検索キーワード： 自然・生態学

Elämän valtava kirjo on planeettamme hämmästyttävimpiä piirteitä. Eliölajeja on syntynyt ja sammunut vuosimiljoonien saatossa, mutta evoluutiota tapahtuu edelleen, aivan silmiemme edessä. Kun ympäristöolot muuttuvat, lajit voivat joko sopeutua uusiin olosuhteisiin, etsiytyä sopivaan...

Eläinten parisuhdemarkkinoilla höyhenet pöllyävät, evät ryskyvät ja sarvet kolisevat. Pesiä koristellaan, lahjoja annetaan ja liittoja solmitaan sekä puretaan. Kun pelissä on oman perimän siirtäminen eteenpäin, keinot ovat monet ja huikaisevan monimuotoiset. Eläimellistä...

A forensic toxicologist reveals how nature may be out to get you—and how humans have harnessed its poisons, for good and evil. When we think about “toxins” today, we’re most likely to think of human-made pollutants; by contrast, what is “natural” feels safe. But as forensic...

Lämpenevä ilmasto, lajistoltaan köyhtyvä luonto, muoviin hukkuvat meret, saastepilvien alla kärvistelevät suurkaupungit... Ympäristöuhkat varjostavat elämäämme ja saavat meidät katsomaan epävarmoina huomiseen. Toisaalta ne voivat sysätä etsimään tietoa ja toimimaan...

Maata kohti kiitävät asteroidit, tulivuorenpurkaukset ja tuhotulvat ovat katastrofielokuvien vakiokuvastoa. Ilmastonmuutoksen ja luontokadon edetessä huolet ihmiskunnan selviytymisestä ovat saaneet myös tosielämän kaikupohjaa. Mitä miljardien vuosien historia kertoo siitä, millaiset...

Explore the fascinating world of butterflies, wildlife, and nature through personal observations and educational stories. Discover the life cycle of the Common Mormon butterfly (Papilio polytes) and learn how observing nature can reveal extraordinary things, even during lockdown. Visit my blog for more: https://commonmormon.wordpress.com/

Ma forêt, ma terre est le nouveau balado de l'Association forestière du sud du Québec (AFSQ). Il est dédié aux nouveaux propriétaires de boisés, mais pensé pour tous. Nous partons à la rencontre de spécialistes de la forêt privée pour répondre aux questions qu'on se pose quand on acquiert un boisé. Au programme de la saison 1 : lire sa forêt, comprendre le plan d'aménagement forestier, s'y retrouver parmi les intervenants, planifier une récolte, connaître les aides financières et conserver les milieux naturels. Pour finir, deux propriétaires d'expérience racontent leur ...

« biodivers » est le podcast du Programme national de recherche « Biodiversité et services écosystémiques » (PNR 82). Patricia Michaud et Christian Heuss se rendent sur le terrain auprès des projets de recherche et s’entretiennent avec les chercheuses et les chercheurs ainsi qu’avec leurs partenaires de la pratique. La biodiversité en Suisse est en mauvais état. Avec 15 projets, le PNR 82 étudie d’ici 2030 comment la préserver et l’utiliser durablement, en Suisse et là où la Suisse laisse son empreinte à l’étranger. Il veut combler des lacunes dans les connaissances ...

Short, source-backed briefings on new discoveries in science, space, health, and technology.

Readings by an ai of important documents from our lab as storytapes. The documents are ones created by our houselab of 1 human, 13 computer chassis, claudes, codexii and quite a few chinese colleagues - all 'ai.seats'. Fascinating. I would read them myself if I had time. https://houselab.org.uk if you want to see why time is a scarce resource.

Let's be clear: Mamadou Ndiaye knows a whole lot of animals that can and will end you, but he has no plans to let these strange and horrifying creatures cash in his life insurance policy. Now the TikTok star is turning his engaging, entertaining and informative takes on animal biology and behaviour into this hilarious guide to the world's most deadly creatures. 

For more than twenty-five years, paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould wrote a column called "The View of Life" for Natural History magazine. More than twenty entries from that column comprise this collection, which includes such essays as "Boyle's Law and Darwin's Details," "Brotherhood by Inversion...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE Step into the life and times of George Forster, the eighteenth-century naturalist who sailed the world and made waves with his revolutionary ideas about humanity and freedom—from the bestselling...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Amazon Rainforest is an immersive journey into the world’s largest and most biodiverse rainforest. This book explores the Amazon’s breathtaking geography, its astonishing array of life, and the deep-rooted cultures that have flourished under...

Entomologist Justin O. Schmidt is on a mission. Some say it's a brave exploration, others shake their heads in disbelief. His goal? To compare the impacts of stinging insects on humans, mainly using himself as the gauge. In The Sting of the Wild, the colorful Dr. Schmidt takes us on a journey inside the lives of stinging insects, seeing the world through their eyes as well as his own.

This "truly essential" audiobook will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems (Margaret Atwood)—and explains how we can solve them. It’s become common to tell kids that they’re going to die from climate change. We are constantly bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us...

Embark on a captivating adventure through the Argentine Pampas and the little-known Chaco territory of Paraguay with Gerald Durrell, the much-loved author of My Family and Other Animals. A riveting account of one of Durrell's expeditions in search of rare animals, The Drunken Forest is...

An unforgettable spiritual journey through the Himalayas... IN 1973, Peter Matthiessen and field biologist George Schaller traveled high into the remote mountains of Nepal to study the Himalayan blue sheep and possibly glimpse the rare and beautiful snow leopard. Matthiessen, a student of Zen...

Since first domesticating the chicken thousands of years ago, humans have become exceptionally adept at raising them for food. Yet most people rarely interact with chickens or know much about them. In Under the Henfluence, culture reporter Tove Danovich explores the lives of these quirky, mysterious birds who stole her heart the moment her first box of chicks arrived at the post office.

Every great drink starts with a plant. Sake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley. Gin was born from a conifer shrub when medieval physicians boiled juniper berries with wine to treat stomach pain. The Drunken Botanist uncovers the surprising botanical history and fascinating science and chemistry of over 150 plants, flowers, trees, and fruits (and even a few fungi).