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March 27, 2019 Nature's Sweet Treat
Red Squirrels may be nature's original harvesters of Maple sugar.
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3 min
March 26, 2019 A Most Flamboyant Display
Part of the ritual of witnessing the mating rites of prairie chickens is waking up before sunrise and finding the right location - in total darkness.
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4 min
March 25, 2019 The Great Leveler
In India, Holi heralds the coming of spring with color, mayhem and a sense of cultural solidarity.
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3 min
March 22, 2019 Wild Turkeys
It's mating season for a uniquely American bird that's been brought back from the brink of extinction.
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3 min
March 21, 2019 Demons and Bonfires
Demons, bonfires and a day of playful anarchy. It all adds us to India's most colorful holiday.
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3 min
March 20, 2019 Persian New Year's
Noruz means "new day" and it's celebrated with new clothes, gift-giving and bonfires.
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March 19, 2019 The Amazing Sage Grouse
The strange sounds of the male Sage Grouse are matched only by its equally odd reproductive behavior.
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March 18, 2019 Grafting Season
For apple tree growers, there's a brief period of time between winter and spring upon which their whole future crop depends.
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March 15, 2019 Cloning Apples the Old Fashioned Way
For some farmers, it's the best way to ensure that their favorite crops come back year after year.
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3 min
March 14, 2019 The Human Side of Natural Selection
Long before biotechnology, farmers have sought ways to bring predictability to their ever-changing crops.
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3 min

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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…