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Running Bare and Solar Storms Updated: 2010-02-05 21:24:05 Description: NASA Develops Space Taxis Sun Storms Change Flight Routes Water Vapor's Impact on Climate Texting - 1000 Feet Under Running on Bare Dogs...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Earth's Asteroid Defense Team Updated: 2010-01-30 00:08:11 Description: Methane's effect on climate, a look at global coal markets, climatologists reflect on hacked email, Earth's asteroid defense team, 30 million year old virgin and a DNA analysis of a fish stick...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Earthquake Analysis and Deermouse Sperm Updated: 2010-01-23 00:14:22 Description: An analysis of Latin American earthquakes NASA keepsakes and why sperm fight...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Smart Meters and Absolute Zero Updated: 2010-01-16 03:12:12 Description: Haitian Quake Not a Surprise to Geologists The country's only earthquake engineer 'Beautiful' symmetry near absolute zero Do smart meters really work? Male chromosome still evolving...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Astronomers Map Dark Matter 'Beach Ball' Updated: 2010-01-08 21:11:59 Description: Stories in this episode: 1) Astronomers Map Dark Matter 'Beach Ball' 2) Autism 'Clusters' Linked To Parents' Education 3) Will The Next War Be Fought Over Water? 4) Going Organic Helps A Small Dairy Stay Afloat 5) A Once-Dark Polaroid Factory Goes Gr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Decade of Stem Cell Research Updated: 2010-01-01 21:47:40 Description: Stories in this episode: 1) A Decade of Stem Cell Research 2) Landowner Calls on Death to Save Her Farm 3) Waiting on Science to Say If Plastic Chemical Is Safe 4) Rare Rhinos Relocated In Effort To Keep Species Alive 5) Byproducts of Urban L ife Smo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Answering Questions On Climate Summit Updated: 2009-12-18 17:18:44 Description: Stories in this episode: 1) Negotiators at the Copenhagen climate summit are facing an uphill task in their attempt to come up with a political agreement on global warming. NPR's Richard Harris answers listeners' questions about the climate summit. 2...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Climate Conundrum Over Nuclear Energy Updated: 2009-12-11 17:29:26 Description: Stories in this episode: 1) Climate Conundrum Over Nuclear Energy 2) Scientsts Help Ranchers Wrangle Carbon Emissions 3) Reading Practice Can Strengthen Brain 4) Sense of Touch Can Help Hearing 5) An Insiders View To the Nobel Medal Ceremony...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jumping Over Hurdles Updated: 2009-12-04 23:58:41 Description: Climate Policy suffers embarressment, while stem cells score a few points. Also California's carbon banking, hidden scientific treasures and how the senses intermingle....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Careful Counting Updated: 2009-11-25 17:33:05 Description: After 6 years on Mars, in what was originally supposed to be a three month mission, Rover Spirit's days are numbered. Also, the total number of Blue Fin Tuna allowed to be fished this year is less than previous years. It's been 150 years since the p...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Hearing the Aesthetic Updated: 2009-11-21 00:20:14 Description: It's all about the visual this week. Stories include the examinations of both dust and ancient dung fungus, salvaging Hubble and a restoration of eyesight....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Major Revisions Updated: 2009-11-13 23:23:25 Description: The EPA studies the Chesapeake Bay water and makes moves to better manage the U.S.'s largest estuary. Also one new study shines light on why some people just can't loss weight, while another suggests that children with Autism may also suffer from poo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ice Heats Up and Leaves Fall Down Updated: 2009-11-07 08:40:02 Description: A baby's cry reveals the language of their parents, NASA takes pictures of melting ice, the pig genome gets sequenced, and who leaves fall off trees....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Carbon, You Are My Shinning Star Updated: 2009-10-23 22:22:50 Description: Carbon is this week's star at the Science Desk. Congress evaluates both the pros and cons concerning planting forests to remove carbon dioxide, and trys to quantify the carbon dioxide a car produces when running on biofuels; plus the taste of carbona...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Frogs Find Love and Other Modern Marvels Updated: 2009-10-21 21:29:31 Description: NASA orchestrates a major collusion on the Moon, neuroscientists find that it takes the human brain about half a second to process speech, some Australian frogs' mating calls jump a few octaves higher, and cap-and-trade may not be the perfect answer ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Accolades and Millstones Updated: 2009-10-21 21:32:11 Description: NASA makes a big mess on the moon, NPR tracks down this year's Medicine or Physiology and Physics Nobel winners, and decomposition never felt so good. Oh yeah, that's science baby......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Frogs Find Love and Other Modern Marvels Updated: 2009-10-16 23:30:50 Description: NASA orchestrates a major collusion on the Moon, neuroscientists find that it takes the human brain about half a second to process speech, some Australian frogs' mating calls jump a few octaves higher, and cap-and-trade may not be the perfect answer ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Accolades and Millstones Updated: 2009-10-09 22:39:33 Description: NASA makes a big mess on the moon, NPR tracks down this year's Medicine or Physiology and Physics Nobel winners, and decomposition never felt so good. Oh yeah, that's science baby......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD As the World Turns Updated: 2009-10-05 15:43:08 Description: Causes behind this week's geologic tragedies are investigated. Also, NASA needs a plutonium fix, the hominid family tree finds a long lost relative, and some fun bird noises during intimate moments. NPR's Science Desk delivers....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD As the World Turns Updated: 2009-10-02 22:48:55 Description: Causes behind this week's geologic tragedies are investigated. Also, NASA needs a plutonium fix, the hominid family tree finds a long lost relative, and some fun bird noises during some intimate moments. NPR's Science Desk delivers....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Looking Forward, Looking Back Updated: 2009-09-25 21:19:01 Description: Despite its urgency, climate diplomacy is slow going in New York at the UN. Thanks to growing global demand for refrigerators and air conditioners HFC's, a low profile greenhouse gas, may soon be causing large problems for the atmosphere. Three new ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Problems Solved In Unexpected Ways Updated: 2009-09-19 00:08:15 Description: A proposal for NASA regarding a nautical mission to sail the super cold nitrogen seas of Saturn's moon of Titan surfaces; a surprising new study claims to have cured color blindness in mature male squirrel monkeys shocks the neuroscience community, o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Space Travel and Ancient Threads Updated: 2009-09-16 07:32:51 Description: This week NPR's science desk explores Hubble's future and views pictures from space. Ancient Georgian textiles are uncovered, Congress tries to bury carbon and the kilogram is reweighed....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Music Written For Monkeys Strikes A Chord Updated: 2009-09-04 14:34:01 Description: Stories in this episode: 1) Some scientists think no-till farming may not contain carbon better than conventional farming. 2) Music can alter our emotions, and a new study shows that it can move monkeys, too. 3) Scientists have big hopes for tiny las...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Shaggy Dog Story Updated: 2009-08-28 23:23:38 Description: This week science reporters Richard Harris and Chris Joyce bring us stories of recent advancements in the genetics of both human diseases and dog's shaggy coats. We also hear about new data on the neccessary evil of agriculture: nitrous oxide. List...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 'Super Rice' and Unicorn Tricksters of the Sea Updated: 2009-08-21 21:15:28 Description: Boots sloshing through rice fields in Bengladesh, California sea lions jostling on California harbors, and the splish-splashing of the elusive Narwhal...just some of the sounds in this week's podcast. You'll also hear about one strategy to feed a pl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD From Cave Dwellers to Flying Scientists Updated: 2009-08-18 01:37:33 Description: This week it's been all about human successes and setbacks. We've learned that humans discovered the power of fire earlier than we thought, but that a mission to Mars isn't exactly in our stars. We've built science laboratories in airplanes, but t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Colliders, Clunkers And Chimps, Oh My Updated: 2009-08-07 23:25:50 Description: The world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider, is on course to start up again in November after being broken down for a year. The "cash for clunkers" program may not be as environmentally beneficial as it seems. And scientists ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jellyfish Motion Mixing The Ocean Updated: 2009-07-31 23:05:03 Description: While many world fisheries seem doomed to extinction, some fisheries are rebounding thanks to strict fishing laws. You'll hear one fish bring the ocean to life with its growls, hums and grunts. Some swimming marine life, including jellyfish, may aff...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NASA: From Space Race To The Future Updated: 2009-07-30 21:26:00 Description: On the 40th anniversary of the first voyage to the moon, we look at NASA, then and now. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin recall their historic moon walk and talk about the excitement surrounding their flight. These days, NASA wants to go to the moon ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Aerial Wars: Moths Click To Evade Bat Sonar Updated: 2009-07-28 19:53:19 Description: The toucan's beak isn't just an attractive ornament, it cools the bird down. Of course, humans cool themselves a different way - and can withstand higher temperatures than you would think. Timing is everything for a flock of migratory birds that swoo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Human Bones and Dinosaur Skin Updated: 2009-07-06 14:35:02 Description: Scientists discover a rare dinosaur fossil with its skin intact. Genomic testing suggests the immune system plays a role in schizophrenia. A body farm uses donated human bodies to educate students in forensics....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Robot Lawn Mowers and Dubious Brain Images Updated: 2009-07-13 01:44:50 Description: Brain images may not tell us as much as we think they do. If your teenager won't mow the lawn, a robot will do the job. Obama's new stem cell rules will give scientists more freedom to do their research. Climate change was the subject of both the i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Alien Stowaways And Moonlight Love Updated: 2009-07-17 18:56:07 Description: Scientists say that horses are running faster these days because jockeys make themselves light as air. Horseshoe crabs gather by the thousands at high tide to spawn under the full moon. Organisms transported in a ship's ballast water may become inv...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Doesn't Your River Burn? Updated: 2009-06-26 22:07:53 Description: Scientists may have found water on one of Saturn's moons. A river that was once so polluted it caught on fire is now all cleaned up. A California think tank says global warming will get more buy-in if people think of it as an economic opportunity. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Monkey Giggles, Math Marvels and more... Updated: 2009-06-22 15:05:02 Description: NASA's lunar mission takes off to map the moon's surface and search for water. Mathematicians find a new prime number that is nearly 13 million digits long and the search continues. Scientists debate whether shading the earth would counteract global...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Prehistoric Porn? You Decide ... Updated: 2009-05-15 22:53:38 Description: One thing science agrees on - global warming will eventually cause the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to melt. But how will that affect ocean levels? A lot or ..... nearly a lot? Capitol Hill grapples with climate change legislation and is she porn or is s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Little Rover That Got Stuck on Mars Updated: 2009-05-22 22:10:39 Description: Hubble - past, present and future. Plus, the Mars Rover that got stuck, well, on Mars. Are Phtalates in plastic tubing harming babies in the NICU? It's incredibly difficult to figure out. Jon Hamilton explains why....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Gallimaufry of Grid, Grippe and Groove Updated: 2009-05-08 23:36:36 Description: The genetic origins of the H1N1 'swine' flu. And why DO those initial disease outbreaks, think SARS and West Nile Virus, scare the 'H—L' out of us? We'll talk about the quirks of epidemiology. And dancing animals, who knew? Actually, those of ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Some Answers To Swine Flu Questions Updated: 2009-05-04 23:40:29 Description: Just how dangerous is swine flu? What would going to a WHO pandemic level 6 really mean? Why is flu seasonal? NPR's Joe Neel and Richard Knox answer these listener & reader submitted questions and more....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Swine Flu Special Update Updated: 2009-05-01 21:53:44 Description: Science and Health Desk editors and reporters discuss the week's events surrounding the swine flu/2009 H1N1 outbreak. They discuss the timeline of events, the status of vaccines, what the WHO Phase 5 designation means. tags: influenza, h1n1, medicin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Swine Flu Special Updated: 2009-04-30 23:43:46 Description: NPR Health and Science editors and reporters discuss Swine Flu events of the last 9 days. What do we really know about this flu strain and what are some of the important questions yet to be answered? If this outbreak becomes a pandemic, will it be as...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bovine Essence and Global Warming on Capitol Hill Updated: 2009-04-24 22:26:08 Description: The bovine genome has been completed and Jon Hamilton tells us all about it. Chris Joyce discusses climate change legislation hearings on the hill....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Where Slippery Decks Meet Seedballs Updated: 2009-04-17 22:46:07 Description: Joe Palca reports on the impact of climate change on trees. Researchers are worrying they coudl dry up. Biosphere 2 - where is it today? The principle that dictates what chemicals are approved and which aren't and is that science? Technologies ship ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Willpower And Good Fat, Brown Fat Updated: 2009-04-10 17:03:19 Description: We all have habits, the question is do you have the willpower to sustain the good ones and resist bad ones. And the discovery of a good type of fat in our bodies. Also, we revisit a story about HIV from 25 years ago....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Prime Search And Shakespeare Updated: 2009-04-10 17:04:02 Description: In search of next world's largest prime numbers, genetically engineered batteries, and was Shakespeare wrong? Through Juliet's lips, Shakespeare said "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." But the Bard may have been wrong - names do matter....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Radioactive Hearts and the Ambiguity of Death Updated: 2009-04-03 20:43:24 Description: Scientists have always believed heart cells cannot regenerate. Take all that scar tissue that remains following heart attacks. But some very clever scientific probing has found out otherwise. Also, pthalates. Were they banned from children's toys for...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A City of Fishes Updated: 2009-03-27 22:20:21 Description: Chris Joyce reports on an amazing discovery of enormous numbers of herring beneath the ocean using sonar. Space tourist Charles Simonyi and a one of a kind discovery in the nubian desert....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Do Cows Under Power Lines Still Face North? Updated: 2009-03-20 22:26:37 Description: Why do cows tend to face north and then what happens when they stand underneath power lines? The affect of magnetism on animals. Also, new research on melting ice in Antarctica and what that means for coastal cities. Dinos with Feathers? Joe Palca i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD More Brain (And God) Updated: 2009-03-13 22:25:08 Description: How the brain perceives "God" in both believers and non believers. What is the root of our susceptibility to disease? For decades the infectious germ was thought to the be the culprit. Now, genetics seems to be playing a role as well. The grid - what...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Eyes in the Skies and Drying up Rainforests Updated: 2009-03-06 22:44:24 Description: The supply of US satellites that provide data on climate change is flagging. Drought in the Amazon impacts the rainforests usefulness in soaking up carbon dioxide and preimplantation genetic diagnosis. A look at PGD and how families use it who worry ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Standing Inside the Oldest Footprint Updated: 2009-03-03 19:04:24 Description: Chris Joyce reports on a million plus year old human footprint discovered in Kenya. Joe Palca discusses the science behind detecting aging suspension bridges and Jon Hamilton reports on the striking similiarities between Mad Cow disease and Alzheime...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Darwin and the Brain Updated: 2009-02-20 22:22:51 Description: Jon Hamilton reports on scientists different views on what the brain and the mind tell us about the existence of a higher power. Also, Liane Hansen travels to Kansas to learn how science students reconcile their views on faith and natural selection. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Neanderthal Genome and Darwin's 200th Updated: 2009-02-13 23:33:55 Description: Neanderthal Genome close to being completed. An astronauts video satirizes the space agency's bureaucracy, Charles Darwin turned 200 this past week - Joe Palca visits England where the celebration is, well, a big deal....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD E-normous Ancient Snakes and E-volution! Updated: 2009-02-06 23:33:40 Description: Science editor Alison Richards joins the podcasting team this week to discuss enormous ancient snakes and an ever changing climate (oh and of course Charles Darwin - his birthday is coming up). Plus, a bit on the brain and how it perceives color and...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Green Green Green But is it Too Late? Updated: 2009-01-30 22:46:11 Description: Richard Harris reports on a study showing that climate change is irreversible. The new president's green jobs push and the passionate search for killer whales....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Green Inauguration Ball and Antarctica warming Updated: 2009-01-26 20:55:10 Description: Green Inauguration Ball, warming in Antarctica, the anniversary of the pheromone and getting ready for the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Green Inauguration Ball and Antarctica warming Updated: 2009-01-23 01:57:05 Description: A Green Inauguration Ball, warming in Antarctica, the anniversary of the pheromone and getting ready for the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China's Electric Car and Steven Chu - Obama's Pick for Energy Secretary Updated: 2009-01-16 22:53:38 Description: Jon Hamilton and Chris Joyce discuss Steven Chu - Obama's pick for Energy Secretary. Chu, along with Obama's other cabinet choices, will likely signal a change in attitude toward climate, environment and energy. Jon Hamilton reports on a program des...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Lazy Eyes and Mosquitoes in Love Updated: 2009-01-09 23:29:27 Description: Chris Joyce and Joe Palca discuss amblyopia - a condition known as lazy eye. We'll hear Chris's story on singing mosquitoes. Richard Harris reports on the fishing industry in California. And "who let the frogs out?"...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Corals Suffer and A Blind Man Sees Updated: 2009-01-02 23:14:23 Description: Richard Harris reports on new research showing the impact of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere on coral reefs. Joe Palca tells the story of a blind man who can see. Brigid McCarthy explains why adults can learn to play an instrument just as easily as ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Do Dogs Get Jealous? Elephants Live Shorter Lives in Zoos Updated: 2008-12-13 00:51:00 Description: Jealousy and Fair Play in Dogs, Elephants and Live Shorter Lives in Zoos, H.M. - the man with no memory died this past week, The Day The Earth Stood Still Goes Intergalactic...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Do Dogs Get Jealous? Elephant Life span shorter in Zoos Updated: 2008-12-13 21:06:14 Description: Nell Greenfield Boyce reports on a study of dogs and a sense of fair play and jealousy, Joe Palca reports on a study showing that elephants in zoos don't live as long as elephants in the wild. A man known only as H.M. died this past week. We'll lear...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Earthquakes, Eggs and Nothing Updated: 2008-12-19 21:04:19 Description: Geologists predict another big earthquake within the decade, Joe Palca reports on 'nothing', Chris Joyce and Joe Palca chat about social marketing and green buying and Robert Krulwich reports on essays written by MIT students about when they first be...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Phoenix Mars Probe Updated: 2008-11-20 21:33:50 Description: NPR's Joe Palca reports on the Phoenix Mars probe....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Woolly Mammoths and Flushing Toilets: Chris Joyce Muses Updated: 2008-11-26 22:54:33 Description: Joe Palca reports on what scientists have learned from the DNA from fossilizied Woolly Mammoth hair. Chris Joyce takes us to the birthplace of the flushing toilet. Nell Boyce reports on the 'flexetarian'. Richard Harris discusses the impact of too m...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR On Science for August 7, 2008 Updated: 2008-08-08 14:16:00 Description: Robert Krulwich/Mosquitoes Richard Harris/Home Energy Savings Joe Palca/Amblyiopia Joe Palca/Mars Update...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR On Science for August 7, 2008 Updated: 2008-08-10 07:35:09 Description: Robert Krulwich/Mosquitoes Richard Harris/Home Energy Savings Joe Palca/Amblyiopia Joe Palca/Mars Update...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR On Science for August 15, 2008 Updated: 2008-08-15 07:43:21 Description: Stories: The World's Smallest Snake from Nell Greenfield Boyce, Unexpected Discovery of Gorilla Population from John Nielsen, Genetically Engineered Corn in Honduras from Dan Charles, Chinese Organic Farm from Melissa Block...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR_On_Science_for_August_29,_2008 Updated: 2008-08-29 04:24:36 Description: Stories: 1. Cows Point North or South from Nell Greenfieldboyce 2. Bigfoot! from Scott Simon 3. The Smell of Fear from Christopher Joyce...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR On Science for September 5, 2008 Updated: 2008-09-05 04:34:31 Description: Stories: 1) Ear Wax 2)The Monogamy Gene 3)Flying into a Hurricane...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR On Science for September 12, 2008 Updated: 2008-09-12 04:35:05 Description: Stories 1) Robert Krulwich and America's Baldness Gap 2) Musical Interlude from Danny Kaye 3) Joe Palca and the Hand Gene 4) Richard Harris from the NPR Archives...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR On Science_May 6, 2008 Updated: 2008-05-08 07:46:24 Description: NPR On Science: 1) Chemical Compass In Bird Brains? 2) Cloud Computing 3) Fungus Threatens Wheaties 4) Solving Climate Change With Beavers...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR On Science_April 11, 2008 Updated: 2008-04-16 21:14:11 Description: NPR On Science: 1) Ukrainian Pop Star Pushes Climate Solutions 2) California Engineer Builds Plug-in Hybrid 3) Scientists Find Bacteria That Eat Antibiotics...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR On Science_April 11, 2008 Updated: 2008-04-17 21:04:06 Description: NPR On Science: 1) Ukrainian Pop Star Pushes Climate Solutions 2) California Engineer Builds Plug-in Hybrid 3) Scientists Find Bacteria That Eat Antibiotics...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: 04-13-2008 Health Updated: 2008-04-14 03:09:04 Description: Stories: 1) Robots, Real and Fictional, Honored at Hall of Fame 2) Fur Seals' Decline Puzzles Aleuts, Scientists 3) A Simple Formula for Whitening Your Teeth 4) In 'Bonk,' Mary Roach Explores Science of Sex 5) Wind Farm Buffets Family, Town Relation...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: 04-07-2008 Health & Science Updated: 2008-04-11 20:24:27 Description: Stories: 1) Studying Regeneration for New Limbs, Organs 2) Study: Apple Logo Stimulates the Brain 3) Treating the Ails of Musicians 4) The Erotic Lives of Octopuses 5) Fossilized Feces Tell Tale of Earliest Americans 6) Michigan Schools Embrace Wind...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: 03-30-2008 Health & Science Updated: 2008-04-03 13:18:47 Description: Stories: 1) The Pioneer Who Died for the South Pole 2) Wading Through an Endangered Species Backlog 3) The Young Genius Behind BitTorrent 4) An Opera Singer's Advice for Saving Your Voice 5) Beyond Recycling: Getting to 'Zero Waste' 6) U.S. Gives Nu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: 03-23-2008 Health & Science Updated: 2008-03-25 13:13:57 Description: Stories: 1) Study: Jazz Improv Cranks Up Brain's Creativity 2) Blossoms Springing Forward Earlier, Too 3) Math Major Explains Method to March Madness 4) New Tool Reassesses Osteoporosis Risk 5) Ob/Gyn Group: New Ethics Standards Misinterpreted 6) Do...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: 03-16-2008 Health & Science Updated: 2008-03-18 12:06:08 Description: Stories: 1) Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rise in China 2) Doctor Blogs Raise Concerns About Patient Privacy 3) Fishing Ban Considered as Salmon Dwindle 4) The Push-up: A Fitting Fitness Test 5) Boomers Reluctant over Long-Term Care Insurance 6) Study: 2...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: 03-09-2008 Health & Science Updated: 2008-03-16 01:21:08 Description: Stories: 1) Naming Species Before They Disappear 2) Light May Be Connected to Breast Cancer 3) Outlook for Oceans Bleak as Sea 'Deserts' Grow 4) Study Tracks 'Daylight Saving' Energy Use 5) Case Stokes Debate About Autism, Vaccines 6) Grand Canyon F...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: 03-02-2008 Health & Science Updated: 2008-03-04 06:14:37 Description: Stories: 1) An Upside to the Invasive Zebra Mussel? 2) Latinos' Job Fatality Rate Highest of All Workers 3) A Donkey's Tale: When Urban Sprawl Encroaches 4) Researchers Unlock Secret of How Bats Fly 5) Poll: Broad Support for Requiring Health Covera...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: 02-24-2008 Health & Science Updated: 2008-02-27 01:56:47 Description: Stories: 1) Enjoying Kimchi in Space 2) Mastodons in Manhattan: A Botanical Puzzle 3) Scientists Create Coffee-Making Robot 4) Old-Fashioned Play Builds Serious Skills 5) Study: Stroke Risk Triples for Women Ages 35 to 54 6) Dissecting People's 'Pre...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: 02-17-2008 Health & Science Updated: 2008-02-18 04:18:22 Description: Stories: 1) Book Takes Wide-Angle View of a Changing Planet 2) Bush Visits Africa, Where Villages Fight Malaria 3) The Science of the Perfect Souffle 4) Baba Amte, India's Social and Medical Crusader 5) Medicare Trigger May Bring Political Headache ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: 02-10-2008 Health & Science Updated: 2008-02-14 14:03:51 Description: Stories: 1) Knee Brace Stores Residual Energy 2) Chicken Industry Clogging Chesapeake 3) Court Rejects Bush Policy on Mercury Emissions 4) Staring into Night: Satellite Spotters Watch Back 5) Study: Ethanol Worse for Climate Than Gasoline 6) Rehab ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: 02-03-2008 Health & Science Updated: 2008-02-04 12:54:25 Description: Stories: 1) Accidental Discovery Could Treat Memory Disorders 2) Soldiers' Head Injuries May Contribute to PTSD 3) Double Dipping Spreads Germs 4) Saudi Arabia's New Hospital Nears Completion 5) Explorer 1, America's Answer to Sputnik 6) Making Sens...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: 01-27-2008 Health & Science Updated: 2008-02-01 02:16:25 Description: Stories: 1) World's Coral Reefs Face Renewed Threats 2) Calif. Court Rules Companies Can Fire Pot Users 3) Genetic First: Bacterium's Code Built from Scratch 4) Air Force Alters Texas UFO Explanation 5) Officials Urge More Adult Vaccinations 6) A Sp...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: 01-20-2008 Health & Science Updated: 2008-01-26 21:47:07 Description: Stories: 1) Study: Are River Restoration Efforts Misguided? 2) Hearing a Smile in Tone of Voice 3) Survey: Kids Frown on Clowns 4) Survey: Fewer Abortions, More RU-486 Use in U.S. 5) New Images May Shed Light on Mercury's Mysteries 6) Does 'Superior...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: 01-13-2008 Health & Science Updated: 2008-01-16 03:57:57 Description: Stories: 1) Researchers Grow a Beating Heart 2) Untangling Knot Formation Critical to DNA 3) Gas Cloud Headed for Milky Way Collision 4) Separating Medical Truth from Fiction 5) In Battle of Elephants and Ants, Trees Win Big 6) Predicting Psychotic ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: 01-06-2008 Health & Science Updated: 2008-01-10 03:13:18 Description: Stories: 1) 'The Science of Leonardo' 2) Carbon Offsets: Government Warns of Fraud Risk 3) Walruses Move Ashore as Arctic Ice Retreats 4) Who Benefits from Doctors' Free Drug Samples? 5) Hotel Maids Challenge the Placebo Effect 6) Overdose Rescue K...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: 11-18-2007 Health & Science Updated: 2007-11-21 14:26:50 Description: Stories: 1) Sleep -- or Lack of It -- Becomes Marketer's Dream 2) Making SUVs Run Cleaner, Farther on Biodiesel 3) Nobel-Winning Climate Panel Calls for Urgent Action 4) The 'Dirt on Clean' in an Oversanitized World 5) Are All Soaps Created Equal? 6...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: 08-19-2007 Health & Science Updated: 2007-08-20 03:07:31 Description: Stories: 1) Voyagers' Records Wait for Alien Ears 2) Psychologists Scrap Ban on Aiding in Interrogations 3) Size Matters: The Hidden Mathematics of Life 4) Parched Spanish Coast Taps Sea Water for Growth 5) Climate Connections: Algeria vs. the Sahar...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: 08-12-2007 Health & Science Updated: 2007-08-13 03:00:40 Description: Stories: 1) Tracing Human Migration Through DNA 2) The Sweet Smell of Rain 3) High Temperatures Hurt Air Quality 4) 'Marketplace' Report: Cigarette Taxes and Smoking 5) Are Generic Biotech Drugs Coming Soon? 6) Nagasaki Aftermath Haunts U.S. Veteran...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: 08-05-2007 Health & Science Updated: 2007-08-06 03:00:49 Description: Stories: 1) Children's Insurance Legislation Faces Critics, Veto 2) Stronger Wildfires Part of Emerging Global Pattern 3) Race Around the World for a Cause 4) 'Phoenix' Land Rover Set for Red Planet Exploration 5) Revisiting the South Korean Stem-Ce...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: 07-22-2007 Health & Science Updated: 2007-07-23 03:01:15 Description: Stories: 1) Proposal Funds Child Health Care with Tobacco Tax 2) Summer Bounty Prompts Preservation Lesson 3) Hotter, Drier Climate Moves Up Sky Islands' Slopes 4) Researchers Solve Checkers, Once and for All 5) Underground Lakebed Sparks Hope for D...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: 06-17-2007 Health & Science Updated: 2007-06-18 17:13:40 Description: Stories: 1) Heading for Hills May Be Only Option on Fiji 2) Australia's Camels Thrive on Climate Swings 3) Cute, Fuzzy Buffalo Can Be Deadly, Park Warns 4) Fiji's Mangroves, Coral Under Assault 5) Are Computer Keyboards Dishwasher Safe? 6) Genetic A...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: Health & Science for Sunday, Apr 01 2007 Updated: 2007-04-02 04:47:56 Description: Stories: 1) Antelope Squirrels and Muskrat Love in the Spring 2) Ransom Myers Predicted the Future of Fish 3) States Take Lead in Funding Stem-Cell Research 4) Alarm Over Missing Bees Prompts House Hearing 5) Young Women Consider the HPV Vaccine 6) ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: Health&Science for Sunday, Feb 25 2007 Updated: 2007-02-26 04:00:40 Description: Stories: 1) Governors Take the Lead Where Congress Lags 2) Artists'Masks Hid Wounds of World War I Soldiers 3) H.M.'s Brain and the History of Memory 4) Arctic Team Studies Global Warming, Inuit Culture 5) African Chimps Seen Crafting Small Weapons ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: Health&Science for Sunday, Mar 04 2007 Updated: 2007-03-05 04:01:52 Description: Stories: 1) Parenting Advice from a Polish Holocaust Hero 2) The Long History of the Lunar Eclipse 3) Dangerous Wasabi Tube Sequestered on ISS 4) Village by Village, Stamping Out Guinea Worm 5) How Multitasking Affects Human Learning 6) Finding the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: Health & Science for Sunday, Jan 07 2007 Updated: 2007-01-09 20:23:15 Description: Stories: 1) Is Mild Winter a Sign of Climate Change? 2) Regulations Could Make Outdoor Furnaces Safer 3) Agriculture Department Probes Rice Flap 4) What's Up with Those Utility Poles? 5) How to Make a Diet Work 6) FDA Approves Weight-Loss Drug for D...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: Health&Science for Sunday, Dec 24 2006 Updated: 2006-12-25 04:01:17 Description: Stories: 1) Healing the Physical and Spiritual Wounds of War 2) Fighting'Food Insecurity'in Cincinnati 3) Climate Change Said to Confuse Europe's Birds 4) A Komodo Dragon Christmas Miracle? 5) Optical Illusion: Car Wheels Going'Round 6) Dispute over...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: Health&Science for Sunday, Dec 17 2006 Updated: 2006-12-18 04:09:48 Description: Stories: 1) The Science Behind Making Moral Decisions 2) Comparing Mars and Venus in Neuroscience 3) Why Do Men Have Deeper Voices than Women? 4) FDA to Leave Antibiotic Ketek on the Market 5) When It Comes to the Spacewalk, Size Matters 6) Study No...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: Health & Science for Sunday, Nov 12 2006 Updated: 2006-11-13 20:32:02 Description: Stories: 1) Older Malaria Drug Regains Effectiveness 2) Does a Bit of Steel Get Rid of That Garlic Smell? 3) String Theory and Other Timeless Notions 4) In Stem-Cell Transplants, Timing Is Everything 5) New Congress Gives Hope to Environmentalists 6...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: Health & Science for Sunday, Aug 13 2006 Updated: 2006-08-14 12:27:00 Description: Stories: 1) The Stigma of AIDS Poses a Health Risk 2) Access to HIV Drug Therapies Remains Limited 3) A Bioethicist Takes a Peek at 'Body Worlds' 4) Origins of Exhibited Cadavers Questioned 5) BP Weighs Answers to Alaskan Pipeline Corrosion 6) It's ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: Health & Science for Sunday, 14 May 2006 Updated: 2006-05-18 14:18:21 Description: Stories: 1) Midnight Monday Marks the Medicare Deadline 2) Study: Health Risk Remains a Year After Quitting Vioxx 3) Questions Raised About Safety of Abortion Method 4) States Push to Disclose Hospital Infection Rates 5) Medical Treatment Advances H...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR: Health & Science for Sunday, 30 Apr 2006 Updated: 2006-05-01 02:55:33 Description: Stories: 1) What's Triggering Your Migraine? 2) Washington Haggles over Drug Plan Changes 3) Vaccine for Marburg Virus Tests Well in Monkeys 4) Disinfectant Wipes Safe for Computer Keyboards 5) Study Questions Reliability of Cardiac Defibrillators 6...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
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