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.

Science
Natural Sciences
Technology
926
Unsung Insect Heroes
They are responsible for more cross-pollination than honeybees!
2 min
927
Berries and Bugs for the Blues
Small wonder there are no Bluebirds at your bird feeder.
2 min
928
Sounds of July Fourth
Fireworks, marching bands, and words from some famous Americans.
2 min
929
Battling for Bluebirds
If you want Bluebirds in your nesting boxes, it likely means evicting Sparrows and Starlings.
2 min
930
Seeds, Weeds, Natives and Nurseries
They're good for the environment, but what's the best way to find native plants? 
2 min
931
Planting Native Species
There's something we all can do to help protect local animals and plants.
2 min
932
Black Skimmers
This summer, an endangered seabird will find one of its last remaining safe havens on the salt marshes off the coast of New Jersey.
2 min
933
Parallax View
Fledgling seabirds must the trick of catching fish beneath the surface of the water.
3 min
934
Throat Singing in Siberia
Some remarkable music highlights the annual Tun Payram festival.
2 min
935
The Black Saint
Black Venezuelans have introduced an African icon into a festival honoring St. John.
2 min
936
Trance Dancing and Promesas
An icon is said to hold the power to grant promises.
2 min
937
Dia De San Juan
A Venezuelan festival honoring a Catholic saint has taken on a decidedly African flavor.
2 min
938
Gobi Desert - the Wind is Up
Fierce windstorms in the Gobi Desert force scientists working there to think fast and run even faster.
2 min
939
Refuge
Great Gull Island is one of the few remaining places where terns can nest and raise their young in safety.
2 min
940
A Feast for Voles
What to do when an island bird refuge gets overgrown with plants?
2 min
941
Elephants and Orvilles
Who says (baby tern) elephants can't fly?
2 min
942
Wildebeests
In Africa's Serengetti Park, more than a million animals are making their annual trip north, driven by the rains and their own instincts.
2 min
943
Wild Dogs on the Edge
The health of African Wild Dogs provides important clues about the health of an entire ecosystem.
2 min
944
Wild Pups
This month, African Wild Dogs are giving birth to a new litter of pups.
2 min
945
Wild Dogs of Africa
They've developed a special call to keep track of each other.
2 min
946
Sirius Rising
For ancient Egyptians, the appearance of the constellation Sirius in the dawn sky marked the beginning of an important annual event.
2 min
947
Timber Wolves Emerge From their Dens
A month in the life of young wolf pups.
2 min
948
Bats - Their Future in Our Hands
Exploding a few myths about these creatures of the night.
2 min
949
Swarming Bees
Twenty thousand bees find a new home.
2 min
950
Cicada Saga
Most of their life is spent underground.
2 min