Month: July 2009
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Cell Sounds – Diagnostic
Well, your heart sounds good, let’s hear what your cells have to say.
July 30, 2009Lobsters – Home
Welcome to the ‘hood: lobsters battle it out with their new neighbors.
July 29, 2009Cell Sounds – Death
For the first time on the radio–the sound of Death!
July 28, 2009Science Diary: Looking for Lemurs – Limited Fruit
Logging of fruit-bearing trees in Madagascar has led to a leaner lemur population, and for the females, that might not be such a good thing.
July 27, 2009Science Diary: Looking for Lemurs – Political Unrest
Politics as usual? For the lemurs of Madagascar, political upheaval spells danger.
July 24, 2009Weather Making Cities – Wetter Cities
The cityscape is an environment that creates a micro-climate unto itself.
July 23, 2009Cell Sounds: Experiments
Want to make a cell scream? Pour a little vodka on it!
July 22, 2009Science Diary: Okefenokee – Sandhill Migration
Each year flocks of migrating Sandhill Cranes descend on Georgia’s Okefenokee refuge and join their southern cousins.
July 21, 2009Science Diary: Okefenokee – Sandhill Monogamy
Young Sandhill Cranes are all for group dates, but when it’s time to get serious, these giant birds commit to one partner.
July 20, 2009Science Diary: Okefenokee – Peat
Think of a swamp, and you might picture mud and muck. But Okefenokee rests on a spongy foundation of peat.
July 17, 2009Weather Making Cities – What Can Be Done To Change It?
Rooftop surfaces and strategically planted trees can ease the heat of urban environments.
July 16, 2009Cell Sounds – Listening
What is the sound of one cell singing?
July 15, 2009Lobsters – Motherhood
Imagine carrying your babies around by the thousands while swimming through rough seas. That’s life for a mother lobster.
July 14, 2009Science Diary: Okefenokee – Rain Gators
Someone should tell Captain Hook. If you can see the length of an alligator’s nose, you can easily judge his overall size.
July 13, 2009Science Diary: Red-Cockaded – Cavities
Red-cockaded woodpeckers have specific home-site needs, and once their nest cavities are built, larger species have no qualms commandeering them.
July 10, 2009Weather Making Cities – Description
Meteorological conditions in urban areas are greatly influenced by the cityscape.
July 9, 2009Cell Sounds – Noise
“With a song in my cell?” Yes, even the building blocks of life have gotten into the act.
July 8, 2009Lobsters – Courtship
From competition to cohabitation, learn a bit about lobster loving!
July 7, 2009Kids’ Science Challenge: Winners – Skateboard Meeting
A major player in the skateboarding business is anxious to test a 10-year-old’s innovative design.
July 6, 2009Kids’ Science Challenge: Winners – Flavor Meeting
What happens when kids bring a winning idea to an experienced flavor chemist?
July 3, 2009Meteorites – Antarctica
Quick, what’s the best spot in the world for finding meteorites?
July 2, 2009Lobsters – Taste
Meet the gourmands of the sea.
July 1, 2009Meteorites – Finding
Would you know a meteorite if you saw one?