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An engaging guide to the art of forest bathing, inspired by the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, for anyone who wants to explore the transformative power of nature in promoting health and happiness.

The real stories behind the scenery of America’s national parks. For 12 years, Andrea Lankford lived in the biggest, most impressive national parks in the world, working a job she loved. She chaperoned baby sea turtles on their journey to sea. She pursued bad guys on her galloping patrol horse. She jumped into rescue helicopters bound for the heart of the Grand Canyon. She won arguments with bears. She slept with a few too many rattlesnakes. Hell yeah, it was the best job in the world! Fortunately, Andrea survived it.

Vom winzigen Samen zum Giganten des Waldes – die aufregende Lebensgeschichte einer Buche als Hörbuch. Was würden uns Bäume erzählen, wenn sie sprechen könnten? Fast zehn Jahre nach Erscheinen von Das geheime Leben der Bäume hat die Forschung so viel neues Wissen erschlossen, dass es an der Zeit ist, die Bäume selbst zu Wort kommen zu lassen. Dazu leiht ihnen Deutschlands berühmtester Förster seine Stimme: Erstmals lässt er eine 250 Jahre alte Buche berichten, was ihr im Laufe der Zeit – vom Samen bis zum Giganten des Waldes – widerfährt.

When Julia Zarankin saw her first red-winged blackbird at the age of 35, she didn’t expect that it would change her life. Recently divorced and auditioning hobbies during a stressful career transition, she stumbled into birdwatching, initially out of curiosity. What she never could have predicted was that she would become one of them. Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder follows the peregrinations of a narrator who learns more from birds than she ever anticipated, finding new meaning in midlife.

Almir Narayamoga Surui, the Amazonian tribal chieftain of the indigenous Surui people, is a leader in the fight to save the rainforest not only for the preservation of his land and people, but for the Earth's and humanity's survival as well. Joining forces with such high-tech corporations as Apple and Google Earth, Surui has become a guardian of his people and a global activist, despite death threats and million-dollar bounties on his head.

The majority of Vernon Lee’s work was essays and studies on art and history, but this little-known essay’s sense of places lends itself more to poetry than nonfiction. As Lee guides us through an enchanted wood, it gives us an insight into the inspiration behind Lee’s supernatural stories.

Das Meer ist unser erstaunlichstes und rätselhaftestes Ökosystem. Es waren mehr Menschen auf dem Mond als am Grund des Ozeans. Zu Unrecht, findet Meeresbiologin und Science-Slammerin Julia Schnetzer. Denn in der Unsterblichkeit von Quallen, der Sprache der Delfine und dem Lebensrhythmus von Unterwassermücken verbergen sich nicht nur neueste Erkenntnisse über unsere Umwelt, sondern auch über uns Menschen.

Tiny Living Beings is a weekly podcast where listeners get to know a scientist, a weird microorganism they like, and why they think it’s interesting. Our planet is full of billions of different microscopic organisms, most of which are still unknown to science. The ones we do know are diverse and strange. Microbiology knowledge is often gatekept by scientists who discuss this information in exclusive professional circles, but more of these topics need to be shared with the public! Although generally upbeat and fun, conversations often tangentially address frustrations with society or become ...

Von den Lagunen in Baja California bis zu den Gletschern des Nordpolarmeers legen Grauwalmütter mit ihren Kälbern jährlich Tausende von Meilen in dem sich aufgrund des Klimawandels erwärmenden Meer zurück. Es ist die längste Wanderung eines Säugetiers auf unserem Planeten. Doreen Cunningham, selbst alleinerziehende Mutter, folgt den Walen auf dieser gefährlichen Reise, zusammen mit ihrem zweijährigen Sohn Max - in Bussen, Zügen und auf Schiffen, allein und auf sich gestellt.

A show about paranormal stories and true crime.

Magic mushrooms may be risky or beneficial to humans, depending on how it’s being used and the supervision of medical personnel who has the knowledge of magic mushrooms. That being said, they are also natural wonders of our planet that we would be foolish to ignore. This book enriches you with an in-depth understanding of the use, effect, and benefits of magic mushrooms. It goes deep and wide into answering almost every question you may have concerning magic mushrooms.

In unserem napfcheck-Podcast spricht Tierärztin Dr. Julia Fritz mit der Fachjournalistin Manuela Bauer über alle Themen rund um die Ernährung von Hund und Katze - vom Welpen bis zum Senioren, über verschiedene Fütterungsformen im Allgemeinen und spezielle Fütterung bei bestimmten Erkrankungen. - Julia Fritz ist promovierte Fachtierärztin für Tierernährung, international anerkannte Expertin (DECVCN) und Inhaberin von „napfcheck“, einer spezialisierten Praxis für tierärztliche Ernährungsberatung und Ernährungsmedizin. - Nach Ihrem Tiermedizinstudium in München machte sie Ihre ...

Learn all about dinosaurs, dogs, marine life and more in The Seeker Animals Collection! Includes Everything You Know About Dinosaurs Might Be Wrong, Why Dogs Are So Amazing, Under the Sea: A World Like No Other.

E se o Saci plantasse cogumelos e o cocô do Lobisomem soltasse uma fumacinha roxa? Na Vila do Cocumelo esses causos se entrosam na vida das pessoas por meio da oralidade e descobertas no mundo da micologia! Embarque em uma aventura caipira cheia de bom humor na companhia de Filó, Pitico, dona Chica, seu Lázaro, Maya e Isadora!Audio desenvolvido a partir do projeto "Patrimônio Micocultural e seus Contos em Comunidades Rurais (#41413)", realizado pela Menk Gestão Cultural e viabilizado pelo Proac ICMS (Programa de Ação Cultural do Estado de São Paulo), patrocinado pela empresa Klabin e ...

Listen in as Seeker answers some unbe-leaf-able questions like how plants can grow without water, how plants defend themselves, and how they eat animals. You’ll also learn about the future of plants - from growing them in space and how artificial leaf technology will change the world - all in this best-of collection available for the first time in audio.

Does smoking weed actually make you lazy? How does THC replace your brain’s neurotransmitters? From the beginnings of where marijuana came from to the future of what a world with legal pot could look like, listen in as Seeker dives in on the fascinating world of marijuana in this short-form audio collection.

There are more than 40,000 animals species that are vulnerable, endangered, and critically endangered. Conservationists, scientists, and organizations all over the world are exploring ways to help stop these endangered animals from going extinct. Listen in to how lab-grown super corals could save the ocean, an unusual way to save bluefin tuna, how close we are to saving the bees, and more!

Just as humans procreate, animals have their own way of getting it on, too! Some ways are quite unexpected, from the cannibalistic mating practices of the praying mantis to the complicated sex life for snails with backwards organs.