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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Okefenokee - Sandhill Crane Migration
Each year flocks of migrating Sandhill Cranes descend on Georgia's Okefenokee refuge and join their southern cousins.
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Scat, Hair and Other Signs
Grizzly bear tracking usually involves splitting a few hairs.
2 min
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Tracking Grizzlies
Are Grizzly bears returning to the mountains of Montana?
2 min
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Snoozing Through Birth
For bears in hibernation, giving birth and nursing newborns is a slumberous activity.
2 min
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Like a Waking Sleep
Bears have unique mechanisms for self-preservation during their months of hibernation.
3 min
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How to Find a Scorpion
What makes a scorpion glow in the dark?
3 min
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A Telltale Hiss
Don't tread on me!
2 min
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Scorpions 101
They walked the earth before the dinosaurs.
2 min
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You Can't Buy Peace of Mind
The Hindu goddess of good fortune is worshipped during a celebration of light.
2 min
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Bathing the Gods
Divine statues are bathed with milk, honey, and other symbolic offerings during the Hindu celebration of Diwali.
2 min
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Death Song
The final sound?
3 min
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Tuning Into a Disease
Your heart sounds good, let's hear what your cells have to say.
2 min
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Listening to Cells
What is the sound of one cell singing?
2 min
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Cell Songs
Yes, even the building blocks of life have gotten into the act.
2 min
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It's the Flies
Understanding the dynamics of a killer disease is a complex challenge, particularly in developing nations.
2 min
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The World's Oldest Trickle Down Effect
Virtually everything we do to transform a landscape impacts the quality of our water.
2 min
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We're All Connected - Diseases Prove It
The wildlife of Botswana is giving scientists clues as to how to better control disease worldwide.
2 min
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Unintentionally Sharing Our Microbes With Afric...
Scientists are finding antibiotic-resistant microbes in the wildlife of Africa.
2 min
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Passing Disease Across Species
Diseases are transmitted between humans and animals in unexpected ways.
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Scorpions - Ouch!
How dangerous is a sting from a scorpion?
2 min
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Bricks, Sky and Green
An enlivening cityscape = blue + green.
2 min
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Dead Buildings
A cityscape can affect our well-being in unexpected ways.
3 min
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Prospect and Refuge
The art and science of seeing but not being seen.
2 min
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A Walk in the Park
A neuroscientist turns a stroll in the city into a meditative experience.
2 min
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Psychogeography
The ongoing dance between people and places.
2 min