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Nature and Science April 2024
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| All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies... by Elizabeth Comen, M.D.Oncologist and medical historian Dr. Elizabeth Comen examines the history of misogyny in medicine and its ongoing impact on women's health. From spurious diagnoses to myths and moral panics, this eye-opening survey "fascinates and outrages in equal measure" (Publishers Weekly). Further reading: Sex Matters by Alyson J. McGregor; Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn. |
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| Big Meg: The Story of the Largest and Most Mysterious Predator that Ever Lived by Tim Flannery and Emma FlanneryA father-daughter scientist duo dives into the mysteries surrounding the giant prehistoric shark Otodus megalodon, the largest predator to ever live. You might also like: Susan Ewing's Resurrecting the Shark; Darren Naish's Ancient Sea Reptiles; Andy Secker's Travels with Trilobites. |
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Coyotes Among Us : Secrets of the City's Top Predator
by Ph.D. Gehrt, Stanley D.
Though harassed and hunted for generations, today the coyote persists and even thrives. With an innate ability to adjust to new climates and environments, the coyote has developed an expansive range. Once confined to the American West, it now lives in forty-nine states, across lower Canada, throughout Mexico, and all the way to Costa Rica. Its habitat ranges from rural prairie to urban overpasses; it is the largest animal to regularly live wild within city limits. The coyote continues to overcome the ceaseless intrusion of urban development to create a bright and flourishing future, providing its human neighbors a surprising number of benefits.
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| The Asteroid Hunter: A Scientist's Journey to the Dawn of Our Solar System by Dante S. LaurettaPlanetary scientist Dante S. Lauretta, Principal Investigator of NASA's OSIRIS-Rex Asteroid Sample Return Mission, takes readers behind-the-scenes of this historic mission in this richly detailed debut. For fans of: The Search for Life on Mars by Elizabeth Howell and Nicolas Booth; Chasing New Horizons by Alan Stern and David Grinspoon; The Mission by David W. Brown. |
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The gravity of math : how geometry rules the universe
by Steven J. Nadis
Considering how math can drive and sometimes even anticipate discoveries in physics, one of the world's preeminent mathematicians examines such phenomena as black holes, gravitational waves and the Big Bang, offering an eye-opening look into the power of mathematics whose reach can extend to the edge of the universe. Illustrations.
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| Birding to Change the World: A Memoir by Trish O'KaneFormer journalist and "accidental birder" Trish O'Kane describes how her passion for birdwatching transformed her into an environmental activist. You might also like: Mya-Rose Craig's Birdgirl; Susan Fox Rogers' Learning the Birds; Christian Cooper's Better Living Through Birding. |
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