Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning

A 'compelling, arresting' (New Scientist) behind-the-scenes tour through the world's greatest natural history museums, revealing their hidden secrets Zoologist Jack Ashby spends his life working in Britain's natural history museums, and in Nature's Memory he guides us through a series of extraordinary collections, from marvellous mounted whale skeletons and impossibly tiny insect cabinets to buried treasures in vast museum storehouses.

Scholar, churchman, diplomat and theologian, Gerald of Wales was one of the most fascinating figures of the Middle Ages and The Journey Through Wales describes his eventful tour of the country as a missionary in 1188.

'An exhilarating, urgent work .

Highly Commended for the Wainwright Prize 2023, and shortlisted for the Zocalo Book Prize and the Christopher Moore Prize For Human Rights Writing 'Gaia Vince's new book should be read not just by every politician, but by every person on the planet' ObserverAn urgent investigation of the most underreported, seismic consequence of climate change: how it will force us to change where - and how - we liveWe are facing a species emergency.

On the evening of 26th November 1703, a cyclone from the north Atlantic hammered into southern Britain at over seventy miles an hour, claiming the lives of over 8,000 people.

Scholar, churchman, diplomat and theologian, Gerald of Wales was one of the most fascinating figures of the Middle Ages and The Journey Through Wales describes his eventful tour of the country as a missionary in 1188.

Collective View: De la ciencia ciudadana a la ciencia abierta para el monitoreo del sargazo en las playas de Mexico presenta una innovadora propuesta para el monitoreo ambiental basada en la integracion de ciencia ciudadana e inteligencia artificial.

The Italy Move: One Person's Journey to Living the Italian Dream — and How You Can TooHave you ever looked around at your life and thought… there has to be more than this?

Two billion years ago, the Earth looked nothing like the planet we know today.

Earth Keepers by Tina Ketch is an invitation to return to what has always been sacred.

From the first human breath to the digital mirror of the modern age, Who Am I Paradox traces the full architecture of identity across thirty chapters and ten eras of civilization.

Follow recent scientific expeditions exploring volcanic vents on the ocean floor, where hot mineral-rich water nourishes lush colonies of deep-sea creatures, with articles about the search for new species of marine life in previously unseen parts of our planet.

Dinosaurs and the Lost World of the Mesozoic is a compelling and research-driven exploration of one of the most fascinating eras in Earth's history—the Mesozoic Era.

Comprehensive wetland analysis for conservationists, professionals, and researchers Wetlands of Tropical and Subtropical South and Central America: Biodiversity, Livelihoods and Conservation explores the challenges confronted by those managing wetland ecosystems.

The Taiping Rebellion stands as one of the deadliest and most fascinating conflicts in human history, reshaping China during the final years of the Qing Dynasty.

Soils are a vital resource in agricultural production.

 In the heart of the Amazon—where rivers shimmer like veins of the planet itself—a transformation is unfolding.

American Westward Expansion is a compelling journey into one of the most transformative eras in United States history.

Exploring the properties, behavior, and dynamics of particulate gravity currents Particulate gravity currents involve the movement of mixtures of particles and fluid under the influence of gravity.

Migration is the story of us all.

Comprehensive wetland analysis for conservationists, professionals, and researchers Wetlands of Tropical and Subtropical South and Central America: Biodiversity, Livelihoods and Conservation explores the challenges confronted by those managing wetland ecosystems.

Since their origins billions of years ago, life on Earth and the planet s surface have undergone profound transformations.

Follow recent expeditions exploring undersea volcanic vents in the Cayman Trough, including the first crewed mission to the deepest known vents, more than three miles down on the ocean floor, in search of new species and the future of our own.

Soils are a vital resource in agricultural production.

Since their origins billions of years ago, life on Earth and the planet s surface have undergone profound transformations.

In 1700, a Roman citizen transported through time would have recognized the world around them.

What if everything you use today — your phone, your building, your medicine, your legal system — traces back to a single thousand-year window in human history?

"e;We are Wild, the ones you cannot contain.

The world is experiencing a widespread and accelerated geodigitalization.

Urban and peri-urban agriculture currently attracts considerable attention from citizens, policymakers and researchers.

Urban and peri-urban agriculture currently attracts considerable attention from citizens, policymakers and researchers.

Empower your response to global climate extremes by mastering the transformative power of synthetic aperture radar technology with this essential guide to its role in disaster management.

An all-new edition of one of the most influential books in the earth sciences, endorsed by the International Association of Sedimentologists Richly illustrated with hundreds of new images, this is a completely new edition of the well-known classic text Reading s Sedimentary Environments: Processes, Facies and Stratigraphy.

Water is the most influential and often the most misunderstood resource in turf management.

IN VELVET: ELK, WAPITI, AND DEER STORIESIn this compelling memoir, Dr.

From the earliest human journeys guided by stars and landmarks to the precision of satellite-based systems, A Short History of Navigation charts the remarkable story of how humanity learned to find its way across land and sea.

"e;You are not a separate self navigating a disconnected world.

A series of world events and civilizations, believed to be deliberately erased, and that started from a rumored original map of Piri Reis.

Tradicionalmente asociado a figuras masculinas y a ideales de aventura, conquista y descubrimiento, el relato de viajes ha invisibilizado la aportacion de numerosas escritoras que encontraron en el desplazamiento una via de emancipacion personal, intelectual y politica.

From the moment life first sparked in Earth's ancient oceans to the rise of modern humans, The 3.

Tradicionalmente asociado a figuras masculinas y a ideales de aventura, conquista y descubrimiento, el relato de viajes ha invisibilizado la aportacion de numerosas escritoras que encontraron en el desplazamiento una via de emancipacion personal, intelectual y politica.

Sicherheit in der Krise - was jetzt wichtig istKrieg und Klimakrise stellen unsere Sicherheit auf die Probe.

Before it was a seasoning, it was the scent of absolute madness.

The Lost Mu Civilization in the Pacific Ocean by Stephanie K.

  For thousands of years, earthquakes have terrified human beings—seen first as the footsteps of angry gods, the rage of monstrous serpents beneath the earth, or the punishment of forgotten sins.

In 1879, a European doctor stepped into the Kingdom of Bunyoro in present-day Uganda expecting to encounter primitive medicine.

Across the centuries, entire armies, ships, and civilizations have slipped into the shadows—never to be seen again.

Las sutiles claves para descifrar el calendario de la naturalezaCuando sabemos que buscar en la naturaleza, las estaciones que antes permanecian ocultas brillan con intensidad.