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When we see a bird flying from branch to branch happily chirping, it is easy to imagine they lead a simple life of freedom, flight, and feathers. What we don't see is the arduous, life-threatening challenges they face at every moment. Beaks, Bones and Bird Songs guides the listener through the myriad, and often almost miraculous, things that birds do every day to merely stay alive. Like the goldfinch, which manages extreme weather changes by doubling the density of its plumage in winter.

This program is read by the author. From a much-loved expert and popular science writer comes this straight-from-the-trenches report on how and why folks from all walks of life are using magic mushrooms to enhance their lives. Interest in psychedelic mushrooms has never been greater – or the...

Human bone is versatile and entirely unique: It repairs itself without scarring, it's lightweight but responds to stresses, and it's durable enough to survive for millennia. In Bones, orthopedic surgeon Roy A. Meals explores and extols this amazing material that both supports and records vertebrate life.

In the summer of 2022, Lee Berger lost 50 pounds in order to wriggle though impossibly small openings in the Rising Star cave complex in South Africa—spaces where his team has been unearthing the remains of Homo naledi, a proto-human likely to have coexisted with Homo sapiens some 250,000 years ago. Lead researcher Berger had never made his way into the dark, cramped, dangerous underground spaces where many of the naledi fossils had been found. Now he was ready to do so. Once inside the cave, Berger made shocking new discoveries that expand our understanding of this early hominid.

In Your Bones™ is where modern science meets ancient knowing and your body remembers what safety, strength, and healing truly feel like.Hosted by Vivian Doan, Integrative Neuro Specialist and creator of SCOLIOFITNESS™, this podcast dives deep into the nervous system, somatics, and soul-rooted science.Drawing from applied neurology, Traditional Chinese and Vietnamese Medicine, circadian rhythm biology, trauma-informed mind-body healing, quantum energetics, and scoliosis-specific movement, Vivian helps you reconnect with the intelligence your body has held all along.Whether you're navigating...

The Bone Club brings true crime science to life with a peak behind what goes on in a real CSI from a forensic anthropological perspective. Hosted by three young forensic anthropologists in a variety of career fields and stages, we delve into the science of death investigation for a general audience, and tackle the science of true crime. Join us as we cover a range of issues related to forensic anthropology, the science, and the field.Note: The views expressed here are those of the individual hosts and guests in their personal capacity and do not represent the views of their respective ...

From the author of The Secret Knowledge of Water and Atlas of a Lost World comes a deeply felt essay collection focusing upon a vivid series of desert icons - a sheet of virga over Monument Valley, white seashells in dry desert sand, boulders impossibly balanced. Craig Childs delves into the primacy of the land and the profound nature of the more-than-human.

It's time to get back to a simple, pure, authentic love for hunting. No more over-complicating or changing our heritage. Join host Shane Mowery, THE Bone Maniac, as he brings you a real look at hunting. It doesn't take fame or fortune; it's for everyone. It's a way of life. It's in our DNA.

Was können wir Menschen vom Sexualverhalten der Gorillas und Schimpansen lernen? Warum sind Wespen für unser Wohlbefinden so wichtig? Und warum sagt ein Vogelschiss mehr über unsere Welt als 1.000 Worte? Am Museum für Naturkunde Berlin forschen über 200 Wissenschaftler:innen und suchen die Antworten zu unseren Fragen. 30 Millionen Objekte hat das Museum, darunter das größte ausgestellte Dinosaurierskelett der Welt, der Giraffatitan brancai. Hier werden beinahe täglich neue Tierarten entdeckt, Geheimnisse um das Leben in der Tiefsee gelöst und ein Stückchen Welt dokumentiert. Was ...

Exclusive interviews with authors from selected papers published in The Bone & Joint Journal (BJJ): changing practice and leading clinical orthopaedic research since 1948