Month: August 2019
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Loons and Mercury
Does an increase in mercury levels affect the behavior of young loons?
August 29, 2019Calling All Loons
According to Native American lore, the cry of a loon is the sound of a warrior, denied passage into heaven.
August 28, 2019Loons – Do I Stay or Do I Go?
This season, young loons depart for their first annual fall migration. In three years, they’ll be back.
August 14, 2019A Subtle, Distant Boom
Scientists are tracking meteor impacts by listening for them.
August 6, 2019Hornbills and Humans
Sometimes animals remind us we have more in common with them than we think.