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A luminous collection of essays exploring the lessons we can incorporate from the animal world in order to live more fully as humans A shelter cat teaches us that our damaged parts, too, are worthy of love... a captive orca shows us that inconvenience and difficulties are the blessing of a full...

Join American naturalist Winthrop Packard as he guides us through the enchanting wild woods and serene ponds, revealing the vibrant life that thrives within them. With keen observation, he highlights the fascinating birds, industrious hornets, elusive muskrats, and stealthy minks, all while vividly portraying their habitats during the harsh New England winter. His free-flowing narrative is both enlightening and captivating, blending moments of drama and poetry that will leave you in awe of natures beauty. - Summary by Larry Wilson

"Siamo soli nell'universo?" è una domanda che lascia un senso di vertigine a chiunque. Amedeo Balbi, nato all'alba degli anni '70, se la pone fin da quando era bambino. All'epoca erano tanti gli stimoli che potevano suscitare questo genere di curiosità in una mente giovane ed entusiasta: il ricordo recente della corsa allo spazio culminata con lo sbarco sulla Luna nel 1969, ma anche la serie Spazio 1999 del '76, Guerre stellari del '77, Goldrake del '78... Oggi, a distanza di quarant'anni, Balbi è un astrofisico.

“Dove il ghiaccio scompare, in viaggio con la Carovana dei ghiacciai” è un percorso lungo Alpi per raccontare come il cambiamento climatico sta trasformando i ghiacciai, le comunità e i territori. Puntata dopo puntata, tappa dopo tappa, la Carovana incontra ricercatori, guide, amministratori, abitanti e testimoni locali, ricostruendo storie di instabilità, adattamento e memoria. Un racconto immersivo, fatto di voci e suoni raccolti sul campo, che mostra come la fine del ghiaccio stia ridisegnando il nostro tempo e il futuro della montagna.“Dove il ghiaccio scompare, in viaggio con la ...

Morning doves, also known as mourning doves, are a familiar sight across North America, their gentle cooing a soundtrack to the dawn chorus. These beautiful birds, with their distinctive plumage and soulful eyes, have captured the hearts of bird enthusiasts and casual observers alike. But there is much more to these unassuming creatures than meets the eye, as we shall discover in our exploration of their fascinating lives. The mourning dove, scientifically known as Zenaida macroura, is a member of the dove family, Columbidae. Their name, "mourning," comes from their haunting and mournful ...

“Dove vogliamo arrivare?” è il podcast che vi porta alla scoperta delle meraviglie d'Italia, tutte a portata di auto elettrica. Ricarica dopo ricarica, chilometro dopo chilometro, incontro dopo incontro, insieme a Gianvito Fanelli andiamo alla scoperta di luoghi incantati e percorsi senza tempo, dalla Toscana all’Umbria, dall’Abruzzo alla Puglia, lontano dal caos e dall’affollamento delle grandi città, immergendoci nel silenzio di un viaggio elettrico, lento e rilassato. Dove vogliamo arrivare? è un podcast di Be Charge, prodotto da Hypercast Con Gianvito Fanelli Scritto da ...

Nel 1967 George Wald vinse il premio Nobel per la medicina grazie ai suoi lavori sulle cellule della rètina. Due anni più tardi gli fu chiesto di tenere le Massey Lectures, un ciclo di lezioni radiofoniche trasmesse ogni anno in Canada dalla Cbc che hanno ospitato personaggi come Martin Luther King, Doris Lessing, Noam Chomsky e Margaret Atwood. In quelle sei registrazioni Wald mise insieme le due grandi passioni che lo animavano. Da una parte la scienza e la ricerca, dall'altra la volontà di occuparsi dei problemi del mondo.

This personal, philosophical narrative surveys the panorama of our world past and present. Dillard poses questions of natural evil, God, and individual existence. Can one individual really matter? If so, how? Compassionate, enthralling, and always surprising, For the Time Being is the latest work by one of our most original writers - her breadth of knowledge matched by keenness of observation- at her best.

The ocean sustains life on our planet, from absorbing carbon to regulating temperatures. But as we exhaust the resources on land, its reserves are increasingly dredged and extracted to fuel new industry. Today we are facing two urgent challenges at sea: massive environmental destruction, and spiraling inequality in the ocean economy. Chris Armstrong reveals how existing governing institutions are failing to respond to the most pressing problems of our time.

Humankind has explored every continent on earth, climbed its tallest mountains, and gone into space. But the largest areas of our planet remain a mystery: the deep oceans. At over 36,000 feet deep, these areas closest to earth’s core have remained nearly impossible to reach - until now. Technological innovations, engineering breakthroughs and the derring-do of a unique team of engineers and scientists, led by explorer Victor Vescovo, brought together an audacious global quest to dive to the deepest points of all five oceans for the first time in history.

This is the story of a generation, shaped by the 60s, that has reached its time of reckoning, and of a man who must uncover the secrets of his father's past before he can live and love in the present. Mitch Rozier has spent half of his 50 years writing an environmental column for an alternative West coast paper. Now he finds himself back under his father's roof. Sisters Lexa and Mariah McCaskill wrestle with the past that has driven them away from domesticity:

The accidentally educational astronomy podcast, Walkabout the Galaxy provides an entertaining and easy-to-understand look at the latest fascinating news and discoveries in astronomy and space science, with a dash of trivia and rocket news.

Humans have long sought to comprehend the enormities of cosmic space and time. Here, best selling science writer Timothy Ferris tells the story of that quest. He interweaves the majestic themes of astronomy, physics, religion, and philosophy with fresh and lasting portraits of the men and women who created what has been called our society's most precious treasure - its conception of the universe at large.