Month: May 2016
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
The Bayaka – Net Hunt
The Bayaka, hunter-gatherers living in the rainforest of Central Africa, prepare for a community hunt.
May 30, 2016Sperm Whales – Breeding
How did Moby Dick make babies? Check out the Indian Ocean this week to find out.
May 27, 2016Sibley – Like An Oasis
Migrating birds find Central Park an oasis amidst the metropolitan landscape.
May 26, 2016Soil Litter – Temperate Zones
Climatic variances and geological history determine the biological make-up of soil.
May 25, 2016Soil Litter – Unidentified Species
Biology’s latest frontier is as close as your own backyard.
May 24, 2016Sibley – Language of the Birds
Correctly identifying bird sounds is like earning a second language.
May 23, 2016Sibley – Birdwatching 101
Some tips on finding birds from the famous author/illustrator.
May 20, 2016Prevention Through Design – New Ideas
Try your hand at resigning a tool or household appliance.
May 19, 2016Food Science – Objectivity
Try objectifying pie without getting hungry!
May 18, 2016Hawks – Migration
If you’re in New Jersey this week, look to the skies!
May 17, 2016Quantum Computers – Waves
How to understand Quantum Computers? Think waves.
May 16, 2016Physics Pioneer
A typical physics textbook takes up about 40 volumes – in braille.
May 13, 20163D Calculus for the Blind
How do you begin to visualize a three dimensional graph if you’re blind?
May 12, 2016Owl Feathers – Barred
These stealthy predators are named after the pattern on their feathers, which offers them near-perfect camouflage.
May 11, 2016Wildlife Veterinarian – Elephant Challenge
Imagine trying to give a wild elephant a physical.
May 10, 2016Wildlife Veterinarian – Gorilla Health
Wildlife is susceptible to many of the infectious diseases that afflict humans.
May 9, 2016Storm Ecology – Fish
What’s a little extra water to a fish? Think floods.
May 5, 2016Dark Matter
According to astronomers, less than 5 percent of the content of the known universe is made up of “matter”.
May 4, 2016Passenger Pigeons – De-extinction
Clone a Passenger Pigeon?
May 3, 2016Passenger Pigeons – They Darkened the Skies
Once one of the most abundant bird species on earth, Passenger Pigeons were hunted to extinction.
May 2, 2016Why is There Mass
Why should things have substance? Quantum Physics now has the answer.