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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Punkie Night. 31Oct17
A precursor to Halloween? A Legacy Program from the Pulse of the Planet archive.
2 min
1327
Scorpions - Ouch! 30Oct17
How dangerous is a scorpion sting?
2 min
1328
Poison Ivy - Solving a Mystery. 27Oct17
Researchers trying to grow Poison Ivy discovered that all their seedlings were being destroyed.
2 min
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Poison Ivy vs Fungus. 26Oct17
You think researchers studying poison ivy have an easy time growing it? Not quite!
2 min
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Urban Ants. 25Oct17
Meet the unofficial members of the New York City sanitation department.
2 min
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Making an Immersive Recording. 24Oct17
Get your headset on!
2 min
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Soundscapes - Location, Location. 23Oct17
Listening beside the Sequoia tree where John Muir and Teddy Roosevelt camped.
2 min
1333
City Ant, Country Ant 20Oct17
Welcome to the urban insect jungle.
2 min
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Stingers. 19Oct17
Some caterpillars can keep predators and human researchers at bay!
2 min
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Pulse of the Parks. 18Oct17
An audio snapshot of all the species making sounds nearby.
2 min
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Fermi's Paradox. 17Oct17
If they’re out there, why haven't they come here?
2 min
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The Ultimate Message in a Bottle. 16Oct17
How would you compose a message to an alien?
2 min
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Sound Around. 13Oct17
Documenting the voices of nature.
2 min
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When Nature Takes Charge. 12Oct17
In wildlife preserves, should we allow nature to "take its course"?
2 min
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The Arecibo Message. 11Oct17
Reaching out to ET, in ones and zeroes.
2 min
1341
How to Find a Scorpion. 10Oct17
What makes them glow in the dark?
2 min
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Scorpions - Hiss 09Oct17
Don't tread on me!
2 min
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Helping Shorebirds to Survive. 06Oct17
An insider's look at how scientists monitor bird life after a devastating hurricane.
2 min
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The Canterbury Tales in Mexico. 05Oct17
Fall is a time of animal migrations and human pilgrimage. A Legacy Program from the Pulse of the Planet archive.
2 min
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The Miraculous Statue. 04Oct17
Fall is a time of animal migrations and human pilgrimage. A Legacy Program from the Pulse of the Planet archive.
2 min
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Magdalena Pilgrimage 03Oct17
Every October, a sixty mile pilgrimage to the Mexican village of Magdalena honors St. Francis. A legacy program from the Pulse of the Planet archives.
2 min
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Scorpions 101 02Oct17
They walked the earth before dinosaurs.
2 min
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The Other Side of the Stick. 29Sep17
In the aftermath of a storm, what's bad for humans may be good for other species.
2 min
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Making a Dune. 28Sep17
Fire Island's dunes were flattened by hurricane Sandy; with the aid of snow fencing, they have been speedily reestablished.
2 min
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The Nuts and Bolts of Diversity. 27Sep17
Virtually every organism in a rainforest ecosystem is part of an interdependent web of life.
2 min