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Bats and the Night Shift: Pollinators That Work in the Dark
Hey everyone, it’s Brandon Perry — normally behind the soundboard at Good News from Planet Earth at Soundnectar Studios. But today, stepping out from the shadows to talk about one of his absolute favorite creatures: bats. Bats are spooky, mysterious, and completely misunderstood — but they’re also essential night-shift pollinators keeping ecosystems alive. Over 500 plant species worldwide rely on bats for pollination or seed dispersal, from bananas and mangoes to figs and agave. While bees sl...
6 Nov 2025
Coffin Cave Bugs: The Underworld’s Tiny Guardians
You’re listening to Good News from Planet Earth. For this Spooky Season of Good News, we’ve explored haunted forests and rotting pumpkins. Now, we’re going deeper — into the caves. It’s cold, damp, and dark. Drips echo in the silence, and somewhere beneath your feet, tiny pale creatures crawl through the soil. They look like something from a nightmare — but their story is surprisingly hopeful. Meet the Coffin Cave mold beetle, one of the rarest insects on Earth. Smaller than a grain of rice, ...
5 Nov 2025
Pumpkin Rot — From Jack-O’-Lantern to Climate Hero
Welcome back to Good News from Planet Earth! For this Spooky Season of Good News, we’re digging into the afterlife of one of Halloween’s most iconic symbols: the jack-o’-lantern. Carved into grinning faces, lit with flickering candles… and then left to slump, sag, and rot. At first glance, that post-Halloween pumpkin seems like nothing more than trash. But in reality, how we handle pumpkin rot can have a big impact on the planet. In landfills, rotting pumpkins produce methane, a greenhouse ga...
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