Earth approaching objects including 85 which could potentially become a threat to p...

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  • Added: Jan 23, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
S2 Ep 6: Treating addiction from the ER
From: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Series: Finding Fixes Season Two
Caption: Justina Bauthues (center) poses for a photo with her parents, Lisa and Tom Hilton.
A new approach is linking people with addiction to drug treatment, instead of just sending them out the door when they’re well again. Two doctors, ...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2020
  • Length: 28:04
94: Hand Stitched Computers
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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During the 1960s when we were racing to the moon, computing tech made a huge leap. Computers had to be small to fit in the Apollo capsules and it w...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 19, 2020
  • Length: 04:51
  • Purchases: 1
How to Get More People to Ride the Bus
From: Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
Series: Ways & Means Podcast
Piece image
What motivates commuters to leave their cars behind, and take the bus or a bike to work instead? A government innovation team in Durham, North Caro...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jan 14, 2020
  • Length: 15:20
  • Purchases: 1
AMOS 20.09: The Invasion of the Starlings, 1/13/2020
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Invasion of the Starlings

  • Added: Jan 07, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
A Former Pharmaceutical Sales Rep Expresses Her Belief that Vaccines are Harmful
From: Free Epistemology with Mark Solomon
Series: Being Reasonable
Caption: Being Reasonable
Tahli Kentoff, a former pharmaceutical sales rep and now certified master herbalist, expresses her belief that all pharmaceuticals, including vacci...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:00
AMOS 19.259: Mirror, Mirror on the Moon, 12/27/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Mirror, Mirror on the Moon

  • Added: Dec 06, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 19.253: Mystery of the Missing Jumbo Squid, 12/19/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Mystery of the Missing Jumbo Squid

  • Added: Dec 05, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 19.247: Danger High Voltage! Scientists Discover Two New Species of Eel, 12/11/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Danger High Voltage! Scientists Discover Two New Species of Eel

  • Added: Dec 05, 2019
  • Length: 02:00

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