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I hate every wave of the ocean', the seasick Charles Darwin wrote to his family during his five-year voyage on the H.M.S. Beagle. It was this world-wide journey, however, that launched the scientists career.

Audie Award, History/Biography, 2016. On the night of July 20, 1969, our world changed forever when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. Based on in-depth interviews with 23 of the 24 moon voyagers, as well as those who struggled to get the program moving, A Man on the Moon conveys every aspect of the Apollo missions with breathtaking immediacy and stunning detail.

This work covers Darwin's part in the second survey expedition of the ship HMS Beagle. It is both a travel memoir and a scientific field journal of anthropological, biological, and geological interest. Darwin conveys his fascination with the natural world in an engaging writing style.

Join host Griffin Rowe as he navigates Captain James Cook's legendary Pacific voyages, where European ambition to map the unknown met thriving Indigenous worlds. Explore first contact, scientific discovery, and exploration's complex legacy shaping our understanding of the Pacific today. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

Join Griffin Rowe aboard HMS Beagle as he retraces Charles Darwin's transformative five-year journey from aspiring clergyman to revolutionary scientist. Through earthquakes, giant fossils, and island finches, discover how one voyage reshaped humanity's understanding of life itself. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

As Carl Safina's compelling natural-history adventure makes clear, the fate of the leatherback turtle is in our hands. The distressing decline of these ancient sea turtles in Pacific waters and their surprising recovery in the Atlantic illuminate the results - both positive and negative - of our interventions and the lessons that can be applied, globally, to restore the oceans and their creatures. We accompany award-winning natural-history expert Safina and his colleagues as they track leatherbacks across the world's oceans and onto remote beaches of every continent.

Host Jack Maddox examines Thor Heyerdahl's 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition—six men on a primitive balsa raft crossing 4,300 miles of Pacific Ocean. Explore physical dangers, ancient engineering, and the controversial theory behind this legendary voyage that defied expert predictions. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

The Voyage of the Beagle - or, to give it its full title, Journal of researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries visited during the Voyage round the World of H.M.S. Beagle under command of Captain FitzRoy, R.N. - is much more than merely an account of Darwin's scientific observations in his 1831 - 36 travels across the globe: it is fine travel writing in its own right.

Discover the remarkable journeys of Amerigo Vespucci, a pivotal figure in the exploration of the Americas. From the shores of Cape Hatteras to the vast landscapes of Uruguay and Argentina, Vespucci charted territories that would shape our understanding of the New World. This captivating work features his detailed letter to Pier Soderini, outlining his first four voyages, alongside a comprehensive biography of Vespucci and a geographical overview of his explorations. With insightful notes and analyses, this account not only illuminates the life of the man who lent his name to America but also ...

Recently recovered from his epic bicycle journey that took him from the Delaware shore to the Oregon coast, distinguished climate scientist David Goodrich sets out on his bike again to traverse the Western Interior Seaway - an ancient ocean that once spread across half of North America. When the waters cleared a geologic age ago, what was left behind was vast flat prairie, otherworldly rock formations, and oil shale deposits. 

L'histoire commence au tournant du 20e siècle, avec le jeune H. G. Wells qui écrit et réécrit le conte fantastique qui est devenu son premier livre et qui fait sensation dans le monde entier : "The Time Machine". C'était une époque où de nombreuses forces convergeaient pour transformer la compréhension humaine du temps, tant philosophique que technologique : le télégraphe électrique, le chemin de fer à vapeur, la découverte de civilisations enfouies et la "perfection" des horloges.

How did species wind up where they are today? Scientists have long conjectured that plants and animals dispersed throughout the world by drifting on large landmasses as they broke up, but in The Monkey’s Voyage, biologist Alan de Queiroz offers a radical new theory that displaces this passive view.

When Guirec Soudée was 21 years old, he bought a 30-foot sailboat and set out across the Atlantic, despite having only sailed a dinghy before. His only companion? His plucky pet hen, Monique. Guirec never intended to sail the world with a chicken, but after reaching the Caribbean, he and Monique made for Greenland - and emerged from the pack ice 100 days later.

Volume 1 of this captivating four-part series takes you on a journey through fascinating territories such as Sierra Leone, Fernando Po, Calabar, and Prince Edwards Island. Immerse yourself in the complex interplay of races and cultures, while grappling with the harsh realities of the British and European slave trade. This essential document serves to enlighten the English sovereign about the true nature of colonialism in Africa, offering a thought-provoking perspective on a pivotal historical narrative. - Summary by Jim Locke

Le temps s'écoule-t-il toujours à la même vitesse ? D'où vient la gravité ?Comment notre Univers est-il né ? Est-il infini ? À quoi ressemble un trou noir ?Autant de questions vertigineuses qui ont occupé les esprits les plus brillants, de Galilée à Einstein en passant par Newton. Ce livre audio vise à les décrypter et à raconter la théorie de la relativité de manière ludique, en s'appuyant sur des explications et illustrations accessibles à tous.

In May 1768, the Admiralty appointed the seasoned Captain James Cook, then 39, to lead a groundbreaking scientific expedition to the Pacific Ocean. The mission aimed to observe the rare 1769 transit of Venus across the Sun. Setting sail aboard the HMS Endeavour in August 1768, Cook navigated around Cape Horn and reached Tahiti, where he successfully made the vital observations. But that was just the beginning. Upon opening sealed orders, Cook embarked on the second phase of his journey a quest for the elusive southern continent of Terra Australis. His remarkable journey included the ...

Durant chaque épisode je vous accompagne en dix minutes sur un lieu et à une période bien définie où j'ai semé un jour mes microphones pour récolter des sons et ambiances sauvages. Écouter, sensibiliser, découvrir, surprendre, voir même amuser l'auditeur par une proposition de partage des sons de la nature dans leur infini diversité. A travers mes rencontres je vous invite donc, à écouter comme un naturaliste de terrain les animaux et paysages sauvages du monde dans leur intimité.

Following in the footsteps of early naturalists, marine scientist and storyteller Charlie Young takes listeners on a journey to wild waters aboard her boat ‘Feral’ as she embarks on a purpose-driven voyage around the planet to uncover the greatest challenges facing the natural world, and tell its story. Part travelog, part natural history docuseries, Charlie shares live accounts in gripping detail of her adventures as she joins local experts, scientists and rangers in the field to meet weird and wonderful wildlife, and shares untold stories of wildlife crime, conflict and conservation.

Dans ce captivant podcast, des jeunes chercheurs du Laboratoire d'Optique et Biosciences (LOB) de l'Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) vous convient à explorer l'univers fascinant de la thèse. Avec une approche empreinte de simplicité et de légèreté, ces passionnés vous proposent des interviews ludiques qui vous plongeront au cœur de différentes thématiques scientifiques en mettant en lumière le travail remarquable des doctorants.Cette idée originale a été imaginée par Amélie Elouin et développée avec une équipe incroyable : Giulia Galante, Stella Dees, Blandine ...

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