Nalini Nadkarni explores the rich, vital world found in the tops of trees and communicates what she finds to non-scientists.
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A leader in the study of the ecology and evolution of marine organisms, Jeremy Jackson is known for his deep understanding of geological time.
Kevin Kelly presents his perspectives on technology and its relevance to history, biology, and religion.
Vicki Arroyo uses environmental law and her background in biology and ecology to help prepare for global climate change.
Stewart Brand talks about cities, nuclear power, genetic modification, and geo-engineering.
Jared Diamond investigates why cultures prosper or decline.
The broadsheet shows illustrations from a huge earthquake taking place in Italy in 1627.
This book presents one of the first comparative histories of rivers on the continents of Europe and North America in the modern age. The contributors examine the impact of rivers on humans and, conversely, the impact of humans on rivers.
A comprehensive history of the development of Houston, examining the factors that have facilitated large-scale energy production and unprecedented growth—and the environmental cost of that development.
Garbage, wastewater, and hazardous waste: these are the lenses through which Melosi views nineteenth- and twentieth-century America. In broad overviews and specific case studies, Melosi treats the relationship between industrial expansion and urban growth from an ecological perspective.