Month: November 2021
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Chernobyl
Comrade, we get a whole lot of Levis this way!
November 29, 2021Coal Ash and Water
You don’t want coal ash to end up in a water supply.
November 26, 2021A Life-Saving Charade
To avoid predators, piping plovers have adopted a theatrical strategy.
November 25, 2021Thanksgiving Parade Balloons
What does it take to handle a four-story high balloon?
November 24, 2021Inflation Day
The sounds of a New York holiday tradition.
November 23, 2021First Thanksgiving
All the trappings of a traditional Native American meal.
November 22, 2021Best Tasting Water?
You’re in for a surprise.
November 19, 2021Poison Ivy – An Unexpected Discovery
A new way of controlling Poison Ivy?
November 18, 2021Ecuador’s Cloud Forest
In times of drought, cloudforests, which support the same incredible diversity as rainforests, thrive almost entirely on thick blankets of fog.
November 17, 2021A New Home for Sea Bass
Black sea bass are now thriving in the waters of Delaware Bay thanks to the collaboration of marine biologists and the New York Transit System.
November 16, 2021Death Song
The final sound?
November 15, 2021Tuning Into a Disease
Your heart sounds good, let’s hear what your cells have to say.
November 12, 2021Listening to Cells
What is the sound of one cell singing?
November 11, 2021Cell Songs
Yes, even the building blocks of life have gotten into the act.
November 10, 2021Scorpion Venom
Exciting new medical treatments are being developed from the venom of this feisty arachnid.
November 9, 2021How to Find a Scorpion
What makes a scorpion glow in the dark?
November 8, 2021A Telltale Hiss
Don’t tread on me!
November 5, 2021Scorpions 101
They walked the earth before the dinosaurs.
November 4, 2021Bathing the Gods
Divine statues are bathed with milk, honey, and other symbolic offerings during the Hindu celebration of Diwali.
November 3, 2021Octopus Skills
They can unscrew the lid of a peanut butter jar!
November 2, 2021Living to Mate
Octopus only reproduce once in their lifetimes– and once the mating is finished, so are they.
November 1, 2021All Saints’ Day in New Orleans – Holt Cemetery
Among the graveyards of New Orleans, Holt Cemetery is exceptional. Here, the dead are actually buried in the ground.