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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Chemicals R Us
Approximately 4000 new chemicals are registered each day.
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Hand Sanitizers Come Under Scrutiny
A widely used category of chemical substances could have harmful side-effects.
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Quats
A chemical compound found in many home cleansing products could be doing more than just clean.
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Stealth Nanoparticles
If nanoparticles from consumer products end up in solid wastes, what effect could that have on the environment?
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Nano Membranes
Wastewater plants typically don't filter out pharmaceuticals from our water supply.
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Nano-Caffeine
According to the US Geological Survey, much of our fresh water is contaminated by caffeine.
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Poison Ivy Meets Citizen Science
Here's a way you can help track and control poison ivy.
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Preventing a Stroke
Designing a drug that could help stroke patients maximize whatever bypass arteries they may have.
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Stealth Vessels
After a stroke, a specialized network of blood vessels redirects the flow of blood in the brain.
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Surviving Strokes
Why are some patients able to survive a stroke and others not?
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Bad Name, Good Sign
Saddled with a dicey moniker, Hellbenders are indicators of a healthy water ecosystem.
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Hellbender!
North America's largest salamander can reach a length of two feet and weigh up to five pounds.
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Dynamics of Collaboration
Working together, engineers turn misunderstandings to their advantage.
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Silent Blade
An owl's wing inspires a quiet turbine.
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Shoreline Research
An immersive glimpse of the intertidal zone, in binaural stereo.
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HABs
Long term studies can help explain why we're seeing so many Harmful Algae Blooms lately.
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Secrets of Sediments
Burrowing crabs turn up clues to what lies beneath.
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Silent Flyers
Designed for stealth flying, an owl's wing is still a bit of a mystery.
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Electric Bacteria
Imagine a self-powered device that can clean up human waste.
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HighTech in the Time of Cholera
High-tech solutions for a low-tech environment.
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When Algae Blooms
They happen all over the world, giving scientists more questions than answers.
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Any Tool You Can Imagine
It's like attaching drill bits, but on a whole other scale.
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Trees of the Future
The trees we plant trees today are a product of drastic, dramatic climate change.
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Trees That Don't Grow in Brooklyn
Hold the Mulberrys!
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Imagining a Cooler City
Canopies of trees helps to moderate an urban climate.
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