Flooding in California. Drought and famine in the Horn of Africa. Massive fish kills in Texas and Australia. "Forever chemicals" in US drinking water. Similar headlines are sure to dominate the news in the years ahead. What is sometimes missing from the headlines, though, is an understanding that these diverse problems are related: manifestations
Tsunamis, Cyclones, Drought, and the Delusion of Controlling Nature
Failed technological marvels! Mans greed, pride, and hubris! Join our journalistic hero on an exciting journey through humanitys doomed attempts to leash Mother Nature!
In March 2011, people in a coastal Japanese city stood atop a seawall watching the approach of the tsunami that would kill them. They ......
Earth has changed much over history, some periods faster than others due to many factors that humans did not observe. In today's high-tech landscape and with ground-breaking processes for measuring the natural world around us (plus the world of the past) we now know more than we ever have about our planet. Essentials of that science are jam packed ......
Essential core elements of the study of the relationship between organisms and their environment, focusing on the impact of human actions on the ecosystem. A class worth of facts to support early learning, continued development, and as a reference for review during
and after building a strong foundation.
How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies
It's falling from the sky and in the air we breathe. It's in our food, our clothes, and our homes. It's microplastic and it's everywhere--including our own bodies. Scientists are just beginning to discover how these tiny particles threaten health, but the studies are alarming. In A Poison Like No Other, Matt Simon reveals a whole new dimension to ......
The Holocaust and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki invoked in graphic terms the specter of total human destruction. In response, a new international order of reparations and human rights arose from the ashes of World War II. This legal regime sought to subrogate the sovereignty of the nation-state in order to defend the sovereignty of ......
In this history of the black peasants of Amazonia, Oscar de la Torre focuses on the experience of African-descended people navigating the transition from slavery to freedom. Drawing on social and environmental history, he connects the Amazonians intimately to their natural landscapes. Relying on the natural world as a repository for traditions, ......
The Climate Crisis and the Psychology of Social Action
In his newest book, Robert G. Jones uses applied psychology to argue that unique human adaptive strategies can be leveraged to enable sustainable decisions and mitigate the current climate crisis.
