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

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

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  • The Nuts and Bolts of Diversity. 27Sep17
    Virtually every organism in a rainforest ecosystem is part of an interdependent web of life.

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    3 min
  • The Polio Detector. 26Sep17
    A low-cost means of detecting polio in the field is being developed by scientists, using nanotechnology.

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  • Eradicating Polio. 25Sep17
    There are three countries in the world where polio is still found.

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  • Invisible Web of the Rainforest. 22Sep17
    Tinker with the micro-ecology of just one plant, and you risk altering an entire ecosystem.

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  • Microcosms of Nature. 21Sep17
    A diverse ecoysystem can be found within the leaves of one rainforest plant.

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  • Nanotechnology Meets Clams. 20Sep17
    Are nanoparticles from products effecting the environment?

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  • Secrets of Finding Caterpillars. 19Sep17
    Signs of caterpillars are easy to spot, but how do you locate the caterpillars themselves?

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  • A Specialized Predator. 18Sep17
    In Costa Rica's banana plantations, parasitoids can keep hungry caterpillars in check.

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  • The Prototype for Alien 15Sep17
    Nature can be harsh, and in the case of caterpillar-eating parasitoids, it's downright gruesome.

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  • Spectacular Species 14Sep17
    In Costa Rica's rainforest, the diversity of caterpillars rivals the variety of plants they consume.

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    3 min

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