Exploradio
Mondays on WKSU's Morning Edition
Exploradio brings you captivating stories about science worth discovering and examines powerful questions worth answering. With a trained scientist as our host, we uncover Ohio’s top science innovations and explore science that impacts us all, in an engaging manner, that is understandable by all.
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Our local zoos are changing. The Akron Zoo is in the midst of a $17 million expansion, making new homes for lions and tigers. The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo… -
Nearly one million Americans will have hip or knee replacement surgery this year. They’re among the fastest growing procedures in medicine.For most… -
The brain remains one of the final frontiers of science.Researchers are only beginning to unlock how addiction works, how the brain controls other organs,… -
Bald eagles were nearly wiped out in Ohio a generation ago. But now they’re back, and a pair is nesting close to the industrial heart of Cleveland.On this… -
They’re the largest of the great apes.Imposing and impressive, gorillas inspire fear and admiration.But local researchers say they also serve as models of… -
The American Psychological Association has issued new guidelines for understanding and treating the unique problems faced by men.The project took more… -
It's something our health depends on, but it's often hard to get.That something is a good night's sleep. Researchers are only beginning to understand the… -
Our climate is rapidly changing. Recent studies show earth could be entering a period of warming not seen since the end of the age of dinosaurs.That is,… -
Ohio is the birthplace of air and space pioneers like the Wright brothers, Neil Armstrong and John Glenn.But has the aerospace industry really taken off… -
Mention spiders, and many people shiver.But a local researcher says they are nature’s most adept architects, spinning intricate webs from amazingly…
