Month: March 2010
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Kincentric Ecology – Breath
All of nature shares the same breath, so believe the Raramuri peoples of Mexico.
March 30, 2010Narwhal – Evolution
The narwhal, with its inside-out, eight-foot long tooth, doesn’t just look odd; it is a genuine evolutionary anomaly.
March 29, 2010Science Diary: Eagles – Long Lives
Thanks to long life spans, Bald Eagles waited out decades of heavy pesticide use.
March 26, 2010Hummingbirds – Brain Structure
The brain structure of hummingbirds has given researchers something to think about.
March 25, 2010Soil Litter – Unidentified Species
Biology’s latest frontier is as close as your own backyard.
March 24, 2010Kincentric Ecology – Language
The language of the Raramuri people is interwoven with the elements of nature.
March 23, 2010Narwhals – Tusking
Tooth cleaning or a nuzzle? Well, maybe both! It’s the tusking behavior of the narwhal.
March 22, 2010Science Diary: Eagles – Recovery
Bald Eagles are highly adaptable birds, made rare only by human activities.
March 19, 2010Hummingbirds – Brain Size Doesn’t Matter
Understanding the cerebral activity of hummingbirds may lead researchers to resolve human language disorders.
March 18, 2010Soil Litter – The Food Web
There’s a dense population under our feet that sustains life for us above the ground.
March 17, 2010Kincentric Ecology – Family
All of nature is kindred to the people of the Raramuri culture in Mexico.
March 16, 2010Narwhal – Dance of a Thousand Whales
Ever been on a crowded elevator? Uncomfortable, yes, but imagine doing it with an 8 foot tusk. Welcome to the world of the narwhal.
March 15, 2010Science Diary: Eagles on Onondaga
Want to see a Bald Eagle? You can venture into Alaska’s coastal regions, or you might just hang out in the parking lot of Syracuse, New York’s lakeside shopping mall.
March 12, 2010Hummingbirds – Imitative Songs
Hummingbirds are tiny virtuosos of the animal kingdom.
March 11, 2010Soil Litter – Soil As Living Skin
Soil is bio-dynamic: it has the capacity to filter pollutants and transform elements into organic matter.
March 10, 2010Cantometrics – Culture and Music
Celebrating 35 years of recordings: Developed by sound recordist Alan Lomax in the 1950s, cantometrics is a measure of music in relation to the culture from which it stems.
March 9, 2010Narwhal Tusks – Inside Out
Teeth are ideally strong, hard, and pearly white, right? Not for the narwhal and its inside out tusk.
March 8, 2010Cantometrics – Music as the Measure of Humanity
Celebrating 35 years of roecordings: Legendary sound recordist Alan Lomax recounts his very first recording, in a Texas penitentiary.
March 5, 2010San Francisco – North Beach
Celebrating 35 years of recordings: Old stories and an old sport can be found in San Francisco’s North Beach.
March 4, 2010Soil Litter – Temperate Zones
Climatic variances and geological history determine the biological make-up of soil.
March 3, 2010San Francisco – Whale Watching
Celebrating 35 years of recordings, here’s another favorite program from our archives: The mystical sound of an exhaling whale can be heard up to a quarter mile away.
March 2, 2010Narwhal Tusks – Sensitivity
How does a whale say ‘ouch’? Scientists studying the narwhal’s unusual tusk-like tooth try to tackle that problem.
March 1, 2010San Francisco – Cable Cars
Celebrating 35 years of recordings, here’s a favorite program from our archives: Hop aboard a San Francisco cable car, and share a ride with generations past.