Month: August 2021
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Selling With a Song
Throughout the Southeastern states, August is the season for tobacco auctions.
August 30, 2021Rodeo Bullriders
An eight-second ride can seem like forever.
August 27, 2021Texas Hill Country Rodeo
There are lots of flashier rodeos, but this one’s the real deal.
August 26, 2021Tiger Moths – Jamming Sonar
A sound defense against bats!
August 25, 2021Serenading Moths
Tiger moths woo their partners with a series of clicking sounds.
August 24, 2021Spiritual Conservation
In southeast Asia, religious traditions have long saved animals from extinction.
August 23, 2021India’s Most Sacred River
India’s revered Ganges River has become increasingly polluted.
August 20, 2021Heaviest Rainfall in the World
The call of the peacock heralds the start of India’s monsoon season.
August 19, 2021Antarctic Winds
It’s winter in Antarctica, where the land is ravaged by 100 knot winds.
August 18, 2021From the Saddle at Saratoga
August is a busy month for thoroughbred racing in Saratoga Springs, New York. Meet the folks who really know their way around the track — the jockeys.
August 17, 2021The Erie County Fair
Celebrating rural American at of of our largest county fairs.
August 16, 2021Like Going to Camelot
New York’s Erie County Fair evokes a sense of idyllic happiness.
August 13, 2021The Big One – From the Sky
Is the Earth in danger of being hit by a giant meteor?
August 12, 2021Meteorite Mysteries
Meteorites can knock down an entire forest, or bounce away harmlessly.
August 11, 2021The Perseid Meteor Shower
A Celestial treat: the annual rain of space dust entering the Earth’s atmosphere.
August 10, 2021Finding Meteorites
They come in all shapes and sizes, but what are the chances of actually finding a meteorite?
August 9, 2021Blood Meal
The surprising truth about why mosquitoes need your blood.
August 6, 2021Controlling Zika – Transgenic Mosquitos
Making male mosquitos with the “Nix Gene”.
August 5, 2021Refuge
Great Gull Island is one of the few remaining places where terns can nest and raise their young in safety.
August 4, 2021A Feast for Voles
What to do when an island bird refuge gets overgrown with plants?
August 3, 2021Elephants and Orvilles
Who says (baby tern) elephants can’t fly?
August 2, 2021Sealing our Fate, Just Like Birds
An elaborate Indonesian death ritual takes its cues from the mating habits of the Hornbill bird.