Month: February 2022
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Feast Before Fast
The roots of Mardi Gras run deeper than Christianity.
February 25, 2022A Most Abundant Life Form
Where can you find a billion pounds of ants? All around us.
February 24, 2022The Inventors of Chemical Warfare
Ants fight, raid their enemies’ colonies, and even use chemical weapons.
February 22, 2022E.O. Wilson – Ant Communication
A variety of chemical exchanges enable ants to navigate their world and coordinate their activities.
February 21, 2022E.O. Wilson – Future of Science
Advanced scientific discoveries in the 21st century are addressing philosophical questions of centuries past.
February 18, 2022E.O. Wilson – Chemical Signals
Chemical secretions bring a new meaning to the science of insect communication.
February 17, 2022E.O.Wilson – Consider the Lily Pond
A riddle poses a serious question about the future of life on earth.
February 16, 2022E.O. Wilson – The Mark of Science
Science is rooted in discovery, deepening our knowledge of the physical world, and enriching the human experience.
February 15, 2022Aussie Birds
Australia is home to about one tenth of the world’s living bird species. Here’s a sampling of a few of them – headphones on!
February 14, 2022Mt. Lewis Wind
Headphones on for a sound portrait of a cloud forest.
February 11, 2022A Drop in the Bucket
It’s sugaring time in the northeast woods of the US.
February 10, 2022Snoozing Through Birth
For bears in hibernation, giving birth and nursing newborns is a slumberous activity.
February 9, 2022Like a Waking Sleep
Bears have unique mechanisms for self-preservation during their months of hibernation.
February 8, 2022Scat, Hair and Other Signs
Grizzly bear tracking usually involves splitting a few hairs.
February 7, 2022Honoring the Needles of Yore
Harikuyo is a memorial service for the broken sewing needles of the past year, celebrated across Japan.
February 4, 2022Tracking Grizzlies
Are Grizzly bears returning to the mountains of Montana?
February 3, 2022Creator, Trickster, Thief
Through trickery and ingenuity, ravens are surviving the winter in Alaska
February 2, 2022A Call to Mate or a Call to Arms?
The precise role of the humpback whale’s song is unknown.
February 1, 2022Giant Pickles With Wings
They might be the source of many ocean myths.