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Lisa Baril takes us on a riveting journey to decipher what the Earth’s melting ice reveals about the past, present, and future.
Lauren E. Oakes, author of In Search of the Canary Tree and Treekeepers
A thought-provoking scientific narrative investigating ice patch archaeology and the role of glaciers in the development of human culture.
Glaciers figure prominently in both ancient and contemporary narratives around the world. They inspire art and literature. They spark both fear and awe. And they give and take life. In The Age of Melt, environmental journalist Lisa Baril explores the deep-rooted cultural connection between humans and ice through time.
Thousands of organic artifacts are emerging from patches of melting ice in mountain ranges around the world. Archaeologists are in a race against time to find them before they disappear forever. In entertaining and enlightening prose, Baril travels from the Alps to the Andes, investigating what these artifacts teach us about climate and culture. But this is not a chronicle of loss. The Age of Melt explores what these artifacts reveal about culture, wilderness, and what we gain when we rethink our relationship to the world and its most precious and ephemeral substance—ice.
Adorned with vivid illustrations and artwork, this distinctive work of cultural entomology will likely leave readers itching to learn more.
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From entomologist Barrett Klein comes a buzz-worthy exploration of the many ways insects have affected human society, history, and culture
As heard on Science Friday.
Insects surround us. They fuel life on Earth through their roles as pollinators, predators, and prey, but rarely do we consider the outsize influence they have had on our culture and civilization. Their anatomy and habits inform how we live, work, create art, and innovate. Featuring nearly 250 color images—from ancient etchings to avant-garde art, from bug-based meals to haute couture—The Insect Epiphany proves that our world would look very different without insects, not just because they are crucial to our ecosystems, but because they have shaped and inspired so many aspects of what makes us human.
all about animals
Bicycling with Butterflies
The Insect Epiphany
Octopus
Our Native Bees
The Owl Handbook
The Rescue Effect
The Return of Wolves
Sea Turtles to Sidewinders
The Screech Owl Companion
The Weird and Wonderful World of Bats
narrative & memoir
The Age of Melt
All the Presidents' Gardens
Bad Naturalist
Bringing Nature Home
Bicycling with Butterflies
Derek Jarman’s Garden
Darwin and the Art of Botany
A History of the Human Brain
Lakes
Ms. Adventure
A Natural History of Empty Lots
The Nature of Oaks
Nature's Best Hope
Our National Forests
Something in the Woods Loves You
The Shotgun Conservationist
To Speak for the Trees
Superconvergence
What We Sow
dive deeper into the natural world
Aerial Geology
The Atlas of a Changing Climate
Botanical Art Techniques
A Botanist's Vocabulary
Botany for Gardeners, Fourth Edition
Herbarium
How Plants Work
The Insect Artist
Our Natural World Heritage
Rare Trees
literary landscapes
Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life
Emily Dickinson's Gardening Life
The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh
Notes from an Island
A Place Like Mississippi
Unearthing The Secret Garden
Writing Wild
The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder
explore nature near you
Wild DFW
Wild Houston
Wild LA
Wild Miami
Wild NYC
Wild Philly
Wild Wasatch Front
more regional interest
California's Best Nature Walks
Cascadia Revealed
New England's Roadside Ecology
Oregon and Washington's Roadside Ecology
The Plants of the Appalachian Trail
The Plants of the Pacific Crest Trail
The Plants of the Pacific Crest Trail
The Wild Mississippi
Yellowstone and Grand Teton’s Best Nature Walks
medicinal plants & herbal health
The Mountain Rose Herbs Book of Natural Body Care
Iwigara
The Herbal Apothecary
Herbs in Every Season
Lavender for All Seasons
Master Recipes from the Herbal Apothecary
Native American Ethnobotany
Native American Medicinal Plants
Psilocybin Therapy
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