Month: March 2022
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Swamp song
A dawn chorus of amphibians – headphones on!
March 30, 2022It Comes in Many Guises
Wherever you may be right now, odds are you’re not far from clay in one form or another.
March 29, 2022Clay – Incredibly Useful
From porcelain to plastic —
March 28, 2022Mystery Sound
Is it a bird?
March 25, 2022Champion Deep Divers
They can dive continuously to depths of up to one mile!
March 24, 2022Bullies on the Beach
What’s 16 feet long, weighs up to two tons and monopolizes the sands of Ano Nuevo every year?
March 23, 2022Talk to Your Plants
With the help of nanotechnology, one day we all may be able to communicate with our houseplants.
March 22, 2022Nano-Agriculture
The future of large scale agriculture may depend upon the use of very small scale nanoparticles.
March 21, 2022Smart Sprays
Currently only a fraction of the nutrients and pesticides applied to crops are actually benefiting the plants.
March 18, 2022Holi
India becomes a much more colorful place as people lay aside their differences in celebration of Holi.
March 17, 2022Oasis
Headphones on! Picture being under a palm tree next to a burbling brook in the middle of California’s Anza-Borrego desert.
March 16, 2022Immunizing Plants
Scientists are finding ways to help plants absorb fertilizers and nutrients more efficiently.
March 15, 2022Sandhill Cranes – Captive Breeding
Keeping rare birds home on the range.
March 14, 2022Mississippi’s Sandhill Cranes
Up close with one of the rarest bird populations in North America.
March 11, 2022The Ruthless Courtesy of Ants
The world’s foremost authority on ants reveals how they can be courteous towards relatives but merciless to outsiders.
March 10, 2022They Run the Earth
What would happen if all the ants on earth disappeared?
March 9, 2022Cattle-Raising Ants
We’re not the only species that practices animal husbandry.
March 8, 2022Super Organism
Individuals members of an ant colony are like cells in a body – each performing a specialized task.
March 7, 2022Ice Boats
When the weather’s been cold and the Hudson River freezes over, that’s when ice boats may be sailing on the river.
March 4, 2022Tickling Society
In the rural Cajun communities of south Louisiana, Mardi Gras is organized mayhem.
March 3, 2022As Long as There’s Been an Earth
Basile, Louisiana has its own unique Mardi Gras song.
March 2, 2022Donnez-moi Un Petit Sou
In the bayous of Louisiana, costumed revelers beg for food and money from their neighbors, to support a communal gumbo.
March 1, 2022The Biggest Day
“Forget about your job, your worries, your bills..”