Biology, Life Sciences

Why are humans so different from each other and what makes the human species so different from all other living organisms? This introductory book p...

This book is a collection of essays by scientists, historians, philosophers of science, and students. The essays meld biotechnology into science fi...

Covering 172 species of the most significant common grasses growing in Texas, this complete update of the now-classic Common Texas Grasses: An Illu...

This is the third volume of the five-volume book series Engineering Tools for Environmental Risk Management. The book series deals with the followi...

At the turn of the noneteenth century - when mmost food in America was blan and brown and few people appreciated the economic potential of then-ex...

A Companion to Forensic Anthropology presents the most comprehensive assessment of the philosophy, goals, and practice of forensic anthropology cur...

This book is intended as an introductory text for students studying a wide range of courses concerned with animal management, zoo biology and wildl...

Lives of Weeds explores the tangled history of weeds and their relationship to humans. Through eight interwoven stories, John Cardina offers a fres...

The 5th and final volume in a masterwork for students of herbalism and practicing herbalists Herbal Formularies for Health Professionals is a ...

Paleobiology struggled for decades to influence our understanding of evolution and the history of life because it was stymied by a focus on microev...

The study of European wild food plants and herbal medicines is an old discipline that has been invigorated by a new generation of researchers pu...

The essential textbook on agent-based modelingnow fully updated and expandedAgent-Based and Individual-Based Modeling has become the standard textb...

Ecology is capturing the popular imagination like never before, with issues such as climate change, species extinctions, and habitat destruction be...

From the world''s foremost neuroscientist of romantic love comes a personal story of connection and heartbreak that brings new understanding to an ...

Psychologist Nicky Hayes explores the ingenious and sometimes unhelpful ways our minds process the world around us in this comprehensive and access...

Many animals, including humans, acquire valuable skills and knowledge by copying others. Scientists refer to this as social learning. It is one of ...

When we look at an object, do we see what''s really there? In this follow-up to the highly provocative Why We See What We Do, D. Purves and R. Beau...

Woodperhaps no natural material has been used longer by man, and none seems more suited to human tastes and needs. Its properties are the result of...

This reference work presents the basic principles of angiogenesis induction, including the roles of signaling factors such as hypoxia-inducible fac...

This book consolidates current knowledge in the field and discusses psychiatric disorders among the elderly, while bridging the gap between clinica...

Written by a microbiologist with over two decades of collective experience both teaching and coordinating lab courses, Microbiology: The Laboratory...

As one of the eighteen field-specific reports comprising the comprehensive scope of the strategic general report of the Chinese Academy of Sciences...

The organic grower''s guide to planting, propagation, culture, and ecology Trees are our allies in healing the world. Partnering with trees allows...