Month: October 2017
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Punkie Night
A precursor of Halloween?
October 30, 2017Scorpions – Ouch!
How dangerous is a sting from a scorpion?
October 27, 2017Poison Ivy – Solving a Mystery
Researchers trying to grow Poison Ivy discovered that all their seedlings were being destroyed.
October 26, 2017Poison Ivy vs Fungus
You think researchers studying poison ivy would have an easy time growing it. Not quite!
October 25, 2017Urban Ants
Meet the unofficial members of the New York City sanitation department.
October 24, 2017Making an Immersive Recording
Get your headset on!
October 23, 2017Soundscapes – Location, Location
Under the Sequoia tree where John Muir and Teddy Roosevelt camped.
October 20, 2017City Ant, Country Ant
Welcome to the urban insect jungle.
October 19, 2017Stingers
Some caterpillars can keep predators and human researchers at bay.
October 18, 2017Pulse of the Parks
An audio snapshot of all the species making sounds nearby.
October 17, 2017Fermi’s Paradox
If theyre out there, why haven’t they come here?
October 16, 2017The Ultimate Message in a Bottle
How would you compose a message to ET?
October 13, 2017Sound Around
Documenting the sounds of nature.
October 12, 2017When Nature Takes Charge
In wildlife preserves, should we allow nature to “take its course”?
October 11, 2017The Arecibo Message
Reaching out to ET, in ones and zeroes.
October 9, 2017Scorpions – Hiss
Don’t tread on me!
October 6, 2017Helping Shorebirds to Survive
An insider’s look at how scientists monitor bird life after a devastating hurricane.
October 3, 2017Magdalena Pilgrimage
Every October, there’s a sixty mile pilgrimage to the Mexican village of Magdalena in honor of St. Francis.