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
1501
Rethinking Elder Care - Abuse 13Apr17
The family member who takes twenty dollars to pick up milk and brings back the milk but no change.
2 min
1502
Rethinking Elder Care - It Starts With a Conver...
Our population of elder citizens is growing, along with the issues confronting them.
2 min
1503
Controlling Zika - Transgenic Mosquitos 11Apr17
Making male mosquitos with the "Nix Gene".
2 min
1504
Controlling Zika - Vampires and Vegetarians 1...
Uncovering the genetic "master switch" of sex determination in disease-carrying mosquitos.
2 min
1505
Distorted Memory - What is the Truth 07Apr17
Does our memory play tricks on us and effect our perception of the truth?
2 min
1506
Honeybees - Probiotics for Bees 06Apr17
It's difficult to produce a pesticide that doesn't have effects on beneficial microorganisms.
2 min
1507
Honeybees - It's all in the Gut 05Apr17
A honeybee's best friends just might be the microbiota living in its digestive tract.
2 min
1508
Distorted Memory - Keep a Diary 04Apr17
Memory can mean a million different things to a million different people.
2 min
1509
Distorted Memory - Hold the Cheesecake 03Apr17
Why do impulsive people have a hard time following through on their goals?
2 min
1510
Tracking Cats - Unanswered Questions 31Mar17
"I was completely shocked and thought, 'This is impossible!"
2 min
1511
Invasive Species - Potluck Kudzu 30Mar17
One person's invasive is another person's tasty delicacy.
2 min
1512
Invasive Species - Virtues 29Mar17
"A weed is a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered."
2 min
1513
Tracking Cats - Protection 28Mar17
New strategies for saving tigers and other big cats around the world.
2 min
1514
Tracking Cats - Scat Dogs 27Mar17
No eating, peeing, or rolling in it allowed!
2 min
1515
Tracking Cats - Every Picture Tells a Story ...
"You can follow those cubs all the way up through their life."
2 min
1516
Noruz - Triumph of Tradition 23Mar17
Although the government of Iran tried to suppress it, Noruz continues to be one of that nation's most popular celebrations.
2 min
1517
Noruz - Persian New Year 22Mar17
The first day of spring marks the start of an ancient holiday.
2 min
1518
Noruz - Customs 21Mar17
It means "new day" and it's celebrated with new clothes, gift-giving and bonfires.
2 min
1519
Tracking Cats - Remote Cameras 20Mar17
You'd think being such large animals, that we'd know more about them.
2 min
1520
Microplastics - A Double-Edged Sword 17Mar17
Can we design plastics whose structures respond to their environment?
2 min
1521
Microplastics - Beneficial Uses 16Mar17
What happens to the microplastics in your toothpaste when they get washed down the drain?
2 min
1522
Microplastics - Solutions 15Mar17
Can we develop bio-friendly polymers?
2 min
1523
Microplastics - Into Our Oceans 14Mar17
Virtually every plastic bag that finds its way into the ocean, deteriorates into microplastic particles.
2 min
1524
Phagwah - Sounds of a Spring Festival 13Mar17
Celebrating the season with drums and cymbals!
2 min
1525
Phagwah - Take a Powder! 10Mar17
An ancient festival of spring is celebrated with colored baby powder.
2 min