Month: October 2014
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Sounds of All Saints’ Day
A gospel song and a graveyard party: the unique sounds of New Orleans on the Day of the Dead.
October 30, 2014Mushrooms – DNA
Thanks to DNA testing, scientists are learning that the majority of micororganisms in soil are fungi which bring vital elements to plant life.
October 29, 2014Mushrooms – Tree Host
When foraging for wild mushrooms, it helps to know your tree types.
October 28, 2014SciDi: Frontiers of the Brain – Glitch
Analyzing the workings of the human brain is difficult enough when everything works as it should. Unfortunately, sometimes it doesn’t.
October 27, 2014SciDi: Frontiers of the Brain – Listening In
Science Diarist John Beggs gives us a peek (and a listen) into our brains.
October 24, 2014SciDi: Frontiers of the Brain – Replicating Data
A new model shows promise in helping Science Diarist John Beggs understand data collected from neurons.
October 23, 2014SciDi: Frontiers of the Brain – The Wave
How does a crowd of sports enthusiasts function like a brain? Stay tuned.
October 21, 2014Storm Ecology – Trickle Down
Heavy storms cause a lot more than water to come trickling down into our rivers.
October 20, 2014Storm Ecology – Light
Stuart Findlay tells us about the un-seeen effects of storms on the ecosystem.
October 17, 2014Storm Ecology – Fish and Flood
Environmental Analyst Bob Adams tells us what a flood could possibly mean to a fish.
October 16, 2014Lumenhaus – House of the Future
This house of the future uses less energy than it produces in the course of a year. To learn more, visit lumenhaus.com.
October 15, 2014Lumenhaus – Smart Space
Lumenhaus is a solar house designed with a zero carbon footprint, and its interior demonstrates how less can definitely be more.
October 14, 2014Plastics in Your Body
Researchers are developing plastics that can better deliver drugs to precisely where they’re needed in our bodies.
October 13, 2014Not Your Grandad’s Science
Science has reached the stage where getting a degree in chemistry, biology or physics isn’t enough.
October 10, 2014Regenerative Medicine – Rebuild
Researchers are harnessing the power of STEM cells to open up a new frontier in medicine.
October 7, 2014Regenerative Medicine – Divide and Heal
If you’re injured, your STEM cells leap into action and begin to divide and heal.
October 6, 2014Regenerative Medicine – STEM Cells
STEM cells are a little bit like having a bench in a sports team.
October 3, 2014Hindukush Beekeeping – Honey Hunters
Bees dwell amidst the high cliffs of the Himalayas, producing prized honey and sustaining the local ecosystems.
October 2, 2014Hindukush Beekeeping – The Bee Project
Hindukush beekeepers benefit from the knowledge of an international bee farming project.
October 1, 2014Hindukush Beekeeping – Indigenous Knowledge
Indigenous people of the Himalayan Hindukush region offer valuable knowledge to scientists studying bees.