LibraryAware October 2025

The heartbeat of trees : embracing our ancient bond with forests and nature
by Peter Wohlleben

Drawing on science and cutting-edge research, a renowned forester proves that, despite an era of cell phone addiction, climate change and urban life, the age-old ties linking humans to the forest remain alive and intact.

Vanishing treasures : a bestiary of extraordinary endangered creatures
by Katherine Rundell

"A tour of the natural world's most awe-inspiring animals currently facing extinction"

Intraterrestrials: Discovering the Strangest Life on Earth
by Karen G. Lloyd

Microbial biogeochemist Karen G. Lloyd introduces us to a mind-bending branch of science in her debut. It turns out that most life on Earth is composed of microbes living beneath the Earth’s crust or the ocean floors, derives energy from chemicals rather than light, and might have the ability to survive for eons. Science readers will be enthralled by these ideas that “defy assumptions about the laws of nature” (Publishers Weekly).

Cows save the planet and other improbable ways of restoring soil to heal the earth / : And Other Improbable Ways of Restoring Soil to Heal the Earth
by Judith D. Schwartz

Explains soil's role in ecology and the economy, and reveals how treating soil in an environmentally sensitive way can bring about positive changes with respect to climate change, biodiversity loss, obesity, and other crises

The story of CO2 is the story of everything : how carbon dioxide made our world
by Peter Brannen

Traces carbon dioxide's role from the origins of life to today's climate crisis, revealing how it has shaped Earth's habitability, influenced mass extinctions, and impacted human development, while arguing that understanding its deep history is key to confronting our planetary emergency. Illustrations.

Inferior : how science got women wrong and the new research that's rewriting the story
by Angela Saini

"In Inferior, acclaimed science writer Angela Saini weaves together a fascinating--and sorely necessary--new science of women. She takes readers on a journey to uncover science's failure to understand women and to show how women's bodies and minds are finally being rediscovered. Saini tells this alternate story of science with personal stories, controversial research, and an investigation into the gender wars in biology, psychology, and anthropology"

Their fate is our fate : how birds foretell threats to our health and our world
by P. C. Doherty

Argues that birds around the world detect dangers in the environment long before humans do, and claims that more attention should be paid to the scientific observation of birds and their behaviors to help identify threats to the health of the planet

Urban Ecology

Crossings : how road ecology is shaping the future of our planet
by Ben Goldfarb

"An eye-opening and witty account of the global ecological transformations wrought by roads, from an award-winning author. Some 40 million miles of roadways encircle the earth, but we tend to regard them only as infrastructure for human convenience. In Crossings, Ben Goldfarb delves into the new science of road ecology to explore how roads have transformed our world."

Close to Home: The Wonders of Nature Just Outside Your Door
by Thor Hanson

Conservation biologist Thor Hanson empowers readers to observe their environment with new eyes, showing us that poking around literally just outside one’s door (city or country, no matter) reveals a surprising diversity of wildlife waiting to be discovered. Hanson gives clues as to where to look while pushing the idea of “citizen science.” If you like this, try Never Home Alone by Rob Dunn.

My backyard jungle : the adventures of an urban wildlife lover who turned his yard into habitat and learned to live with it
by James Barilla

An urban family who welcomes wildlife into their backyard and discovers the ups and downs of sharing habitat.

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