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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A Very High Altitude Lab
High-altitude planes use a variety of onboard research instruments to study both earth and space.
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Hurricane Pilot
Research pilots fly high above the tumult of a hurricane, capturing data from sea level on up.
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Coastal Research - Rhythms
Following the seasonal rhythms of the shoreline conveys the impression that it is a dynamic entity, constantly responding to the forces of nature.
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Coastal Research - Meet the CRAB
Picture an amphibious buggy riding atop a 35 foot tripod.
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Coastal Research - Beach Dynamics
Beaches erode, but over time they can also replenish and grow. Surprisingly, sometimes the engine of growth can be a storm.
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Shaping the Outer Banks
With the constant interplay of waves, wind and erosion, the coastline is a crucible of ever-changing forces.
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Dynamic Coastline
Studying the shoreline is like playing three dimensional chess with the forces of natures.
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Singing Up the Sun
The celebration of the Cretan cherry harvest continues until dawn, for men singing ancient local songs called rezydika.
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A Wedding in Crete
Love is in the air and so is a wealth of Cretan music.
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New Bread Celebration
Bread bakers in Hungary take to the road to enrich and broaden their culinary knowledge and craft.
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Super Organism
Individuals members of an ant colony are like cells in a body - each performing a specialized task.
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A Most Abundant Life Form
Where can you find a billion pounds of ants? All around us.
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The Inventors of Chemical Warfare
Ants fight, raid their enemies' colonies, and even use chemical weapons.
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The Ruthless Courtesy of Ants
The world's foremost authority on ants reveals how they can be courteous towards relatives but merciless to outsiders.
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Chinese Bigfoot
Legends of a Chinese Wildman go back 2500 years in eastern literature.
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Hairy Evidence
Laboratory tests of hair samples indicate they come from a hitherto unknown primate.
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The Wildman
Is a large, ape-like creature hiding in the remote forests of China?
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Coming to Water
Big Horn Sheep spend the first several months of their lamb's life high up on rock canyon ledges before finally coming down for water.
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Tracking Big Horn Sheep
Field biologist Janene Colby tracks Big Horn Sheep in the sweltering heat of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
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Living on the Edge
If a desert Big Horn Sheep feels threatened, it's all uphill from there.
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Ram Tough
Desert big horn sheep come equipped with a variable internal "thermostat" which allows them to survive in triple-digit temperatures.
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Superb Desert Dwellers
Big Horn Sheep have adapted to withstand extreme dehydration with ease.
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Probiotics for Bees
It's difficult to produce a pesticide that doesn't have effects on beneficial microorganisms.
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Honeybees - It's all in the Gut
A honeybee's best friends just might be the microbiota living in its digestive tract.
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Bees and Pesticides
Scientists are trying to better understand the risks of using pesticides on bee colonies.
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