Month: February 2005
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Melting Polar: Antarctica
Global warming seems to be melting the North Pole, but the earth’s rising temperature is expected to have a very different effect on the South Pole.
February 25, 2005Melting Polar Ice Cap: Intro
The Arctic icecap appears to be melting, and some scientists say that within a century, the North Pole will be an open sea during the summer months.
February 24, 2005Big Bang – Silent Bang?
The ‘Big Bang’ was really more of a Big Crescendo!
February 23, 2005Big Bang – Moment After Conception
Astronomers are using information from microwaves to learn about the beginning of structures in the universe.
February 22, 2005Big Bang – Echoes in Space
Light energy from the Big Bang has been translated into sound waves!
February 21, 2005Big Bang – The Beginning
When the universe was born, there was more light than matter.
February 18, 2005Red Squirrel: Sweet Treat
Red Squirrels may be nature’s original harvesters of Maple sugar.
February 17, 2005Seasonal Backyard Science – Holes
Grey squirrels have two homes – winter and summer, and woodpeckers help in the renovation process of the winter dwelling.
February 16, 2005Seasonal Backyard Science – Every Tree Tells A Story
Examining a fallen tree can reveal a lot about the animals that have used it.
February 15, 2005Seasonal Backyard Science – Insects
Even in winter, you can find springtails!
February 14, 2005Seasonal Backyard Science – Winter Secrets
When you find grooves in the snow, or piles of pine cone chips- who has been there? Learn about the signs that animals leave behind.
February 11, 2005Cajun Mardi Gras: Elton Run
Most of us know about Mardi Gras from the famous festivities in New Orleans. But in rural Louisiana , Cajuns celebrate the holiday in a style all their own.
February 10, 2005Cajun Mardi Gras: In Disguise
As Cajuns in Louisiana celebrate Mardi Gras this week, revelers disguise themselves and beg for food and money from their neighbors, to support a communal gumbo.
February 9, 2005Cajun Mardi Gras: Tickling
There are many ways to celebrate Mardi Gras. In the rural Cajun communities of south Louisiana, it’s organized mayhem.
February 8, 2005Cajun Mardi Gras: Biggest Day
When dozens of people in bright costumes, masks and pointy hats are riding around in flatbed trucks raising a ruckus, you can bet you’re in Cajun Louisiana for Mardi Gras.
February 7, 2005Cajun Mardi Gras: Feast
Mardi Gras is a holiday with its roots in ancient European traditions. There are good reasons why it happens at this time of year.
February 4, 2005Sunspots: Butterfly Diagram
Just what is a sunspot, really?
February 3, 2005Pantanal: Tracking Peccaries
In the Pantanal region of Brazil, researchers are tracking Peccaries with radio transmitters. to learn more about the habits of these elusive creatures.
February 2, 2005Pantanal: Peccaries
Peccaries roam in herds across the wetlands of the Pantanal in Brazil; and these shy, pig-like animals are vital to the health of this vast ecosystem.
February 1, 2005Pantanal – Birds
Working in Brazil’s Panatanal, the largest wetlands in the world, researchers study the tremendous variety of local birds by capturing them in mist nets, banding and releasing them.