An astonishing, exclusive tour of humanity's oldest known artworks, the mysterious lost masterpieces of France's Chauvet Caves from acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog.

From his Burgundy farm where, for several decades, he has observed the evolution of natural phenomena, astrophysicist Hubert Reeves is worried about the degradation of the planet. According to him, the Earth is facing the sixth extinction in its history, and it promises to be meteoric. Scientists, philosophers and activists also testify to the urgency to act and make proposals in this direction.

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Join "America's funniest science writer" (Peter Carlson, Washington Post), Mary Roach, on an irresistible investigation into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans

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Celebrates the creatures of the earth, from spiders dangling in their webs to owls hooting and hunting out of sight, and asks that we respect and care for them.

Chris Thorogood dreamed of becoming a botanist and would stop at nothing to feed his growing addiction to plants. In his hair-raising adventures across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, he treads a death-defying path over clifftops, up volcanoes, through typhoons, and into the heart of the world's vast green wilderness. Along the way, he encounters pitcher plants, irises, and orchids more heart-piercingly beautiful than you could ever imagine....

Re-creating some of the most destructive storms in America's history, this narrative delves into the origins of meteorology, as well as the harrowing adventures of the weather-obsessed scientists whose dedication to their profession changed a nation.

Learn to find north using puddles, forecast the weather from waves, decode the colors of ponds, spot dangerous water in the dark, decipher wave patterns on beaches, and much more!

A charming, touching story about an imaginative, introverted boy whose best friend is an old oak tree named Bertolt.

An exploration of nature versus nurture follows the unique case of two sets of identical twins, who, born in Colombia, were separated at birth and improbably reunited as adults.