Month: January 1998
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
GLACIERS: Pulse of the Ice Ages
One of our planet’s long-term cycles is the cycles of global ice ages.
January 29, 1998GLACIERS: Climate Traps
Atmospheric debris collects in the slow-forming ice of glaciers, making them a “time capsule†of climate information.
January 28, 1998GLACIERS: Basics
Winter in the United States turns our thoughts to the slow flow of glaciers across the planet.
January 27, 1998NAKED MOLE RATS: Working Together
This month, the bizarre Naked Mole Rats of northeast Africa are banding together to tunnel for tubers.
January 26, 1998NAKED MOLE RATS: January Rains
With January’s rainy season in northeast Africa comes a sudden start to the burrowing of the Naked Mole Rats.
January 23, 1998UNDERWATER WINTER: Otters and Beavers
River otters take advantage of beavers in every way they can without actually preying on them.
January 22, 1998UNDERWATER WINTER: Beavers
Beavers are animals whose resourcefulness helps them to make it through the winter.
January 21, 1998UNDERWATER WINTER: Otters
Otters are able to make it through the difficult winter with flair and “good spiritsâ€.
January 20, 1998UNDERWATER WINTER: Adaptations
How do mammals survive life in and around a frozen pond during the winter?
January 19, 1998UNDERWATER WINTER: Changes
When ponds freeze over, life goes on, amidst this major transformation of the ecosystem.
January 16, 1998ANTARCTIC SUMMER: Arctic Tern
Summertime at the southern pole brings with it the bittersweet sound of the Arctic Terns, who spend their years migrating between northern and southern summers.
January 15, 1998ANTARCTIC SUMMER: Gentoo Penguins
Gentoo penguins are giving birth this month, at the bottom of the world.
January 14, 1998ANTARCTIC SUMMER: Cormorants
It’s summer in Antarctica, and the blue-eyed cormorants there are building their seaweed nests.
January 13, 1998SILVESTERKLAUSEN
Giant bells, elaborate costumes, and beautiful yodels: it’s New Year’s Eve in Urnsch, Switzerland.
January 12, 1998NAKED MOLE RATS
Picture a hot dog that’s been left in the microwave a little too long and you’ve got a pretty good idea of what a Naked Mole Rat looks like.
January 9, 1998VODOU EPIPHANY: Les Trois Rois
Haitian Vodou is a source of strength and solace to its followers, in the face of widespread poverty and despair.
January 8, 1998VODOU EPIPHANY: Coupez Gateau
The ritual of coupez gateau is one of the ways the Catholic holiday has been incorporated into Haitian Vodou.
January 7, 1998RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTMAS
According to the old Julian calendar, Christmas falls on January 7th. It’s a day of prayer and song throughout the Russian Orthodox World.
January 6, 1998VODOU EPIPHANY: Syncretism
In Haiti, the feast of the Epiphany is celebrated in both Catholic and Vodou traditions.
January 2, 1998LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLES: Tracking
Where do Leatherback Sea Turtles go, once they’ve left the beaches where they were born?