The Earth: Natural History General

Deserts cover about one third of the earths surface and are the largest terrestrial ecosystem in the world. They are the only biome that is actuall...

Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives is an award-winning and groundbreaking exploration of the fundamental elements of the taxonomy, systematics, ...

The Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) is the next-generation multispectral imaging instrument to fly on US operational, polar-orbiti...

This volume examines cells set aside during development for use later in ontogeny or in adult life. There is no single term for such cells. The cel...

Written by one of the leading figures in biosocial criminology and evolutionary psychology, this work explores the tight relationship between crimi...

Nobody sees and understands woodland better than Ray Mears.With deep natural history knowledge and practical woodcraft skills, gained over a lifeti...

Natural Designs chronicles the life and work of the earliest and most influential Spanish historian of the New World, Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo (...

Since its establishment as a federally protected wilderness in 1964, the Boundary Waters has become one of our nations most valuableand most freque...

The story of humanitys evolving relationship with the natural world from pre-history to the present day   Nature has long been the source of human ...

Drylands, a home for nearly 2.5 billion people, are highly vulnerable to anthropogenic climate change, and dryland area may expand to 50% of the Ea...

A SUNDAY TIMES NATURE BOOK OF THE YEAR*UPDATED EDITION FEATURING EXTRA MATERIAL*A nature diary by award-winning novelist, nature writer and hit pod...

Everybody talks about the weather but how many really understand it? This little book is a basic reference on storms, sky phenomena, global pattern...

Humans have difficulty thinking at the global scale. Yet as we come to understand our planet as a single, interconnected, complex system and encoun...

Mississippi rivers and creeks have shaped every aspect of the states geology, ecology, economy, settlement, and politics. Mississippi's paddlewaysi...

From Hurricane Katrina to the Mississippi River floods of 1927 and 2011, and from a high temperature of 115 degrees Fahrenheit to a low of -19, Mis...

Could ancient giant sharks called megalodons still exist in the deep sea? What should you do if stung by a jellyfish? Can we predict lightning stri...

Could ancient giant sharks called megalodons still exist in the deep sea? What should you do if stung by a jellyfish? Can we predict lightning stri...

Off the coast of California, running from Santa Barbara to La Jolla, lies an archipelago of eight islands known as the California Channel Islands. ...

Off the coast of California, running from Santa Barbara to La Jolla, lies an archipelago of eight islands known as the California Channel Islands. ...

Uncovers a spiritual dimension in the transition to the AnthropoceneWhat is the role of religion in shaping interactions and relations between the ...

Uncovers a spiritual dimension in the transition to the AnthropoceneWhat is the role of religion in shaping interactions and relations between the ...