There aren't many books out there that mix science and history so well. And as far as I can tell, there's only one that can make a story about fertilizer sound interesting. The Alchemy of Air was published in 2008 but tells a story that started soon after the invention of agriculture. The story of... Continue Reading →
Molecule (mol·e·cule) noun: a group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reaction Did you know the molecules that allow us to live and thrive also have the destructive power to take away what it fundamentally means to be ourselves? When molecules... Continue Reading →
You read that title right; the gut is an organ. Gut by Guilia Enders is an inside look at the human digestive system. Learn what makes us go #2 and how bacteria can either help or hurt us. Figure out how and why certain foods make some of us sick and the role a vaginal... Continue Reading →
Remarkable Creatures tells the embellished tale of the real-life people Mary Anning and Elizabeth Philpot. Anning was a famous paleontologist, fossil collector, and fossil dealer from Lyme Regis, England. Living from 1799 to 1847, Anning was a surprising expert in her field at a time when women were not allowed to engage in scientific pursuits. She fought stigma and the natural elements in order to discover and catalog her fossil finds along the now-famous "Jurrasic Coast."
World Anthropology Day is celebrated on the 3rd Thursday of February every year. Since anthropology is a favorite subject of mine, I thought I'd celebrate by sharing a few books about it. Anthropology is the study of human societies and cultures and how they make us who we are. Anthropologists study how humans have developed... Continue Reading →
Fox and I was an interesting and fast read. Author Catherine Raven writes beautifully vivid scenes in the wilderness. She sparks the imagination and immerses the reader into the wild. Catherine Raven is a biologist living in an isolated cabin in the wilderness. She teaches field classes at nearby Yellowstone National Park. She also has... Continue Reading →
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