January 2025 list by K. Yarrington |
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110 Things to See with a Telescope
by John A. Read
This book and a telescope are all you need to find, view, and record your observations of the 110 most popular stargazing targets. Whether you're a veteran stargazer or a budding astronomer, this book is your best guide to seeing each deep-sky object in Messier's list!
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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2024
by Bill McKibben
Award-winning environmentalist, author, and journalist Bill McKibben selects twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in the previous year.
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Beyond the Sea
by David Lowell Strayer
An exciting foray into Earth's inland waters, the remarkable species they contain, and the conservation challenges of protecting them. When we call Earth "the blue planet" we immediately envision the vast oceans that cover most of its surface. But seas aren't the only bodies of water that make Earth special.
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Chain Reactions
by Lucy Jane Santos
Chain Reactions looks at the fascinating, often-forgotten stories that can be found throughout the history of uranium. From glassworks to penny stocks; from medicines to atomic weapons; from something to be feared to a powerful source of energy, this global history explores the scientific narrative of this unique element, but also shines a light on its cultural and social impact.
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Eavesdropping on Animals
by George Bumann
This guide teaches readers to decode animal communications, revealing insights from a Yellowstone naturalist on understanding and connecting with wildlife in everyday environments, fostering extraordinary encounters and a sense of belonging with the natural world.
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Feed the Planet
by George Steinmetz
George Steinmetz documents the awesome global effort that puts food on our tables and transforms the surface of the Earth. Feed the Planet brings the impact of visual images, accompanied by clear explanations and accurate information, to one of humanity's deepest needs, greatest pleasures, and most pressing challenges.
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Into the Unknown
by Kelsey Johnson
A leading astronomer and teacher takes readers on a wondrous tour of how science confronts the big questions—about the universe's origins, destiny and fundamental nature—and how it contends with the limits of our knowledge.
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How to Kill an asteroid
by Robin George Andrews
There are approximately 25,000 "city killer" asteroids in near-Earth orbit-and most are yet to be found. Small enough to evade detection, they are capable of large-scale destruction, and represent our greatest cosmic threat. But in September 2022, against all odds, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission deliberately crashed a spacecraft into a carefully selected city killer, altering the asteroid's orbit and proving that we stand a chance against them.
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The Living Medicine
by Lina Zeldovich
A remarkable story of the scientists behind a long-forgotten and life-saving cure: the healing viruses that can conquer antibiotic resistant bacterial infections First discovered in 1917, bacteriophages-or "phages"-are living medicines: viruses that devour bacteria. Ubiquitous in the environment, they are found in water, soil, inside plants and animals, and in the human body.
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Power Metal
by Vince Beiser
Examines the global competition to secure rare metals essential for technology and renewable energy, highlighting diverse efforts— from ocean mining to e-waste salvage and battery recycling— and explores the impact of this race on industries, wealth, and environmental sustainability.
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