Month: September 2004
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Bullfrogs – Reducing
Catching bullfrogs is no longer child’s play.
September 29, 2004South African Penguins: Tags
Finding the right material to use for tagging penguins.
September 28, 2004Bullfrogs: Menace!
Meet the bullfrog who is eating the West.
September 27, 2004Earth’s Magnetic Field: Reversal
Did you know that the current “North Pole” is really a south pole?
September 24, 2004Finch: Gender Gap
Researchers host a virtual “dating game” to learn how female finches ultimately choose their mates.
September 23, 2004Coffee Stains: Applications
A new method for DNA sequencing was inspired by observing salt water stains on linoleum.
September 22, 2004Earth’s Magnetic Field: Maintain
Deep in the Earth, there’s a lot going on.
September 21, 2004South African Penguins – Oil Spill
When penguins are affected by oil spills, they have to be cleaned – by hand.
September 20, 2004Organs: Grinders and Monkeys
Organ grinders and their monkeys were undesirables, most often offered money to just get out of town.
September 17, 2004Earthquakes: Family of Faults
New technology may help in responding to earthquakes.
September 16, 2004Tashlicht: Water and Song
The ceremony of Tashlicht expresses personal movement and the flow of one’s deeds.
September 15, 2004Tashlicht: Overview
Throwing bread into moving water is a symbolic practice on the first day of the Jewish New Year.
September 14, 2004Silk: Caterpillars
A little caterpillar + a big appetite and a lot of help = the world’s finest fabric.
September 13, 2004South African Penguins – Global Warming
Penguins’ food-dish is moving further from their nesting grounds.
September 10, 2004Urban Tree Planting: Soil 101
Soil quality is the greatest challenge for cityscape tree planters.
September 9, 2004Earth’s Magnetic Field: Origins
Just where does the magnetic field come from?
September 8, 2004Finch: Beaks Big and Small
The complexity of a finch’s song is determined by the size of its beak.
September 7, 2004Bread: Preserving
Contrary to popular belief, refrigeration is not the best way to preserve the freshness of bread.
September 6, 2004Earthquakes: Beyond Prediction
Using satellite-based radar technology could help predict the danger from aftershocks following an earthquake.
September 3, 2004Detector Dogs: Candidates
For canine candidates of scent detection, “there’s more than meets the nose.”
September 2, 2004Detector Dogs: Training
Training dogs for specialized scent detection is a masterly science.
September 1, 2004Madagascar’s RR: Plants Rescue
Madagascar scientists found plants that were a great low-cost solution for stabilizing hillsides.