Month: November 2004
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Cultural Forest
In northeastern Thailand, scientists are learning lessons from indigenous people on how to manage the endangered forest ecosystem.
November 29, 2004Antarctic Lakes: Antarctica Alive
Did you know that the ice in Antarctica contains as much bacterial life as all of Earth’s lakes and streams?
November 26, 2004Africa Ceremonies: Surma Thumb Piano
The Surma people of Ethiopia celebrate courtship season with exotic body painting and music played on thumb pianos.
November 25, 2004Damselfish: The Tune of a Fish
Snaps and clicks are all part of a male damselfish’s elaborate courting ritual.
November 24, 2004Dirt-Eating Parrots: Health
The eating habits of parrots may provide a solution to one of the world’s most urgent health problems
November 23, 2004Dirt-Eating Parrots: Humans
People in many parts of the world eat clay on a regular basis. It may sound strange, but scientists say it’s healthy.
November 22, 2004Mushrooms: Web
Fungi come in some surprising shapes and sizes.
November 19, 2004Damselfish: Gone Fishing?
Monitoring damselfish populations in Barbados will help scientists around the world better manage fish reserves.
November 18, 2004Dirt-Eating Parrots
Some parrots have an unusual dietary habit that may be keeping them alive –they eat clay.
November 17, 2004Peat Bogs: Time Bomb
Peat bogs in western Siberia are a huge carbon store, but they’re in danger of thawing out.
November 16, 2004Mushrooms: Forest
To find a mushroom, you sometimes need to know the tree it’s likely to be growing on.
November 15, 2004Antarctic Lakes: Contamination
When you’re drilling through ice miles thick, how do you keep your samples from becoming contaminated?
November 12, 2004Peat Bogs: Living Dead
What’s larger than the state of Texas, thousands of years old, and both good and bad for the Earth’s climate?
November 11, 2004Knitting: Dyed in the Wool
Many natural materials can be used to dye or stain a sock.
November 10, 2004Antarctic Lakes: Time Capsule
Lakes buried under ice in Antarctica hold more than information about Earth’s past climate- they contain unique microorganisms.
November 9, 2004Knitting: Machine
For the past twenty-five years, a pair of sisters have been making wool socks- from sheep to finished product.
November 8, 2004Cowbirds: Learning
How can a bird raised by other species come to recognize its own kind?
November 5, 2004Peat Bogs: Underground Plants
Learn how and where peat bogs form.
November 4, 2004Cowbirds: Parasites
All cowbirds are raised as orphans, and parenting a young cowbird is no easy task.
November 3, 2004Finch: Song Change
On the Galapagos Islands, a scientist is trying to find out some of the secrets behind the dynamics of bird song.
November 2, 2004Sacred Life
All of life is sacred. Some reflections from Native Americans remind us of our connection to the natural world.
November 1, 2004Antarctic Lakes: What Lies Beneath
Buried under two and a half miles of ice, lakes in Antartica hold a 20 million year old secret.