Month: June 2014
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Science Diaries: Tree Rings Millennia
For meteorological data preceding our own recordkeeping, just ask a tree!
June 27, 2014Science Diaries: Tree Rings Increment Borer
There are better tools than a chain saw to access a tree’s annual growth rings.
June 26, 2014Science Diaries: Tree Rings Got rings?
In regions without clearly defined seasons, a tree’s rings are not easily identifiable.
June 25, 2014Science Diary: Mohonk – Peregrines
Peregrine falcons were endangered by the use of pesticides like DDT. After decades of recovery, Hudson Valley naturalists are hoping the peregrines will return to their former roosting spots.
June 24, 2014Science Diary: Nestwatch – Retrospective
Spring time is bird time for Joni James, one of the NestWatch program’s citizen scientists.
June 23, 2014Science Diary: NestWatch – Eggs
Chickadees weave a blanket of fur to conceal their eggs from predators. But is it effective?
June 20, 2014Madagascar’s RR: Plants Rescue
Madagascar scientists found plants that were a great low-cost solution for stabilizing hillsides.
June 19, 2014Tracker – Neverending Question
A good tracker never stops asking questions about their surroundings.
June 18, 2014Tracker – Subtleties of Tracking
In nature, even the slightest sound can tell a tracker many things.
June 17, 2014Tracker – Pressure Releases
Every footprint contains an intricate map of the creature who made it.
June 16, 2014Tracker – Intro
Tom Brown Jr., a master tracker, has dedicated his life to sharing an Apache legacy.
June 13, 2014Science Diary: Climate Change – Extinction?
Australia’s white lemuroid possum may be the world’s first mammal to go extinct via global warming.
June 12, 2014Science Diary: Bat Diversity – Climate Change
A belly full of bugs or pregnant? The answer could have an impact on the population levels of Malaysian bats.
June 11, 2014Science Diary: Climate Change – Bower Birds
In the cloudforest of Australia, Bowerbirds build elaborate homes for their mates.
June 10, 2014Science Diary: Climate Change – Reptile Survey
Leaping lizards! Climate change researchers count reptiles in northeastern Australia.
June 9, 2014Science Diary: Climate Change – DNA
DNA from reptiles and amphibians can help researchers see how they these animals have adapted to past climate change.
June 5, 20143d Printers – Quadcopter
With the help of a 3D printer, a high school student has designed and created a quadcopter that can fold up into a tube.
June 4, 20143D Printing – Light and Strong
Structural supports created by 3D printing have an incredible resistance to compressive force, which means they can support more weight while weighing less themselves!
June 3, 20143d Printing – Applications
Invisible hearing aids and lightweight aircraft components are just two of the innovations spawned by 3D printing.
June 2, 20143D Printing – Additive Tech
A technology that can create impossible structures.