Science & Nature 47

"Leaves from a Field Note-Book" by J. H. Morgan is a collection of essays and observations, capturing the essence of natural beauty and rural life. Through vivid descriptions and keen observations, ……続きを見る

"The Land of Footprints" by Stewart Edward White chronicles the thrilling adventure and exploration of Africa through the lens of a captivating travelogue. Set against the backdrop of the vast Afric……続きを見る

In this comprehensive and abundantly illustrated book, Allan A. Schoenherr describes the natural history of Californiaーa state with a greater range of landforms, a greater variety of habitats, and ……続きを見る

The 15,000-year story of how grass seduced humanity into being its unwitting labor forceーand the science behind it. Domesticated crops were not human creations, and agriculture was not simply inven……続きを見る

Grand Canyon For Sale is a carefully researched investigation of the precarious future of America’s public lands: our national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, monuments, and wildernesses. Taking t……続きを見る

Big History is a new field on a grand scale: it tells the story of the universe over time through a diverse range of disciplines that spans cosmology, physics, chemistry, astronomy, geology, evoluti……続きを見る

“Fascinating discourse [that] travels through anatomy, paleontology, anthropology, the arts, the zoo, museums, medicine, murder and more. . . . Superb."ーWall Street Journal A 300-million-year tour ……続きを見る

"The author makes an eloquent plea for marine biodiversity conservation."ーLibrary Journal "Harvell seems to channel the devotion that motivated the Blaschkas."ーThe Guardian Winner of the 2016 Nati……続きを見る

On July 12, 1969, Ruth Davis, a young American volunteer at Dr. Jane Goodall’s famous chimpanzee research camp in the Gombe Stream National Park of Tanzania, East Africa, walked out of camp to follo……続きを見る

This book is the second of four volumes, which are comprehensive, well-illustrated, and authoritative works invaluable to biologists, conservationists, and others. It explores, in comprehensive deta……続きを見る

A richly illustrated look at the intersection of art and science in Renaissance Europe Art played a pivotal role in the development of natural history during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.……続きを見る

Why birds are smarter than we think Birds have not been known for their high IQs, which is why a person of questionable intelligence is sometimes called a "birdbrain." Yet in the past two decades, t……続きを見る

人類社會何以從崇拜水，逐步轉向對水系生態的奪取與破壞？ 我們該如何重建與水的親密關係？ 蜿蜒大地，攪動海洋，迴旋天地雲霧之間****⋯⋯ 水，以美麗易變的流動性流淌於世界 「水族」是水的化身，自歷史暗流中湧動……続きを見る

"Há décadas na vanguarda da descoberta e pesquisa, Andrew H. Knoll tem sido um dos principais cientistas do nosso planeta. Em Uma Breve História da Terra, Knoll nos conduz por uma história de deteti……続きを見る

On May 18th, 1980, the United States experienced the worst volcanic eruption in its modern history when the famous Mount St. Helens, located in Washington State, collapsed in a blast of epic proport……続きを見る

How a distinctly American way of thinking about energy shaped US culture and society from the Progressive Era to the atomic bomb. In Moral Energy in America, Rebecca K. Wright offers an illuminating……続きを見る

Artists have captured the marvels of ocean life throughout history. From fine art to scientific illustrations, these portrayals help us to appreciate and interpret the diversity of shapes, colours a……続きを見る

Longlisted for the 2026 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award A sweeping natural history of the humble trees that built nations, sparked wars, and became the world's most cherished holiday ……続きを見る

A comprehensive photographic identification guide to all of the native trees and shrubs of Great Britain and Ireland and many of the common non-native species Trees of Britain and Ireland is packed ……続きを見る

Florida Historical Society Stetson Kennedy Award A portrait of a species on the brink The only bird species that lives exclusively in Florida, the Florida scrub-jay was once common across the penins……続きを見る

This book is freely available in an open access edition thanks to TOME (Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem)ーa collaboration of the Association of American Universities, the Association of Universit……続きを見る

Chocolate is the center of a massive global industry worth billions of dollars annually, yet its future in our modern world is currently under threat. In Chocolate Crisis, Dale Walters discusses the……続きを見る

The kangaroos have now become familiar objects to all who visit our Zoölogical Gardens, or who are familiar with any considerable zoölogical museum. Their general external form, when seen in the att……続きを見る

How can we describe, how can an artist paint, the aurora borealis? We of temperate climates are not strangers to the phenomena; we know something of the arcs and radiating streaks of various-colored……続きを見る

Paru en 1901, "La vie des abeilles" de Maeterlinck n'est pas seulement le plus accompli des trois livres (les fourmis, les termites, les abeilles) qu'il consacre aux insectes organisés en société. C……続きを見る

Nous restâmes encore un mois à Cumana. La navigation que nous devions entreprendre sur l’Orénoque et le Rio Negro exigeait des préparatifs de tout genre. Il fallait choisir les instruments les plus ……続きを見る

Tome 1 sur 13 Lorsqu'un gouvernement ordonne une de ces expéditions maritimes qui contribuent à la connaissance exacte du globe et à l'avancement des sciences physiques, rien ne s'oppose à l'exécuti……続きを見る

Notre première excursion à la péninsule d’Araya fut bientôt suivie d’une autre plus longue et plus instructive dans l’intérieur des montagnes, aux missions des Indiens Chaymas. Des objets d’un intér……続きを見る

Nous étions arrivés au mouillage, vis-à-vis de l’embouchure du Rio Manzanares, le 16 juillet, à la pointe du jour, mais nous ne pûmes débarquer que très tard dans la matinée parce que nous fûmes obl……続きを見る

Tome 10 des treize volumes du Voyage au Régions Équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent de A. de Humboldt et A. Bonpland "Le but de ce mémoire est de coordonner les observations géognostiques que j’ai pu ……続きを見る