Pulse of the Planet Podcasts

Prescribed Burn: Fire of '47

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Learn why people in southern Maine set fires to fight fire.

Prescribed Burn

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Plant and animal diversity in southern New England is dependent on periodic fires.

Science Diary: Bats - Weighty Matters

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT

New York's hibernating bats may be starving to death before they're due to emerge from their winter caves.

Click HERE for the latest White Nose Syndrome information!

Science Diary: Bats - Pathology

Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Blood and bats are the ingredients of many a horror story. But mystery is the genre of this unfortunate tale.

Click HERE for the latest White Nose Syndrome information!

Science Diary: Bats - Unknown Disease

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT

For several years, Indiana bat populations have grown. Now, these winged mammals are dying in droves, and the reasons are unclear.

Click HERE for the latest White Nose Syndrome information!

Horseshoe Crabs: Part Of The Food Web

Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Horseshoe crabs are being harvested for bait, threatening their survival as well as the migrating birds which depend upon them for food.

Horseshoe Crabs: Free Lunch To Birds

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT

The breeding grounds for horseshoe crabs is a vital stopover for thousands of migrating birds.

Horseshoe Crabs: Mass Spawners

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

They're older than dinosaurs, and part of the secret to their success is the way they breed.

Science Diary: Volcano - Eruption

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Geophysicist Milton Garces studies an active volcano's low frequency sound patterns in an effort to predict large-scale eruptions.

Science Diary: NestWatch - TV

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

What does a bird enthusiast watch on TV? News? Sports? Soaps? Well, no ... she watches her backyard birds.

Holy Week, Greek Orthodox Easter: Conquering Death

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

This week, Greeks around the world celebrate one of their most important holidays of the year - Orthodox Easter.

Holy Week, Greek Orthodox Easter: Bringing Light

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Beautiful hymns mark the celebration of Easter at the first Greek Orthodox Church in the Americas.

Dingo: All in the Family

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Dingoes are wild dogs with a surprisingly tight knit family structure.

Science Diary: Mims - Ozone

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Hawaii's Mauna Loa is a favorite destination for researchers like Forrest Mims, who use instruments to measure the earth's ozone layer.

Science Diary: Mims - Tree Rings

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Counting tree rings is a great way to determine that tree's age. But what can variations in tree ring colors tell us about sunlight conditions?

Madagascar: Land Out of Time

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Madagascar is an island suspended in "geological time" - home to primitive animals and plants found nowhere else on earth.

Emu

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

But does mom get visiting rights? Young emus (flightless Australian birds) remain in the exclusive care of their father for six months.

Science Diary: Bat Count - Protecting

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Just outside Syracuse, NY, squeezed between a highway and an apartment complex, is a small patch of wooded wetlands, tiny refuge for a tiny bat.

Click HERE for the latest White Nose Syndrome information!

Science Diary: Bat Count - Tracking

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

In a patch of wooded wetlands, wildlife biologist Al Hicks tracks a community of Indiana bats by listening to signals produced by bat transmitters.

Click HERE for the latest White Nose Syndrome information!

Science Diary: Bat Count - Transmitters

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Wildlife biologists in New York state attach transmitters to the skin of Indiana bats, so that they can be tracked to their summer residences.

Click HERE for the latest White Nose Syndrome information!

Coral Reef: Luminous Protein

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

The "glow" of a coral reef comes from a life-sustaining exchange between protein and algae.

Mushrooms: DNA

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Thanks to DNA testing, scientists are learning that the majority of micororganisms in soil are fungi which bring vital elements to plant life.

Science Diary: Bat Count - Collection

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

A wildlife research team weighs Indiana bats and blows on their bellies to determine which ones to collect and tag.

Click HERE for the latest White Nose Syndrome information!

Science Diary: Bat Count - Thermal

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

In an effort to determine the cause of White Nose Syndrome, researchers are using thermal imaging to measure the body heat of Indiana bats.

Click HERE for the latest White Nose Syndrome information!

Science Diary: Bat Count - Hibernating

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Populations of Indiana bats have been dropping nationally, but recently their numbers have grown in New York caves. Will they survive a new outbreak?

Click HERE for the latest White Nose Syndrome information!

Owl Feathers: Hearing

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Its asymmetric ears and surrounding facial feathers enable and owl to receive sound much like a satellite dish.

Owl Feathers: Mechanics of Silent Flight

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

A raptor biologist reveals the uncanny resources of an owl's stealthy flight.

Sunspots: Intro

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Just what is a sunspot, really?

Mangroves: Shrimp Farms

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

A shrimp farm only lasts for five years- what happens after that?

SciDi: Shark - Big Mako

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT

While catching and tagging sharks, a sports fisherman turned ecologist sees them in a new light.