David and Janet Carle have been traveling the 38th Parallel, starting from their home at Mono Lake in the Eastern Sierra, seeking water-related environmental and cultural connections. Their book The 38th Parallel: …
Read More >The Regents of the University of California have approved the appointment of Alison Mudditt as the new director of University of California Press. Mudditt, who brings more than 22 years of experience …
Read More >In the Shadow of Slavery: Africa’s Botanical Legacy in the Atlantic World, by Judith A. Carney and Richard Nicholas Rosomoff, has been named the winner of the Twelfth Annual Frederick Douglass Book …
Read More >“Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson Wonder, meticulously researched wonder may be the first thing that shines through any interview or performance by Richard …
Read More >While going over the marketing plan for, Birth Models that Work, I came across a website recommended by one of the authors. The website was the official homepage for the documentary, …
Read More >Butterflies are such a common sight that we can be excused for thinking we understand these beautiful insects. They fly around on big floppy wings, visit flowers, and their larvae are called …
Read More >Beetles may be California’s most exuberant expression of life. Over 7000 species have been discovered in California and many more await discovery. Beetles are fascinating to study because they have so many …
Read More >The deserts of Southern California are dusty and strewn with cacti, blisteringly hot in summer and utterly devoid of rainfall for months at a stretch. Who would think that amphibians would be …
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