Titres dans Nature et écologie

Your canine friend deserves the best. Why not make sure you give them the best possible life through the incredible gift of proper training and discipline. Imagine how proud you will feel when guests arrive at your house and tell you, "I've never seen a dog that was so well-behaved."

Im Podcast Psychiatrie & Psychotherapie sind Kolleginnen und Kollegen im Gespräch zu Gast, die sich intensiv mit Themen aus unserem Fach auseinandersetzen. Psychiaterinnen und Psychiater in der Schweiz sind Fachärztinnen und Fachärzte für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, deshalb ganz pragmatisch der Name des Podcasts gleich wie unser Fach. Unser Fach wird oft als die «sprechende Medizin“ bezeichnet, das Gespräch ist Teil der Diagnostik sowie der Therapie. Das Fragen im Gespräch ist entscheidend, um die Lebensgeschichte und den Kontext der Menschen, die zu uns kommen, zu verstehen. Aber...

Vivants ou fossiles, les oursins sont des animaux étranges à nos yeux. Sans queue ni tête, ils sont une clé pour comprendre les mystères de l'évolution. Chercheur acharné, Bruno David a poussé l'enquête sur les échinodermes des plaines du Bassin parisien jusque dans les abysses, en s'aidant des outils les plus inattendus. On découvre ainsi, entre autres, que les oursins n'ont pas toujours un aspect de petites boules piquantes, qu'il existe des oursins kangourous, ou encore qu'il arrive aux crabes de maltraiter les oursins.

First written in 1994 and serialised in Carpworld magazine before being published in 1999, The Syndicate was a revelation in terms of angling literature with its comic, cynical insight into the high-pressure UK carp scene.

The pioneering advocate of wilderness preservation, John Muir (1838-1914) was influential in the creation of many national parks.

As heard on NPR's This American Life “Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air “One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever.” —Christian Science Monitor A...

A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about comprehending, protecting, and truly experiencing the outdoors, fueled by three journeys undertaken by actor, humorist, and New York Times bestselling author Nick Offerman Nick Offerman has always...

A powerful investigation into plastic’s impact on human health and the environment, and how we can fight back.

In many ways, insects are just like us. Elaborate mating rituals, a variety of parenting styles, and a plethora of careers — from architects and engineers, to farmers and ranchers. Like us, they’re able to share complex information essential for survival, significantly impact their environment, and recycle. But insects outdo us in so many respects. They are terrestrial, but some can live underwater.

In 1934, the painter Christiane Ritter leaves her comfortable life in Austria and travels to the remote Arctic island of Spitsbergen, to spend a year there with her husband. She thinks it will be a relaxing trip, a chance to "read thick books in the remote quiet and, not least, sleep to my heart's content," but when Christiane arrives she is shocked to realize that they are to live in a tiny ramshackle hut on the shores of a lonely fjord, hundreds of miles from the nearest settlement, battling the elements every day, just to survive.

Across the six lessons of Reconnect with Nature: Lessons from the Natural World, author and conservationist Jennifer Verdolin draws on Indigenous traditions and contemporary science to inspire you to integrate more of the natural world into your life, no matter where you live. You’ll learn about our deep biological need for nature and about the influence that natural environments and other animals have on your day-to-day life. You’ll also be provided with activities and tools to help you be more observant about the natural world around you.

A Financial Times Best Science Book of 2023 A scientist’s exploration of the "ocean engine"—the physics behind the ocean’s systems—and why it matters. All of Earth’s oceans, from the equator to the poles, are a single engine powered by sunlight, driving huge flows of energy, water...

From Josh Tickell, one of America’s most celebrated documentary filmmakers, comes a “fascinating, easy-to-follow blueprint for how eating in ways that nourish and regenerate the soil can not only help reverse global warming, but also bring greater vitality to our lives” (Wolfgang Puck)...

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.

A finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award The gripping story of the most important overlooked commodity in the world--sand--and the crucial role it plays in our lives. After water and air, sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any other--even more than...

S’il est en partie responsable du changement climatique, le secteur agricole est l’un des premiers à en subir les impacts. Les agriculteurs doivent composer avec des aléas climatiques de plus en plus fréquents et de plus en plus extrêmes, ayant des conséquences sur l’ensemble de leur production. L’agriculture biologique, bien que plus résiliente grâce à ses pratiques reposant davantage sur la diversification des cultures et l’alliance avec la biodiversité, doit également s’adapter. Comment stocker du carbone dans ses sols, faire face à la sécheresse, protéger la ...

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When the government recently tried to abandon its responsibility to protect what little remains of the natural prairie, Trevor Herriot pushed back, only to discover an injustice haunting the lands he was trying to defend. In 1938, when the Métis of Ste. Madeleine returned from working away, they found their homes burnt to the ground and their animals shot. The land they held in common was no longer theirs, but was now controlled by the federal government.

Ice is far more than frozen water—it is a force that shapes planets, preserves history, and hides some of nature’s strangest secrets. Hidden World of Ice takes you on a fascinating journey through the frozen corners of our world, uncovering the science, history, and bizarre wonders locked inside ice. From ancient glaciers that store Earth’s climate memory to the strange physics that makes ice behave unlike any other solid, this book reveals why frozen water is one of nature’s greatest mysteries.

Podcast dedicado a la agricultura. Sostenibilidad, innovación tecnológica, regulaciones, mercados y tendencias. Espacio de información donde se abordan las cuestiones más relevantes en las eplotaciones agrícolas tanto de cultivos leñosos como de cereal. Si tienes un cultivo de secano o de riego en este podcast aprenderás muchos de los conceptos e ideas para triunfar con tu cultivo.