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Nature and Science December 2019
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| The Hidden World of the Fox by Adele BrandThis book is a mammal ecologist's lyrical mediation on the red fox and its place in an increasingly urbanized world. Don't miss an informative chapter on fox vocalizations actually titled "What Does the Fox Say?" |
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| A Polar Affair: Antarctica's Forgotten Hero and the Secret Lives of Penguins by Lloyd Spencer DavisFollow the life and career of G. Murray Levick, a member of Robert Scott's Terra Nova expedition to Antarctica who became the first person to conduct extensive field research on penguins. While researching this book, the author gained access to Levick's unpublished (and censored) manuscript on penguin sexual behavior. |
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| Unravelling the Double Helix: The Story of DNA by Gareth WilliamsBook-ended by the discoveries of nuclein (1868) and the double helix (1953), this well-researched history reveals the crucial contributions made by lesser-known scientists in the quest to determine the nature and structure of DNA. |
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| Good Habits, Bad Habits: The Science of Making Positive Changes that Stick by Wendy WoodcDrawing on current research, a psychology professor examines the science behind habit formation and offers pointers on how we can use this information to improve our own lives. The takeaway: conscious decision-making is overrated; most of what we do (positive or negative) is the result of unconscious habitual behaviors that can be changed and reinforced through repetition. |
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| The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World by Steve BrusatteReaders will enjoy this captivating look at what current research says about the rise, reign, and (so-called) extinction of dinosaurs. Author and American paleontologist Steve Brusatte served as the scientific consultant for the 2013 film Walking With Dinosaurs. |
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| The Tyrannosaur Chronicles: The Biology of the Tyrant Dinosaurs by David Hone; illustrated by Scott HartmanHere is everything you ever wanted to know about Tyrannosaurus rex and its relatives. Author and paleontologist David Hone is a Tyrannosaurus expert who created the popular Lost Worlds and Lost Worlds Revisited blogs. |
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| Why Dinosaurs Matter by Kenneth Lacovara; illustrated by Mike LemanskiPaleontologist Kenneth Lacovara debunks misconceptions about dinosaurs (e.g. that their extinction resulted from an inability to adapt to changing circumstances) and discusses what we can learn from them. Don't miss the author's entertaining list of "crackpot theories" purporting to explain the dinosaurs' demise ("they all perished of constipation") |
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| Dinosaurs Without Bones: Dinosaur Lives Revealed by Their Trace Fossils by Anthony J. MartinIchnology is the study of "trace fossils" -- i.e. fossils that are neither tooth nor bone, including tracks and trails, burrows and nests, tooth and claw marks, skin, and coprolites (fecal fossils). Although they may not make an awe-inspiring museum display, trace fossils are essential to understanding the biology and behavior of prehistoric organisms.
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