It is time to reevaluate the merits of the inconspicuous life, to search out some antidote to continuous exposure, and to reconsider the value of going unseen, undetected, or overlooked in this new world. Might invisibility be regarded not simply as refuge, but as a condition with its own meaning and power? The impulse to escape notice is not about complacent isolation or senseless conformity, but about maintaining identity, autonomy, and voice.

In our networked and image-saturate...

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Mudlark (/'mAdla;k/) noun A person who scavenges for usable debris in the mud of a river or harbour

Lara Maiklem has scoured the banks of the Thames for over fifteen years, in pursuit of the objects that the river unearths: from Neolithic flints to Roman hair pins, medieval buckles to Tudor buttons, Georgian clay pipes to ...

Part of Workman's new A Sticker Book series, featuring 800 beautifully illustrated, full-colour stickers for every nature enthusiast.

A BBC Radio 4 Book of the WeekLonglisted for the Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize 2018A Guardian Book of the Year 2018The owl has captivated the human imagination for millennia;

Van de makers van de succesvolle podcast Dinocast en de tv-serie DinojachtDinosauriërs hebben alle records in de dierenwereld gebroken. Ze waren de langste en hoogste, de snelste, de zwaarst gepantserde, en ze hadden de grootste tanden en klauwen. Dat deze indrukwekkende dieren miljoenen jaren op aarde hebben rondgelopen blijft de fantasie prikkelen. Gijs Rademaker en Maarten van Rossem trokken samen door Canada en de Verenigde Staten, waar ze opgravingen en experts bezochten. In Britse, Dui...

The climate crisis is here. Our chance to stop it has come and gone, but this doesn’t have to mean the world is ending.

From the crops that have fed billions of people over the centuries to the plants highly regarded for their medicinal qualities, this fascinating offering from garden expert Bill Laws unearths the stories behind some of the world's best-known plants.