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"A Beachcomber's Journal" is a photographic guide to a large collection of items, most of which have been found around the coastline in Monifieth, Angus, Scotland. It explores the history and origins of these finds as well as highlighting the environmental impact of marine pollution. It also provides a window into the past 100 years or so of what we ate and drank and reflects upon the changing tastes throughout the decades. The finds are from 2018 through to early 2022 and are grouped into types. It covers the effects on the marine environment in particular of the Covid 19 Pandemic from lockdown in early 2020 when the world became a much quieter place through to 2022 when freedoms were gradually restored and life began to be more "normal ". Once the most severe travel restrictions were lifted, there was a huge influx of visitors to what had previously been quiet beaches and a noticeable effect on the environment. This book raises awareness of what history literally lies beneath our feet as well as appreciating the natural beauty to be found on our beaches. We can all play our part in helping to protect the environment, both for marine life and for future generations.

The dramatic and action-packed story of the last mysterious place on earth?the world's seafloor?and the deep-sea divers, ocean mappers, marine biologists, entrepreneurs, and adventurers involved in the historic push to chart it, as well as the opportunities, challenges, and perils this exploration holds now and for the future.Five oceans?the Atlantic, the Pacific, the Indian, the Arctic, and the Southern?cover approximately 70 percent of the earth. Yet we know little about what lies beneath them. By the early 2020s, less than twenty-five percent of the ocean's floor has been charted, most close to shorelines, and over three quarters of the ocean lies in in what is called the Deep Sea, depths below a thousand meters. Now, the race is on to completely map the ocean's floor by 2030?an epic project involving scientists, investors, militaries, and private explorers who are cooperating and competing to get an accurate reading of this vast terrain and understand its contours and environment. In The Deepest Map, Laura Trethewey documents this race to the bottom, following global efforts around the world, from crowdsourcing to advances in technology, recent scientific discoveries to tales of dangerous dives in untested and costly submersibles. The lure of ocean exploration has attracted many, including the likes of James Cameron, Richard Branson, Ray Dalio, and Eric Schmidt. The Deepest Map follows a cast of intriguing characters, from early mappers such as Marie Tharp, a woman working in the male-dominated fields of oceanography and geology whose discoveries have added significantly to our knowledge; Victor Vescovo, a man obsessed with reaching the deepest depths of each of the five oceans, and his young, brilliant, and fearless mapper Cassie Bongiovanni; and the diverse entrepreneurs looking to explore and exploit this uncharted territory and its resources.In The Deepest Map, ocean discovery converges with humanity's origin story; in mapping the ocean floor, scientists are actively tracing our roots back to the most inhospitable places on earth where life began?and flourished. But for every conservationist looking to protect the seafloor, there are others who see its commercial potential. Will a new map exacerbate pollution and the degradation of this natural resource? How will the race remake political power structures in years to come? Trethewey probes these questions as countries and conglomerates wrestle over the riches that may lie at the bottom of the sea.The future of humanity depends on our ability to protect this vast, precious, and often ignored resource. A true tale of science, nature, technology, and an extreme outdoor adventure The Deepest Map illuminates why we love?and fear?the earth's final frontier and is a crucial addition to the increasingly urgent conversation about climate change.

Jeremiah joins long time Fort Yukon, Alaska trapper Jim Firmin on his wilderness trapline in one of the most remote places in North America, fulfilling a lifelong dream. They open up old trails, set traps, explore the country and share knowledge of the old time wilderness trappers who once roamed this vast unoccupied territory and made their living here, and the few who remain here today, including "The Last Alaskans" stars Heimo and Edna Korth, Tyler and Ashley Selden, Charlie Jagow and more,

Loaded with stunning color photographs, this practical guidebook, which encompasses the identification of moths, their caterpillars, and their vital roles in midwestern ecosystems, shows gardeners how to use native plants to attract these essential, but often overlooked and misunderstood, insects.

The marvelous microbes that made life on Earth possible and support our very existenceFor almost four billion years, microbes had the primordial oceans all to themselves. The stewards of Earth, these organisms transformed the chemistry of our planet to make it habitable for plants, animals, and us. Life's Engines takes readers deep into the microscopic world to explore how these marvelous creatures made life on Earth possible-and how human life today would cease to exist without them.Paul Falkowski looks "e;under the hood"e; of microbes to find the engines of life, the actual working parts that do the biochemical heavy lifting for every living organism on Earth. With insight and humor, he explains how these miniature engines are built-and how they have been appropriated by and assembled like Lego sets within every creature that walks, swims, or flies. Falkowski shows how evolution works to maintain this core machinery of life, and how we and other animals are veritable conglomerations of microbes.A vibrantly entertaining book about the microbes that support our very existence, Life's Engines will inspire wonder about these elegantly complex nanomachines that have driven life since its origin. It also issues a timely warning about the dangers of tinkering with that machinery to make it more "e;efficient"e; at meeting the ever-growing demands of humans in the coming century.

The third book in this magical series from best-selling author and illustrator, Laura Ellen Anderson!

"By turns creative and destructive, wind spreads seeds, fills sails, and disperses the energy of the sun. Worshipped since antiquity, wind has molded planets, determined battles, and shaped the evolution of life on earth yet this invisible element remains intangible and unpredictable."--

"A gorgeous account of William Beebe's 1934 Bathysphere expedition, the first-ever deep-sea voyage to the otherworldly environment 3,024 feet below sea level"--

The Fortieth Anniversary Edition of the Classic Exploration of the Youghiogheny River, Updated with a New Introduction and Epilogue

Die Erforschung der Gewassernamen bekam nach 1945 durch die Tatigkeit des Indogermanisten Hans Krahe neue Impulse, die zur systematischen Erfassung der deutschen Gewassernamen im Projekt Hydronymia Germaniae"e; (1960-2005) fuhrten und eine rege Forschungstatigkeit auslosten. Die sich hierdurch ergebenden Erkenntnisse uber das hohe Alter vieler Gewassernamen in Mitteleuropa, ihren besonderen kulturgeschichtlichen Wert, ihren sprachlichen Bau und ihre Etymologie waren bislang nur in rein wissenschaftlichen Publikationen zuganglich. Das Deutsche Gewassernamenbuch verfolgt das Ziel, einem breiten, nicht fachkundig ausgebildeten Interessentenkreis die Forschungsergebnisse jetzt in der Form eines etymologischen Namenbuchs zu erschlieen. In einer Einleitung werden die Leser uber die Moglichkeiten, deutsche Gewassernamen im Verlauf der Geschichte zu bilden, uber die Benennungsmotive und historische Schichtung (keltische, germanisch-deutsche, slawische Namen) informiert. Die Namenartikel, die entweder dem Namen eines Gewassers (z. B. Donau) oder dem Namen mehrerer Gewasser (z.B. Traun) auf der Grundlage einer Belegreihe erklaren, folgen einem einheitlichen Aufbau: Namen-Stichwort, Lokalisierung, Belege, Deutung, Literatur.

"An exploration of the transformative ways in which nature has inspired the technological advancement of humankind. Biomimetics literally means emulating biology and in a broader sense the term covers technological advances where the original inspiration came from nature"--

Urban riverbanks are attractive locations and highly prized recreational environments. However, they must meet the requirements of flood control, open space design and ecology at the same time, often a challenging task for the designer in very confined spaces. The book, the result of a study lasting several years, subjects more than 60 exemplary projects to a comparative analysis. The result is a systematic catalogue of strategies and innovative design tools. The designer and planner thus obtains an overview of the range of design possibilities. Eight new case studies from China, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland were selected and added for the enlarged edition of this reference work on riverbank design.

Noreen Masud suffers from complex post-traumatic stress disorder: the product of a profoundly disrupted and unstable childhood. It flattens her emotions, blanks out parts of her memory, and colours her world with anxiety. Undertaking a pilgrimage around Britain's flatlands, seeking solace and belonging, she weaves her impressions of the natural world with poetry, folklore and history, and with recollections of her own early life.

This intimate photo essay tracks Cape Cod's vibrant plant and animal ecosystems through a year of dormancy, rebirth, and migration!