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Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Scientists from the Smithsonian Center for Tropical Research document the astounding abundance of diversity in tropical rainforests to discover why so many species coexist that are competing for the same resources. In North America, the Yellowstone Wolf Reintroduction project explores why removing just one species dramatically changed the distribution of plants and animals up and down the food web.
Pub. Date
[2013], c2012
Language
English
Description
Get more energy by being more energetic. In this practical guide, leading physiotherapist Anna-Louise Bouvier reveals the ideal walking workout to rebuild muscles. This simple workout divides your everyday walk into three sections, targeting shoulders and arms, then buttocks and legs, and finally heart and lungs. Build and maintain your strength and confidence without having to rearrange your life.
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Pub. Date
[2013], c2012
Language
English
Description
Kids spend a lot of time sitting. They sit all day at school, sit to do homework, and then sit in front of the TV and PlayStation. All that slumpy sitting can cause headaches, neck pain, and lethargy. Help your child with their homework by using some simple strategies to take the load off their backs and necks. Leading physiotherapist Anna-Louise Bouvier reveals how to position laptops, computers, and tablets, offering simple cues parents can use...
Pub. Date
[2013], c2012
Language
English
Description
Turn your walk into a workout and maximize fat burning with this cutting-edge guide. Leading physiotherapist Anna-Louise Bouvier gets the latest advice from exercise scientist Lisa Champion. With just a few critical adjustments to your everyday walk, you can build your bottom, your bones, and your entire body. Tone your thighs, flatten your stomach, and create shapely arms with this breakthrough guide. Make every step count.
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English
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The New Environmentalists share a common goal, safeguarding the Earth’s natural resources from exploitation and pollution. The program features portraits of six passionate and dedicated activists around the globe who have placed themselves in harm’s way to battle intimidating adversaries for environmental justice in their communities. Narrated by Robert Redford, The New Environmentalists illustrates how ordinary people are effecting extraordinary...
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Pub. Date
[2013], c2012
Language
English
Description
If you spend lots of time traveling for work, this is a must-see. Hotel rooms can be luxurious, but they can also play havoc with your work and sleep routine. Learn how to set up your room to be ergonomic and comfortable by creating different zones for work and sleep. Discover the surefire strategies to prevent tossing and turning all night. In this fun and engaging program, leading physiotherapist Anna-Louise Bouvier shows you how to make your hotel...
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Pub. Date
[2013], c2012
Language
English
Description
Work is busy enough without having to deal with backaches or discomfort. The good news is that a few simple changes to your sitting position and some regular stretching can instantly relieve your aches. Leading physiotherapist Anna-Louise Bouvier has devised a practical and fun program to ease workplace backache. The steps are easy to do at your desk, and your back will thank you.
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English
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Focusing on endangered species, Part Five in the Saving My Tomorrow series highlights stories about animals in danger of becoming extinct, alongside scenes with kids who are working to protect the natural world around them – from the planting of oysters and banding birds to recycling. Also featured are readings and performances by Laura Dern, Stephin Merritt and They Might Be Giants, along with a behind-the-scenes look at the American Museum of...
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Pub. Date
[2006], c1990
Language
English
Description
The history of Earth has been a history of temperature change; people and animals have historically moved to better climes, richer pastures, and areas of more abundant food. The problem now is that "somewhere else" is already occupied; meanwhile, temperatures appear to be rising, with foreseeably disastrous consequences. The gases in the air which cause the greenhouse effect have made life possible; too many gases, however, and catastrophe looms....
Series
Pub. Date
[2013], c2009
Language
English
Description
In this episode, Last Human Standing explores the origins of "us" - where modern humans and our capacities for art, invention, and survival came from, and what happened when we encountered the mysterious Neanderthals. Crucial new evidence comes from the recent decoding of the Neanderthal genome. Did modern humans interbreed with Neanderthals? Exterminate them? Becoming Human examines why "we" survived while our other ancestral cousins - including...
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English
Description
At ground level, shallow seas, broad beaches, dunes, and waterlogged hollows seem to comprise a chaotic environment. In fact, there is order and form, produced by the interaction of wind, vegetation, and moving sand. Because sand dunes develop rapidly, the development of a landform can be observed. Measuring wind velocity demonstrates how saltation, sand movement, and erosion happen. The program demonstrates the morphology of dune development and...
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Pub. Date
[2011], c2010
Language
English
Description
Earth, water, wind, and fire according to tradition, these four pieces make up the complex puzzle of our world. In the spirit of that tradition, is there a fifth component, one so close and disturbingly powerful that we choose to overlook it? This program reverses the concept that nature shapes human destiny and instead focuses on the impact our species has had, and will continue to have, on the Earth's geological cycles. Perhaps surprisingly, the...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Immersive non-fiction with STEM and social justice themes that proves that the future of the environment is in our hands-and helps pave the way forward. Evolution isn't just a thing of the past. It is happening right now, in every species across the world-and our influence on the future of the plants and animals around us is much bigger than we might think. A closer look at the science behind evolution shows how human behaviors like hunting, farming,...
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Scientists have struggled for centuries to pinpoint the qualities that distinguish humans from the millions of other animal species with which we share the vast majority of our DNA. In this NOVA scienceNOW program, we explore those traits once thought to be uniquely human to discover their evolutionary roots.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
This illustrated nonfiction picture book by child psychologist Dr. Jillian Roberts introduces children to the important topic of the environment. Crafted around a conversation between a grade-school-aged child and an adult, this inquiry-focused book using age-appropriate language and tone will help children shape their understanding of the natural world and how they participate in protecting it.
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In the tradition of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Sapiens, a winner of the Royal Society Prize for Science Books shows how four tools enabled us humans to control the destiny of our species "A wondrous, visionary work"--Tim Flannery, scientist and author of the bestselling The Weather Makers What enabled us to go from simple stone tools to smartphones? How did bands of hunter-gatherers evolve into multinational empires? Readers of Sapiens will say a...
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