Month: August 2020
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
New Bread Celebration
Bread bakers in Hungary take to the road to enrich and broaden their culinary knowledge and craft.
August 28, 2020Super Organism
Individuals members of an ant colony are like cells in a body – each performing a specialized task.
August 27, 2020A Most Abundant Life Form
Where can you find a billion pounds of ants? All around us.
August 25, 2020The Ruthless Courtesy of Ants
The world’s foremost authority on ants reveals how they can be courteous towards relatives but merciless to outsiders.
August 24, 2020Chinese Bigfoot
Legends of a Chinese Wildman go back 2500 years in eastern literature.
August 21, 2020Hairy Evidence
Laboratory tests of hair samples indicate they come from a hitherto unknown primate.
August 20, 2020The Wildman
Is a large, ape-like creature hiding in the remote forests of China?
August 19, 2020Coming to Water
Big Horn Sheep spend the first several months of their lamb’s life high up on rock canyon ledges before finally coming down for water.
August 18, 2020Tracking Big Horn Sheep
Field biologist Janene Colby tracks Big Horn Sheep in the sweltering heat of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
August 17, 2020Living on the Edge
If a desert Big Horn Sheep feels threatened, it’s all uphill from there.
August 14, 2020Ram Tough
Desert big horn sheep come equipped with a variable internal “thermostat” which allows them to survive in triple-digit temperatures.
August 13, 2020Superb Desert Dwellers
Big Horn Sheep have adapted to withstand extreme dehydration with ease.
August 12, 2020Probiotics for Bees
It’s difficult to produce a pesticide that doesn’t have effects on beneficial microorganisms.
August 11, 2020Honeybees – It’s all in the Gut
A honeybee’s best friends just might be the microbiota living in its digestive tract.
August 10, 2020Bees and Pesticides
Scientists are trying to better understand the risks of using pesticides on bee colonies.
August 7, 2020Ascent of a Queen
When bees lose their queen, the hive makes a distinctive sound.
August 6, 2020The Perseid Meteor Shower
A Celestial treat: the annual rain of space dust entering the Earth’s atmosphere.
August 5, 2020Importance of Being a Bee
Honeybees play a crucial role in agriculture.
August 4, 2020Honeybees and Mites
Predatory insect mites are infecting honeybee hives, but pesticides used to control the mites just might be making things worse!
August 3, 2020Inside the Hive
With thousands of bees to feed, a hive needs a good store of honey to get through the winter.