Pulse of the Planet Podcast with Jim ...
Each weekday, Pulse of the Planet provides its listeners with a two-minute sound portrait of Planet Earth, tracking the rhythms of nature, culture and science worldwide and blending interviews and extraordinary natural sound.
351
Mushroom Hunting - What Lies Beneath
A mushroom is the visible part of a much larger organism.
2 min
352
Bears at McNeil River- An Essential Meal
Bears at Alaska's McNeil River have come to rely on an annual fish feast.
3 min
353
Bears at McNeil River
Over a hundred brown bears in Alaska have learned that every July, the McNeil River is THE place to catch fish.
2 min
354
Black Skimmers
This summer, an endangered seabird will find one of its last remaining safe havens on the salt marshes off the coast of New Jersey.
2 min
355
Parallax View
Fledgling seabirds must the trick of catching fish beneath the surface of the water.
2 min
356
Hajj: Sacred Gathering
Millions of Muslim pilgrims gather this week in Mecca, in a gathering which transcends the barriers of caste, color, race and gender.
2 min
357
Hajj: Pilgrimage to Mecca
At least once in their lives, all Muslims who are physically and financially able are enjoined to make a pilgrimage to Mecca.
2 min
358
Lovebugs Meet Their Nemesis
Yet another reason to have electric cars!
2 min
359
Moths, Moonlight - and Your Car
Why are moths attracted to light bulbs?
2 min
360
The Splat Test
There's a lot to learn from the big blob left on your windshield by an unfortunate horse fly.
3 min
361
Windshield Entomology
Here's a new way to pass the time on a long car ride.
3 min
362
The Clammer
It's clamming season in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
2 min
363
Gobi Desert - the Wind is Up
Fierce windstorms in the Gobi Desert force scientists working there to think fast and run even faster.
2 min
364
Hippos - How Low Can They Go?
These three-ton animals may communicate using sounds below the range of human hearing.
2 min
365
Butter - Think Global
Analyzing butter to detect pollutants worldwide.
2 min
366
Butter Detector
A cheap and effective pollution monitoring tool?
3 min
367
Sounds of July Fourth
Fireworks, marching bands, and words from some famous Americans.
3 min
368
Bullfrogs
A bullfrog's croak promises warm nights to come.
2 min
369
Fireflies
What's behind the summer's most famous flying light show?
2 min
370
Sirius rising
For ancient Egyptians, the appearance of the constellation Sirius in the dawn sky marked the beginning of an important annual event.
2 min
371
Battling for Bluebirds
If you want Bluebirds in your nesting boxes, it likely means evicting Sparrows and Starlings.
2 min
372
Seeds, Weeds and Natives
They're good for the environment, but what's the best way to find native plants?
2 min
373
Siberian Throat Singing
Some remarkable music is a highlight at the annual Tun Payram festival.
2 min
374
The Black Saint
Black Venezuelans have introduced an African icon into a festival honoring St. John.
2 min
375
Trance Dancing and Promesas
An icon is said to hold the power to grant promises.
2 min