Biology Environment

Authors Paul Warde, Libby Robin, and Sverker Sörlin trace the emergence of the concept of the environment following World War II, a period characterized by both hope for a new global order and fear of humans' capacity for almost limitless destruction. It was at this moment that a new idea and a new narrative about the planet-wide impact of people's behavior emerged, closely allied to anxieties for the future. With the rise of "the environment", the authors argue, came new expertise, making certain kinds of knowledge crucial to understanding the future of our planet.

There are 1.371 million animal species on Earth, each with their own quirky characteristics. Keep listening to learn some bonkers and hysterical facts about a few of them! People won't protect things they don't love. People won't love things they don't know. Here's your kid's chance to get to know some awesome, amazing, and amusing animals! The world around us is fascinating, as is the wildlife in it. My goal is to inspire a love and respect for this planet that'll make the next generation socially and environmentally conscious and motivate them to protect the earth.

A gripping work of narrative non-fiction that tells the astonishing true story of how a family of whales changed our relationship to the sea. In 1970, an extraordinary orca pod was captured near Victoria, BC. Nicknamed the Pedder Bay 5, this family of transient whales quickly became world famous...

The world is getting hotter. Each year more people die from extreme heat than from all other natural disasters combined. In Swelter, Bharat Venkat, the director of UCLA’s Heat Lab, tells the dramatic story of how we’ve come to understand the biology of heat. We meet a Scottish physician who...

"Few people have the writing ability, education expertise, and thoughtfulness to write a book about the state of education. Jared is masterful in the classroom...and [his book] will change the landscape of education." —Dr. Christopher Emdin, New York Times best-selling author of For White...