Month: February 2006
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Paralysis Technology – FES
Electrical stimulation is enabling quadriplegic patients to grasp objects.
February 27, 2006Mites: Controlling
Scientists are testing botanical compounds to help control honeybee mites.
February 24, 2006Biological Invaders – Ecology
Humans are largely responsible for the demise of the biological immunity of ecosystems.
February 23, 2006Geologist – Senses
To identify a rock, geologists have been known to smell and even taste their specimens.
February 22, 2006Biological Invaders – Biocontrol
The ravage of biological aliens challenge our abilities to control them effectively.
February 21, 2006Mites and Bees
An epidemic of mite infestations is threatening North American bee colonies.
February 20, 2006Cell Sounds – Diagnostic
Well, your heart sounds good, let’s hear what your cells have to say.
February 17, 2006Biological Invaders – Aussie Invasions
Australia has played host to unwanted visitors since the 19th century.
February 16, 2006Elephant Seismic Detection – Hearing
An elephant listens with… its toenails?!
February 15, 2006Biological Invaders – Salvinia
Moving a species to a foreign environment may ultimately require importing another species to control the first.
February 14, 2006Cell Sounds – Death
For the first time on the radio–the sound of Death!
February 13, 2006Cell Sounds: Experiments
Want to make a cell scream? Pour a little vodka on it!
February 10, 2006Thaipusam – Trance
The Hindu festival of Thaipusam is a day where devotees turn their attention away from the physical world.
February 9, 2006Elephant Seismic Detection – Underground
If you feel the ground shake, perhaps you’d better do as the elephants do: listen DOWN.
February 8, 2006Biological Invaders – Adaptation
Disparate species are being unnaturally relocated without the benefit of time for adaptation.
February 7, 2006Cell Sounds – Listening
What is the sound of one cell singing?
February 6, 2006Cell Sounds – Noise
“With a song in my cell?” Yes, even the building blocks of life have gotten into the act.
February 3, 2006Lobsters – Home
Welcome to the ‘hood: lobsters battle it out with their new neighbors.
February 2, 2006Weather Making Cities – Wetter Cities
The cityscape is an environment that creates a micro-climate unto itself.
February 1, 2006Buddhism and Science: Tibetan Medicine
When a Tibetan doctor checks your pulse, he’s sensing more than just your heartbeat.