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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Lyme Disease is Spreading. 19Feb18
Since this report was initially filed, the CDC now estimates there are 300,000 cases of Lyme in the US each year.
2 min
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Breathing in Memories 16Feb18
They're playing our smell.
2 min
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Miasmas - Pulse of the Planet 15Feb18
There's lots of ways to tune out sights and sounds, but not smells.
2 min
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The Relentless Sense 14Feb18
There's lots of ways to tune out sights and sounds, but not smells.
2 min
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A Recipe for Algae Blooms? 13Feb18
Fertilizers and nanoparticles can lead to unpleasant consequences.
2 min
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Kelp Elevator - Pulse of the Planet 12...
Going down....!
2 min
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Pickling the Waters 09Feb18
It's like dropping a fresh water organism into the ocean.
2 min
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A Little Less Salt Please. 08Feb18
Wet salt sticks better to roads than dry - and other useful ideas.
2 min
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From the Road to the Well. 07Feb18
Rock salt from roads can enter into our soil, streams and groundwater.
2 min
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Rocksalt Everlasting
Why is it salt turning up in streams in the summertime?
2 min
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Turning on the Bio-Lights
How many bacteria does it take to light up an Anglerfish?
2 min
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Bioluminous Squid. 02Feb18
Meet one of evolution's spectacular solutions.
2 min
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You Light Up My Lure. 01Feb18
A mutually beneficial relationship between a fish and bacteria.
2 min
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Hyperspectral Imaging. 31Jan18
A micro-galaxy of colors!
2 min
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Biomagnification. 30Jan18
Contaminants can increase in their concentration as they move up the food chain.
2 min
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The Legacy of Acid Rain. 29Jan18
What will happen when acid rain falls on a system that is no longer able to deal with it?
2 min
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From Maple Trees to Fish. 26Jan18
Understanding how the acidity from rain and snow effects our environment.
2 min
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The Relentless Sense. 25Jan18
We've developed lots of ways to cover our ears, but not so many ways to cover our noses.
2 min
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Nanopores. 24Jan18
Reading strings of DNA like the beads on a necklace.
2 min
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Pulse of the Bacteria. 23Jan18
In many countries around the world, people can walk into a pharmacy and purchase antibiotics without a prescription.
2 min
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Antibiotic Resistance. 22Jan18
Every year, at least 23,000 people in the US die because of antibiotic resistant infections.
2 min
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Untold Stories. 19Jan18
Celebrating significant unheralded lives.
2 min
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Hidden History. 18Jan18
The stories of everyday people form an important and overlooked part of our history.
2 min
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Smoking Gun 17Jan18
Tracking the sources of acid rain involved some low-tech highly creative methods.
2 min
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Acid From the Skies. 16Jan18
The discovery of acid rain.
2 min