biologists

"Jahren has built three laboratories in which she's studied trees, flowers, seeds, and soil. She tells about her childhood in rural Minnesota with an uncompromising mother and a father who encouraged hours of play in his classroom's labs; about how she found a sanctuary in science, and the disappointments, triumphs and exhilarating discoveries of scientific work. Yet at the core of this book is the story of a relationship Jahren forged with Bill, who becomes her lab partner and best friend. Their sometimes rogue adventures in science take them over the Atlantic to the ever-light skies of the North Pole and to tropical Hawaii, where she and her lab currently make their home"--OCLC.

Highlights the pioneering scientists who set out to understand such simple complexities as how our bodies produce the right number of cells and how nature produces the right number of creatures to balance an ecosystem. Explores the scientific revelation that everything on earth, from our cells to every wild plant and animal, is regulated by rules that are remarkably similar and cohesive in the common underlying logic of life. Includes charts, maps, and photographs.

A biography of American scientist Rachel Carson, covering her work with pesticides and in marine biology.

For years Jessica Ernst's well water was undrinkable. An investigation into why showed that energy giant Encana had secretly fracked hundreds of gas wells around her home, piercing fresh water zones, including the community's drinking water aquifer. Since then, her ongoing lawsuit against Encana, a government ministry, and the Alberta, Canada Energy Regulator has made her a folk hero in many parts of the world where fracking is underway or being contemplated.

Uses simple text and photographs to trace the life of Rachel Carson, who wrote about why we need to protect our environment. Includes a time-line, questions to think about, and a list of additional resources.

An illustrated look at the life and work of zoologist Jane Goodall.

A biography of American scientist Rachel Carson, covering her work with pesticides and in marine biology.

"Jahren has built three laboratories in which she's studied trees, flowers, seeds, and soil. She tells about her childhood in rural Minnesota with an uncompromising mother and a father who encouraged hours of play in his classroom's labs; about how she found a sanctuary in science, and the disappointments, triumphs and exhilarating discoveries of scientific work. Yet at the core of this book is the story of a relationship Jahren forged with Bill, who becomes her lab partner and best friend. Their sometimes rogue adventures in science take them over the Atlantic to the ever-light skies of the North Pole and to tropical Hawaii, where she and her lab currently make their home"--OCLC.

Read how black biologists from around the world created new techniques in cell biology, made discoveries in DNA science, developed groundbreaking chemotherapies, and studied elephants, spiders, and other wildlife.