Month: July 2007
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Earthquake Prediction- INSAR
Find out about a new technology that could be used to track the movements of the Earth and greatly improve our understanding of the Earth’s dynamics.
July 30, 2007Science Diary: How Toxins Move – Shelved
The reality of scientific research is that it often must take a back seat to the demands of life!
July 27, 2007The Lobster’s Violin: What It’s for
The spiny lobster has a unique “home alarm system”.
July 26, 2007Seed Dispersal – 101
What are the different strategies plants use to spread their seeds around?
July 25, 2007Kaqchikel: Wedding
In Kaqchikel tradition, a wedding is a progressive event – starting at the home of the groom.
July 24, 2007Science Diary: How Toxins Move – The Search
Join Science Diarist Michael Hochella on the hunt for elusive nanoparticles.
July 23, 2007Science Diary: How Toxins Move – Comparison
The pristine waters of Montana’s Rock Creek provide a control sample for researchers studying the state’s more polluted waterways.
July 20, 2007Earthquake Prediction- Art or Science?
Hear about how people have tried to predict earthquakes.
July 19, 2007Bread: Primordial
What do you know about one of mankind’s oldest staples?
July 18, 2007Climate Change and Extinction
Find out how global climate change will likely affect the distribution and survival of many plant and animal species.
July 17, 2007Thermal Protection System -Materials
Find out why thermal protection on aircraft is not “one size fits all”!
July 16, 2007Thermal Protection System -Trial By Blowtorch
How to replicate the rigors of re-entry? With a giant blowtorch!
July 13, 2007Lisbon Festival
Citywide parties, music, and parades – it’s a month of merrymaking in the city of Lisbon.
July 12, 2007Earthquakes – 101
Learn where earthquakes happen and hear a description of the Earth’s constantly moving crust.
July 11, 2007Mongolia – Naadam
An 800 year old festival continues from its origin as a “boot camp.”
July 10, 2007Science Diary: How Toxins Move – Restoration
Restoration work has improved vegetation in areas polluted by mine runoff.
July 9, 2007Science Diary: How Toxins Move – Headwaters
Geochemist Michael Hochella is ankle-deep and collecting samples in the Clark Fork River’s headwaters.
July 6, 2007CROWS: Uncommonly Cooperative
Come nesting season, families of crows do something relatively few other species of birds do – raise their young cooperatively.
July 5, 2007Snow Biology – Food Web
Banks of melting snow are a host to a variety of interdependent creatures.
July 4, 2007Snow Biology – Acid Snow
In the Adirondacks, summer snow banks are often acidic – the legacy of burning fossil fuels – and it can have a devastating effect on the environment.
July 3, 2007Science Diary: Koalas – Dying
What is keeping St. Bees Island’s koala population in check?
July 2, 2007Science Diary: Koalas- Strategies
Koalas don’t keep quiet and still all day because they’re lazy – it’s a metabolic strategy!