Month: January 2022
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Elders of the Forest
The wail of the Indri lemur signals the mating season of these primates that some tribes consider the ancestors of humans.
January 28, 2022Loons Migrate
The Common Loon is anything but common, and they’re on their way South.
January 27, 2022Bison Winter at Yellowstone
Even the “chief of all animals” must struggle to survive the winter.
January 26, 2022It May Sound Like a Harley, But..
The voices of mating elephant seals on Ano Nuevo island.
January 25, 2022It Knocks a Great Hole in Winter
The Up Helly Aa festival gives the people of the Shetland Islands a chance to torch a replica of a Viking galley.
January 24, 2022Northern Elephant Seals Mate
Sex, violence, and the two ton marine mammals.
January 21, 2022Desert Wind
Poetry and Sounds of the Anza Borego Desert
January 20, 2022Teakettle Acoustics
How does a tea kettle make its whistling sound? The answer isn’t as simple as it may seem.
January 19, 2022Removing Nanoparticles
A new water-purifying technology may provide a way to remove nanoparticles from our waterways.
January 18, 2022Recovering Waste Products from Contaminated Water
Is it possible to both clean up contaminated water and reclaim useful elements from the waste?
January 17, 2022Revolutionizing Water Treatment
A new invention could revolutionize the way we treat contaminated water.
January 14, 2022Cleaning Up Water with the Power of a Tornado
One of nature’s most destructive forces has inspired a new technology.
January 13, 2022Tornadic One-Pass
The power of a tornado offers a possible solution to clean polluted waterways.
January 12, 2022Hatsumode
Hatsumode is the ritual first visit of the year to a Japanese Shinto or Buddhist temple.
January 11, 2022In the Presence of Royalty
Haitian Vodou is a source of strength and solace to its followers, in the face of widespread poverty and despair.
January 10, 2022Dancing the Machete
The ritual of Coupez Gateau is one of the ways the celebration of Epiphany has been incorporated into Haitian Vodou.
January 7, 2022Day of the Kings
In Haiti, the feast of the Epiphany is celebrated in both Catholic and Vodou traditions.
January 6, 2022Food Fit For Kings
Three Kings Day is a festival for the palate.
January 5, 2022Twelfth Night
It’s said that at midnight on Twelfth Night, farm animals start talking.
January 4, 2022Mummers Parade – History
The flamboyance of the Mummers’ Parade arose from the masquerade balls of Philadelphia society.
January 3, 2022Mummers Parade – String Bands
Revered in Philadelphia since 1902.