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 Human Side of Natural Selection
Long before biotechnology, farmers have sought ways to bring predictability to their ever-changing crops.
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Drawing Water From a Sacred Well
At the conclusion of the Omizutori Festival in Japan, showers of glowing embers rain down on spectators.
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Coral Reefs - Microfragmentation
An accidental discovery leads to a new way of recovering reefs
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Coral Reefs - Nanotechnology
How to construct an artificial reef?
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Coral Reefs - Sunscreen
Do sunscreens have an impact on the health of coral reefs?
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Coral Reefs - Endangered
What's causing reefs around the world to bleach and die?
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Coral Reefs - Up Close
A classic example of symbiosis.
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Seasonal Backyard Science - Insects
Even in winter, you can find springtails!
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434
That Lump Could be a Turtle
Get it on a sling, haul it out of the water, and call it in!
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Rescuing Turtles on Cape Cod
Migrating sea turtles get caught in the arm of the Cape.
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Istanbul - Blue Mosque
Istanbul's most famous mosque is a delight for the eyes and ears. Headphone listening recommended!
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Nature's Sweet Treat
Red Squirrels may be nature's original harvesters of Maple sugar.
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Mystery of Maple Syrup
Sap is flowing in sugar maple trees, if we only knew why. A program from our archives!
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Modeling Disease – Pulse of the Populace
Tracking the behavior of someone who looks a lot like you.
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Fossils – the Art of Seeing
It's like playing "Where's Waldo", with Waldo being a few hundred million years old.
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Tickling Society
In the rural Cajun communities of south Louisiana, Mardi Gras is organized mayhem.
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As Long as There's Been an Earth..
Basile, Louisiana has its own unique Mardi Gras song.
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Donnez-moi Un Petit Sou
In the bayous of Louisiana, costumed revelers beg for food and money from their neighbors, to support a communal gumbo.
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The Biggest Day
"Forget about your job, your worries, your bills.."
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Feast Before Fast
The roots of Mardi Gras run deeper than Christianity.
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Chinese New Year in Malaysia
A time for new clothes, gifts, and no sweeping!
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Fossils – Drive-By Outcrops
You could easily be driving by a bed of fossils on your way to work.
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Fossils – Where to Look
The secret of finding fossils is knowing where to look.
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Fossils – Touchstones to the Past
Hearkening back 400 million years.
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The Festival of Broken Needles
Harikuyo, a memorial service for broken sewing needles, is a measure of the esteem that the Japanese have for everyday objects.
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