Month: October 2020
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Legends of the Mandrake
On Halloween eve, it’s an essential part of any witch’s sorcery kit.
October 29, 2020Punkie Night
A precursor of Halloween?
October 28, 2020Tracking Koalas
Join in the hunt as researchers track down koalas!
October 27, 2020Shipwrecks and Goats
The koalas of Australia’s St. Bee’s Island have an unlikely adversary – goats.
October 26, 2020Cryptic Koalas
Even on an island full of koalas, finding one is much more difficult than it might seem!
October 23, 2020A Prehistoric Soundscape
You’ll never think of koalas as placid, leaf-chewing marsupials again after hearing the racket they make during breeding season!
October 22, 2020Seal Pup Calls
For Weddell seals, every sound tells a story.
October 21, 2020Weddell Seals Mate
The mating game – Antarctic style.
October 20, 2020Native Bees
With honeybees endangered, it’s native bees to the rescue!
October 19, 2020Giants of Jazz Piano
A 1970’s Jam session at Boston’s Berklee College of Music with th e late Ray Santisi and Makoto Ozone.
October 16, 2020Turning Junk Land into Bee Habitats
The land beneath powerlines is a prime spot for native bees to thrive.
October 15, 2020Bug Havens
Beetles need a place to live, too!
October 14, 2020Parasite Bees
Forget about the hive; some bees are downright anti-social!
October 12, 2020Howlers
Their eerie sounds echo through the forests of Central and South America.
October 9, 2020Frontiers of the Brain
Science Diarist John Beggs explains what makes neuroscience like the Wild West.
October 8, 2020‘Shroom Quest
When foraging for wild mushrooms, it helps to know your tree species.
October 7, 2020Trickle Down Storms
A lot more than water flows into our rivers during a storm.
October 6, 2020Do Storm Clouds Have a Silver Lining?
The un-seeen effects of storms on the ecosystem.
October 5, 2020Fish and Floods
Can fish just ride out a flood?
October 2, 2020Asia Bats – It’s All in the Data
What’s more difficult than catching and tagging bats?
October 1, 2020Asia Bats – All in a Name
Correctly identifying Indonesian bats can be tricky, even for those in the know.