Month: April 2014
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Science Diary: Acoustical Ecology – Sounds
How healthy is an ecosystem? Shh! Just listen, and you’ll have some idea.
April 29, 2014Science Diary: Acoustical Ecology – Spring Peeper
How do frogs react as a motorcycle cruises past their wetland habitat?
April 28, 2014Red Squirrels – Sweet Treat
Red Squirrels may be nature’s original harvesters of Maple sugar.
April 25, 2014Termites: It’s All in the DNA
Scientists are hoping to find a shortcut to hydrogen power- by studying the microbes found in a termite’s gut.
April 24, 2014Termites: Insect Hydro-Power
Could termites be the key to a clean energy future? Some think that this unpopular insect may be the solution for cheap hydrogen power.
April 23, 2014Narwhals – Evolution
The narwhal, with its inside-out, eight-foot long tooth, doesn’t just look odd; it is a genuine evolutionary anomaly.
April 22, 2014Narwhals – Tusking
Tooth cleaning or a nuzzle? Well, maybe both! It’s the tusking behavior of the narwhal.
April 21, 2014Narwhals – 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.
April 18, 2014Narwhals – Inside Out
Teeth are ideally strong, hard, and pearly white, right? Not for the narwhal and its inside out tusk.
April 17, 2014Narwhals – Sensitivity
How does a whale say ‘ouch’? Scientists studying the narwhal’s unusual tusk-like tooth try to tackle that problem.
April 16, 2014Narwhals – Tubes
Tender teeth hurt, so why would an animal swimming in frigid waters have an 8-foot long sensitive tooth?
April 15, 2014Narwhals – Legends
With its long tusk-like tooth and mottled coloration, the Narwhal has intrigued sailors and royalty alike and may have been the inspiration for the Unicorn.
April 14, 2014Narwhals – Big Tooth
A fifteen-foot whale with an 8 foot-long tusk may sound like another fish story, but it’s not!
April 8, 2014Manatees – Boats
They can’t be mean; they’re not aggressive; and they need us to protect them.
April 7, 2014Manatees – Introduction
What’s got the face of a walrus, the tail of a beaver, and a body that resembles an enormous potato?
April 4, 2014Science Diary: Okefenokee – Sandhill Migration
Each year flocks of migrating Sandhill Cranes descend on Georgia’s Okefenokee refuge and join their southern cousins.
April 3, 2014Greater Sandhill Cranes – Courtship
Cranes mate for life and are models of responsibility, discipline, and vigilance.
April 2, 2014Greater Sandhill Cranes – Crops
Colorado’s Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge has helped keep migrating cranes away from the fields of local farmers.
April 1, 2014Greater Sandhill Cranes – Fattening Up
Greater Sandhill Cranes come to Colorado’s San Luis Valley to get in shape for their summer breeding grounds.