2018-04-27T07:00:00Z In A City on a Lake Matthew Vitz tracks the environmental and political history of Mexico City and explains its transformation from a forested, water-rich environment into a smog-infested megacity plagued by environmental problems and social inequality. Vitz shows how Mexico City's unequal urbanization and environmental decline stemmed from numerous scientifi...[Read More]
2019-04-15T07:00:00Z Insekten gibt es überall, in den höchsten Höhen und den tiefsten Höhlen, in Wäldern, Wiesen und Bergen. Sie leben in der Wüste, unter der Eisdecke eines zugefrorenen Sees, in den Nasenlöchern eines Walrosses und sogar in Computern. Die faszinierenden Wesen sind winzig klein und funktionieren doch hochkomplex. Sie tragen ihr Skelett außen am Körper wie eine ...[Read More]
2010-11-10T08:00:00Z Most human diseases come from nature, from pathogens that live and breed in non-human animals and are "accidentally" transmitted to us. Human illness is only the culmination of a complex series of interactions among species in their natural habitats. To avoid exposure to these pathogens, we must understand which species are involved, what regulates their abundance, ...[Read More]
2019-04-22T07:00:00Z Klimaerwärmung heißt, dass wir auf eine Zivilisationskrise unvorstellbaren Ausmaßes zusteuern. Und wir haben keinen Plan, wie wir das verhindern können. Oder doch? Dieses Buch beschreibt 100 existierende Ansätze der Verringerung von klimaschädlichen Gasen, die das Klimaproblem lösen können, wenn man sie vernetzt. Verblüffendes wird dabei deutlich und eine g...[Read More]
2010-05-20T07:00:00Z A derivative of the Encyclopedia of Inland Waters, Biogeochemistry of Inland Waters examines the transformation, flux and cycling of chemical compounds in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, combining aspects of biology, ecology, geology, and chemistry. Because the articles are drawn from an encyclopedia, they are easily accessible to interested member...[Read More]
2019-03-25T07:00:00Z »Ich liebe den Geruch von Ameisensäure.« (Christina Grätz)
Sie bringen mehr Biomasse auf die Waage als alle Säugetiere der Welt zusammen, und doch stehen sie auf der Roten Liste. Ameisen sind in Deutschland hochgradig gefährdet. Damit sie überleben, gibt es besondere Menschen: Ameisenumsiedler. Immer, wenn Bauprojekte eine Kolonie gefährden, trete...[Read More]
2018-11-29T08:00:00Z The Burren is one of those rare and magical places where geology, glacial history, botany, zoology and millennia of cultural history have converged to create a unique landscape of extraordinary natural history interest. It is without equal to any other area in Ireland or Britain.
To the unsuspecting tourist, much of the landscape of the Burren looks bleak...[Read More]
2018-06-17T07:00:00Z The Blue RIdge Mountains of North Carolina contain the highest peaks in the Eastern United States. The region covers an area of about 11,000 square miles, and is roughly the size of the en tire state of Massachusetts. Of all the regions of Tarheel State, they are by and far my favorite and I would rather travel nowhere else on this planet.
2019-04-16T07:00:00Z Sow the seeds of science and wonder and inspire the next generation of Earth stewards
The world needs young people to grow into strong, scientifically literate, environmental stewards. Learning gardens are great places to build this knowledge, yet until now there has been a lack of a multi-grade curriculum for school-wide teaching aimed at fostering a co...[Read More]
2016-01-04T08:00:00Z The disconnection between humans and nature is perhaps one of the most fundamental problems faced by our species today. The schism between us and the natural world is arguably the root cause of most of the environmental catastrophes unraveling around us. However, until we come to terms with the depths of our alienation, we will continue to fail to understand that wh...[Read More]
2018-11-19T08:00:00Z This is a guide to finding tree-roosts. It is the result of the collaborative efforts of professional surveyors and amateur naturalists across Europe as part of the Bat Tree Habitat Key project, and represents a combination of firsts:
It is the first time legislation and planning policy have been reviewed and put to practical use to define an analysis fra...[Read More]
2019-04-02T07:00:00Z Why spend countless hours indoors in front of screens when being in nature feels so good? In learning why and how to nurture our emotional connection with nature, we can also regenerate the ecosystems on which we depend for our survival.
Renewal explores the science behind why being in nature makes us feel alive and helps us thrive. Using personal experi...[Read More]
