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Ein Theologiestudent mit abgebrochenem Medizinstudium ringt seinem wutschäumenden Vater die Erlaubnis ab, an einer geologischen Expedition rund um die Welt auf dem Forschungsschiff "Beagle" teilzunehmen zu dürfen, statt eine Pfarrerstelle auf dem Land anzutreten. So wurde der Grundstein gelegt für die wissenschaftliche Arbeit eines Mannes, dessen Ideen die Welt revolutionierte: Charles Darwin.

In CLIMATE IS JUST THE START, UK-based climate activist Mikaela Loach offers her urgent and inspiring message for kids who want to STOP the climate crisis and START building a better world for everyone. Mikaela explains the climate crisis and its broader social implications through personal stories about her activism journey. She writes about friends from around the world who are experiencing the worst of it today and about what they are doing to fight back.

Have you ever wondered why the sun is so bright? We know today that the sun is a giant star that is millions of years old, but this is a relatively recent discovery! Learn about the different theories that scholars throughout history developed about the sun and why it burns so brightly.

Ever wonder what goes on inside your computer? Take a look into how processors, networks, and more are all connected.

How does blood circulate throughout your body? How does your brain make your body move? This series explores the many systems at work in the human body. Young listeners will learn how each system works, the parts of each system, how the systems work together, and how to keep each system healthy. This volume includes The Circulatory System, The Digestive System, and The Muscular System.

How does blood circulate throughout your body? How does your brain make your body move? This series explores the many systems at work in the human body. Young listeners will learn how each system works, the parts of each system, how the systems work together, and how to keep each system healthy. This volume includes The Nervous System, The Respiratory System, and The Skeletal System.

It starts off as a normal week for Rowena. A car full of stewed apples. A police call. A desperate struggle to keep Dad off national TV.

Unsere Erde ist ein lebendiger Planet, der sich im Laufe von Jahrmillionen durch das Zusammenspiel von Luft, Wasser, Erde und Feuer verändert hat. Unser Klima wird geprägt von weltweiten Meeresströmungen, die gigantische Mengen Wärme um den Globus transportieren. Für unsere Lebenswelt in Europa ist insbesondere der Golfstrom bedeutend.

How long was the biggest Diplodocus? What did they eat? Find this out and much, much more AND don’t stop there! TV scientist Professor Ben Garrod is proud to be a geek as he mixes top level science and humour to prove that science is for everyone. Looking at the evolutionary arms race, prey, predators, place, time, groups and species, Ben reveals new-look dinosaurs. Additional sections include: Ask an Expert, New Science and Fossil Finder as well as quizzes to test your dinosaur knowledge.

Charles Darwin first visited the Galápagos Islands almost 200 years ago, only to discover a land filled with plants and animals that could not be found anywhere else on Earth. How did they come to inhabit the islands? How long will they remain? Thoroughly researched, this historical and scientific book tells the epic saga of the life of an island - its birth in fire, its rise to greatness, its decline, and, finally, the emergence of life on new islands.

Unicorns have galloped their way through fairy tales for many years. Have you ever wondered what unicorns look like, how they behave, or what their horns have been used for? Come along for the ride to find out the truth about unicorns.

Dozens of astronauts travel to space every year, but what makes these amazing trips possible? Max Axiom has the answers. Join Max as he explores the science and engineering behind space travel.

In 1918, there was outbreak of a mysterious influenza virus that killed millions of people worldwide, making it the deadliest pandemic in history.

Oh hey, guess what? The Sun never stops working to keep things on Earth running smoothly. (That's why it's been Employee of the Month for 4.5 billion years.) So why does the Sun get to be the center of attention? Because it's our solar system's very own star! This funny and factual tale from Awkward Yeti creator Nick Seluk explains every part of the Sun's big job: keeping our solar system together, giving Earth day and night, keeping us warm, and more. In fact, the Sun does so much for us that we wouldn't be alive without it. That's kind of a big deal.

Sometimes we throw things away when we no longer want or need them. But what if they’re still good? A man named Nelson Molina wondered about this and did something about it. As a sanitation worker in New York City, Nelson saved more than forty-five thousand items from his garbage truck, including toys, musical instruments, and thingamajigs. He gave them new life and shared them with others at the Treasures in the Trash Museum.

In science fiction, people upload their minds into computers for them to be stored. How could this futuristic way of preserving the mind work? Scientists have some ideas, which involve mapping the brain cell by cell. Discover the science and technology behind what it would take to upload a mind in real life!

There’s a new baby joining the flock. It’s a flamingo chick! Learn all about baby flamingos, including what they eat, what they weigh, how they’re raised, and how big they grow.

There’s a new baby joining the colony. It’s a sea lion pup! Learn all about baby sea lions, including what they eat, what they weigh, how they’re raised, and how big they grow.

Measles is an infectious rash that killed millions of people every year before a vaccine was created in 1963. Listen to this book to learn more about the history of this infectious disease.

The perfect follow-up for fans of Fourteen Wolves, this uplifting eco story follows the amazing true tale of three endangered sun bear cubs. Meet Tan-Tan 'the tiny one', Kitud 'the quiet one' and Boboi 'the big brother', and follow them from their heartbreaking beginnings as little cubs stolen from their natural habitat, through to their heroic rescue by Dr Wong before being released back into the wild Bornean rainforest where they belong.