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'A spirited skewering of the idea that things can only get better' The Guardian 'A new understanding of our past' Danny Dorling, author of Inequality and the 1% ________________________________ Progress is power. But our modern story of progress is a very dangerous fiction. In the pursuit of...

Why are we drawn to the ocean each summer? Why does being near water set our minds and bodies at ease? In Blue Mind, Wallace J. Nichols revolutionizes how we think about these questions, revealing the remarkable truth about the benefits of being in, on, under, or simply near water.

Climate change is no longer a distant possibility, it is one of the most significant challenges facing our world today. In The Science of Global Warming: And Four Ways to Fix It, Dr. David Edward Comings presents a clear, evidence-based explanation of the science behind global warming while...

Kinder betreuen, Eltern pflegen, kochen und putzen – für viele fühlt sich der Feierabend an wie eine zweite Schicht. Und dann reicht das Geld nicht. Während andere mit Finanzgeschäften Millionen verdienen, bleibt denen, die Care-Arbeit leisten, kaum etwas zum Leben. Aber Burnout gilt als persönliches Versagen und Altersarmut als individuelles Pech.

True Crime with a twist: Caroline Frasers »Murderland« entlarvt, wie Umweltverschmutzung zu menschlichen Gewaltausbrüchen führt – anhand der Serienmorde in den USA in den 1970er und 80er Jahren In den 1970er- und 80er-Jahren war die verwüstete Industrielandschaft des pazifischen...

An unforgettable adventure of love, survival and the call of the wild. For more than fifty years, the enchanting tale of Joy Adamson and Elsa, the lioness, has mesmerized readers across the globe. Rescued as an orphaned cub and raised at Joy's home in Kenya, Elsa found a home and a mother in Joy...

The natural world is burning. Time is running out. You know the story. So what possible role could something as flimsy as fiction play? From the pioneering pen of a continually visionary writer, Burning Snowflake is a rallying cry. Shrug off restrictions. Imagine radically. See fiction for what...

A forest almanac for our time, rooted in a full year observing a rural woodland and its birds. Tapper’s groundbreaking first book How to Love a Forest offered a pragmatic and hopeful vision for our relationship with forests and other ecosystems. His new book, The Forest Year, lives inside the...

14th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards - Finalist How different might the history of our species have been had our hunter-gatherer forebears failed to migrate out of Africa in time to survive 70,000 years ago when threatened by extinction due to climate change brought on by the last ice...

 The Little Ice Age tells the story of the turbulent, unpredictable, and often very cold years of modern European history, how climate altered historical events, and what they mean in the context of today’s global warming.  

Inspired by Wondery’s hit podcast Against the Odds—learn how to survive whatever nature can throw at you through gut-twisting true stories of survival on the brink Narrated by Cassie de Pecol, Mike Corey, and Roger Wayne! How to Survive Against the Odds places you at the center of fifteen...

A profound, powerful and moving collection of 100 letters from around the world responding to the climate crisis, introduced by Emma Thompson and lovingly illustrated by CILIP award winner Jackie Morris. ‘All power to this amazing project.’ JOANNE HARRIS ‘Makes sense of the climate crisis...

Employing in-depth reporting on cutting edge science and technology, veteran journalist Thomas E. Weber takes us on a tour of how meteorologists, scientists, and officials track and prepare for major weather events. As climate change is altering our planet and making weather events more extreme, Weber introduces us to those on the front lines of weather preparation and prediction. 

From the acclaimed author of Tubes, a lively and surprising tour of the infrastructure behind the weather forecast, the people who built it, and what it reveals about our climate and our planet The weather is the foundation of our daily lives. It’s a staple of small talk, the app on our...

This Very Short Introduction audiobook celebrates the centrality of ecology in our lives. Jaboury Ghazoul explores how ecology has evolved rapidly from natural history to become a predictive science that explains how the natural world works and which guides environmental policy and management decisions. 

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...