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.
826
Scorpion Venom
Exciting new medical treatments are being developed from the venom of this feisty arachnid.
2 min
827
Ecuador's Cloud Forest
In times of drought, cloudforests, which support the same incredible diversity as rainforests, thrive almost entirely on thick blankets of fog.
2 min
828
A New Home for Sea Bass
Black sea bass are now thriving in the waters of Delaware Bay thanks to the collaboration of marine biologists and the New York Transit System.
2 min
829
The Subway Car Reef
Subway cars are being recycled as artificial reefs!
2 min
830
Taking the A Train Underwater
A seventeen ton metal box seems an unlikely place for for a marine habitat.
2 min
831
Okefenokee - Sandhill Crane Migration
Each year flocks of migrating Sandhill Cranes descend on Georgia's Okefenokee refuge and join their southern cousins.
2 min
832
Scat, Hair and Other Signs
Grizzly bear tracking usually involves splitting a few hairs.
2 min
833
Tracking Grizzlies
Are Grizzly bears returning to the mountains of Montana?
2 min
834
Snoozing Through Birth
For bears in hibernation, giving birth and nursing newborns is a slumberous activity.
2 min
835
Like a Waking Sleep
Bears have unique mechanisms for self-preservation during their months of hibernation.
3 min
836
How to Find a Scorpion
What makes a scorpion glow in the dark?
3 min
837
A Telltale Hiss
Don't tread on me!
2 min
838
Scorpions 101
They walked the earth before the dinosaurs.
2 min
839
You Can't Buy Peace of Mind
The Hindu goddess of good fortune is worshipped during a celebration of light.
2 min
840
Bathing the Gods
Divine statues are bathed with milk, honey, and other symbolic offerings during the Hindu celebration of Diwali.
2 min
841
Death Song
The final sound?
3 min
842
Tuning Into a Disease
Your heart sounds good, let's hear what your cells have to say.
2 min
843
Listening to Cells
What is the sound of one cell singing?
2 min
844
Cell Songs
Yes, even the building blocks of life have gotten into the act.
2 min
845
It's the Flies
Understanding the dynamics of a killer disease is a complex challenge, particularly in developing nations.
2 min
846
The World's Oldest Trickle Down Effect
Virtually everything we do to transform a landscape impacts the quality of our water.
2 min
847
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
848
Unintentionally Sharing Our Microbes With Afric...
Scientists are finding antibiotic-resistant microbes in the wildlife of Africa.
2 min
849
Passing Disease Across Species
Diseases are transmitted between humans and animals in unexpected ways.
2 min
850
Scorpions - Ouch!
How dangerous is a sting from a scorpion?
2 min