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Nature and Science June 2024
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The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life's Deepest Secrets
by Thomas Cech
A Nobel Prize-winning scientist, exploring the most transformative breakthroughs in biology since the discovery of the double helix, brings together years of research to demonstrate that RNA is the true key to understanding life on Earth, from its very origins to our future in the twenty-first century.
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| Total Garbage: How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World by Edward HumesPulitzer Prize-winning journalist Edward Humes reveals the wasteful habits of modern life and offers numerous examples of communities pursuing more sustainable futures in this thought-provoking and ultimately hopeful book. Try these next: Tatiana Schlossberg's Inconspicuous Consumption; Oliver Franklin-Wallis' Wasteland. |
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| Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos by Lisa KalteneggerAstrophysicist Lisa Kaltenegger, director of Cornell's Carl Sagan Institute to Search for Life in the Cosmos, describes the search for exoplanets that could support extraterrestrial life in this "stellar exploration" (Publishers Weekly). Further reading: Adam Frank's The Little Book of Aliens; Chris Impey's Worlds Without End; Michael Summers and James Trefil's Exoplanets. |
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Sing Like Fish: How Sound Rules Life Under Water
by Amorina Kingdon
Synthesizing historical discoveries with the latest scientific research, an award-winning science journalist takes us beneath the surface of the ocean to show the repercussions of human-made sound on the marine world's delicate acoustic ecosystems, issuing a clarion call for humans to address the ways we invade these critical soundscapes.
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Trippy: The Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics
by Ernesto Londoño
In this deeply researched and brilliantly reported account of a game-changing industry on the rise, a veteran New York Times journalist, drawing on his own personal experiences, explores the booming field of medicinal psychedelics and the many psychedelic enthusiasts who are upending our understanding of trauma and healing.
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| On the Move: The Overheating Earth and the Uprooting of America by Abrahm LustgartenAs climate change transforms our planet, climate migration will shape our society, explains journalist Abrahm Lustgarten in this sobering book. For more on this topic: Gaia Vince's Nomad Century; Jake Bittle's The Great Displacement; Parag Khanna's Move. |
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| Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life by Jason RobertsScience writer Jason Roberts chronicles the efforts of rival 18th-century scientists Carl Linnaeus and George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon to classify living organisms in this "enthralling look at a pivotal period" (Publishers Weekly) in the history of science. You might also like: Gunnar Broberg's The Man Who Organized Nature; Andrea Wulf's The Invention of Nature. |
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| The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan; foreword by David Allen SibleyAcclaimed author Amy Tan presents her lovingly illustrated bird journal, which captures a parade of avian visitors to her northern California backyard. You might also like: Priyanka Kumar's Conversations with Birds; Susan Fox Rogers' Learning the Birds; Joan Strassman's Slow Birding. |
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| Dogland: Passion, Glory, and Lots of Slobber at the Westminster Dog Show by Tommy TomlinsonThe author (The Elephant in the Room) and host of NPR’s SouthBound podcast embeds himself in the wild world of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, following handler Laura King and her Samoyed, Striker, as they compete for the top prize. For fans of: Jane and Michael Stern's Dog Eat Dog; Josh Dean's Show Dog; the mockumentary Best in Show. |
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| Wild Life: Finding My Purpose in an Untamed World by Dr. Rae Wynn-GrantIn this engaging memoir, wildlife ecologist Rae Wynn-Grant recounts her career journey and reflects on her experiences as a Black woman scientist in a field dominated by white men. You might also like: Cassandra Leah Quave's The Plant Hunter; Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka's Walking With Gorillas; Chanda Prescod-Weinstein's The Disordered Cosmos. |
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