Winner of the 2024 SHNH Natural History Book Prize (The John Thackray Medal)An exploration of plant wisdom, from the Southern Mountain Tea Flower to the Dawn RedwoodChinas vast and ancient body of documented knowledge about plants includes horticultural manuals and monographs, comprehensive encyclopedias, geographies, and specialized anthologies of verse and prose written by keen observers of nature.
Negotiating the terrain between techno-optimism and eco-pessimism, this work establishes the political connections between technologies of the body, property, and the environment.
Quantum mechanics is one of the great success stories of modern physics, making sense of the very small just as Einstein's theory of relativity made sense of the very large.
This book argues that conscious experience is sometimes extended outside the brain and body into certain kinds of environmental interaction and tool use.
This new 2-volume set explores new research and perspectives in genetic engineering, which enables the precise control of the genetic composition and gene expression of organism.
This book, written both for a Canadian and an international readership, provides a multidisciplinary review of the framework and performance of the Canadian Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program.
One of the current research lines in analytical chemistry is the design and utilization of novel materials with higher selectivity and improved analytical performance in various steps of chemical analysis.
Philosophy offers a means of unpacking and grappling with important questions and issues relevant to nursing practice, research, scholarship, and education.
One of the current research lines in analytical chemistry is the design and utilization of novel materials with higher selectivity and improved analytical performance in various steps of chemical analysis.
Philosophy offers a means of unpacking and grappling with important questions and issues relevant to nursing practice, research, scholarship, and education.
This three-volume set provides a comprehensive yet concise global exploration of health and medicine from ancient times to the present day, helping readers to trace the development of concepts and practices around the world.
Readers of this expansive, three-volume encyclopedia will gain scientific, sociological, and demographic insight into the complex relationship between plants and humans across history.
This book tells the amazing story behind seashells: how they are made by mollusks, used for protection and camouflage, and full of clues about all they've been through.
This book argues that conscious experience is sometimes extended outside the brain and body into certain kinds of environmental interaction and tool use.
Brimming with fascinating and fun facts about 100 scientific breakthroughs, this collection presents the real stories behind the history of science, at the same time offering a panoramic overview of the history of science and an introduction to some of the most important scientists in history.
This book, written both for a Canadian and an international readership, provides a multidisciplinary review of the framework and performance of the Canadian Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program.
An original and thrilling investigation into psychedelics and the claims that currently surround them, achieving profound insights Mike Jay, author of Psychonauts Psychedelics have made a comeback, but the truth is they remain a mystery.
This book builds upon the range of Indigenous theory and research found in Volume I and applies these learnings to interventions in schools, communities, teacher education and professional development.
Readers of this expansive, three-volume encyclopedia will gain scientific, sociological, and demographic insight into the complex relationship between plants and humans across history.
Models of Time and Space from Astrophysics and World Cultures explores how our conceptions of time, space, and the physical universe have evolved across cultures throughout the centuries.
Liebe Leserin, lieber Leser, es gibt Zeiten, da fällt eine positive Sicht auf das Leben, die Welt, die Zukunft besonders schwer und scheint doch umso wichtiger zu sein.
Liebe Leserin, lieber Leser, sie sind der Inbegriff des Sehnsuchtsorts: Mit ihren gigantischen Massiven, der üppigen Tier- und Pflanzenwelt, glitzernden Eisfeldern und urgemütlichen Almhütten locken die Alpen Jahr für Jahr Abermillionen Fans an.
Liebe Leserin, lieber Leser, immer wieder erfüllt mich ehrfürchtiges Staunen darüber, was Generationen von Wissenschaftlern alles herausgefunden haben über die Natur, den Menschen, die Erde, das Universum.
Liebe Leserin, lieber Leser, es sind schon mehr Menschen zum Mond aufgebrochen, als zu den tiefsten Stellen der Erde – etwa 11 000 Meter unter der Wasserlinie.
Liebe Leserin, lieber Leser, auf der jüngsten Konferenz der ehrwürdigen Royal Geographical Society in London kamen Experten zu dem Schluss, dass Bienen aus Menschensicht die wichtigsten Lebewesen auf der Welt sind.
