Month: November 2015
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Wolves and Moose – Mutual Control
On Isle Royale in Lake Superior, wolves and moose lead an interdependent existence.
November 27, 2015Wolves and Moose – Unexpected Connections
You might not expect the wolf population to effect the number of trees in an ecosystem – but it does.
November 26, 2015Thanksgiving Day Parade – Balloons
What does it take to handle a four-story high balloon?
November 25, 2015Thanksgiving Day Parade – Inflation Day
For many New Yorkers, watching the giant parade balloons being filled on the day before Thanksgiving, has become part of their holiday celebration.
November 24, 2015Diatoms Nanotechnology – Transformation
An innovative way is being developed to create nanomaterials – tiny bits of matter – using microscopic organisms called diatoms.
November 23, 2015Diatoms Nanotechnology – Shell Game
Diatoms are among the world’s oldest and most ubiquitous creatures, and they may soon be an important part of one of the newest branches of science and technology.
November 20, 2015Dead Zone – From a Distance
Farming practices in the mid-west have an impact on the environmental conditions in the Gulf of Mexico.
November 19, 2015Dead Zone – Solutions
Off the coast of Louisiana there’s a region of ocean the size of the state of New Jersey that’s virtually devoid of life.
November 18, 2015Dead Zone – Causes
Off the coast of Louisiana there’s about 6000 square miles of ocean that’re virtually devoid of life.
November 17, 2015Statistics – Unsung Heroes
Statisticians compile the hard evidence that forms the backbone of much scientific research.
November 16, 2015Statistics – Surprises
What are the factors that will cause a family to accept a new technology or not?
November 13, 2015Statistics – Behind the Numbers
Should hand pumps be installed in remote villages in Africa? That’s the kind of question statisticians are called upon to answer.
November 12, 2015Diwali – Goddess of Good Fortune
The Hindu goddess of good fortune is worshipped during a ceremony of light and chanting, for blessings of spiritual wealth and enlightenment.
November 11, 2015Diwali – Bathing the Gods
Divine statues are bathed with milk, honey, and other symbolic offerings during the Hindu celebration of Diwali.
November 10, 2015Diwali
Diwali is a luminous celebration of enlightenment.
November 9, 2015Bats – Ears
A bat can change the shape of its ear in about one-tenth of a second!
November 6, 2015Bats – The Nose Knows
Many bats emit sounds through a “nose-leaf”, which is like a little megaphone that surrounds the nostrils.
November 5, 2015Bats – Unanswered Questions
The bat’s brand of sonar is much more sophisticated than ours.
November 4, 2015Bats – Cave Research
Smell the guano, site the bat trajectories with infared light, it’s all in a day’s work deep inside a bat cave in China.
November 3, 2015Bats – No Jams
With a cave full of bats all flying and echolocating at the same time, how come they don’t get in each other’s way?
November 2, 2015Swarming
When humans walk on the sidewalks of New York without bumping into each other, that could be interpreted as a type of swarming.