Month: August 2007
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Outer Banks Coastal Research – Rhythms
Following the seasonal rhythms of the shoreline conveys the impression that it is a dynamic entity, constantly responding to the forces of nature.
August 30, 2007Hungarian New Bread Celebration
Bread bakers in Hungary take to the road to enrich and broaden their culinary knowledge and craft.
August 29, 2007Outer Banks Coastal Research – Measurements
Picture an amphibious buggy riding atop a 35 foot tripod. That’s the CRAB – used to map the contours of a changing shoreline.
August 28, 2007Science Diary: Lightning – Balloons
Weather balloons serve as transportation for Science Diarist Richard Sonnenfeld’s instruments.
August 27, 2007Science Diary: Lightning – Ready to Fly!
Science Diarist and lightning researcher Richard Sonnenfeld and his students are ready for a thunderstorm.
August 24, 2007Outer Banks Coastal Research – Building Up
Beaches erode, but over time they can also replenish and grow. Surprisingly, sometimes the engine of growth can be a storm.
August 23, 2007Summer Memories
The sounds of summer are memorably rich throughout one’s life.
August 22, 2007DEPTHX – Robot Map
A self-navigating robot maps underwater areas too dangerous for human researchers.
August 21, 2007DEPTHX- Practicing for Europa
Research in Mexico may one day lead scientists to one of Jupiter’s moons!
August 20, 2007Science Diary: Underwater Discoveries – Launch
Science Diarist Jules Jaffe launches a one-of-a kind instrument into the depths of the sea.
August 17, 2007Hurricanes: Preparation
Take heed — do not drive during a hurricane!
August 16, 2007Hurricanes – Packing a Punch
The most devastating force of a hurricane is concentrated in the rim of its eye.
August 15, 2007Science Diary: Underwater Discoveries – Revelation
Shhhhh! Science Diarist Jules Jaffe wakes up in the middle of the night with a new idea.
August 14, 2007Science Diary: Underwater Discoveries – Testing
Before heading out to sea, Science Diarist Jules Jaffe does a final test of an instrument designed to reveal some of the mysteries of the deep ocean.
August 13, 2007Science Diary: How Toxins Move – Found It!
Science Diarist Michael Hochella captures an image of an elusive nanoparticle.
August 10, 2007Outer Banks Coastal Research – Forces
With the constant interplay of waves, wind and erosion, the coastline is a crucible of ever-changing forces.
August 9, 2007Outer Banks Coastal Research – Dynamics
Studying the shoreline is like playing three dimensional chess with the forces of natures.
August 8, 2007Science Diary: How Toxins Move-Samples
Preparing samples for a high-tech microscope employs a surprisingly low-tech method.
August 7, 2007Science Diary: Climate Change – Cloud
Could climate change dry out a rain forest?
August 6, 2007Science Diary: Climate Change – Bird
In a cloudforest in northeastern Australia, chirping birds may provide clues about the effects of global warming.
August 3, 2007Bread: Lightness of Being
Microorganisms and slinky like coils of protein – it’s all in the chemistry of bread making.
August 2, 2007Seed Dispersal – Animals
Why using animals to disperse their seeds is a good strategy for many plants.
August 1, 2007Kaqchikel – Musician
For a Guatemalan school teacher, playing music was his destiny.