Month: August 2016
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Acoustical Ecology – Sounds
How healthy is an ecosystem? Listen up!
August 30, 2016Termites: It’s All in the DNA
The microbes in a termite’s gut may provide a clue to hydrogen power.
August 29, 2016Termites: Insect Hydro-Power
Could termites be the key to a clean energy future?
August 26, 2016Narwhals – Sensitivity
How does a whale say ‘ouch’?
August 25, 2016Narwhals – Inside Out
Teeth are ideally strong, hard, and pearly white, right? Not for narwhals!
August 24, 2016Narwhals – Dance of a Thousand Whales
Picture yourself sporting an eight foot tusk – and trying to dance.
August 23, 2016Narwhals – Tubes
Why would an animal swimming in frigid waters have an 8-foot long sensitive tooth?
August 22, 2016Narwhals – Legends
The animal that inspired the Unicorn has enough real life mysteries to keep scientists busy for years to come.
August 19, 2016Narwhals – Big Tooth
A fifteen-foot whale with an 8 foot-long tusk? Sounds like a fish story, but it’s not!
August 18, 2016Manatees – Keeping Safe
The over-pumping of Florida’s aquifers may endanger the manatee’s future.
August 17, 2016Manatees – Red Tide
Their population has slowly been rising over last decade, but now they’re facing a new threat to their survival.
August 16, 2016Bears – Churring
Grizzly bears don’t growl when they’re happy. They churr!
August 15, 2016Monkeys – Spider Rehab
You can train a monkey to shake hands, but can you retrain it to survive in the jungle?
August 12, 2016Water – Well Maintenance
Some tips for keeping well water safe.
August 11, 2016Water – Surface and Ground
When you’re drilling a well, you want to make sure you’re getting ground, not surface water.
August 10, 2016Monkeys – Social Dramas
Observing the behavior of Capuchin monkeys is a lot like watching a soap opera.
August 9, 2016Monkeys – Leaf Eaters
Costa Rican monkeys are adapting to human disturbances.
August 8, 2016Water – Drilling
Some insights on water quality from a veteran well driller.
August 5, 2016New Minerals – Fingerprint
There are about 5000 minerals known to science, and new ones are being discovered all the time.
August 4, 2016New Minerals – Discovery
Many of us are rock collectors at heart, but imagine discovering something new!
August 3, 2016Mushroom Hunting – Morels
On the trail of the world’s most sought-after mushroom.
August 2, 2016Mushroom Hunting – Unseen World
In any forest, there’s a complex interdependent web of life underground.
August 1, 2016Mushroom Hunting – What Lies Beneath
A mushroom is the visible part of a much larger organism.