Pulse of the Planet Podcast with Jim Metzner | Science | Nature | Environment | Technology
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.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 3 minutes
- Episodes
- 1779
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Moths, Moonlight - and Your Car
Why moths are attracted to flames and artificial light. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Thu 11 Jul 2019
The Splat Test
There's a lot to learn from the big blob left on your windshield by an unfortunate horse fly. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Wed 10 Jul 2019
Windshield Entomology
Here's a new way to pass the time on a long car ride. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Tue 09 Jul 2019
Unsung Insect Heroes
They are responsible for more cross-pollination than honeybees! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mon 08 Jul 2019
Berries and Bugs for the Blues
Small wonder there are no Bluebirds at your bird feeder. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Fri 05 Jul 2019
Sounds of July Fourth
Fireworks, marching bands, and words from some famous Americans. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Thu 04 Jul 2019
Battling for Bluebirds
If you want Bluebirds in your nesting boxes, it likely means evicting Sparrows and Starlings. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Wed 03 Jul 2019
Seeds, Weeds, Natives and Nurseries
They're good for the environment, but what's the best way to find native plants? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Tue 02 Jul 2019
Planting Native Species
There's something we all can do to help protect local animals and plants. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mon 01 Jul 2019
Black Skimmers
This summer, an endangered seabird will find one of its last remaining safe havens on the salt marshes off the coast of New Jersey. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.…
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Fri 28 Jun 2019
Parallax View
Fledgling seabirds must the trick of catching fish beneath the surface of the water. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Thu 27 Jun 2019
Throat Singing in Siberia
Some remarkable music highlights the annual Tun Payram festival. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Wed 26 Jun 2019
The Black Saint
Black Venezuelans have introduced an African icon into a festival honoring St. John. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Tue 25 Jun 2019
Trance Dancing and Promesas
An icon is said to hold the power to grant promises. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mon 24 Jun 2019
Dia De San Juan
A Venezuelan festival honoring a Catholic saint has taken on a decidedly African flavor. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Fri 21 Jun 2019
Gobi Desert - the Wind is Up
Fierce windstorms in the Gobi Desert force scientists working there to think fast and run even faster. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more informat…
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Thu 20 Jun 2019
Refuge
Great Gull Island is one of the few remaining places where terns can nest and raise their young in safety. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more info…
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Wed 19 Jun 2019
A Feast for Voles
What to do when an island bird refuge gets overgrown with plants? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Tue 18 Jun 2019
Elephants and Orvilles
Who says (baby tern) elephants can't fly? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mon 17 Jun 2019
Wildebeests
In Africa's Serengetti Park, more than a million animals are making their annual trip north, driven by the rains and their own instincts. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit …
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Fri 14 Jun 2019
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