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Title: Ancient Whale Tells Tale of When Baleen Whales Had Teeth

Author: Laurel Hamers

Narrator: Jamie Renell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-24-17

Publisher: Science News

Genres: Science & Technology, Magazine & Radio

Publisher's Summary:

A 36-million-year-old fossil skeleton is revealing a critical moment in the history of baleen whales: what happened when the ancestors of these modern-day filter feeders first began to distinguish themselves from their toothy, predatory predecessors. The fossil is the oldest known mysticete, a group that includes baleen whales, such as humpbacks, researchers report in the May 22 Current Biology.

"Ancient Whale Tells Tale of When Baleen Whales Had Teeth" is from sciencenews.com, published on May 11, 2017.

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Title: Crave Sugar? Maybe It's in Your Genes

Author: Dina Fine Maron

Narrator: Jef Holbrook

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-22-17

Publisher: Scientific American

Genres: Science & Technology, Magazine & Radio

Publisher's Summary:

Why do we yearn for the explosive gustatory delight of sugar? Neural feedback loops, sensory pleasures and environmental factors like poor sleep all amplify our desire for a sugar rush. But new research suggests some of usmuch more than othersmay also be genetically attuned to crave such sweet sustenance.

"Crave Sugar? Maybe It's in Your Genes" is from scientificamerican.com, published on May 2, 2017.

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Title: Sea Creatures' Sticky 'Mucus Houses' Catch Ocean Carbon Really Fast

Author: Susan Milius

Narrator: Jamie Renell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-17-17

Publisher: Science News

Genres: Science & Technology, Magazine & Radio

Publisher's Summary:

Never underestimate the value of a disposable mucus house. Filmy, see-through envelopes of mucus, called houses, get discarded daily by the largest of the sea creatures that exude them. The old houses, often more than a meter across, sink toward the ocean bottom carrying with them plankton and other biological tidbits snagged in their goo.

"Sea Creatures' Sticky 'Mucus Houses' Catch Ocean Carbon Really Fast" is from sciencenews.com, published on May 4, 2017.

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Title: Peace and Quiet Is Becoming More Elusive in U.S. Wild Areas

Author: Laurel Hamers

Narrator: Jamie Renell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-17-17

Publisher: Science News

Genres: Science & Technology, Magazine & Radio

Publisher's Summary:

In 63 percent of Americas protected places including parks, monuments and designated wilderness areas sounds made by human activity are doubling the volume of background noise. And in 21 percent of protected places, this racket can make things 10 times noisier.

"Peace and Quiet Is Becoming More Elusive in U.S. Wild Areas" is from sciencenews.com, published on May 4, 2017.

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Title: Big Dads Carry Weight Among Wandering Albatrosses

Author: Helen Thompson

Narrator: Jamie Renell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 05-17-17

Publisher: Science News

Genres: Science & Technology, Magazine & Radio

Publisher's Summary:

Dad bod is a big deal for albatrosses. Bigger male wandering albatrosses live longer and are more likely to breed successfully compared with lighter birds, while mass has no observable effect on female breeding or survival, researchers report.

"Big Dads Carry Weight Among Wandering Albatrosses" is from sciencenews.com, published on May 3, 2017.

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Title: Twisted Textile Cords May Contain Clues to Inca Messages

Author: Bruce Bower

Narrator: Jamie Renell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-17-17

Publisher: Science News

Genres: Science & Technology, Magazine & Radio

Publisher's Summary:

Researchers have long wondered whether some twisted and knotted cords from the Inca Empire, which ran from 1400 to 1532, represent a kind of writing about events and people. Many scholars suspect that these textile artifacts, known as khipus, mainly recorded decimal numbers in an accounting system. Yet Spanish colonial documents say that some Inca khipus contained messages that runners carried to various destinations.

"Twisted Textile Cords May Contain Clues to Inca Messages" is from sciencenews.com, published on May 8, 2017.

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Title: Internal Compass Guides Fruit Fly Navigation

Author: Laura Beil

Narrator: Jamie Renell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-17-17

Publisher: Science News

Genres: Science & Technology, Magazine & Radio

Publisher's Summary:

Scientists have shown why fruit flies dont get lost. Their brains contain cells that act like a compass, marking the direction of flight. It may seem like a small matter, but all animals even Siri-dependent humans have some kind of internal navigation system. Its so vital to survival that it is probably linked to many brain functions, including thought, memory and mood.

"Internal Compass Guides Fruit Fly Navigation" is from sciencenews.com, published on May 4, 2017.

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Title: Oxygen on Comet 67P Might Not Be Ancient After All

Author: Ashley Yeager

Narrator: Jamie Renell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-17-17

Publisher: Science News

Genres: Science & Technology, Magazine & Radio

Publisher's Summary:

Oxygen on comets might not date all the way back to the birth of the solar system.

"Oxygen on Comet 67P Might Not Be Ancient After All" is from sciencenews.com, published on May 8, 2017.

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Title: In Florida, They're Fighting Mosquitoes by Meddling With Their Sex Lives

Author: Susan Milius

Narrator: Jamie Renell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-17-17

Publisher: Science News

Genres: Science & Technology, Magazine & Radio

Publisher's Summary:

Near Key West, Fla., mosquito-control officers are trying something new. Theyre releasing more mosquitoes. In a 12-week test running through early July, 40,000 male mosquitoes are being released each week with the eventual goal of preventing the spread of mosquito-borne diseases such as Zika and dengue.

"In Florida, They're Fighting Mosquitoes by Meddling With Their Sex Lives" is from sciencenews.com, published on May 8, 2017.

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Title: Lungs Enlist Immune Cells to Fight Infections in Capillaries

Author: Aimee Cunningham

Narrator: Jamie Renell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-10-17

Publisher: Science News

Genres: Science & Technology, Magazine & Radio

Publisher's Summary:

Immune cells in the lungs provide a rapid counterattack to bloodstream infections, a new study in mice finds. This surprising discovery pegs the lungs as a major pillar in the bodys defense during these dangerous infections, the researchers say.

"Lungs Enlist Immune Cells to Fight Infections in Capillaries" is from sciencenews.com, published on April 28, 2017.

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