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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Fermi's Paradox. 17Oct17
If they’re out there, why haven't they come here?
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The Ultimate Message in a Bottle. 16Oct17
How would you compose a message to an alien?
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Sound Around. 13Oct17
Documenting the voices of nature.
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When Nature Takes Charge. 12Oct17
In wildlife preserves, should we allow nature to "take its course"?
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The Arecibo Message. 11Oct17
Reaching out to ET, in ones and zeroes.
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How to Find a Scorpion. 10Oct17
What makes them glow in the dark?
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Scorpions - Hiss 09Oct17
Don't tread on me!
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Helping Shorebirds to Survive. 06Oct17
An insider's look at how scientists monitor bird life after a devastating hurricane.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Scorpions 101 02Oct17
They walked the earth before dinosaurs.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Polio Detector. 26Sep17
A low-cost means of detecting polio in the field is being developed by scientists, using nanotechnology.
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Eradicating Polio. 25Sep17
There are three countries in the world where polio is still found.
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Invisible Web of the Rainforest. 22Sep17
Tinker with the micro-ecology of just one plant, and you risk altering an entire ecosystem.
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Microcosms of Nature. 21Sep17
A diverse ecoysystem can be found within the leaves of one rainforest plant.
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Nanotechnology Meets Clams. 20Sep17
Are nanoparticles from products effecting the environment?
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Secrets of Finding Caterpillars. 19Sep17
Signs of caterpillars are easy to spot, but how do you locate the caterpillars themselves?
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A Specialized Predator. 18Sep17
In Costa Rica's banana plantations, parasitoids can keep hungry caterpillars in check.
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The Prototype for Alien 15Sep17
Nature can be harsh, and in the case of caterpillar-eating parasitoids, it's downright gruesome.
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Spectacular Species 14Sep17
In Costa Rica's rainforest, the diversity of caterpillars rivals the variety of plants they consume.
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Dragonflies - Best Place to Watch. 13Sep17
A prime spot to observe migrating dragonflies
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