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Fisheries Recovery

From: Susanne Bard

A new report finds that global fisheries could boost both sustainability and annual catch.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, WLPR , and KENW

Bread Mold Battery

From: Susanne Bard

Could fungi be a key to safer and longer lasting lithium ion batteries?

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Thirsty Bats

From: Susanne Bard

How do bats find water in the dark?

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Retrieving Lost Memories

From: Susanne Bard

In a mouse model of early Alzheimer’s disease, scientists used light to trigger memories that the mice had forgotten.

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Insect Wings & Vision

From: Susanne Bard

Futuristic eye implants could fight microbes with structures that mimic the bacteria busting wings of insects.

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Critical Materials

From: Susanne Bard

A government laboratory works to maintain supplies of some little-known metals.

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Cactus Water Filter

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: Cross-section of a prickly pear cactus, Credit: Susanne Bard

The drought-defying interior of the prickly pear cactus holds a secret to purifying water.

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Pluto’s Big Discoveries

From: Susanne Bard

A trickle of data from the New Horizons spacecraft is building into a flood of new findings.

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Storks & Junk Food

From: Susanne Bard

Storks in Europe are forgoing migration to Africa because of the ready availability of human food from landfills.

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Disease Fighting Beer Hops

From: Susanne Bard

Scientists are isolating and synthesizing the chemical compounds that make hops bitter, and studying their medicinal properties.

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World Champion Dragonflies

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: The body and wings of the dragonfly Pantala flavescens have evolved in a way that lets the insect glide extraordinary distances on weather currents The body and wings of the dragonfly Pantala flavescens have evolved in a way that lets the insect glide ext, Credit: Greg Lasley

One species of dragonfly traverses vast oceans to breed.

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Methane Leak Lessons

From: Susanne Bard

The massive methane leak in California’s Aliso canyon highlights the global side effects of the fossil fuel industry on the atmosphere.

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Insects vs. Birds

From: Susanne Bard

The loud noise of insects causes some birds to delay the onset of their song in the morning.

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Why Are Plants Green?

From: Susanne Bard

The dominance of green chlorophyll on Earth may have come after a more purple period.

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Dialects & Society

From: Susanne Bard

While the media affect our vocabulary, our accents are a product of our community.

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Giant Armadillos

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: An extinct glyptodont., Credit: Carl Buell

DNA evidence reveals that the enormous armored glyptodont, an extinct South American mammal, was a close cousin to modern armadillos.

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Gender Bias & Online Sales

From: Susanne Bard

Buyers shell out a lot less on online auctions for when the seller is female.

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3D Bioprinter

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: A 3D printed coronary arterial tree. , Credit: Adam Feinberg Lab/Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering

3D printers can now create functional soft tissues like arteries.

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Superpredators

From: Susanne Bard

Our unique predatory behavior puts other predators, as well as entire ecosystems, at risk.

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Marmoset Baby Talk

From: Susanne Bard

A new study suggests baby marmosets’ calls change as they grow up, overturning more than 50 years of conventional wisdom about primate vocalizations.

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