Grace is a form of resilience. It holds us as we encounter difficulties and trauma. In recent years Australia has faced many times of trial, including floods and the COVID-19 pandemic. This book documents these moments in photographs and words. It also depicts the beauty around us and how grace can carry us through to the other side.
Stories of the Natural World That Inspired Human Ingenuity
Did you know that mosquitoes' mouthparts are helping to develop pain-free surgical needles? Who'd have thought that the humble mussel could inspire so many useful things, from plywood production to a "glue" that can cement the crowns on teeth? Or that the design of polar bear fur may one day help keep humans warm in space? In everything from ......
An exciting foray into Earth's inland waters, the remarkable species they contain, and the conservation challenges of protecting them. When we call Earth "the blue planet" we immediately envision the vast oceans that cover most of its surface. But seas aren't the only bodies of water that make Earth special. Millions of diverse inland waters ......
Our current food system has decimated rural communities and confined the choices of urban consumers. Even while America continues to ramp up farm production to astounding levels, net farm income is now lower than at the onset of the Great Depression, and one out of every eight Americans faces hunger. But a healthier and more equitable food system ......
Legendary conservationists show us that we still have the power to prevent critical consequences of the sixth extinction in this game-changing book.
Can we save threatened animals and ecosystems in the midst of a mass extinction? The answer is a resounding yes! Before They Vanish shows us how. ......
An anthology of essays bringing together renowned Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian thinkers, scientists, activists and artists responding to the Black Summer of 2019-20. Their diverse voices confront the experience and ‘aftermath of our bushfires’ apocalypse with hope and vision.
How, he asks, can we extract from the Earth's resources what we need for the prosperity, well-being, and dignity of current and future generations of billions of people without exhausting or polluting those resources? Written in clear, jargon-free prose, Science for a Green New Deal is a realistic and optimistic look at how we can attain a more ......
What The Bee Crisis Teaches Us About Building a Sustainable World
In a world all too familiar with environmental disasters, Horst Kornberger argues that the bee crisis is a more significant problem than deforestation, pollution and global warming put together, as it points to the causes behind all these.
Global Hive is a rallying cry for a new understanding of world ecology. More ......
What the honey bee can teach us about evolution-and ourselves. How did the honey bee evolve into the complex colonial species that exists today-and what does its evolution have to teach us about our own species? In Honey Bee Social Evolution, entomologist Keith Delaplane uses the humble but charismatic honey bee as a model of social evolution to ......
