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The chicken can fly only a few metres but–somehow–this unlikely evolutionary descendant of Tyrannosaurus Rex has conquered the world. Earth is now home to more than twenty billion chickens, at least ten times more than any other bird. For every human on the planet, there are three chickens. In Fowl Play, Sally Coulthard charts the chicken's fascinating journey from dinosaur to domestication to exploitation, exploring every aspect of the history of Gallus gallus domesticus.

John Lister-Kaye has spent a lifetime exploring, protecting and celebrating the British landscape and its wildlife. Lister-Kaye's joyous childhood holidays - spent scrambling through hedges and ditches after birds and small beasts, keeping pigeons in the loft and tracking foxes around the edge of the garden - were the perfect apprenticeship for his two lifelong passions: exploring the wonders of nature and writing about them. Warm, wise and full of wonder, The Dun Cow Rib is a captivating coming of age tale by one of the founding fathers of nature writing.

Weaving the personal with the history of anatomy and the dissected, Jackie Dent explores the world of whole-body donation—all the while looking for answers as to what happened to her grandparents.

Unfair Game features the shocking results of a new inquiry Lord Ashcroft has carried out into South Africa’s lion business. He shows how tourists are unwittingly being used to support the abuse of lions he details how lions are being tranquilised and then hunted in enclosed spaces he urges the British government to ban imports of captive-bred lion trophies and he demonstrates why Asia’s insatiable appetite for lion bones has become a multi-million-dollar business linked to criminality and corruption which now underpins South Africa's captive lion industry.

From his Cornish boyhood, Rory recounts his life of birdwatching, observing his first skylark while stoned; his repeatedly failed attempts to get up at the crack of dawn like the real twitchers; and his flawed bid to educate his mate Danny in the ways of birding. Rory's tale is a thoroughly educational, occasionally lyrical and highly amusing romp through the hidden byways of birdwatching.

It is hard to imagine that the busy townscape of South London was once a great wood, stretching almost seven miles from Croydon to Deptford or that, scattered through the suburbs, from Dulwich to Norwood, a number of oak woodlands have survived since before the Norman Conquest. These woods were intensively managed for a thousand years, providing timber for construction, furniture and shipbuilding, and charcoal for London's blacksmiths, kilns and bakeries. Now they afford important green space, a vital habitat for small mammals, birds and insects.

The podcast made for and made by surgery residents. Encompassing all aspects of surgery, medical school, and life during residency. A chance to cover a broad range of things for current residents and future residents that don't get much attention, but deserve to be talked about such as: the dailies of residency life, living on loans, managing families and friends, interactions with colleagues, attendings, and staff, funny moments that deserve to be told. We want this to be for YOU, and about you, the listener. So reach out to us via email, dfwthepancreas@gmail.com with any ideas or topics or ...

Brian and Mike discuss various topics from science and technology to the nature of consciousness and laugh a lot while they do it.

This podcast is a conversation of informal ichthyology, discussing all things F.E.E.S.H, getting insight about fish from a fishing, ecology, evolution, social impact and husbandry standpoint. Fish are a serious topic, with 10-12% of the world relying on fish for their income. We love to hear the stories about the people working with them and how fish have an impact on their lives. The goal is to bridge the gap between us a-fish-ionados, and to strike up interesting conversations between scientists, naturalists, fishermen, and fish keepers.

Radio Ecológica 92.5 F.M. retrató a algunos caminantes que construyen un mundo diverso y sustentable con miras a un futuro esperanzador en la península de Yucatán. Desde la apicultura, por las dunas costeras o en el manglar, reunimos estas voces de quienes hacen otro mundo posible. El proyecto Voces Sustentables es posible gracias al Programa de Pequeñas Donaciones (PPD) del Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial (FMAM), implementado por el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) y a Global Enviroment facility.

We are a podcast that believes civil conversation will better humanity. We distinguish fact from fiction and tame the bull with truth.

So spannend kann Wissenschaft sein: Die beiden F.A.Z.-Redakteure, Astrophysikerin und Wissenschaftsphilosophin Sibylle Anderl und Biologe Joachim Müller-Jung, sprechen in jeder Folge des Wissenspodcasts über relevante wissenschaftliche Themen und aktuelle Studien. Sie stellen Bahnbrechendes, Nützliches, Überraschendes, Spannendes und Skurriles aus der Welt der Forschung verständlich vor. Die Bereiche reichen von Medizin und Ernährung, über Weltraum, Leben und Gene, Geist und Soziales, Erde, Wald und Klima, bis hin zu Archäologie und Altertum. Immer am Ende der Woche erscheint eine neue...

This lively and informative exploration of the heart offers a perfect mix of medical fact and amusing anecdote. A prospective cardiologist and former paramedic - as well as one of Germany's most successful science-slammers - von Borstel relates his own experiences to provide a personal insight into the human side of heart medicine while clearly explaining the science behind cardiac disease and healthcare for the heart.

Chaque mois nous nous retrouvons pour parler d’un sujet lié à des solutions de vie à forte utilité en faveur du bien commun avec le but d'améliorer notre planète et que perdure son bien être et le notre.

NÜ Earth podcast explores the relationship between spirituality and sustainability and how these two play a vital role in the evolution of humankind. We are dedicated to cultivating a sacred space for discussions on how to reawaken and remember our connection to nature. We love exploring topics such as spiritual ecology, astrology, permaculture, eco-entrepreneurship, climate change, sustainability, and healing our beloved mother earth.

A podcast made for the pest control industry. We will cover a large variety of topics such as pests, products, equipment, strategies, and much more! Our goal is to spread as much information out into the pest control industry as possible for both seasoned technicians and newcomers to the industry. A large voice is something our industry is lacking, and pesticide/rodenticide/herbicide mishaps are unfortunately the leader of the discussion. Let's get the truth out there! Find more episodes here: https://dandapodcast.com