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「図鑑御三家」の一角をなす有名昆虫図鑑の監修を任され、著者は理想に燃えた。「子供たちのために死んだ虫（標本）ではなく生きたままの虫を撮って載せたい！」そんな学習図鑑は前代未聞だ。

生態系の頂点に立ち，近づきがたい野生動物ヒグマ．ヒトはいつどのような進化をたどってユーラシア大陸でヒグマと出会い，なぜ文化的に共存することになったのか?

天才はどうやって弱点を才能で補ってきたか。

天才とは、いったい何なのだろう。アインシュタインなどの非凡な才能の持ち主は、私たちが精神的な欠陥とみなす「脳の特異性」を持っていた。

Conservationist Rachel Carson spent over six years documenting the effects on DDT, a synthetic organic compound used as an insecticide, on numerous communities. Her analysis revealed that such powerful, persistent chemical pesticides have been used without a full understanding of the extent of their potential harm to the whole biota, including the damage they've caused to wildlife, birds, bees, agricultural animals, domestic pets, and even humans. An instant best seller that was read by President Kennedy during the summer of 1962, this classic remains one of the best introductions to the complicated and controversial subject.

新型コロナウイルスの「次」に来る、動物由来のウイルスは何？本書では批判を恐れない提言で注目されるウイルス学者が、ペットのイヌやネコが媒介するウイルス

生命とは、進化とは、遺伝とは、死とは、多様性とは、生き延びるために必要な生存戦略とは――。

ころんで死ぬ、ダニに噛まれて死ぬ、助けようとして死ぬ、キャンプの炊事中に死ぬ、風に飛ばされて死ぬ——など、アウトドアには「まさか、こんなことで……」と思うような、死の危険がたくさんあります。

First published more than 50 years ago, this award-winning classic brings Rachel Carson's unique vision to a new generation of listeners. The Sense of Wonder is Carson's intimate account of adventures with her young nephew, Roger, as they enjoy walks along the rocky coast of Maine and through dense forests and open fields, observing wildlife, strange plants, moonlight, and storm clouds, and listening to the "living music" of insects in the underbrush.

笑える！？　泣ける！？　マネできる！？３３種の動物たちの、ユニークな求愛方法がわかる図鑑。……おまけに、人に置きかえるとどうなるかイラスト化！

In this entertaining memoir, Rick McIntyre recounts his life spent amongst wild nature while working in the National Parks Service as a park ranger and shares the wisdom he has gained from spending nearly every day of his adult life in the presence of wolves.

In seinem neuen Hörbuch zeigt Bestsellerautor und Hirnforscher Manfred Spitzer, warum Mikroplastik eine unsichtbare Gefahr für unsere mentale Gesundheit und unsere geistige Fitness darstellt. Anhand brandaktueller wissenschaftlicher Studien erklärt Spitzer, wie Mikroplastik die Blut-Hirn-Schranke überwindet, sich im Nervengewebe anreichert – und dabei das Risiko für neurologische Erkrankungen wie Alzheimer, Demenz oder Verhaltensstörungen erhöhen kann.

Inspired by his experience co-founding Solar Punk Farms and studying the resilience of living systems, environmentalist Spencer R. Scott helps us connect to a more hopeful way of life. In an age of social fragmentation and ecological emergency, many of us feel a profound disconnect—from the...

The richness of the Irish language is closely tied to the natural landscape and offers a more magical way of seeing the world. Most people associate Britain and Ireland with the English language, a vast, sprawling linguistic tree with roots in Latin, French, and German. But the inhabitants of these islands originally spoke another tongue. Look closely enough and English contains traces of the Celtic soil from which it sprung, found in words like bog, loch, cairn, and crag. Today, this heritage can be found nowhere more powerfully than in modern-day Gaelic.

Perhaps the closest a human being comes to visiting another planet is to descend into the sea. In Soundings, Kennedy Warne connects his lifelong exploration of the underwater world with a global story of humanity’s relationship with the sea. Drawing on over 20 years of work for National Geographic, he shares experiences that range from diving with harp seals under the sea ice of the Gulf of St Lawrence to following the legendary ‘sardine run’ along South Africa’s Wild Coast; from watching turret-building ghost crabs in Arabia to witnessing the impact of dynamite fishing in the Philippines…

〔視覚革命が文明を生んだ〕世界各地の文字から字形を構成する一九の「文字素」を抽出・解析した著者は、全て人類は「同じ文字」を用いているという、驚くべき事実を見出す。

A tale of some of the most amazing creatures ever to grace this tiny planet - unearth how the science fiction of the Jurassic World franchise inspired the evolution of dinosaur science.

Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows offers an absorbing look at what social psychologist Melanie Joy calls carnism, the belief system that conditions us to eat certain animals when we would never dream of eating others. Carnism causes extensive animal suffering and global injustice, and it drives us to act against our own interests and the interests of others without fully realizing what we are doing.

ウイルス学の専門家として、世に伝えるべきことがある。日本の自粛要請は過剰であり、スポーツイベントやコンサートの中止は不要だった。ルールを決めれば、飲食店を休業にしなくてもよかった。そして、子

Targeted to beginners and beyond, National Geographic's fun, inspiring guide to the art, craft, and science of bird-watching combines practical know-how and expert knowledge. Browsable and bursting with helpful illustrations and photographs, Birding Basics offers new ideas for when, where, and how to get to know the birds in your world.

Rivers have acted as cradles for civilization and agents of disaster; a river may be a barrier or a highway, it can support trade and sediment, culture and conflict. This Very Short Introduction is a celebration of rivers in all their diversity. Geographer Nick Middleton covers a wide and eclectic range of river-based themes, from physical geography to mythology, to industrial history and literary criticism.