Month: May 2007
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Deep Ocean: High Pressure Trap
A marine biologist is attempting to do what has never been done before- catch live fish at ocean depths of over 5000 feet and study their behavior in a laboratory.
May 30, 2007Corn: Monoculture
Fewer varieties of corn threatens the heritage of a Mesoamerican culture.
May 29, 2007Rainforest Research: Greatest Dangers
What is the most threatening aspect of research in the Amazonian rainforest? Timber……!!!!
May 28, 2007Medicinal Weeds- Origins
People have used medicinal plants for centuries, but how was this knowledge first learned?
May 25, 2007Chamarita
In honor of Azorean Portuguese ancestors and a beloved queen, the festival of Chamarita is one of humble origin.
May 24, 2007Medicinal Weeds-Examples
They’re poisonous if used improperly, but in the hands of an expert, they can save lives.
May 23, 2007Intelligent Flight Control Systems – Plane with a Brain
How is an airplane like a human brain?
May 22, 2007Science Diary: Exploring Tibet-Stone Tools
Thousands of years after they were made, the scraps from a tool-making session are found.
May 21, 2007Science Diary: Exploring Tibet-Human Adaptation
Humans living in high-altitude regions have developed different biological adaptations to these extreme conditions.
May 18, 2007Medicinal Weeds-Bioactive
Farmers and gardeners have been fighting weeds since time immemorial. Now it may time for the weeds to fight for us.
May 17, 2007Medicinal Weeds-Getting to Know Them
Highland Maya children can often identify as many as 100 plants. How many local plants are you familiar with?
May 16, 2007Intelligent Flight: What is it?
Flying an airplane could one day be safer, thanks to an invisible copilot.
May 15, 2007Science Diary: Exploring Tibet – Bad Roads
Before Science Diarist Mark Aldenderfer can start his research in Western Tibet, he has to get there!
May 14, 2007Science Diary: Exploring Tibet – Monsoon Politics
Climate change thousands of years ago may have changed a culture.
May 11, 2007Medicinal Weeds-Overlooked Resource
Common pokeweed is being studied as a potential remedy for HIV.
May 10, 2007Medicinal Weeds-Living Pharmacy
It’s the world largest pharmacy and it may be no further than your back yard.
May 9, 2007Science Diary: Koalas- Success!
At last! A research team finally spots a well-hidden koala.
May 8, 2007Science Diary: Koalas- Tracking
Join in the hunt as researchers track down koalas!
May 7, 2007Science Diary: Koalas- Goats
The koalas of Australia’s St. Bee’s Island have an unlikely adversary – goats.
May 4, 2007Medicinal Weeds- In Praise of
You’d be surprised to learn how many medicinal plants are considered to be “weeds”.
May 3, 2007Shorebirds: Western Sandpipers & Humans
Development along the California coastline is having an impact on Western Sandpipers and other shorebirds.
May 2, 2007Shorebirds: Western Sandpipers Migration
Western Sandpipers are in a “frequent flyer” class of their own.
May 1, 2007Shorebirds: Montague Island
Once a year on Alaska’s Montague Island, whole populations of shorebirds feast on a plethora of herring eggs.