Pulse of the Planet (Environment)
- Host: Jim Metzner
- 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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- Genres: Environment
- Location: New York, NY
- Language: English
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Science Diary: Monkeys - Habituate
Wed, Jan 7
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Feed a wild monkey, and you may alter its reproductive cycle.
Science Diary: Monkeys - Capuchins
Tue, Jan 6
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Inquisitive Capuchin monkeys brazenly forage for hidden sources of food.
Science Diary: Monkeys - Experiment
Mon, Jan 5
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For Howler monkeys, eating their veggies is more than just a health issue.
Hawaiian-Japanese New Year: Food
Fri, Jan 2
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For one listener who grew up in Hawaii, New Year's day always meant a feast of traditional Japanese foods.
Hawaiian New Year's: Share
Thu, Jan 1
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As the last day of the year approaches, one Pulse of the Planet listener remembers New Year's as a time of Japanese traditions, Portuguese soup and Chinese firecrackers.
Year End Fire Watch
Wed, Dec 31
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Be careful with fire! is the call heard throughout Tokyo neighborhoods on the last two evenings of the year.
Science Diary: Monkeys - Finding Howlers
Tue, Dec 30
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When searching for Howler monkeys, use your ears, and exercise patience.
Science Diary: Monkeys - Howler Crop Raiders
Mon, Dec 29
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Humans aren't the only species to enjoy seasonal fruit. During Costa Rica's short mango season, howler monkeys take full advantage.
Tide Pools - A Look Around
Fri, Dec 26
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That tide pool may seem unihabited, but through the eyes of a marine biologist, a microcosm of oceanic life is revealed.
Christmas Bonfires: Tradition
Thu, Dec 25
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Along the banks of the Mississippi River, a line of Bonfires lights the way for Papa Noel.
Seasonal Backyard Science - Winter Secrets
Wed, Dec 24
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When you find grooves in the snow, or piles of pine cone chips- who has been there? Learn about the signs that animals leave behind.
Science Diary: Monkeys - Costa Rican Model
Tue, Dec 23
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Wildlife reserves account for 25 percent of Costa Rica. But these regions are isolated and this has a major impact on their wildlife.
Science Diary: Monkeys - Adaptability
Mon, Dec 22
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In Costa Rican rain forests, monkeys seem to be adapting well to human encroachment.
Bush Meat: Mandrills
Fri, Dec 19
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The mandrill is just one of the species that is put at risk by the "bush meat" trade.
Bush Meat: Solutions
Thu, Dec 18
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Cooperation from logging companies can help prevent professional hunters from harvesting forest wildlife.
Icing on Aircraft Wings: Seeing into the Storm
Wed, Dec 17
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Researchers hope to help pilots avoid icing conditions by helping them 'see' into the clouds.
Science Diary: Inoue - Polarized Light
Tue, Dec 16
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Before Shinya Inoue came along, scientists had no choice but to kill cells before they could study them.
KSC: SETI - Earth Martians!
Mon, Dec 15
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Looking for Martians? Ooh, there's one in the mirror!
Kalas
Fri, Dec 12
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In Lindsborg, Kansas, folks still mark this time of year with traditions their ancestors brought from Sweden.
Icing on Aircraft Wings: Flying into Ice
Thu, Dec 11
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To learn more about icing conditions, researchers fly straight to the source.
Icing on Aircraft Wings: What is it?
Wed, Dec 10
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By learning how ice forms, researchers hope to better prevent dangerous aircraft icing.
KSC: SETI - Andes
Tue, Dec 9
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Searching for life on Mars is expensive and complex, but an expedition to the Andes can be a fruitful alternative.
KSC: SETI - Messages
Mon, Dec 8
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If we're to craft a message to extraterrestrials, what can we do to engage them?
Ice: Freezing Lakes
Thu, Dec 4
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The unusual way that water freezes allows fish and other aquatic life to survive the winter months.
Ice: Comets
Wed, Dec 3
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To find the source of life on earth, some say we should look to the skies.
KSC: SETI - Math Speak
Mon, Dec 1
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Aliens might not speak English or Chinese, but they may very well be fluent in math.
Tide Pools - Fragile Ecosystem
Fri, Nov 28
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Mussels, anemones and other residents of the intertidal zone may seem hardy, but they're sensitive to human disturbances.
Bush Meat: Forestry
Thu, Nov 27
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The progression of logging and road-building within tropical forests has contributed to the harvesting of animals for human consumption.
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