The Birds of Pandemonium Life Among the Exotic and the Endangered

Aviculturist Raffin introduced us to Sweetie, a special breed of quail with an outsized personality; Oscar the inspiring disabled Lady Gouldian finch; Victoria, Wing, and Coffee,...

The Madhouse Effect How Climate Change Denial is Threatening Our Planet, Destroying Our Politics, and Driving Us Crazy

Author of The Madhouse Effect is the award-winning climate scientist Michael E. Mann, who has been on the front lines of the fight against climate denialism for most of his...

Rain A Natural and Cultural History

A natural history of rain, told through a lyrical blend of science, cultural history, and human dramaIt is elemental, mysterious, precious, destructive. It is the subject of...

Where You'll Find Me Risk, Decisions, and the Last Climb of Kate Matrosova

On February 15, 2015, Kate Matrosova, an avid mountaineer, set off before sunrise for a traverse of the Northern Presidential Range in New Hampshire's White Mountains. Late the...

When Animals Dream The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness

Are humans the only dreamers on Earth? What goes on in the minds of animals when they sleep? When Animals Dream brings together behavioral and neuroscientific research on animal...

One Wild Bird at a Time Portraits of Individual Lives

In One Wild Bird at a Time, Heinrich returns to his great love: close, day-to-day observations of individual wild birds. Heinrich's observations lead to fascinating questions -...

Squid Empire The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods

Before there were mammals on land, there were dinosaurs. And before there were fish in the sea, there were cephalopods—the ancestors of modern squid and Earth's first truly...

Yoga Nidra Sensation Awareness Mediation

"Yoga Nidra: Sensation Awareness Meditation" offers a holistic and transformative approach to relaxation, going beyond mere sleep to provide a complete state of rejuvenation and...

Woodland in Spring Ambient Soundscape for Mindfulness

Woodland in Spring is a magical celebration of life. The trees bubbling with new foliage, birds waking to greet arrival of new season. The sun is gentle and the air is clean. A...

How a Hawaiian island is fighting invasive parakeets

On the Hawaiian island of Kauai, rose-ringed parakeets, which are often kept as pets, have bred in the wild, destroying farms and bothering residents. They may also be threatening...

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