Pulse of the Planet Podcast with Jim Metzner | Science | Nature | Environment | Technology

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Episodes

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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.

Episodes

Songkran - Thai New Year

It's the hottest time of the year in Thailand, and the traditional Thai New Year's celebration offers a proven remedy for the heat. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 13, 2022•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Manatees - Molars and More

If they're napping, they can come to the surface and breathe without waking up, just by loosening the muscles that expands the air in their lungs. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 12, 2022•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Manatees - Keeping Safe

The over-pumping of Florida's aquifers may endanger the manatee's future. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 11, 2022•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Manatee Migration

The power plants along the Florida shore have changed the manatee's migration pattern, both helping these endangered animals and hindering them. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 08, 2022•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Window to the Past

Geologists reconstruct the climates of yore by looking at the types of clay minerals that are preserved. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 07, 2022•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

The Future of Kenya's Wildlife Parks

In memory of famed conservationist Richard Leakey... In a 1989 interview with Jim, Leakey predicts there will fences around wildlife parks. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 06, 2022•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Humans and Wildlife - Who's Protecting Who?

Remembering conservationist Richard Leakey: If you farm near a wildlife park, what's to prevent a buffalo from trampling your crops? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 05, 2022•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Elephants and Ivory

Remembering the late Richard Leakey, famed anthropologist and conservationist. In a 1989 interview with Jim, he unveiled his strategy to protect Kenya's elephants. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 04, 2022•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

A Trojan Horse Made of Clay

Fooling cancer cells! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 01, 2022•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Swamp song

A dawn chorus of amphibians - headphones on! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 31, 2022•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast

It Comes in Many Guises

Wherever you may be right now, odds are you're not far from clay in one form or another. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 30, 2022•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Clay - Incredibly Useful

From porcelain to plastic -- Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 29, 2022•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Mystery Sound

Is it a bird? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 28, 2022•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Champion Deep Divers

They can dive continuously to depths of up to one mile! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 25, 2022•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Bullies on the Beach

What's 16 feet long, weighs up to two tons and monopolizes the sands of Ano Nuevo every year? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 24, 2022•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Talk to Your Plants

With the help of nanotechnology, one day we all may be able to communicate with our houseplants. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 23, 2022•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

The Future of Agriculture

The future of large scale agriculture may depend upon the use of very small scale nanoparticles. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 22, 2022•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Smart Sprays

Currently only a fraction of the nutrients and pesticides applied to crops are actually benefiting the plants. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 21, 2022•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

A Most Colorful Holiday

India turns a rainbow hue as people lay aside their differences in celebration of Holi. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 18, 2022•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Oasis

Headphones on! Picture being under a palm tree next to a burbling brook in the middle of California's Anza-Borrego desert. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 17, 2022•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Immunizing Plants

Scientists are finding ways to help plants absorb fertilizers and nutrients more efficiently. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 16, 2022•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Sandhill Cranes - Captive Breeding

Keeping rare birds home on the range. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 15, 2022•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Mississippi's Sandhill Cranes

Up close with one of the rarest bird populations in Nort Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 14, 2022•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Ruthless Courtesy of Ants

The world's foremost authority on ants reveals how they can be courteous towards relatives but merciless to outsiders. In memory of E.O. Wilson. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 11, 2022•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast

They Run the Earth

What would happen if all the ants on earth disappeared? In Memory of E.O. Wilson. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 10, 2022•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Cattle-Raising Ants

We're not the only species that practices animal husbandry. In Memory of E.O. Wilson. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 09, 2022•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Super Organism

Individuals members of an ant colony are like cells in a body - each performing a specialized task. In memory of E.O. Wilson. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 08, 2022•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Ice Boats

When the weather's been cold and the Hudson River freezes over, that's when ice boats may be sailing on the river. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 07, 2022•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Tickling Society

In the rural Cajun communities of south Louisiana, Mardi Gras is organized mayhem. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 04, 2022•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

As Long as There's Been an Earth

Basile, Louisiana has its own unique Mardi Gras song. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 03, 2022•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast