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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Wild Turkeys
It's mating season for a uniquely American bird that's been brought back from the brink of extinction.
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Sage Grouse Mate
The strange sounds of the male sage grouse are matched only by their equally unusual reproductive behavior.
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Emerging From Hibernation
Brown bears are emerging from hibernation around Europe, and many of them have to face the dangers of an increasingly hostile world.
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A World-Class Gathering
The yearly migration of Sand Hill Cranes brings half a million birds to roost in Nebraska's Platte River.
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Sandhill Cranes Migrate
Hundreds of thousands of sandhill cranes are convening at the Platte River in Nebraska -- one of the largest bird migrations in the world.
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Bulgaria's Koukery Festival
Giants in goat-hair costumes and a costumed masquerade troupe characterize this springtime fertility festival.
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Are We on the Mountain Lion's Menu?
A 150 pound house cat or a dangerous predator?
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Finding a Place to Pounce
A Mountain Lion's dilemma - deep forest or open meadow?
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Mountain Lion - Predators
When winter comes, Mountain Lions are on the move, in pursuit of their primary prey.
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Winter's Unwanted Guest
Having a humidifier in your house may reduce the chances of getting the flu.
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Nile Crocodiles
This month, in northeastern South Africa, Nile Crocodiles are hatching their young.
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Peacocks Mate
It's mating season for one of the world's most recognizable birds.
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Saimaa Seals
This week in Finland, freshwater Saimaa seals are giving birth to their pups.
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Nature's Environmental Engineers
Constantly refining their habitat, prairie dogs play a key role in their ecosystem.
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Prairie Dogs Mate
There's lots of yipping going on beneath the Great Plains of America.
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Nesting Albatross
What happens when thousands of albatrosses meet on a South Pacific island?
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Manatee Migration
The power plants along the Florida shore have changed the manatee's migration pattern, both helping these endangered animals and hindering them.
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Setsubun
It's "the turning of the seasons in Japan,” a time of celebration, good luck, and beans!
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A Drop in the Bucket
It's sugaring time in the northeast woods of the US.
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Science Destinations - Europe
From CERN's collider to Darwin's wall.
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Fullerenes
The places where engineered nanomaterials - like Fullerenes - are being manufactured have the potential for the highest exposure to people of toxic materials.
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Honoring the Needles of Yore
Harikuyo is a memorial service for the broken sewing needles of the past year, celebrated across Japan.
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Window to the Past
Geologists reconstruct the climates of yore by looking at the types of clay minerals that are preserved.
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A Trojan Horse Made of Clay
Fooling cancer cells!
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It Comes in Many Guises
Wherever you may be right now, odds are you're not far from clay in one form or another.
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