Month: November 2016
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Hindukush Beekeeping – Indigenous Knowledge
Indigenous people of the Himalayan Hindukush region offer valuable knowledge to scientists studying bees.
November 29, 2016Africa – Surma Stick
Stick fighting – fierce and violent, all done in the name of love.
November 28, 2016Asia Bat – Data
What’s more difficult than catching and tagging bats?
November 25, 2016Sustainable Chemistry – Thin Film
Never heard of thin film technology? You’re probably carrying it with you right now,
November 24, 2016Thanksgiving – Foods
The first Thanksgiving probably bore the markings of a traditional American Indian meal.
November 23, 2016Soil Litter – The Food Web
There’s a dense population under our feet that sustains life for us above the ground.
November 22, 2016Honeybees – Hive Body
A bee colony is like a microcosm of a human society.
November 21, 2016Viruses – Mistakes R Us
In the process of copying their genome, viruses often make bad copies, which turns out to be a good thing for the virus.
November 18, 2016Viruses – Polio vs Flu
Why do we need to get a new flu vaccine every year when we only need one vaccination for polio?
November 17, 2016Viruses – Uncommon Cold
No cure for the Rhinovirus?
November 16, 2016Viruses – Sex
It once wiped out about a third of the world’s population.
November 15, 2016Viruses – A Sense of Scale
How many viruses could fit onto the surface of a soccer ball?
November 14, 2016Viruses – Filterable Agents of Disease
They’ve been around for millennia, but it’s only very recently that humans have actually discovered their existence.
November 11, 2016Viruses – On the Edge of Life
They’re not technically alive or dead, so just what is a virus, anyway?
November 10, 2016Persimmon Harvest
An annual harvest of wild persimmons has been a lifelong tradition.
November 9, 2016Bird Feeders – Evolution of a Disease
Could bird feeders be helping a disease become more virulent every year?
November 8, 2016Bird Feeders – Pinkeye and Port Feeders
Pinkeye, a bacterial disease, is spread when infected birds use certain types of bird feeders.
November 7, 2016Bird Feeders – The Dark Side
That bird feeder in your backyard could be doing more than just feeding birds.
November 4, 2016Honeybees – Pesticides
Scientists are trying to better understand the risks of using pesticides on bee colonies.
November 3, 2016Honeybees – Queens
When bees lose their queen, the hive makes a distinctive sound.
November 2, 2016Honeybees – Importance
Honeybees play a crucial role in agriculture.
November 1, 2016Honeybees – Mites
Predatory insect mites are infecting honeybee hives, but pesticides used to control the mites just might be making things worse!