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(Editor’s note: This post is written by Jonathan Losos, author of the title Lizards in an Evolutionary Tree: Ecology and Adaptive Radiation of Anoles. The post originally appeared in the blog Anole Annals (try saying that 3 times fast). The journal Nature has just published his paper on the Anole genome. Also, Jonathan has written [more...]  David and Janet Carle We rejoin our intrepid adventurers, David and Janet Carle as they travel the 38th Parallel seeking water-related environmental and cultural connections. Their book, THE 38th PARALLEL: A WATER LINE AROUND THE WORLD will be published in 2012. They have crossed the U.S., Europe, Turkey, Turkmenistan, China, and Korea, and will be [more...] Jonathan Balcombe. Photo credit: Michelle Riley/The HSUS In the latest UC Press podcast, Jonathan Balcombe tells the incredible story of how fishes, like humans, love to engage in the time-honored ritual of the spa. Despite the perception of fishes as coldblooded, unfeeling, unthinking creatures, the story reveals them to be social animals who take pleasure [more...] Jonathan Losos, Harvard professor and author of Lizards in an Evolutionary Tree: Ecology and Adaptive Radiation of Anoles, now available in paperback, has announced the launch of a new blog focused on all things Anolis. Anole Annals aspires to be the clearinghouse for information, observations, and announcements of all matters involving lizards of the genus Anolis, [more...] Do you get your mom the same thing every Mother’s Day? Maybe it’s time to break out of the bouquet-and-brunch mold with a lovely gift that will enrich her life and the lives of others around the world. This year, give your loved one a UC Press membership and she will receive a range of benefits, [more...] Distinguished author and archaeology scholar Lewis Binford died on Monday at age 79. UC Press published his last major work, Constructing Frames of Reference, which won the Society for American Archaeology’s book prize, as well as his essay collection In Pursuit of the Past. Binford was an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences [more...] One of our most anticipated titles for Spring, Changing Planet, Changing Health is an eye-opening book that looks at the ways climate change is altering patterns of disease. It’s scary—and pressing—stuff. Before reading this book, I had no idea that since 1976, the planet has given rise to 40 new diseases. Or that every year, [more...] Mark Moffett, author of Adventures among Ants, met with Stephen Colbert in a “beautiful field of flowers” last week to discuss the intricate world of pollination and the plants that depend on animals to help them “do the deed.” Watch the Colbert Report segment below to hear about some surprising pollinators, like lemurs, slugs, and [more...] Guest Post by Gary Braasch In 2005, my interest in documenting climate change took me farther from my Oregon home than I had been for many years. With funds from a grant and a book advance from University of California Press, I was able to schedule trips to some of the most important but remote [more...] Yesterday the Association of American Publishers announced the 2010 PROSE Awards winners for Professional and Scholarly Excellence. The PROSE Awards annually recognize the very best in professional and scholarly publishing by bringing attention to distinguished books, journals, and electronic content in over 40 categories. The Autobiography of Mark Twain received top honors in [more...] |
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