Month: February 2013
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Skating Canal – Winter Tradition
A skating canal in Ontario has become a national symbol of winter in Canada.
February 27, 2013Science Diary: Glaciers – Ice Tunnel
Melting glaciers reveal hidden tunnels within.
February 26, 2013Science Diary: Glaciers – Breaking Up
A loud splash catches the attention of researchers atop a glacier.
February 25, 2013Science Diary: Glaciers – Movement
If you think that glaciers are just quiet, white masses of ice – well, you’re wrong!
February 22, 2013Melting Polar Ice Cap – Future
The North Pole is melting, and scientists tell us it will effect everything from polar bears to international politics.
February 21, 2013Melting Polar Ice Cap – Intro
The Arctic icecap appears to be melting, and some scientists say that within a century, the North Pole will be an open sea during the summer months.
February 20, 2013Tully Ice Harvest – History
These days, if you want ice, you just go to the freezer and get it. But some folks remember when ice was delivered door to door in huge blocks.
February 19, 2013Tully Ice Harvest – Cutting
At an annual festival in upstate New York, they cut blocks of ice out of a frozen lake and pack them in sawdust. In the summer, they’ll use the ice to make homemade ice cream.
February 18, 2013Tully Ice Harvest – Prepare
Every year at this time, folks in Tully, New York, harvest ice out of a frozen lake the old-fashioned way, with horsepower and antique tools.
February 15, 2013Cajun Mardi Gras – The Song
In Basile, LA, when a band of masked Mardi Gras revelers comes to your door, here’s the song they’ll likely be singing.
February 14, 2013Cajun Mardi Gras – Tickling
There are many ways to celebrate Mardi Gras. In the rural Cajun communities of south Louisiana, it’s organized mayhem.
February 13, 2013Cajun Mardi Gras – Elton Run
Most of us know about Mardi Gras from the famous festivities in New Orleans. But in rural Louisiana , Cajuns celebrate the holiday in a style all their own.
February 12, 2013Cajun Mardi Gras – In Disguise
As Cajuns in Louisiana celebrate Mardi Gras this week, revelers disguise themselves and beg for food and money from their neighbors, to support a communal gumbo.
February 11, 2013Cajun Mardi Gras – Feast Before Feast
Mardi Gras is a holiday with its roots in ancient European traditions. There are good reasons why it happens at this time of year.
February 8, 2013Chinese New Year in Malaysia
In Malaysia, the Chinese New Year celebration is a time for dressing in new clothes, giving gifts to family members and acting on one’s very best behavior.
February 7, 2013Cajun Mardi Gras – Biggest Day
When dozens of people in bright costumes, masks and pointy hats are riding around in flatbed trucks raising a ruckus, you can bet you’re in Cajun Louisiana for Mardi Gras.
February 6, 2013Cultural Forest
In northeastern Thailand, scientists are learning lessons from indigenous people on how to manage the endangered forest ecosystem.
February 5, 2013Swendsen – Magical Sounds
What unique instrument can only be heard in the middle of winter?
February 4, 2013Oertel – Organ Pipes
Can chemistry keep some of the world’s oldest organs from turning to dust?
February 1, 2013Crows – More Than a “Caw”
“Caw caw” says the crow. Well, yes, but a lot more too!