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The book introduces us to an incredible, essential, and oft-overlooked kingdom of life - fungi - and all the potential it holds for our future, through the work and research being done by an unforgettable community of mushroom-mad citizen scientists and microbe devotees. This entertaining and mind-expanding journey will captivate listeners who are curious about the hidden worlds and networks that make up our planet.

Viren und Bakterien - Wie Sie der unsichtbaren Gefahr nicht länger hilflos ausgeliefert sind. Haben Sie Angst vor bakteriellen oder viralen Infektionen? Wollen Sie Ihr Immunsystem stärken, damit Sie Krankheitserreger schnell und effektiv abwehren können? Möchten Sie weniger anfällig für Krankheiten werden und sich nicht mehr so schnell anstecken?

Порой прописные истины, в которые верили на протяжении десятилетий, оказываются напрочь неверны. Яркий пример тому являет психология. Здесь смутные догадки легко находят себе подтверждение, а факты вписываются в выстроенную вами гипотезу. Обремененная ими она становится теорией.

Der Gesang der Nachtigall ist überaus komplex, wohltönend und wird von Menschen als sehr angenehm und schön empfunden. Das umfangreiche Repertoire ist unter den europäischen Singvögeln einzigartig. In den Volkstraditionen kündigt die Nachtigall den Frühling an, es ist der Vogel des Monats Mai und das Symbol der Liebe. In der Dichtung ist die Nachtigall unter anderem bekannt durch die Zeilen "Es war die Nachtigall und nicht die Lerche", aus Shakespeares Romeo und Julia.

Der Pirol wird volkstümlich neben Vogel Bülow und Goldamsel auch Pfingstvogel genannt, weil er erst im Mai in Mitteleuropa eintrifft. Die insgesamt etwa 28 Arten der Pirolfamilie leben überwiegend in den Tropen und nur der hier vorgestellte Pirol kommt bei uns vor. Da sich der Pirol fast nur in Baumkronen aufhält, ist er trotz des auffälligen Gefieders selten zu sehen. Dieser Download stellt den Brutzyklus eines Paares in 38 Tonaufnahmen in einmaliger Weise vor. Zusätzlich sind 12 weitere Tonaufnahmen aus verschiedenen Regionen Europas zu hören.

Embracing the Wide Sky is a unique and brilliantly imaginative portrait of how we think, learn, remember and create, brimming with personal insights and anecdotes, and explanations of the most up-to-date, mind-bending discoveries from fields ranging from neuroscience to psychology and linguistics. This is a profound and provocative book that will transform our understanding and respect for every kind of mind.

DEL AUTOR DEL BESTSELLER "LA VIDA EN CUATRO LETRAS". "El sueño del tiempo" surge de la constatación de que, aunque la física y la filosofía nos enseñan que el flujo del tiempo puede ser solo una fantasía creada por nuestra mente, el tiempo biológico vive en nosotros y nosotros vivimos en el tiempo del mundo.

Un estudio que cambia las reglas del juego. Es un hecho que las mujeres viven más que los hombres, tienen un sistema inmunitario más fuerte, son mejores para combatir el cáncer y otras enfermedades y sobrevivir en caso de hambruna; incluso ven el mundo en una variedad más amplia de colores. Son simplemente más fuertes que los hombres en todas las etapas de la vida. ¿Por qué? ¿Y por qué nos enseñan lo contrario?

Viren, Bakterien, Parasiten: Mittlerweile geistern zum Thema Corona so viele Begrifflichkeiten umher, dass es Zeit wird, in einem kleinen Leitfaden etwas Ordnung zu schaffen. Kurz, sachlich und unterhaltsam erklärt Dr. med. Caroline Neumann, welche Erregertypen es gibt, wie sie übertragen werden, ob und wie sie dem Menschen schaden können - und natürlich, wie man sich vor ihnen schützen kann. Natürlich kommt dem Corona-Virus besondere Aufmerksamkeit zu. Dieser kompakte Leitfaden ordnet die Fakten, wie sie uns im Sommer 2020 zur Verfügung stehen.

Everyone knows how babies are made, but scientists are only just beginning to understand the making of a mother. Mom Genes reveals the hard science behind our tenderest maternal impulses, tackling questions such as why mothers are destined to mimic their own moms (or not), how maternal aggression makes females the world’s most formidable creatures, and how a crisis like the Covid-19 pandemic can make or break a mom.

Through riveting personal stories and the latest research, Harvard evolutionary biologist Carole Hooven shows how testosterone drives the behaviour of the sexes apart and how understanding the science behind this hormone is empowering for all.

In Light to Life, biologist Raffael Jovine takes us on a journey of discovery into the intricate, beautiful and often surprising processes that convert energy from the sun into life and how all-important these are to our survival. Despite the unprecedented challenges the Earth faces from global warming, habitat loss, air pollution and population growth; Jovine shows us that there is hope to be found. Photosynthesis is the very source of life: it has the power not just to produce food, but to reshape continents, drive biogeochemical cycles, stabilise the climate and regulate weather.

While plenty of entertaining books have been written about the history of alcohol and other intoxicants, none have offered a comprehensive, convincing answer to the basic question of why humans want to get high in the first place. Drunk elegantly cuts through the tangle of urban legends and anecdotal impressions that surround our notions of intoxication to provide the first rigorous, scientifically grounded explanation for our love of alcohol.

Cystic fibrosis was once a mysterious disease that killed infants and children. Now it could be the key to healing millions with genetic diseases of every type - from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's to diabetes and sickle cell anemia. Told from the perspectives of the patients, families, physicians, scientists, and philanthropists fighting on the front lines, Breath from Salt is a remarkable story of unlikely scientific and medical firsts, of setbacks and successes, and of people who refused to give up hope....

The term "gender" was first distinguished from "sex" in the 1950s when psychologists began to discuss the idea of "gender roles", behaviors and responsibilities given to people by a society rather than flowing from their biology. Since then, leaders across disciplines have sought to better understand the roles of biology, psychology, and culture on gender. New language has emerged alongside rich scientific inquiry and research. Increased visibility of transgender and nonbinary communities has brought awareness to a range of gender diverse experiences....

In Monarchs and Milkweed, Anurag Agrawal presents a vivid investigation into how the monarch butterfly has evolved closely alongside the milkweed - a toxic plant named for the sticky white substance emitted when its leaves are damaged - and how this inextricable and intimate relationship has been like an arms race over the millennia, a battle of exploitation and defense between two fascinating species.

Most of us are familiar with probiotics added to milk or yogurt to improve gastrointestinal health. In this ambitious and original work, Jamie Lorimer offers a sweeping overview of diverse probiotic approaches and an insightful critique of their promise and limitations.

‘What is it like to be a bat?’, the philosopher Thomas Nagel famously asked concerning consciousness. For biologist Martin Stevens, the question forms the starting point of an exploration of animal senses. In this enthralling account, we learn not only of the wonder of animal senses, but how they work and how scientists go about investigating them. And, throughout, we consider how these senses came to be.

John Parrington draws on the latest research on the human brain to show how it differs strikingly from those of other animals in its structure and function at a molecular and cellular level. And he argues that this 'shift', enlarging the brain, giving it greater flexibility and enabling higher functions such as imagination, was driven by tool use, but especially by the development of one remarkable tool - language.

Teeming with unsuspected life, an extraordinary, interconnected ecosystem deep below the waves has a huge effect on our daily lives, influencing climate and weather systems, with the potential for much more—good or bad, depending on how it is exploited. Currently, the fantastic creatures that live in the deep—many of them incandescent in a world without light—and its formations capture and trap vast quantities of carbon that would otherwise poison our atmosphere, and novel bacteria as yet undiscovered hold the promise of potent new medicines.