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A gripping tale of exploration aboard H.M.S. Challenger, an expedition that laid the foundations for modern oceanography From late 1872 to 1876, H.M.S. Challenger explored the …
A detailed look at early American flowers and herbs, with expert advice on creating a garden with historically accurate plants Hounds-tongue. Ragged robin. Costmary. Pennyroyal. …
This no-holds-barred narrative of the failure of conservation in northern New England’s forests envisions a wilder, more equitable, lower-carbon future for forest-dependent …
After several decades of significant but incomplete successes, environmental protection in the United States is stuck. Administrations under presidents of both parties have fallen …
“Magnificent. . . . David Tipling’s lush photographs stun and delight with every page. . . . Mr. Tipling’s skill in telling the birds’ stories is broad and unrivaled. Flights of …
The untold story of the rise of the new scientific field of ancient DNA research, and how Jurassic Park and popular media influenced its development “Fun and thought-provoking. . …
An eye-opening introduction to the complexity, wonder, and vital roles of coral reefs “Part memoir, part popular science, part call to action on climate change, the book makes a …
A fresh look at the world’s water crises, and the existing and emerging solutions that can be used to solve them It is not your imagination: water crises are more frequent. Our …
A three-thousand-year history of China’s Yellow River and the legacy of interactions between humans and the natural landscape “No other scholar has produced such a systematic, …
This book focuses on how climatic change during the last fifteen million years—especially the last three million—has affected human evolution and other evolutionary events. Leading …