Month: December 1997
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLES: Hatching
This month, leatherback turtle babies will be hatching along tropical shores. It’s hard to believe that these 4-inch long babies will grow to be over 6-feet long.
December 29, 1997LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLES: Nesting
Where does a two-thousand pound reptile nest? Pretty much wherever it wants, as long as it’s a remote tropical beach.
December 26, 1997CORAL REEFS: Osborne Lab
The Osborne Laboratories of Marine Sciences are working to stop the worldwide decline of coral.
December 25, 1997LOS POSADAS
Los Posadas, celebrated in Mexico and in many Hispanic communities, commemorates Mary and Joseph’s search for lodging in Bethlehem.
December 24, 1997CORAL REEFS: Importance/Endangered
Many coral reefs around the world are in a state of rapid decline, and this may have widespread consequences.
December 23, 1997CORAL REEFS: Spawnin’ Time
The temperature of the ocean and the phase of the moon are just two factors that determine when coral will spawn.
December 22, 1997CORAL REEFS: Compound Animals
There’s more to coral than meets the eye.
December 19, 1997LAKE VICTORIA: Hope
Although things do look grim for East Africa’s Lake Victoria, there may be cause for cautious hope.
December 18, 1997LAKE VICTORIA: Biodiversity
Lake Victoria was once home to an extremely diverse array of aquatic life. In recent times, this wealth has diminished to a fragile relationship between three species.
December 17, 1997LAKE VICTORIA: Nile Perch
The voracious appetite of the Nile Perch, a species introduced into Lake Victoria, has all but extinguished the Lake’s underwater life.
December 16, 1997LAKE VICTORIA: Erosion
For East Africa’s Lake Victoria, the rainy season brings nothing but trouble.
December 15, 1997LAKE VICTORIA: Ecology
Over the past 100 years, the world’s largest tropical lake, Lake Victoria, has been almost destroyed by a combination of human factors.
December 12, 1997BLACK HOLES: Falling In
Watch your step! Today we’ll hear what happens if you step in a black hole…
December 11, 1997BLACK HOLES: Detecting
If a black hole is capable of preventing even light from escaping it, how do we know they are there at all?
December 10, 1997BLACK HOLES: Basics
The dense cosmic objects known as black holes have some extraordinary properties.
December 9, 1997ELK: Wintering
Elk have to race against time for food between their mating season and the onset of winter.
December 8, 1997CHEETAHS: Cheetah Conservation Fund
Cheetahs are endangered, and one of the last places on Earth where they can be found is in Namibia.
December 5, 1997SINTERKLAAS
Change Santa Claus’s team of reindeer into a single white horse, and replace his costume with a bishop’s robes, and you’ll begin to get a picture of the Netherlands’ Sinterklaas.
December 4, 1997KLAUSJAGEN: History and Meaning
Switzerland’s Klausjagen procession is a blending of the Catholic holiday in honor of St. Nicholas with a much older celebration.
December 3, 1997KLAUSJAGEN: Celebration
Whips, bells and giant paper bishop’s hats characterize Switzerland’s Klausjagen celebration.
December 2, 1997CHEETAHS: Chirping
Cheetah cubs can mimic the sound of birds to fool potential predators.
December 1, 1997CHEETAHS: December Breeding
Namibia’s short rains bring with them a burst of activity of the arid country’s wildlife, including the cheetah.