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The great white shark probably is the most feared of all ocean animals. It gained that scary reputation 50 years ago thanks to a blockbuster movie: Jaws. The movie premiered on June 20th, 1975, and quickly became the all-time box office champion. It scared a lot of people out of the water—and set off a frenzy of shark killings. People killed thousands of them, and even competed in shark-hunting tournaments.Great whites can be fearsome. They’re responsible for more human deaths than any other species of shark. In fact, a series of attacks along the New Jersey coast in 1916 was one of the ...

Robert Macfarlane brings his glittering style to a profound work of travel writing, reportage, and natural history. Is a River Alive? is a joyful, mind-expanding exploration of an ancient, urgent idea: that rivers are living beings who should be recognized as such in imagination and law. Macfarlane takes listeners on three unforgettable journeys teeming with extraordinary people, stories, and places: to the miraculous cloud-forests and mountain streams of Ecuador, to the wounded creeks and lagoons of India, and to the spectacular wild rivers of Canada.

From the 1948 US edition: This is the story of the most publicized jungle animal that ever lived. In his best-selling Man-Eater's of Kumaon, Jim Corbett told of his battles with many man-eating tigers. In this book he tells a sustained and climactic story of his hard-won battle with a single leopard. Leopards very rarely become man-eaters, but those few that do are the peers of the man-eating tigers in ferocity and possess an even greater cunning.

The roots of today's environmental catastrophe run deep into humanity's past. Through this unprecedented reading of Homer's Iliad, the award-winning classicist Edith Hall examines how this foundational text both documents the environmental practices of the ancient Greeks and betrays an awareness of the dangers posed by the destruction of the natural landscape. Underlying Homer's account of brutal military operations, alliances, and cataclysmic struggle is a palpable understanding that the direction in which humanity was headed could create a world that was uninhabitable.

Compelling evidence shows that consumption of high fructose corn syrup in soft drinks and ultraprocessed foods has contributed to the increases in obesity, diabetes, fatty liver disease, and dementia that has occurred during the past 50 years. Professor Richard Johnson’s research has been at the forefront of establishing how fructose adversely affects cellular energetics and function, and what happens to various organ systems with chronic consumption of fructose. Interestingly, cells can convert to glucose to fructose under certain conditions suggesting a roles for endogenously produced ...

A place with vibrations that can take you in the deep state of meditation in Uttarakhand. Is it a miracle or scientific phenomena? Let’s find out in the story of Kasar Devi Temple in this episode of Shraddha & Sacchai by RJ Kriti.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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What makes life tick? For this -Ologies Series episode, we're taking our microphones into the wild to discover the '101s' of biology. Professor Rogers from GHC shows us how to truly see the unseen wonders and complex mechanisms that drive every plant, animal, and microorganism in the ecosystems we explore.WEBSITE: www.greenthreadpod.com

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Loss of Expertise Abstract Greg and Fred discuss what happens when a company doesn’t have the engineering knowledge, skills, and abilities to design things. Why? Companies don’t make commodity stuff any more. They outsource these items. The challenge of outsourcing often means outsourcing engineering expertise. Big problem. So what are the solutions? Key Points Join […] The post SOR 1077 Loss of Expertise appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Wenn die Sonne vom Himmel brennt, die Temperaturen bei 30 Grad und mehr liegen, dann muss das für die Eisbären im Karlsruher Zoo doch zu heiß sein – oder? „Keinesfalls“, erklärt der Karlsruher Zoo-Direktor Matthias Reinschmidt in der neuen Folge des BNN-Podcasts „Eis, Eis, Baby“.

What if the monsters from your worst nightmares were real? What if there was an entire hidden war being fought in America's wilderness areas that the government will never acknowledge? Tonight's episode features an extraordinary firsthand account from someone calling himself "Marcus" - a soldier who claims to be part of an elite military unit that doesn't officially exist. According to Marcus, his team handles the situations that are too dangerous, too weird, or too embarrassing for regular military and law enforcement to touch.In this chilling email confession sent exclusively to our show, ...

Prior to joining the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the Experimental Lakes Area in 2014, Dr. Michael Rennie was a research scientist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Since 2015, Dr. Rennie has been a Canada Research Chair in Aquatic Ecology and Fisheries and Assistant Professor at Lakehead University, where he continues to maintain a strong research program at the IISD Experimental Lakes Area as a Research Fellow. Dr. Rennie speaks with Lawrence Gunther on The Blue Fish Radio show podcast about the many challenges and rewards associated with having access to so many ...