Month: October 2021
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Sounds of All Saints’ Day
A gospel song and a graveyard party: the unique sounds of New Orleans on the Day of the Dead.
October 28, 2021Appreciating Alligators
They’ve played an important role, ecologically, economically and historically.
October 27, 2021Alligator Wrestling
Should you ever decide to wrestle an alligator (bad idea!), here are a few tips.
October 26, 2021A Much Maligned Reptile
“A huge alligator rushed out of the reeds and with a tremendous roar, came up with open jaws…”
October 25, 2021Scary, with Charisma
Is the alligator’s fierce reputation a case of mistaken identity?
October 22, 2021Regenerative Medicine – Treatment
Veterinarians are developing new techniques of using a horse’s STEM cells to heal its injuries.
October 21, 2021Regenerative Medicine – Listening for the Hurt
How to tell where a horse is injured? Listen to its gait!
October 20, 2021STEM Cells – Divide and Heal
When you’re injured, they leap into action.
October 19, 2021STEM Cells on the Bench
They’re like having a bench in a sports team.
October 18, 2021Hindukush Beekeeping – Honey Hunters
In the high cliffs of the Himalayas, colonies of bees produce prized honey – helping to sustain local ecosystems.
October 15, 2021Hindukush Beekeeping – The Bee Project
Hindukush beekeepers benefit from the knowledge of an international bee farming project.
October 14, 2021Hindukush Beekeeping – Indigenous Knowledge
Indigenous people of the Himalayan Hindukush region offer valuable knowledge to scientists studying bees.
October 13, 2021You Can’t Trust Everything You See
Analyzing the workings of the human brain is difficult enough when everything works as it should. Unfortunately, sometimes it doesn’t.
October 12, 2021Listening to the Brain
Science Diarist John Beggs gives us a peek (and a listen) into our brains.
October 11, 2021Frontiers of the Brain
A new model shows promise in helping Science Diarist John Beggs understand data collected from neurons.
October 8, 2021Doing the Brain Wave
How does a crowd of sports enthusiasts function like a brain?
October 7, 2021‘Shroom Quest
When foraging for wild mushrooms, it helps to know your tree species.
October 6, 2021Canterbury Tales in Mexico
The fall, well-known as a time of animal migrations, is also a time of human pilgrimage.
October 5, 2021The Miraculous Statue
In Magdalena, Mexico, a statue of St. Francis Xavier draws thousands of worshippers on pilgrimage.
October 4, 2021Magdalena Pilgrimage
Every October, there’s a sixty mile pilgrimage to the Mexican village of Magdalena in honor of St. Francis.
October 1, 2021Stellar Sea Lions Prepare
In Alaska’s autumn, stellar sea lions are preparing for the winter.