Month: March 2020
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Attack of The Gribbles
These tiny wood-boring crustaceans have plagued man-made structures since the days of Columbus.
March 30, 2020Horse Head, Monkey Tail
Sea horses are not only unique visually, but also in their reproductive behavior.
March 26, 2020A Birdlike Trill
They may not be as visible or as pretty as Robins, but American Toads produce some of the most melodious sounds of Spring.
March 25, 2020The Poison that Protects
The Monarch butterfly’s life cycle depends on a plant that’s highly toxic to many animals.
March 24, 2020Generations of Migration
This month marks the start of the Monarch butterflies’ migration to Mexico.
March 23, 2020Monarchs In Mexico
The threat of logging looms over the wintering sites of Monarch butterflies.
March 20, 2020An Internal Compass
How do young Monarch butterflies find their way to their winter migration sites in the Mexican forest?
March 19, 2020A Mysterious Hibernation
Pika stay active all winter– but doing what?
March 18, 2020Rattlesnake Roundup
Milking venom from rattlesnakes has yielded benefits for medical science, but roundups have their critics.
March 17, 2020When Irish Songs Were Branded
“There was some tunes you couldn’t play, because it belonged to someone else.”
March 16, 2020When Irish Folk Music Migrated to England
“If you couldn’t put on an American accent around here you couldn’t sing.”
March 13, 2020Everyone’s Invited
In Turkish cities, wedding celebrations may begin in a courtyard, but they’ll soon spill out into the streets.
March 12, 2020Dangerous Display
Although prairie chicken males need to strut their stuff to attract mates, they run the risk of attracting some unwanted visitors.
March 11, 2020Preening in the Lek
During mating season, male prairie chickens perform one of nature’s most striking displays.
March 10, 2020Holi
India becomes a much more colorful place as people are lay aside their differences in celebration of Holi.
March 9, 2020Wild Turkeys
It’s mating season for a uniquely American bird that’s been brought back from the brink of extinction.
March 6, 2020Sage Grouse Mate
The strange sounds of the male sage grouse are matched only by their equally unusual reproductive behavior.
March 5, 2020Emerging From Hibernation
Brown bears are emerging from hibernation around Europe, and many of them have to face the dangers of an increasingly hostile world.
March 4, 2020A World-Class Gathering
The yearly migration of Sand Hill Cranes brings half a million birds to roost in Nebraska’s Platte River.
March 3, 2020Sandhill Cranes Migrate
Hundreds of thousands of sandhill cranes are convening at the Platte River in Nebraska — one of the largest bird migrations in the world.
March 2, 2020Bulgaria’s Koukery Festival
Giants in goat-hair costumes and a costumed masquerade troupe characterize this springtime fertility festival.