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Knowledge Encyclopedia : the World as you've never seen it before. by Hamilton, Jill.; Smithsonian Institution.;
Space -- Earth -- Nature -- Human body -- Science -- History.Presents a children's encyclopedia, focusing on space, Earth, nature, the human body, science, and history.
Subjects: Encyclopedias.; Nature; Science; Civilization; Biology; Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries.; Encyclopedias and dictionaries.;
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The sea is not made of water : life between the tides / by Nicolson, Adam,1957-author.; Boxer, Kate,illustrator.; Nicolson, Rosie,illustrator.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In 'The Sea is Not Made of Water', Adam Nicolson explores the natural wonders of the intertidal and our long human relationship with it. The physics of the seas, the biology of anemone and limpet, the long history of the earth, and the stories we tell of those who have lived here: all interconnect in this zone where the philosopher, scientist and poet can meet and find meaning.
Subjects: Seashore.; Seashore ecology.; Intertidal ecology.; Intertidal organisms.;
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I heard there was a secret chord : music as medicine / by Levitin, Daniel J.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Music is one of humanity's oldest medicines. From the Far East to the Ottoman Empire, Europe to Africa and the pre-colonial Americas, many cultures have developed their own rich traditions for using sound and rhythm to ease suffering, promote healing, and calm the mind. Neurocscientist Daniel J. Levitin explores the curative powers of music, showing us how and why it is one of the most potent therapies today. He brings together, for the first time, the results of numerous studies on music and the brain, demonstrating how music can contribute to the treatment of a host of ailments, from neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, to cognitive injury, depression, and pain. Levitin is not your typical scientist -- he is also an award-winning musician and composer, and through lively interviews with some of today's most celebrated musicians, from Sting to Kent Nagano and Mari Kodama, he shares their observations as to why music might be an effective therapy, in addition to plumbing scientific case studies, music theory, and music history. The result is a work of dazzling ideas, cutting-edge research, and jubilant celebration. I Heard There Was a Secret Chord highlights the critical role music has played in human biology, illuminating the neuroscience of music and its profound benefits for those both young and old"--
Subjects: Brain; Music theory.; Music therapy.; Music; Music.; Neurosciences.;
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Whales and us : our shared journey / by Desjardins, India,1976-; Dion, Nathalie,1964-; Warriner, David(Linguist);
Includes bibliographical references and index."This beautifully illustrated nonfiction picture book examines the history, environment, biology and behavior or whales. Through stories and legends, it explores humans' relationship to whales, the threats to their existence, and what we can do to protect them"--
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Whales;
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The dog patrol : our canine companions and the kids who protect them / by Laidlaw, Rob.;
Includes Internet addresses and index.Examines dog biology, evolution, and behaviour, and explores the joys and responsibilities of dog guardianship.LSC
Subjects: Dogs; Human-animal relationships;
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Evolve. by Baron, Chris,film director.; Barwick, Joanna,film director.; Savage, Katy,film director.; Aryee, Patrick,actor.; Curiosity Stream (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Patrick AryeeOriginally produced by Curiosity Stream in 2021.Biologist Patrick Aryee embarks on a high-octane adventure to discover how nature can help us solve humanity's biggest challenges.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Biology.; Documentary films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Evolution (Biology).; Documentary television programs.;
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Eve : how the female body drove 200 million years of human evolution / by Bohannon, Cat,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In Eve, Cat Bohannon answers questions scientists should have been addressing for decades. With boundless curiosity and sharp wit, Bohannon covers the past 200 million years to explain the specific science behind the development of the female sex. Eve is not just a sweeping revision of human history, it's an urgent and necessary corrective for a world that has focused primarily on the male body for far too long. Bohannon's findings, including everything from the way C-sections in the industrialized world are rejiggering women's pelvic shape to the surprising similarities between pus and breast milk, will completely change what you think you know about evolution ... and women. A 21st-century update of Our Bodies, Ourselves, Eve offers a paradigm shift in our thinking about what the female body is and why it matters"--
Subjects: Evolution (Biology); Sex differences.; Women; Women;
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Forsaken / by McBride, Michael.;
At a research station in Antarctica, scientists discovered a strange and ancient organism. They thought they could study it, classify it, control it. They couldn't. Six months ago, a secret paramilitary team called Unit 51 was sent to the station. They thought the creature was dead, the nightmare was over. It wasn't. In a Mexican temple, archeologists uncover the remains of a half-human hybrid. They believe it is related to the creature in Antarctica, a dark thing of legend that is still alive--and still evolving. They believe it needs a new host to feed, to mutate, to multiply. They're right. And they're next. And the human race might just be headed for extinction...
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Mutation (Biology); Evolution; Fossil hominids;
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A trail called home : tree stories from the Golden Horseshoe / by O'Hara, Paul,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."An exploration of trees in the Golden Horseshoe and the stories they tell. Trees define so much of Canadian life, but many people, particularly in the Golden Horseshoe area of Ontario, don't know that much about them. Granted, it is harder here: there are more trees that are native to this area than anywhere else in Canada. The great storytellers of the landscape, trees are looking glasses into the past. They speak of biology, ecology, and geology, as well as natural and human history. Through a greater understanding of trees, we can become more rooted to the land beneath our feet, and our place in it."--
Subjects: Trees; Human ecology;
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Fuzz : when nature breaks the law / by Roach, Mary,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-308)."Join "America's funniest science writer" (Peter Carlson, Washington Post) Mary Roach on an irresistible investigation into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet. What's to be done about a jaywalking moose? A grizzly bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? As New York Times best-selling author Mary Roach discovers, the answers are best found not in jurisprudence but in science: the curious science of human-wildlife conflict, a discipline at the crossroads of human behavior and wildlife biology. Roach tags along with animal attack forensics investigators, human-elephant conflict specialists, bear managers, and "danger tree" faller-blasters. She travels from leopard-terrorized hamlets in the Indian Himalaya to St. Peter's Square in the early hours before the Pope arrives for Easter Mass, when vandal gulls swoop in to destroy the elaborate floral display. Along the way, Roach reveals as much about humanity as about nature's lawbreakers. Combining little- known forensic science and conservation genetics with a motley cast of laser scarecrows, langur impersonators, and mugging macaques, Fuzz offers hope for compassionate coexistence in our ever-expanding human habitat"--
Subjects: Animal behavior.; Animals and civilization.; Human-animal relationships.; Wildlife management.;
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