Month: June 2019
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Black Skimmers
This summer, an endangered seabird will find one of its last remaining safe havens on the salt marshes off the coast of New Jersey.
June 27, 2019Parallax View
Fledgling seabirds must the trick of catching fish beneath the surface of the water.
June 26, 2019Throat Singing in Siberia
Some remarkable music is a highlight at the annual Tun Payram festival.
June 25, 2019The Black Saint
Black Venezuelans have introduced an African icon into a festival honoring St. John.
June 24, 2019Trance Dancing and Promesas
An icon is said to hold the power to grant promises.
June 21, 2019Dia De San Juan
A Venezuelan festival honoring a Catholic saint has taken on a decidedly African flavor.
June 20, 2019Gobi Desert – the Wind is Up
Fierce windstorms in the Gobi Desert force scientists working there to think fast and run even faster.
June 14, 2019Wildebeests
In Africa’s Serengetti Park, more than a million animals are making their annual trip north, driven by the rains and their own instincts.
June 13, 2019Wild Dogs on the Edge
The health of African Wild Dogs provides important clues about the health of an entire ecosystem.
June 12, 2019Wild Pups
This month, African Wild Dogs are giving birth to a new litter of pups.
June 11, 2019Wild Dogs of Africa
They’ve developed a special call to keep track of each other.
June 10, 2019Sirius rising
For ancient Egyptians, the appearance of the constellation Sirius in the dawn sky marked the beginning of an important annual event.
June 7, 2019Timber Wolves Emerge
A month in the life of young wolf pups.
June 5, 2019Swarming Bees
Twenty thousand bees find a new home.
June 4, 2019Cicada Saga
Most of their life is spent underground.
June 3, 2019Bullfrogs
A bullfrog’s croak promises warm nights to come.