Forest Research

Something is watching from the tree line. Deep in the isolated stretches of the wilderness, there are places where the trails end and the dense, old-growth timber begins. In these remote shadows, hikers, hunters, and isolated residents have come face-to-face with an apex predator that defies conventional science. From the brutal, night-long bombardment of a remote mining cabin to a terrified community forced to abandon their homes along a rugged coastline, this collection unearths chilling, documented accounts of creatures that walk upright, hunt in the dark, and leave nothing behind but ...

Emmy‑nominated filmmaker and University of Cambridge Environmental Psychologist Lindsay Branham invites readers into an embodied, reciprocal relationship with trees to heal our severed connections to ourselves and the earth, returning home to the living world. In the midst of the California...

A remote research compound. A cutting-edge electric perimeter. And something in the forest that understands exactly how it works. When a team of wealthy hunters and technicians installs a state-of-the-art electrified barrier around a suspected cryptid territory, they believe they’ve finally created the perfect trap. With drones in the air, generators humming, and miles of high-voltage fencing sealing the forest, nothing should be able to get in—or out. But the storm that rolls over the mountains changes everything. Power surges ripple through the fence. Cameras fail. Generators ...

What happens when the campfire tales are real? Deep in the blank spaces on the map, in the vast, silent wilderness, a creature of immense power and unknown intelligence stalks the shadows. For generations, whispers of a giant, hair-covered, bipedal predator have been dismissed as folklore. But for some, the legend has become a brutal, terrifying reality. This chilling collection brings together the most harrowing and credible encounters on record. From a 19th-century trapper's night of unrelenting terror in the Bitterroot Mountains to a modern family's home besieged by an unseen force in ...

The Learning Rainforest is renowned educator Tom Sherrington's attempt to capture various different elements of our understanding and experience of teaching. It is a celebration of great teaching - the joy of it and the intellectual and personal rewards that teaching brings...

The woods are silent for a reason. Have you ever felt like you were being watched? This gripping collection of true witness reports drags you deep into the heart of Bigfoot territory, where ordinary people have come face-to-face with the impossible. These aren't just campfire tales; they are harrowing, firsthand accounts from seasoned hikers, hunters, and even law enforcement who stared into the eyes of an unknown primate. From the humid swamps of the South to the dense forests of the Pacific Northwest, each chapter details a chilling and unexplained confrontation with a mysterious creature...

Unexpected Job Offer: When a limousine showed up at my door one afternoon and the driver invited me to get inside, I couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement and mystery. Now, he's whisked me off to begin the adventure of a lifetime, working with shape shifters in a hidden preserve. For an animal behaviorist, it was a dream come true, but what I didn't expect was the intense attraction I felt for my boss. Bruin leaves my heart palpitating and my knees weak. Every time I hear his voice I long to throw myself into his waiting arms. There's just one hitch, though. I've never even seen his ...

This newly launched report argues that development policies based on new insights into how people actually think and make decisions will help governments and civil society more readily tackle such challenges as increasing productivity, breaking the cycle of poverty from one generation to the next, and acting on climate change.