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New Nature and Science March 2026 |
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When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World
by Suzanne Simard
A captivating journey into the deep woods, ecologist Suzanne Simard recounts decades studying British Columbia’s old growth ecosystems, culminating in an eight-year Mother Tree Project on the impacts of logging. From fieldwork in storms and wildfires, clashes with industry, and collaboration with students and Indigenous partners, Simard intertwine scientific discovery with personal loss and perseverance.
The result is a lyrical and hopeful portrait of nature’s resilience and our responsibility to protect it.
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Open Space: From Earth to Eternity--The Global Race to Explore and Conquer the Cosmos
by David Ariosto
In 2024, the Odysseus lander touched down near the Moon’s south
pole, the first American lunar landing in more than half a century and
the first by a private company. In Open Space, journalist and analyst David Ariosto visits planetary defense labs and even an antimatter
facility while examining the ties between space science, business, and global politics, including China’s Tiangong station and lunar ambitions. Deeply reported and engaging, the book offers plenty for space enthusiasts to enjoy.
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The Power of Life: The Invention of Biology and the Revolutionary Science of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
by Jessica Riskin
In The Power of Life, science historian Jessica Riskin offers an
engaging account of the life and legacy of French naturalist Jean Baptiste Lamarck. An early proponent of evolutionary theory, he proposed the inheritance of acquired characteristics, now discussed
in terms of epigenetics, and helped lay the foundations for classifying animal life in an era shaped by religious and political constraints.
Richly detailed yet accessible, Riskin restores Lamarck as a central
voice in the history of evolution.
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Tambora: The Eruption That Changed the World
by Wood
When Mount Tambora erupted in 1815, a massive sulfate cloud cooled the planet for more than three years, causing famine, disease, and unrest worldwide. Gillen D’Arcy Wood connects the disaster to the first cholera pandemic, expanded opium markets in China, and the United States’ first economic depression. Tambora reveals the fragile link between climate and human society and offers a cautionary lesson for today’s changing climate.
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