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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Human Planet, A Pelican Book, by Simon L. Lewis and Mark A. Maslin, read by Roy McMillan. Meteorites, methane, mega-volcanoes and now human beings; the old forces of nature that transformed Earth many millions of years ago are joined by another: us...

'Even if you've never picked up a weight, Stronger is for you' - Arnold Schwarzenegger No matter how you think of yourself - strong or weak, large or small - you are substantially made of muscle. To the last day of your life, your ability to stand and go where you want to go, your agency and...

An exciting and accessible new view of the evolution of human and animal life on Earth. From the author of national bestseller, Your Inner Fish, this extraordinary journey of discovery spans centuries, as explorers and scientists seek to understand the origins of life's immense diversity...

First coined by Richard Dawkins in The Selfish Gene, a meme is any idea, behavior, or skill that can be transferred from one person to another by imitation. Susan Blackmore shows that once our distant ancestors acquired the crucial ability to imitate, a second kind of natural selection began, a survival of the fittest amongst competing ideas and behaviors. Ideas and behaviors that proved most adaptive-making tools, for example, or using language - survived and flourished, replicating themselves in as many minds as possible.

Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Secret Life of the Owl by John Lewis-Stempel, read by Roy McMillan. ‘Dusk is filling the valley. It is the time of the gloaming, the owl-light. Out in the wood, the resident tawny has started calling, Hoo-hoo-hoo-h-o-o-o.’ There is something...

The story of our world and the different living things that have populated it is an amazing epic with millions of species, exotic settings, planet-wide cataclysms, and surprising plot twists. These 36 lectures tell the all-embracing story of life on Earth - its origins, extinctions, and evolutions - in a manner that assumes no background in science. At half an hour per lecture, you’ll cover the entire 4.54-billion-year history of Earth in 18 hours, averaging 70,000 years per second!

Brought to you by Penguin. Humans did not make history - we played host. This humbling and revelatory book shows how infectious disease has shaped humanity at every stage, from the first success of Homo sapiens over the equally intelligent Neanderthals to the fall of Rome and the rise of Islam...

Following on from the events in A Zoo in My Luggage, The Whispering Land sees Gerald Durrell and his wife Jacquie travel to Argentina to collect animals for their newly established zoo. With rare insight and unique charm, Durrell pulls the listener into the tropical landscape of Patagonia, where he witnesses magical moments with penguins, seals and ocelots, and encounters a hilarious cast of characters, including a swearing parrot and a belching guanaco.

Brought to you by Penguin. The Treeline is a spellbinding blend of nature, travel and science writing, deeply researched and beautifully written, underpinned by an urgent environmental message. The Arctic Treeline - the northern limit of the boreal forest that encircles the globe in an almost...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of The Ride of Her Life and The Eighty-Dollar Champion comes the “winningly readable” (The Christian Science Monitor) true story of the heroic rescue of priceless horses in the closing days of World War II. “Hard to put down . . . One need not...

The rose may be the most famous flower in the world, yet its history extends much beyond its decorative uses in gardens. According to fossil evidence, Rosa is a very young genus, dating back about 35 million years. Nonetheless, it wasn't until some 5,000 years ago that these plants were...

Prinsesse, hestepige og en af Danmarks dygtigste dressurryttere: Hesten og interessen for ridning har i den grad formet Nathalie til Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburgs liv. I den rigt illustrerede biografi "Mit liv med heste" går journalist Vivi Sjøner tæt på kvinden med hverdag i staldene og på...

I fuldskab afslører hestevæddeløbskorrespondenten Bert Checkov en farlig hemmelighed til sin kollega James Tyrone. Fem minutter senere lander Checkov på fortovet - faldet ud ad vinduet på syvende sal. Der kan umuligt være tale om en tilfældighed. Tyrone er overbevist om, at hans kollegas...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In December 1831 a twenty-two-year-old naturalist boarded a small survey brig at Devonport with a copy of Lyell's geology and a great deal of curiosity. He spent the next five years at sea, and what he saw changed the way everyone after him would think...

Discover a new wilderness, where animals survive—and even thrive—in damaged, developed, and disturbed environments Migrating monarch butterflies lay their eggs next to busy highways in the United States. Wolves find safety in minefields along the Israel-Syria border. And a seabird population...

Colección oficial de registros de escucha profunda, grabación de campo (field recording) y paisajes sonoros de Victoria, Entre Ríos, Argentina. Este archivo documenta la biodiversidad, los entornos naturales y el patrimonio acústico de la región (humedales, islas, delta y espacios locales), concebido como un proyecto de preservación y ecología acústica. #FieldRecording #freedownload #Soundscapecomposition #HiResAudio #24bit96kHz #NatureSounds #AmbientSounds #SoundArt #Environment #EcoAcustica #Bioacustics #entrerios #argentina #paisajesonoro

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If it’s got claws, fangs, horns, hooves, or a police report, there’s a good chance Clay Travis and Danny G. are talking about it. Animal Thunderdome features the week’s wildest animal encounters from around the world, from viral wildlife stories and unbelievable attacks to bizarre escapes, unexpected heroes, and the strange moments only nature can create. Every episode mixes outrageous true stories with Clay’s reactions, Danny G.’s latest finds, spirited debate, and the occasional expert who can explain what actually happened. Inspired by the fan-favorite segment that became a ...

Para ti que inviertes en el agro, diriges operaciones, ofreces asistencia técnica o trabajas en el campo día a día: los desafíos de hoy exigen una mejor forma de hacer competitiva la producción. La revolución del campo es el podcast semanal para inversionistas agropecuarios, agrónomos, administradores de finca, ganaderos y apasionados del agro que buscan más rentabilidad y eficiencia, protegiendo sus recursos y mejorando su operación. Casos reales del campo tropical, en un formato para escuchar mientras trabajas. Una producción de Crops for the Future y FLOGMA. Nuevo episodio cada ...

Human Body Explained follows breath, blood, food, light, and other everyday processes through the body. Accurate, family-safe explanations stay understandable without talking down to adult listeners or making health claims.