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Nature and Science June 2020 |
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Cat tale : the wild, weird battle to save the Florida panther by Craig PittmanThe award-winning journalist and author of the best-selling Oh, Florida! traces the story of the unlikely rescue of the Florida panther from extinction while revealing the political factors and colorful personalities that are impacting the species today.
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My penguin year : life among the emperors by Lyndsay McCraeThe award-winning photographer behind the Dynasties series documents his extended observance of a colony of emperor penguins in Antarctica and the species’ effort to survive and procreate in one of the planet’s harshest environments.
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Sapiens : a brief history of humankind by Yuval N HarariA narrative history of humanity's creation and evolution explores how biology and history have defined understandings of what it means to be human and details the role of modern cognition in shaping the ecosystem and civilizations. |
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| Buzz, Sting, Bite: Why We Need Insects by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson; translated by Lucy Moffatt; illustrated by Tuva Sverdrup-ThygesonWhat it is: an entomologist's engaging, ultimately hopeful meditation on the importance of insects, enhanced with delicate pencil illustrations.
So why DO we need them? Without them, the planet would die (and, with it, us.)
Food for thought: "We have a moral duty to take the best possible care of our planet's myriad creatures, including those that do not engage in visible value creation..." |
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Moths : a complete guide to biology and behavior by David Conway LeesAn illustrated guide to the biology, evolution and history of the common, winged insect that explores its life cycle, color and wing patterns and the surprisingly ruthless tactics some species used to survive, like cannibalism and blood-sucking.
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by Barbara W Ellis
A quick-reference guide to attracting birds and butterflies for gardeners with little experience and time.
In the eye of a bird or butterfly, the typical suburban landscape resembles an unfriendly desert. Closely mowed lawns, tightly clipped shrubs, raked-up borders, and deadheaded flowers mean no place to nest, no food to eat, and nowhere to hide. To the humans who live there, this means no bird songs, no colorful butterflies, no dazzling hummingbirds, no night-sparkling fireflies.
Creating a garden that welcomes these creatures may seem like a confusing and complicated task, but the principles involved are relatively simple. Essentially, wildlife needs food, water, and shelter, just like we do, and this lavishly illustrated guide shows which plants attract which creatures, and how to plant and care for them. |
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Looking for Alaska by Peter JenkinsThe author of A Walk Across America returns with a beautiful chronicle of the nation's "last frontier," introducing readers to the people and places he encountered during his year-long trek through the largest state.
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Wicked river : the Mississippi when it last ran wild by Lee SandlinA 19th-century chronicle of the Mississippi River draws on suspenseful and unusual first-hand accounts to profile the river before it was dredged into a shipping channel and rendered famous by Mark Twain, describing several natural and man-made disasters, acts of piracy and cultural celebrations.
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Floating coast : an environmental history of the Bering Strait by Bathsheba Demuth.An environmental historian draws on her experiences living among the indigenous people of Beringia in a comprehensive exploration of the relationship between capitalism, communism, and Arctic ecology since the dawn of the industrial age.
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Cosmos : possible worlds by Ann DruyanBased on National Geographic’s internationally renowned series, a long-awaited sequel to Carl Sagan’s best-seller explores the parallel evolutions of science and civilization, discussing such topics as the Big Bang, the Voyager missions and Cassini-Huygen’s remarkable findings.
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The Crowd and the Cosmos : Adventures in the Zooniverse by Chris LintottThe world of science has been transformed. Where once astronomers sat at the controls of giant telescopes in remote locations, praying for clear skies, now they have no need to budge from their desks, as data arrives in their inbox. And what they receive is overwhelming; projects now being built provide more data in a few nights than in the whole of humanity's history of observing the Universe. It's not just astronomy either - dealing with this deluge of data is the major challenge for scientists at CERN, and for biologists who use automated cameras to spy on animals in their natural habitats.
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Underland : a deep time journey by Robert MacfarlaneThe award-winning author of The Old Ways presents an exploration of the planet's underworlds as they exist in myth, literature, memory and geography, offering unsettling perspectives into whether or not humans are making the correct choices for Earth's future.
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