Month: August 2014
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Underwater Discoveries – Testing
Before heading out to sea, Science Diarist Jules Jaffe does a final test of an instrument designed to reveal some of the mysteries of the deep ocean.
August 28, 2014Big Horn Sheep – Finding
Big Horn Sheep spend the first several months of their lamb’s life high up on rock canyon ledges before finally coming down for water.
August 27, 2014Big Horn Sheep – Tracking
Field biologist Janene Colby tracks Big Horn Sheep in the sweltering heat of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
August 26, 2014Big Horn Sheep – Cliff Dwellers
If a desert big horn sheep feels threatened, it’s all uphill from there.
August 25, 2014Big Horn Sheep – Temperature
Desert big horn sheep come equipped with a variable internal “thermostat” which allows them to survive in dangerous triple-digit temperatures.
August 22, 2014Big Horn Sheep – Superb Desert Dwellers
Desert big horn sheep have adapted to withstand extreme dehydration with ease.
August 21, 2014Hungarian New Bread Celebration
Bread bakers in Hungary take to the road to enrich and broaden their culinary knowledge and craft.
August 20, 2014Lobsters – Home
Welcome to the ‘hood: lobsters battle it out with their new neighbors.
August 19, 2014Lobsters – Motherhood
Imagine carrying your babies around by the thousands while swimming through rough seas. That’s life for a mother lobster.
August 18, 2014Lobsters – Courtship
From competition to cohabitation, learn a bit about lobster loving!
August 15, 2014Lobsters – Taste
Meet the gourmands of the sea.
August 14, 2014Big Bang – Silent Bang
The ‘Big Bang’ was really more of a Big Crescendo!
August 13, 2014Big Bang – Moment After Conception
Astronomers are using information from microwaves to learn about the beginning of structures in the universe.
August 12, 2014Big Bang – Echoes in Space
Light energy from the Big Bang has been translated into sound waves!
August 11, 2014Fast
Perceived speed is a matter of how many body lengths are moving per second!
August 8, 2014Blink of an Eye
Our bodies have definite rhythms, some of which we’re in touch with, and others as ephemeral as the blink of an eye.
August 7, 2014Body in Motion
Thoughts move through our brain at the speed of 70 miles an hour.
August 6, 2014Ocean Microbiology – CO2
If we’re going to understand climate change and how we might control it, we’re going to have to get a better understanding of the microbiology of our oceans.
August 5, 2014Ocean Microbiology – Boreholes
Condo units for microbes? Stay tuned!
August 4, 2014Ocean Microbiology – Transforming the Planet
They are the most abundant life forms on our planet and they control the dynamics of our world, from the surface of the earth to the depths of the ocean.
August 1, 2014Kaqchikel – Philosophy
In a Guatemalan school, teachers strive to educate children of their Kaqchikel heritage.