Science Update

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Science Update is a daily, 60-second feature covering the latest science news in a fun, accessible style. This multi-award winning show has been on the air nationally since January of 1988.

Science Update is a 60-second news feature that provides your listeners with their minimum daily requirement of science every weekday. Science Update covers science, engineering, medicine-- everything from aardarks to zygotes and, on rare occasions, aardvark zygotes. We post the five shows for each week on the Thursday afternoon of the week before so you can get them in your system, ready to go. Every package, including a short tease, is exactly 60 seconds, so you can wrap it around a 30 second station id or funder blurb and have it fit nicely into your clock. In addition to news, we also answer listeners' questions, phoned into our toll-free line 1-800-WHY-ISIT (4748) or emailed to us from our website, www.scienceupdate.com


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Tigers in Nepal are adapting to the presence of humans by changing their daily routine.

  • Added: Sep 25, 2012
  • Length: 01:00
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In-car systems could alert drivers when it’s unsafe to go through a yellow light. And more evidence that light from computers, TVs and other source...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2012
  • Length: 01:00
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Deforestation can lead to droughts hundreds of miles away.

  • Added: Sep 25, 2012
  • Length: 01:00
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A new mouse model for Alzheimer's treatment gets striking results.

  • Added: Sep 25, 2012
  • Length: 01:00
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Scientists have discovered that mutations to a single gene in cats can turn stripes into blotches or even erase color patterns altogether.

  • Added: Sep 28, 2012
  • Length: 01:00
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A new technique makes it possible to scan a sick newborn's entire genetic code in 50 hours.

  • Added: Oct 05, 2012
  • Length: 01:00
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The insulation surrounding nerves develops more quickly in chimpanzees than in humans.

  • Added: Oct 05, 2012
  • Length: 01:00
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A transparent soil substitute may lead to big strides in plant research.

  • Added: Oct 05, 2012
  • Length: 01:00
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Most viruses are actually harmless, and some can even help us stay healthy.

  • Added: Oct 05, 2012
  • Length: 01:00
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Killer whale moms live long past menopause, apparently to support and protect their adult sons.

  • Added: Oct 05, 2012
  • Length: 01:00
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When worker bees and nurse bees switch roles, their brains get a genetic re-boot.

  • Added: Oct 05, 2012
  • Length: 02:00
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Global warming may drive malaria northward in coming years.

  • Added: Oct 05, 2012
  • Length: 01:00
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A computer game that familiarizes blind people with the layout of a virtual building makes it easier to navigate the real thing.

  • Added: Oct 05, 2012
  • Length: 02:00
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Researchers are developing temporary electronic implants that can be absorbed by the body.

  • Added: Oct 19, 2012
  • Length: 02:00
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Giving vegetables catchier names could get kids to eat more of them.

  • Added: Oct 22, 2012
  • Length: 01:00
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Cancer research may have just solved a big problem for the nylon industry.

  • Added: Oct 22, 2012
  • Length: 01:00
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Video exergames may be helping young people get more exercise.

  • Added: Oct 22, 2012
  • Length: 01:00
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Housework may be killing female Komodo dragons at an early age.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:00
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Short-wave ultraviolet radiation can clear dangerous germs from hospital rooms.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:00
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The brain has two very different mechanisms for erasing bad memories.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:00