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.
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The Clammer
It's clamming season in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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402
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
403
Hippos - How Low Can They Go?
These three-ton animals may communicate using sounds below the range of human hearing.
2 min
404
Butter - Think Global
Analyzing butter to detect pollutants worldwide.
2 min
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Butter Detector
A cheap and effective pollution monitoring tool?
3 min
406
Sounds of July Fourth
Fireworks, marching bands, and words from some famous Americans.
3 min
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Bullfrogs
A bullfrog's croak promises warm nights to come.
2 min
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Fireflies
What's behind the summer's most famous flying light show?
2 min
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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
410
Battling for Bluebirds
If you want Bluebirds in your nesting boxes, it likely means evicting Sparrows and Starlings.
2 min
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Seeds, Weeds and Natives
They're good for the environment, but what's the best way to find native plants?
2 min
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Siberian Throat Singing
Some remarkable music is a highlight at the annual Tun Payram festival.
2 min
413
The Black Saint
Black Venezuelans have introduced an African icon into a festival honoring St. John.
2 min
414
Trance Dancing and Promesas
An icon is said to hold the power to grant promises.
2 min
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Dia De San Juan
A Venezuelan festival honoring a Catholic saint has taken on a decidedly African flavor.
3 min
416
Planting Native Species
There's something we all can do to help protect local animals and plants.
2 min
417
Butter Mythology
The food millions of people spread on their toast every morning has inspired legends in many cultures.
2 min
418
Making Your Own Butter
Learn how to churn your own butter at home.
3 min
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Butter Making
When it comes to making butter, older methods may be better.
2 min
420
Get Stuffed
It's a tough life for male paper wasps.
2 min
421
Tano
Young girls reach for the clouds during this Korean coming of age ceremony.
2 min
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A Good Strategy for Wasps
Usurpers, foundresses, abandoned nests - welcome to the world of the paper wasp.
2 min
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Cormorant Fishing Season
Forget lures, lines and bait. How about a trained bird that catches fish for you?
3 min
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Wildebeests
In Africa's Serengetti Park, more than a million animals are making their annual trip north, driven by the rains and guided by their own instincts.
2 min
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Awakening the Earth with Dance
An old English folk dance thrives on both sides of the Atlantic.
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