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Human bone is versatile and entirely unique: It repairs itself without scarring, it's lightweight but responds to stresses, and it's durable enough to survive for millennia. In Bones, orthopedic surgeon Roy A. Meals explores and extols this amazing material that both supports and records vertebrate life.

In the summer of 2022, Lee Berger lost 50 pounds in order to wriggle though impossibly small openings in the Rising Star cave complex in South Africa—spaces where his team has been unearthing the remains of Homo naledi, a proto-human likely to have coexisted with Homo sapiens some 250,000 years ago. Lead researcher Berger had never made his way into the dark, cramped, dangerous underground spaces where many of the naledi fossils had been found. Now he was ready to do so. Once inside the cave, Berger made shocking new discoveries that expand our understanding of this early hominid.

From the author of The Secret Knowledge of Water and Atlas of a Lost World comes a deeply felt essay collection focusing upon a vivid series of desert icons - a sheet of virga over Monument Valley, white seashells in dry desert sand, boulders impossibly balanced. Craig Childs delves into the primacy of the land and the profound nature of the more-than-human.

When we see a bird flying from branch to branch happily chirping, it is easy to imagine they lead a simple life of freedom, flight, and feathers. What we don't see is the arduous, life-threatening challenges they face at every moment. Beaks, Bones and Bird Songs guides the listener through the myriad, and often almost miraculous, things that birds do every day to merely stay alive. Like the goldfinch, which manages extreme weather changes by doubling the density of its plumage in winter.

A Hudson Booksellers Staff Pick for the Best Books of 2013 One of Publishers Weekly's Top Ten Spring Science Books A Bookshop Santa Cruz Staff Pick Dinosaurs, with their awe-inspiring size, terrifying claws and teeth, and otherworldly abilities, occupy a sacred place in our childhoods. They loom...

In Your Bones™ is where modern science meets ancient knowing and your body remembers what safety, strength, and healing truly feel like.Hosted by Vivian Doan, Integrative Neuro Specialist and creator of SCOLIOFITNESS™, this podcast dives deep into the nervous system, somatics, and soul-rooted science.Drawing from applied neurology, Traditional Chinese and Vietnamese Medicine, circadian rhythm biology, trauma-informed mind-body healing, quantum energetics, and scoliosis-specific movement, Vivian helps you reconnect with the intelligence your body has held all along.Whether you're navigating...

Set in early 1950s rural South Carolina, One Good Mama Bone chronicles Sarah Creamer's quest to find her "mama bone", after she is left to care for a boy who is not her own but instead is the product of an affair between her husband and her best friend and neighbor, a woman she calls "sister". When her husband drinks himself to death, Sarah, a dirt-poor homemaker with no family to rely on and the note on the farm long past due, must find a way for her and young Emerson Bridge to survive.

Big Bone Lick: The Cradle of American Paleontology recounts the rich history of the fossil site that gave the world the first evidence of the extinction of several mammalian species, including the American mastodon. Big Bone Lick has played many roles: nutrient source, hallowed ground, salt mine, health spa, and a rich trove of wonders. Stanley Hedeen presents a comprehensive narrative of Big Bone Lick from its geological formation forward, explaining why the site attracted animals, regional tribespeople, European explorers and scientists, and eventually American pioneers.

The Bone Club brings true crime science to life with a peak behind what goes on in a real CSI from a forensic anthropological perspective. Hosted by three young forensic anthropologists in a variety of career fields and stages, we delve into the science of death investigation for a general audience, and tackle the science of true crime. Join us as we cover a range of issues related to forensic anthropology, the science, and the field.Note: The views expressed here are those of the individual hosts and guests in their personal capacity and do not represent the views of their respective ...

It's time to get back to a simple, pure, authentic love for hunting. No more over-complicating or changing our heritage. Join host Shane Mowery, THE Bone Maniac, as he brings you a real look at hunting. It doesn't take fame or fortune; it's for everyone. It's a way of life. It's in our DNA.

Was können wir Menschen vom Sexualverhalten der Gorillas und Schimpansen lernen? Warum sind Wespen für unser Wohlbefinden so wichtig? Und warum sagt ein Vogelschiss mehr über unsere Welt als 1.000 Worte? Am Museum für Naturkunde Berlin forschen über 200 Wissenschaftler:innen und suchen die Antworten zu unseren Fragen. 30 Millionen Objekte hat das Museum, darunter das größte ausgestellte Dinosaurierskelett der Welt, der Giraffatitan brancai. Hier werden beinahe täglich neue Tierarten entdeckt, Geheimnisse um das Leben in der Tiefsee gelöst und ein Stückchen Welt dokumentiert. Was ...

"Human Body Facts For Sharp Minds" is your go-to guide for mind-blowing and scientific facts that delve into the wonders of the digestive, respiratory, cardiac, circulatory systems, bones, and much more. From kids to teens, adults, and seniors, this book is designed to engage minds of all ages. Share the experience as a family and explore the fascinating details of our bodies together.

After 25 years on a farm in the Ozarks, award-winning writer and naturalist Sue Hubbell moved to a small town on the coast of Maine. There, in the pools, tides, and thickets, she found a vast array of creatures that aroused her considerable curiosity. Join Hubbell on a unique tour of the world of invertebrates. From humpbacked camel crickets to glow worms, from horseshoe crabs to elegantly-furred sea mice, Hubbell offers vivid descriptions and fascinating details about these superb examples of survival.