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If you are at all interested in life on our planet, then you need to know about insects. They are the most successful group of animals ever to have lived on Earth. Making up three-quarters of all animal species, insects conquered the planet long ago. They were among the very first animals to appear on land and were the first to take to the air. Their total biomass is at least 10 times that of all humans and our livestock combined. Join Dr. George McGavin on an exciting audio journey to help us understand the fascinating world of insects.

Athena Aktipis of Arizona State University is a self-professed apocalypse enthusiast, and as the host of the podcast Zombified, she knows the undead inside and out. With Zombified: Real-World Lessons from Fictional Apocalypses, she’s compiled her research and insights into a fascinating Audible Original that will have you thinking deeper about all those shambling, brain-hungry corpses in pop culture—not to mention our everyday lives. Drawing on years of research on zombies and zombification, these six lessons offer a fun way to explore and understand the many forces that influence us.

Published in 2005, The Biology of Belief transformed our understanding of what shapes human life. In this series of unscripted talks, Dr. Bruce H. Lipton unpacks the most salient points of his groundbreaking book to reveal how we can change our perceptions, our behaviors, and even our health to live the life we really want.

David Attenborough first appeared in front of a television camera in the 1950s when, together with London Zoo's Curator of Reptiles, Jack Lester, he persuaded the BBC to mount and film an animal-collecting expedition. The result was Zoo Quest. Specially recorded for audio, David Attenborough's early adventures are sometimes life-threatening, often hilarious and always totally absorbing. The warmth and enthusiasm that have made him a broadcasting legend are instantly apparent here as he recounts this magical journey.

Synthetic Biology: Life’s Extraordinary New Worlds is an introduction to synthetic biology for non-scientists, covering the exciting field that is transforming health care, agriculture, environmental science, and many other areas. Using the molecules of life to answer scientific questions and manipulate life for human benefit, synthetic biology encompasses a wide range of applications—from gene editing and metabolic engineering to food synthesis and green technologies.

Throughout the ages, human beings have had a profound fascination with the natural world. It has influenced all aspects of our civilisation, from science and religion to music, art, literature and film. These 12 episodes, taken from Radio 4's epic series Natural Histories, find presenter Brett Westwood exploring two major groups of animals - fish, who have lived on Earth for over 450 million years, and invertebrates, who make up 97 percent of all species worldwide - to find out how our perception and representation of them has changed over time.

No feature of the mind is as important, controversial, and mysterious as intelligence. It is the epitome of brain function, and it has a powerful influence on success in life. Now in The Intelligent Brain, taught by one of the world’s foremost researchers on intelligence, Professor Richard J. Haier of the University of California, Irvine, you’ll trace the fascinating history of intelligence testing and its leading thinkers, as well as what brain imaging studies and the most recent research findings reveal about this most complex of human phenomena.

An invisible world of astonishing complexity is all around you. A world so small you can’t see it with the naked eye. A world so crowded that its population staggers the mind. A world in which you participate every day - often without even knowing it. The inhabitants of this world are trillions of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other organisms, collectively known as microbes. Hundreds of thousands could fit on the period at the end of this sentence. And many play a powerful role in your life.

The landscape of cancer treatment and prevention is a vastly different place than it was even a decade ago. Thanks to a relatively new focus on molecular medicine, researchers are gaining a deeper understanding of the mechanisms involved in the disease, poising them on the brink of huge breakthroughs. What Science Knows About Cancer reports from the front lines of the war on cancer with a clear and scientifically precise - yet thoroughly accessible - guide to how the disease develops, thrives, and can potentially be conquered.

Right this minute, your body is carrying roughly 38 trillion microbial cells along with it—and in the vast majority of cases, you couldn’t live without them. On top of that, you harbor around 380 trillion viruses, most of which are either beneficial or benign. The Hidden Power of Microbes draws back the curtain on this vast microworld in 24 half-hour lectures delivered by acclaimed science communicator Dr. Melissa Booth, research scientist, professor, and Founder and Principal of The Science Communicator, devoted to training scientists to tell accurate, compelling stories about their fields.

Topics explored in this dialogue include: how you can address the greatest challenge of our times, the role of the arts in deep ecology, how the shift from linear thinking to systems thinking in the sciences affects us now and in the future, understanding the complexity of living systems and life itself, why creativity is the driving force of evolution, what religion and deep ecology have in common, what's really behind the information age, and the mathematics of complexity.

Experience a refreshing adrenaline rush on this NPR guided tour of the ultimate in outdoor fun: Whether whitewater rafting on the Hudson River, mountain climbing in the Himalayas, kayaking in Alaska, airboarding in Oregon's Cascade mountains, or bungee jumping in Australia, each story is an amazing sound adventure - and a great escape. The NPR Sound Treks series brings the outdoors to life with outstanding audio documentaries, stories, and commentary from the NPR archives.

Learn how to identify the voices of 50 coastal birds with this fascinating audio guide from the British Library. Species that are regularly found along the shores of the British Isles have been selected and include a range of seabirds, waders, wildfowl and even a couple of songbirds. Some species such as the Oystercatcher and Ringed Plover are permanent residents on the British coastline and can been seen throughout the year. Others only return to these shores for a limited time in order to breed.

Stimmt es, dass Elefanten über ihre Füße hören können? Wie wird CO2 im Ozean abgebaut? Warum sind Bärtierchen gar nicht so groß wie sie klingen? Was haben Farne schon alles überlegen? Warum sind Sukkulenten wahre Spezialisten? Und was haben Gene eigentlich mit einer Schere zu tun? In unserem Podcast beantworten eine marine Mikrobiologin und ein Herpetologe die großen und kleinen Fragen rund um die Biologie der Tiere, Menschen, Pflanzen und allem dazwischen.

Wenn Biologen bei Freunden zum Essen eingeladen sind, müssen sie immer wieder die ganz existentiellen Fragen beantworten - manchmal auch die intimen und die ekligen. Was bezweckt eine Nachtigall, wenn sie singt? Haben Goldfische einen Penis? Wird man krank, wenn man am Biofilm im Kühlschrank leckt? In diesem Original Podcast leisten eine in allen Lebenslagen erfahrene marine Mikrobiologin und ein Experte für Amphibien und Reptilien erste Info-Hilfe, zusammen mit einem Journalisten, der eine unschlagbare Begeisterung für alles Lebendige hat.

Quali sono i più incredibili meccanismi della vita? Quali tecnologie ci hanno portato alle scoperte? Come fanno scoperte vecchie di cento anni ad influenzare ancora la nostra vita e le nuove tecnologie? In "Dieci! Biologia" Giuliano, Simone e Ilaria vi accompagnano nel mondo dei viventi cercando di capire come funzionano e quali sono state le intuizioni geniali che hanno cambiato per sempre il modo in cui guardiamo il mondo che ci circonda. In collaborazione con Scientificast.it.

Der Tod ist noch immer eines der größten Tabuthemen in Deutschland. In diesem Original Podcast widmen sich die Journalisten Christoph Schrag und Hendrik Schröder dem großen schwarzen Fleck.

Wissenschaft ermöglicht Atombomben und kann helfen, das Klima zu retten. Ist das jetzt gut undoder schlecht? Schwarz undoder weiß? Wissenschaftlerin Martina Preiner und Wissenschaftsjournalistin Franziska Konitzer stellen sich in ihrem Podcast den großen und kleinen Fragen des Lebens und erklären, was sie und Sie schon immer mal wissen wollten. Was ist Leben? Ab wann sind Maschinen menschlich? Funktioniert Hypnose? Kann man den Klimawandel wandeln?

Biologen können ganz erstaunliche Dinge zu allgemeinen Gesprächen beitragen - und ganz ehrlich, irgendwie faszinieren uns doch alle die großen Fragen nach dem Leben und unserer Umwelt. Wozu sind Bakterien gut? Wie steht es um die Gesundheit der Korallenriffe? Was ist Schwarmintelligenz? Hier leisten eine in allen Lebenslagen erfahrene marine Mikrobiologin und ein Experte für Amphibien und Reptilien Abhilfe und erklären, erzählen und begeistern. Begleitet werden sie dabei von einem Moderator, der die richtigen Fragen stellt.

The chilling screams of the Red Fox, the rutting calls of the Fallow Deer and the rumbling growls of the Badger are just a few of the sounds featured in this publication. This identification guide from the British Library presents a comprehensive collection of recordings that will help listeners learn how to identify the sounds of British mammals. It includes the calls of species such as the Red Deer, Red Squirrel, and Grey Seal that are celebrated hallmarks of the British landscape.