Australia's koala population has been hit hard by two rapidly spreading diseases: chlamydia (a sexually transmitted infection) and a retrovirus similar to HIV. Scientists are working to develop vaccines, while lay citizens help care for sick koalas. Biologists say the epidemics, combined with other threats like habitat loss, pose a serious threat to the species. For more global science stories, visit: http://www.world-science.org/ NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. National corporate funding for NOVA is provided by The Boeing Company. Major funding for NOVA is provided by David H. Koch, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS viewers.
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Measuring The Power Of Deadly Tornadoes
Tornado strength is currently measured on what is called the Enhanced Fujita Scale, which gives the tornado a rating from 0 to 5 based on estimated wind speeds and the severity of the damage.
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Sarah Vaughan: A New Box Set Revels In Glorious Imperfections
Divine: The Jazz Albums, 1954-1958 packs four CDs with Vaughan's music, recorded live or in the studio with bands big and small. Two live albums from Chicago nightclubs are standouts, partly when a performance threatens to slide off the rails.
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SciA: 16 May 2013: Stem Cells
Stem cells for human therapeutic cloning developed after years of research. NASA’s Kepler telescope breaks down and The ‘ Coldrush’ - nations look to exploit Arctic resources.
Science in Action
(2013/05/20) Women in secularism, fast food workers unite, Chicago school closings, Koch brothers dump toxic byproduct on Detroit
Episode #767: Allison and Jamie discuss women in secularism, fast food workers unite, Chicago school closings protests, Judge says lesbian's partner must leave house due to her "lifestyle," Koch brothers dump toxic byproduct on Detroit, regulators back down on derivatives rule, the AP scoop that ran to DOJ probe only ran after CIA sign off, head of Fort Campbell harassment program arrested in domestic dispute.
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BNEF Podcast 294 – EU tariffs supply the gloom, while GE and share prices supply the cheer
BNEF carbon analyst Siobhan Wagner looks at renewable energy-related trade disputes from China to Canada and bullish views on the US wind market from General Electric and Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican.
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The universe: mysteries and truths
The universe came from nothing, contains mostly empty space, and all the galaxies are moving away from us. Lawrence Krauss, pioneering theoretical physicist, exhorts us to embrace what we know about the universe, and to accept the reality of our brief existence within it.
Education Podcast
Crocodile Skin Confers Delicate Touch Sense
The bumps that cover the skin of crocodilians are full of nerve endings that are exquisitely sensitive to pressure and vibration. Gretchen Cuda Kroen reports
60-Second Science
CNN Student News – May 20, 2013
North Korea test fires missiles, a meteoroid makes an explosive impact on the moon, and a reality TV show asks Palestinians to pick their next "president."
The Little Metronome That Wouldn’t
Take a metronome. Then take another. Then another. Set them ticking at different times. Look. Lift. (That's the key part.) Watch. Then Laugh. Because you will be dumbfounded.
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Emergency! Pandemic
Epidemiologists are not the only group working to prevent the outbreak of Swine Flu, or H1N1 Virus, in the northern hemisphere this fall. Experts in analytics and operations research have a special role. Hear operations researcher Sheldon Jacobson discuss his work making sure that vaccines and antidotes reach people speedily at this time of danger. Prof. Jacobson also discusses his work helping children receive combination vaccines that can prevent them from contracting dangerous diseases.
Science of Better: Crunching the Numbers, an INFORMS Podcast