Month: September 2020
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
An Insect Thermometer
Telling the temperature by sound.
September 29, 2020Katydids and Crickets – Patterns of Sound
Crickets and katydids sing for their mates, each species calling for love with a different tune.
September 28, 2020Katydids and Crickets – Virtuosos
There’s more to a cricket chirp than you might realize!
September 25, 2020Katydids and Crickets – Chorus
An entomologist gives us a tour of singing insects.
September 24, 2020Katydids and Crickets – Discovery
Scientists learn something new about crickets and katydids by listening.
September 23, 2020Mow High With a Sharp Blade
Lessons learned from golf course greens can improve a home lawn.
September 22, 2020Splitting Water
In the process of developing alternative fuel souces, you may have to split a few molecules along the way.
September 21, 2020Water and Song
Casting off the year’s cares during Tashlicht.
September 18, 2020Bread on the Water
A symbolic practice on the first day of the Jewish New Year.
September 17, 2020Spinning Water
Why is the manufacturing of electric thin films like an amusement park ride?
September 16, 2020Electric Sandwich
The technology behind your computer screen is, in effect, a layered electronic “sandwich”.
September 15, 2020Thin Film
Never heard of thin film technology? You’re probably carrying it with you right now,
September 14, 2020Staring Down the Eye
65,000 feet in the air, alone, staring down the eye of a hurricane ? It’s all in a day’s work for ER-2 research pilots.
September 11, 2020A Very High Altitude Lab
High-altitude planes use a variety of onboard research instruments to study both earth and space.
September 10, 2020Hurricane Pilot
Research pilots fly high above the tumult of a hurricane, capturing data from sea level on up.
September 9, 2020Coastal Research – Rhythms
Following the seasonal rhythms of the shoreline conveys the impression that it is a dynamic entity, constantly responding to the forces of nature.
September 8, 2020Coastal Research – Meet the CRAB
Picture an amphibious buggy riding atop a 35 foot tripod.
September 7, 2020Coastal Research – Beach Dynamics
Beaches erode, but over time they can also replenish and grow. Surprisingly, sometimes the engine of growth can be a storm.
September 4, 2020Shaping the Outer Banks
With the constant interplay of waves, wind and erosion, the coastline is a crucible of ever-changing forces.
September 3, 2020Dynamic Coastline
Studying the shoreline is like playing three dimensional chess with the forces of natures.
September 2, 2020Singing Up the Sun
The celebration of the Cretan cherry harvest continues until dawn, for men singing ancient local songs called rezydika.
September 1, 2020A Wedding in Crete
Love is in the air and so is a wealth of Cretan music.