San Pedro Bay, which contains the contiguous Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, is a significant site for petroleum shipping and refining as well
Humanity’s interaction with the ocean has spawned industries, exchanges, stories, and knowledge. The University of Chicago Press’s new book series, Oceans in Depth, puts the
Scientifically informed and funny, Platypus Matters: The Extraordinary Story of Australian Mammals is a firsthand account of some of Australia’s most wonderfully unique animals—and how
We are now living in an environmental emergency. As climate change, habitat loss, and other threats have placed almost one-fifth of all species on Earth at
Madagascar is a place of change. A biodiversity hotspot and the fourth largest island on the planet, it has been home to a spectacular parade
The US National Parks, what Wallace Stegner called America’s “best idea,” are under siege. Written by the Jarvis brothers—Jonathan, a former ranger, biologist, and National
We’ve got some exciting new books out this summer about conservation, natural history, and the environment.
University Presses like Chicago are committed to making available works that not only keep us informed but also help us to better understand the world
In The Other Dark Matter: The Science and Business of Turning Waste into Wealth and Health, journalist Lina Zeldovich reveals how human excrement can be
The North Atlantic right whale is a species so endangered that there are likely more researchers in the world studying them than there are individual
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