Month: September 1998
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Dynamic Earth
Volcanoes, climate, the creation of mountains and the cycles of ice ages– all are related parts of Earth’s ever-changing dynamics.
September 29, 1998TORNADOES- Stormy Weather
The season to watch out for tornadoes depends on what part of the country you live in.
September 28, 1998TORNADOES- Airplanes
The air formations created in the wakes of heavy aircraft may tell us something about how tornadoes form.
September 25, 1998CIDER MILL–Changing Ways
A brief history of cider.
September 24, 1998CIDER –Sweet or Hard?
The only thing separating sweet apple juice from alcoholic cider is a little time.
September 23, 1998ROSH HASHANAH – Tashlicht
This ancient Jewish New Year’s tradition is an exercise in shedding the spiritual debris of the past year and turning again towards God.
September 22, 1998ROSH HASHANAH – Shofar
The call of the shofar marks the start of the Jewish New Year and reminds observers to look inward.
September 21, 1998ROSH HASHANAH – Day Of Atonement
Rosh Hashanah is the start of the High Holy Days, during which Jews repent for their transgressions of the previous year.
September 18, 1998GABRA- Rainy Season
As the deserts bloom in this part of Northern Kenya, the Gabra people are coming together for song and celebration.
September 17, 1998BERBER FESTIVAL-Legend
The origin of the Berber marriage festival lies in a legend of doomed romance.
September 16, 1998BERBER FESTIVAL
Courtship can happen anytime, but according to tradition, marriages among these Moroccan Berbers take place this week.
September 15, 1998BERBER FESTIVAL- Part Commerce
Sights and sounds at the annual marriage festival in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco.
September 14, 1998DEEP SEA VENTS-Three Miles Down
What sort of creatures can live three miles underwater and in an environment devoid of light?
September 11, 1998COPTIC- Ancient Traditions
In the rituals performed by the Coptic Church, a Christian denomination with roots in Egypt, little has changed in eighteen hundred years.
September 10, 1998COPTIC – New Year
This week, members of the Coptic Church are celebrating the beginning of the year 1715.
September 9, 1998ORMIA FLY-Hearing Aids
The Ormia fly’s eardrum may prove a useful model for new hearing aid technologies.
September 8, 1998ORMIA FLY-Trick Ears
The Ormia fly is a parasite with a deadly sense of hearing.
September 7, 1998ORMIA FLY-Parasite
A parasitic relationship with unfortunate results for a male cricket.
September 4, 1998TORNADO- Model
A tornado in a tank is providing a safe opportunity for scientists to learn more about these destructive natural phenomena.
September 3, 1998TORNADO- Sound
Scientists may soon be able to predict tornados from great distances by monitoring the sounds that they make.
September 2, 1998BARNEGAT BAY-Unlikely Ally
Migrating seabirds haven’t always had to share the beaches along the New Jersey shoreline.
September 1, 1998BARNEGAT BAY-A Question of Vision
Sometimes, in order to appreciate the value of an ecosystem, we have to put ourselves in the place of one of its non-human inhabitants.