Month: January 2013
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Crows – Tools
Humans aren’t the only animals with tools. One species of crow has a whole arsenal of instruments that it uses to snag its dinner.
January 30, 2013Science Diary: Mohonk – Records
Day by day, researchers at New York’s Mohonk Preserve add their measurements to a continuous 115-year record of weather and nature observations.
January 29, 2013Science Diary: Mohonk – Signals from Nature
Naturalists tune in to the rhythms of nature using all of our senses.
January 28, 2013Science Diary: Mohonk – Recording Nature
The records of one family in New York’s Hudson Valley are shedding light on regional weather and climate patterns.
January 25, 2013Crows – Raven Language
Gurgles, knocks, and the sound of bells… a car on the fritz? No, it’s the unique language of the raven.
January 24, 2013Crows – To Tell a Crow from a Raven
Crows and ravens may both be large, black birds, but they have very distinct voices.
January 23, 2013Roma – Amplified Music
Roma music is eclectic, contemporary, and loud!
January 22, 2013Roma – Census
For Roma, census-taking is not just a matter of counting heads.
January 21, 2013Roma – Nomadic
Roma, or “gypsies” are not aimless wanderers, as centuries old belief has portrayed them.
January 18, 2013Roma – Origins
Scholars are demystifying the origins of the Roma/gypsy culture.
January 17, 2013Ice – An Amazing Substance (Memorial Program)
We explore some of the secrets behind ice’s unusual properties.
January 16, 2013Ice – Organic Antifreeze (Memorial Program)
How do small creatures make it through the brutal winter months?
January 15, 2013Ice – Flakes and Frost (Memorial Program)
How is it that every snowflake is unique? It’s all in the fall!
January 14, 2013Ice – Sounds of Ice (Memorial Program)
Listen to some of the unexpected sounds of winter.
January 11, 2013Ice – Freezing Lakes (Memorial Program)
The unusual way that water freezes allows fish and other aquatic life to survive the winter months.
January 10, 2013Ice – Comets (Memorial Program)
To find the source of life on earth, some say we should look to the skies.
January 9, 2013Rethinking Water
Can nature teach us sustainable ways to filter our wastewater?
January 8, 2013Alaskan Russian Orthodox Christmas – Christmas Gifts
In rural Alaska, carolers wend their way from house, carrying an ornate star, and sharing in communal gifts.
January 7, 2013Alaskan Russian Orthodox Christmas – Starring
Russian traders left the legacy of their traditions in Anchorage Alaska, including the Christmas-time practice of “starring”.
January 4, 2013Star Lore – Uses
Throughout history disparate cultures have looked to the stars to navigate and to time their harvests.
January 3, 2013Star Lore – Orion
It may look like Orion’s belt to us, but other cultures have had their own interpretation of this striking group of stars.
January 1, 2013Mummers Parade – Participants
The Mummers Parade is a spectacular orchestration of costume, music, and dance.