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Nel cuore di Torino, nel 1786, Antonio Benedetto Carpano creò il Vermouth, un liquore a base di vino e erbe aromatiche, il cui ingrediente principale è l'Artemisia, conosciuta come Assenzio maggiore. Il Piemonte, oltre a essere la culla del Vermouth, è anche la regione del Genepi, un liquore alpino prodotto con varie specie di Artemisia che crescono a elevate altitudini. In Piemonte, le “herbane” erano donne esperte nelle virtù delle erbe, considerate figure importanti nelle comunità agricole e di montagna. Durante il '300, queste donne furono spesso accusate di stregoneria a causa ...

Dateline: July 26, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! We start off with a quick update on my life and then head to our headline story, which is an interview this week! I talk to Paige Hale of the Georgia Aquarium about coral smuggling in the United States, and how a story about the Georgia Aquarium's efforts to assist the confiscated coral led to some very impressive national news coverage! We then get into our births for the week including a tree kangaroo joey at Zoo Miami, a new red ...

In this episode, host Brian welcomes guests Ron and Alan to discuss their fascinating journey into the realms of Bigfoot and the paranormal. Ron, a filmmaker, shares insights from his series 'Chasing Bigfoot,' shedding light on his hypotheses about Bigfoot's possible non-physical nature. Alan, a BFRO investigator, recounts his transition from viewing Bigfoot as a flesh-and-blood creature to exploring its metaphysical aspects. They delve into their various experiences, encounters, and a new perspective toward researching Bigfoot. Additionally, they touch upon peculiar interactions with cameras ...

À travers une histoire drôle mais perspicace, Sadhguru illustre le pouvoir du mental humain. Il propose ensuite un processus par lequel ce pouvoir peut être exploité consciemment. Conscious Planet:https://consciousplanet.org/fr Sadhguru App (Download): https://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: https://isha.sadhguru.org !!! Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive Yogi, mystique et visionnaire, Sadhguru est un maître spirituel avec une différence. Mélange saisissant de profondeur et de pragmatisme, sa vie et son travail rappellent ...

As a teenager Mark experienced being stalked by a bigfoot while camping with a friend. This led to a life-long fascination with the subject, that would lead him all over the United States. Now his encounters and investigations have inspired him to start his own research group; CSI.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bigfoot-crossroads--5637756/support.

In this episode we discuss the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World that have inspired people and are the pinnacle of architecture. The post Podcast Episode 99 l Seven Ancient Wonders of the World appeared first on 360 On History.

Kommunikation mit Tieren - Eine intensive Ebene des Kontakts. Viele Menschen sprechen mit Tieren. Unter Tierkommunikation wird allerdings eine besondere Form des Kontakts und Austauschs mit dem Tier verstanden: Die Kommunikation findet nicht verbal statt, sondern es handelt sich um eine Form der Telepathie oder des energetischen Austauschs auf gedanklicher Ebene. Es geht darum, die Sichtweise eines Tieres zu verstehen, wie es fühlt und denkt, oder auch, um herauszufinden, was es gesundheitlich belasten könnte.

A podcast about how we understand the world, scientifically and as humans. Each conversation brings together visionaries from the worlds of arts, sciences, humanities, and technology discussing the nature of reality and how we collaborate to create the future. Hosted by Dr Brian Keating, Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of Physics at UC San Diego. For show notes go to: https://briankeating.com/podcast

Peter Godfrey-Smith, a distinguished philosopher of science and a skilled scuba diver, tells a bold new story of how subjective experience crept into being—how nature became aware of itself. As Godfrey-Smith stresses, it is a story that largely occurs in the ocean, where animals first appeared. Tracking the mind’s fitful development, Godfrey-Smith shows how unruly clumps of seaborne cells began living together and became capable of sensing, acting, and signaling.

Nowhere on our planet is devoid of life. Plants and animals thrive or survive within every extreme of climate and habitat that it offers. Single species, and often whole communities, adapt to make the most of ice cap and tundra, forest and plain, desert, ocean and volcano. These adaptations can be truly extraordinary. In Living Planet, David Attenborough’s searching eye, unfailing curiosity and infectious enthusiasm explain and illuminate the intricate lives of the these colonies.

Miami, Florida, is likely to be entirely underwater by the end of this century. Residents are already starting to see the effects of sea level rise today. From sunny day flooding caused by higher tides to a sewer system on the brink of total collapse, the city undeniably lives in a climate changed world. In Disposable City, Miami resident Mario Alejandro Ariza shows us not only what climate change looks like on the ground today, but also what Miami will look like 100 years from now, and how that future has been shaped by the city's racist past and present.

Destined to become a classic of adventure literature, The Last Season examines the extraordinary life of legendary backcountry ranger Randy Morgenson and his mysterious disappearance in California's unforgiving Sierra Nevada - mountains as perilous as they are beautiful. Eric Blehm's masterful work is a gripping detective story interwoven with the riveting biography of a complicated, original, and wholly fascinating man.

The chilling tome that launched an entire genre of books about the often gruesome but always tragic ways people have died in our national parks, this updated edition of the classic includes calamities in Yellowstone from the past sixteen years, including the infamous grizzly bear attacks in the summer of 2011 as well as a fatal hot springs accident in 2000. In these accounts, written with sensitivity as cautionary tales about what to do and what not to do in one of our wildest national parks, Whittlesey recounts deaths ranging from tragedy to folly.

When Amy Stewart discovered a community of tree collectors, she expected to meet horticultural fanatics driven to plant every species of oak or maple. But she also discovered that the urge to collect trees springs from something deeper and more profound: a longing for community, a vision for the future, or a path to healing and reconciliation. In this slyly humorous, informative, often poignant volume, Stewart brings us captivating stories of people who spend their lives in pursuit of rare and wonderful trees and are transformed in the process.

Through stories that bring people, policy, and technology together, Akshat Rathi reveals how the green economy is not only possible, but profitable. This inspiring blend of business, science, and history provides the framework for ensuring that future generations can live in prosperity and that the wheels of progress don't falter.

Over half a century ago, John Rowlands set out by canoe into the wilds of Canada to survey land for a timber company. After paddling alone for several days, he came upon "the lake of my boyhood dreams", which he named Cache Lake because there was stored the best that the north had to offer-timber for a cabin; fish, game, and berries to live on; and the peace and contentment he felt he could not live without.

August 2021. The Taliban invaded Kabul. The British Government was Missing in Action. The evacuation was disastrous, shambolic and deadly. Pen Farthing refused to abandon his charity’s staff or rescue animals. Operation Ark was born. He was branded a villain who valued “pets over people”, blamed for deserting Afghans, accused of risking British soldiers—nothing could be further from the truth.

In an era where unpredictability is the only certainty, these essential guides are combined for those determined to be prepared for anything. This collection is not just about survival; it's about thriving in the face of the unknown.

With A Furious Sky, Eric Jay Dolin has created a vivid, sprawling account of our encounters with hurricanes, from the nameless storms that threatened Columbus's New World voyages to the destruction wrought in Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria. Weaving a story of shipwrecks and devastated cities, of heroism and folly, Dolin introduces a rich cast of unlikely heroes and puts us in the middle of the most devastating storms of the past, none worse than the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, which killed at least 6,000 people, the highest toll of any natural disaster in American history.

In Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean, writer, sailor, and surfer Jonathan White takes listeners across the globe to discover the science and spirit of ocean tides. In the Arctic, White shimmies under the ice with an Inuit elder to hunt for mussels in the dark cavities left behind at low tide; in China, he races the Silver Dragon, a 25-foot tidal bore that crashes 80 miles up the Qiantang River; in France, he interviews the monks that live in the tide-wrapped monastery of Mont Saint-Michel; in Chile and Scotland, he investigates the growth of tidal power generation.