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Richard Dawkins considère Le phénotype étendu comme sa contribution la plus importante à la théorie de l'évolution. Dans Le gène égoïste, il avait placé le gène au centre de la sélection naturelle. Les gènes ne se contentent pas de façonner le corps qu'ils habitent. Leur influence s'étend au monde extérieur: dans le barrage du castor, dans la toile de l'araignée, dans le comportement d'un oiseau manipulé par un coucou parasite. Le comportement d'un animal tend à maximiser la survie des gènes responsables de ce comportement, que ces gènes se trouvent ou non dans son propre corps.

Die nahe Zukunft. Seit Jahren brennt die Sonne erbarmungslos vom Himmel. Die Hitze ist unerträglich, der Süden unbewohnbar geworden, der Staat nur noch Fassade. Wer es sich leisten konnte, ist rechtzeitig nach Nordschottland, Grönland, Kanada oder Sibirien gezogen. Fausto hat es nicht in den Norden geschafft. In einem weitgehend aufgegebenen Dorf kämpfen er und einige wenige Nachbarn ums Überleben. Der Alltag ist hart und wenig abwechslungsreich. Bis eines Tages eine schöne, schweigsame junge Frau auftaucht, der die Hitze beneidenswert wenig auszumachen scheint.

The climate is the fundamental issue of our time, yet it seems we can barely agree on what is really going on, let alone what needs to be done. We urgently need facts. The Carbon Almanac is a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between hundreds of writers, researchers, thinkers and leaders that focuses on what we know, what has come before and what might happen next. With thousands of data points, articles and charts explaining carbon's impact on everything in our society, it is the definitive source for facts and the basis for a global movement to fight climate change.

We’ve been told that a vegetarian diet can feed the hungry, honor the animals, and save the planet. Lierre Keith believed in that plant-based diet and spent twenty years as a vegan. But in The Vegetarian Myth, she argues that we’ve been led astray - not by our longings for a just and sustainable world, but by our ignorance. e truth is that agriculture is a relentless assault against the planet, and more of the same won’t save us. In service to annual grains, humans have devastated prairies and forests, driven countless species extinct, altered the climate, and destroyed the topsoil - the basis of life itself....

Fruit flies, silverfish, dandelions, and crabgrass are the bane of many people and the target of numerous chemical and physical eradication efforts. In this compelling reassessment of the relationship between humans and the natural world, John Hainze - an entomologist and former pesticide developer - considers the fascinating and bizarre history of how these so-called invasive or unwanted pests and weeds have co-evolved with humanity and highlights the benefits of a greater respect and moral consideration toward these organisms.

Brought to you by Penguin. How do we raise children in a climate emergency? What should we teach them - and what kind of future are we preparing them for? Ben Rawlence began writing to his eldest daughter before she was born, trying to understand what it means to bring a child into a world...

Bloomsbury presents Design Beyond the Human, edited by Elio Caccavale and Gordon Hush, read by James Rottger. How can design shine a light on humanity’s relationship with the planet, its ecosystems and inhabitants, now and in the future? Global challenges like climate change and ecosystem...

Read by the author, Neil Shea 'Magnificent and moving. Shea writes with the magic of an aurora illuminating how life is rapidly changing across the cold expanses of the Arctic' - Steve Brusatte, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs 'Enchanting and fascinating...

El extraordinario debut literario de Robin Wall Kimmerer, autora del bestseller internacional Una trenza de hierba sagrada Viviendo en los límites de nuestra percepción ordinaria, los musgos son un elemento común del mundo natural, que sin embargo suele pasar desapercibido. Reserva de musgo...

What should I wear? More than ever, we are told it should be something new. Today, the clothing industry churns out 80 billion garments a year and employs every sixth person on Earth. Historically, the apparel trade has exploited labour, the environment, and intellectual property. Bestselling...

Concrete Botany is a gritty, kick-in-the-guts look at the ecological disturbance humans have caused and the resilience of the plants living amongst it. Delivered in his raw and unapologetic yet botanically accurate tone, Joey Santore—the unforgettable host of Crime Pays but Botany...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 'Tender, connected and considered' - Chris Packham 'Luminous' - Freya Bromley 'Extraordinary' - Dr Amir Kahn 'Uplifting, defiant, galvanising' - Sophie Pavelle 'A tender, rambunctious song of undilutable adoration' - Amy-Jane Beer Nature makes us feel things...

From the author of Turning to Stone, a mediation on the stories that rock can tell us about the deep history of our planet To many of us, the Earth’s crust is a relic of ancient, unknowable history. But to a geologist, the Earth’s crust, and every stone within it, is a richly illustrated...

THE DEFINITIVE WOOD-CUTTER'S BIBLE - THE BESTSELLING, YEAR-ROUND GUIDE TO CHOPPING, STACKING AND DRYING WOOD "The book has spread like wildfire" Daily Mail "A how-to book with poetry at its heart" T.L.S. "A step-by-step guide to preparing your wood store" Independent Whether you're a seasoned...

Duik in de wetenschap van het bos en ontdek hoe complexe wortelnetwerken een meesterlijke natuurlijke taal vormen. Of je nu luistert tijdens een frisse ochtendwandeling of een ontspannen rustmoment, dit meeslepende non-fictie avontuur onthult een totaal onzichtbare ondergrondse wereld. Laat je...

当震耳欲聋的雷声划破天际，这场令人敬畏的自然现象背后，其实藏着一部生动且极其严谨的自然科普纪录片。无论你是对变幻莫测的天气充满好奇的零基础听众，还是在雨天通勤时渴望获得内心平静的人，这段沉浸式的科学...

Duik in de mysterieuze ecologie onder onze voeten en ontdek hoe intelligent mycelium de hele natuur draaiende houdt. Terwijl je door het bos wandelt of na een drukke dag tot rust komt, opent zich een onzichtbaar en fascinerend ondergronds netwerk voor je oren. Deze sfeervolle en onthullende...

Ontsnap aan de waan van de dag en vind diepe ontspanning met rustgevende slaapverhalen over regen en wind. Laat de overprikkelende buitenwereld achter je terwijl je langzaam wegzinkt in een veilig, sfeervol toevluchtsoord. Deze kalmerende luisterervaring is de perfecte metgezel voor jouw...

Ontcijfer de wereld van schone energie en maak de transitie naar duurzaamheid glashelder tijdens je dagelijkse rit. Deze toegankelijke audiogids vertaalt complexe klimaattechnologie naar heldere, alledaagse concepten. Weg met de verwarrende vaktaal; voel je direct geïnspireerd en perfect...

Doorgrond klimaatverandering zonder jargon en ontdek hoe verborgen natuurkrachten de toekomst van de planeet bepalen. Maak van je dagelijkse woon-werkverkeer een verhelderende reis door onze indrukwekkende atmosfeer, kolkende oceanen en kwetsbare ecosystemen. Deze nuchtere en objectieve...