<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[bl results for ca:5* nw:[0 TO 180]]]></title><description><![CDATA[bl results for ca:5* nw:[0 TO 180]]]></description><link>https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/dbrl/rss/search?query=ca%3A5%2A%20nw%3A%5B0%20TO%20180%5D&amp;searchType=bl&amp;origin=core-catalog-explore&amp;sort=NEWLY_ACQUIRED&amp;suppress=true&amp;title=Science%20%26%20Mathematics&amp;view=grouped</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:09:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[The Folklore of Wildflowers]]></title><description><![CDATA["Step into a world where every wildflower tells a secret story with this illustrated botanical and cultural guide to 75+ wildflower species. The Folklore of Wildflowers invites you to rediscover the magic hidden in nature's most unassuming blooms. This book goes well beyond a traditional field guide; it is an immersive exploration of the intricate interplay between botanical beauty, medicinal lore, and centuries-old folklore. Alongside charming, vintage-style illustrations, you'll learn the fascinating history and practical wisdom of beautiful blooms. Discover the enchanting lore behind a variety of wildflowers. Whether you're a dedicated botanist, a curious forager, or someone who finds beauty in nature, The Folklore of Wildflowers offers you an inspiring escape into the natural world. Learn to appreciate the colors, shapes, hidden meanings, and healing powers of nature's magical blooms." --]]></description><link>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C945940</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C945940</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Goudy, Ruth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/945940018</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Discover Nature&apos;s Hidden Stories in Bloom</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781577159612/MC.GIF&amp;client=573-443-3161&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rocks & Minerals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discover the fascinating and diverse stories behind 300 types of rocks, fossils, minerals, crystals, and gemstones. Did you know that sand and mud are technically rocks or that there are over 5,300 forms of mineral? Trace the natural treasures of Earth from their earliest formation, to their myriad uses in the modern day. Discover the properties of flint used to form ancient tools and basalt that inspired folklore with its striking formations. This fascinating book knits together science, culture, and natural history. With advice on finding rocks in a range of habitats, identification notes, a guide to curating your own display, and more, this book is the ultimate rockhound's companion.]]></description><link>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C945434</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C945434</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennie, Devin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/945434018</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Discover the Science &amp; Secrets Behind the World of Rocks &amp; Minerals</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798217306787/MC.GIF&amp;client=573-443-3161&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the Equality of All Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the celebrated scientist and bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics comes a radical new vision of reality, mapping a watershed moment in both physics and philosophy. We are living in an age of scientific advancement on par with that of Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton: a period of discovery that has so fundamentally revolutionized our understanding of the world that it has shaken our most basic assumptions about who we are, and our relationship to all things. In On the Equality of All Things, Carlo Rovelli turns his attention to this reckoning, bringing expertise and clarity to the most mind-bending theories of modern physics. At the heart of this book are the most fundamental questions imaginable: What does it mean to say something exists? What is time, when we now know that it flows differently for different observers? And what kind of world do we live in, if the very building blocks of nature are defined only by their connections? Drawing from the latest advances in science and the teachings of ancient philosophers, Rovelli invites us into a universe that is not made of things, but of relationships. Time is a string of events, and there is no present time in the universe. Cause and effect is an illusion and reality is an intricate and fragile web. And knowledge itself will always be imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. This is an awe-inspiring meditation on science, meaning, and being that charts the strange majesty of the world we've always lived in--from a thinker unafraid to challenge not only centuries of philosophers but our own intuitions about the nature of reality and what organizes it.]]></description><link>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C945422</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C945422</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rovelli, Carlo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/945422018</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Lessons on Physics and Philosophy</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781668092422/MC.GIF&amp;client=573-443-3161&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost in Space]]></title><description><![CDATA["Prepare for liftoff with a sweeping new book on the universe from the world's most celebrated astrophysicist, brimming with wit, authority, and laugh-out-loud humor. Filled with 5,000 tantalizing facts and more than 300 charts, maps, and photographs, this book offers a dazzling look at the cosmos from our home planet to the farthest reaches of outer space"--]]></description><link>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C942215</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C942215</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tyson, Neil deGrasse]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/942215018</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>5,000 Facts for Navigating the Universe</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781426224386/MC.GIF&amp;client=573-443-3161&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ghost of the Mountains]]></title><description><![CDATA["The vivid account of a world-leading conservationist's efforts to find, study, and protect snow leopards, revealing the challenges facing a beautiful, fragile world in the midst of a major transition Snow leopards have a special grip on the human imagination, a symbol of the mysteries that still exist on our planet. These elusive predators live solitary lives in the highest reaches of the Himalaya, moving along rock faces like smoke. They are also the flagship species of Himalayan conservation, key to the efforts to preserve this austere, delicate ecosystem. Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi (or Kullu, as he is widely known) is one of the world's leading snow leopard scientists. In The Ghost of the Mountains he offers an evocative and personal account of his decades of work in this field, from his exhilarating adventures on the high peaks to his efforts to build a community-based, collaborative model for protecting the snow leopards and their remaining habitat. That habitat is increasingly under threat as encroaching development, ongoing armed conflict, and rapidly intensifying climate change transform this region. Thrilling, illuminating, and filled with transporting storytelling, this is an important work from a gifted new voice. Kullu brings deep scientific and cultural knowledge to his depiction of this idyllic, remote region. As he describes his work as a conservationist in a rapidly changing world, he conveys an infectious sense of wonder. For Kullu, every snow leopard encounter is still a transcendent experience, offering a renewed sense of meaning and purpose"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C945946</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C945946</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Suryawanshi, Kulbhushansingh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/945946018</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Unraveling the Secrets of the Snow Leopard</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798217043736/MC.GIF&amp;client=573-443-3161&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Butterfly Season]]></title><description><![CDATA["Lea Korsgaard's number one international bestseller tells the story of the year she spent tracking every species of butterfly in her native Denmark-suffused with beauty and wonder, The Butterfly Season is a love letter to the natural world, and an unforgettable reflection on the precious and fleeting nature of life itself." -- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C940487</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C940487</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Korsgaard, Lea]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/940487018</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>What Sixty-four Butterflies Taught Me About Nature&apos;s Great Mysteries and the Meaning of Life</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798217208869/MC.GIF&amp;client=573-443-3161&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Wild Familiars]]></title><description><![CDATA["Synanthropes have always been an immutable part of the tapestry of our lives.  They are the reason we hear birdsong in the morning and skittering throughout the day, and why we take such pains to fix lids to our garbage cans.  But they are so much more than that, too: epidemic vectors, churners of soil, ecosystem evolvers, spiritual lodestars, and, sometimes, sharp-toothed marauders making their way through our most intimate spaces with cruel intent.  But beyond their quotidian impact on our lives, synanthropes have a critical part to play in how our communities are shaped and how sustainably they will function.  These creatures are ambassadors from nature, arbiters of our planet's future, and a key influence on our species' ongoing evolution -- and something essential has shifted with them.  We are in a fraught era of environmental disruption, habitat destruction, and human population expansion that is ravaging formerly wild and untouched places.  That's caused us to become ever more inundated with synanthropes, which are bringing delight, chaos, and danger to our doorsteps.  These creatures, so long dismissed, are forcing us to reckon with them -- from the hundreds of thousands of raccoons in urban spaces that spread our refuse no matter how many 'raccoon-proof' bags and bins we invent to the invasive kudzu plants that grow a foot a day, enveloping houses, telephone poles, trees, and any other structures into their green abyss.  Now, as urban spaces increasingly become wild spaces, we have a choice: continue to resist them by any means necessary or take the opportunity to promote a more harmonious coexistence."--Book jacket flap.]]></description><link>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C944468</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C944468</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Werb, Dan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/944468018</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>How Animals Are Adapting to Cities and Reshaping the Natural World</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593799635/MC.GIF&amp;client=573-443-3161&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animate]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this book, science writer Michael Bond explores how animals have profoundly influenced our minds and cultures. Drawing on cutting-edge insights from psychology, anthropology, literature and neuroscience, Bond traces the varied ways their lives have affected ours, from our hunter-gatherer ancestors whose brains were rewired by the prey they hunted and the predators they feared, to the medieval and Enlightenment thinkers who used animals to promote notions of human supremacy.]]></description><link>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C939059</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C939059</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bond, Michael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/939059018</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>How Animals Shape the Human Mind</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798897101429/MC.GIF&amp;client=573-443-3161&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost in Curiosity]]></title><description><![CDATA["The real story of science isn't a triumphant breakthrough. It's messy, mysterious, and deeply human. In Lost in Curiosity, award-winning journalist Roberta Kwok pulls back the curtain on what scientific discovery actually looks like...not a Eureka moment, but a fraught, often chaotic pursuit of truth. Chronicling researchers' struggles and hopes in the field and lab, Kwok documents it all: fending off relentless snowfall on a remote Greenland glacier, desperately searching for an elusive frog in the rainforests of Borneo, and scrambling to capture fleeting signals of a faraway moon outside our solar system. These are the untold stories of devoted young scientists and restless minds who are chasing nature's riddles, without knowing what they'll uncover. Through vivid reporting and moments of unexpected emotion, Kwok reveals the inner lives of researchers who care profoundly about understanding our world and saving what's left of it. From enigmatic fossils and mind-bending physics to the puzzling behavior of wild animals, Lost in Curiosity is a journey through the questions that keep scientists up at night-and the sometimes strange, always illuminating paths they take to answer them"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C942800</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C942800</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kwok, Roberta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/942800018</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Field Notes From Scientists&apos; Adventures Into the Unknown</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781728275970/MC.GIF&amp;client=573-443-3161&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chemistry]]></title><description><![CDATA["Chemistry For Dummies, 3rd Edition is for students who want a reference that explains concepts and terms more simply--and for anyone looking for a chemistry refresher"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C940491</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C940491</guid><category><![CDATA[PAPERBACK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Moore, John T.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/940491018</comments><format>PAPERBACK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781394421671/MC.GIF&amp;client=573-443-3161&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Proof in the Code]]></title><description><![CDATA["The inside story of Lean, a computer program that answers the age-old question: How do you know if something is true? It began as an obscure bug-checking program at Microsoft Research developed by a lone computer engineer named Leo de Moura. Then an unlikely crew of mathematical misfits caught wind of it and began to adopt it with messianic zeal. Their goal was to create a truth machine that could provide the rarest of all commodities in life: a complete, 100 percent guarantee that something is true. Its name: Lean. As the movement grew and strengthened the program's capabilities, it drew in two of the world's most prominent mathematicians: Peter Scholze and Terence Tao. Google DeepMind, Meta AI, and other tech firms started using the program to supercharge computer reasoning. Now it's remaking the multi-thousand-year history of how mathematicians work, collaborate, and assess truth, while charting a new path in the march toward machine intelligence. In The Proof in the Code, Kevin Hartnett tells the definitive story of the birth and rise of Lean, and how a growing movement is transforming the enterprise of mathematics and ushering in a new era of human-computer collaboration. An engrossing, character driven narrative filled with insights about the future of math, computers, and AI, this brilliant work of journalism from one of the world's leading math writers offers a profound answer to the question: Can computers reveal universal truths?"--]]></description><link>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C941040</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C941040</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hartnett, Kevin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/941040018</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>How A Truth Machine Is Transforming Math and AI</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780374620059/MC.GIF&amp;client=573-443-3161&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where the Earth Meets the Sky]]></title><description><![CDATA["A chronicle of [the author's] time working in the most isolated place in the world. With just one other human being and two thousand penguins for company, this remote Antarctic laboratory allowed her not only to advance the study of seabirds, but also to discover important truths about grief, loss, and the capacity of the natural world to help us heal"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C941470</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C941470</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blight, Louise K.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/941470018</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Story of Penguins, People, and Place in Antarctica</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798897100606/MC.GIF&amp;client=573-443-3161&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the Origin of Sex]]></title><description><![CDATA["Let's talk about sex. Not boring, human sex, but the endlessly fascinating, varied, and complex forms of reproduction in the rest of the natural world. Biologist Lixing Sun has spent decades researching sexual reproduction and evolution using behavioral experiments, genetic testing, and mathematical and computer modeling. In On the Origin of Sex, he reveals the wild and weird world of how creatures reproduce. In slime molds, sex can involve dozens -- or even hundreds -- of mating types, or proto-sexes. Among certain algae, nearly every individual can mate with almost any other -- a veritable free-for-all. Meanwhile, whiptail lizards and California condors are just two among the many vertebrate species capable of parthenogenesis. Clownfish sequentially change from male to female, and bearded dragons can undergo temperature-dependent sex reversal, all of which challenge the notion that sex is binary and fixed in the natural world."--]]></description><link>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C939998</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C939998</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sun, Lixing]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/939998018</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>The Weird and Wonderful Science of Reproduction</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781541609174/MC.GIF&amp;client=573-443-3161&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Echoing Universe]]></title><description><![CDATA["In space, no one can hear you scream. But the universe is far from silent. It's been speaking all along, broadcasting its stories and secrets, for those who know how to listen. In The Echoing Universe, Emma Chapman tunes us in to the universe and what it is trying to say, through the science of radio astronomy. Everything is sending out signals: the surface of the Moon, distant stars--maybe even extraterrestrials. With radio waves, we can uncover what visible light cannot show us and peer into realms that are otherwise unreachable. Even the hostile surface of Venus, where high temperatures, lethal acid rain, and crushing pressure rapidly annihilate even the hardiest robotic probes, yields its secrets through radio observations. This exhilarating expedition is just the beginning as new and bigger radio telescopes come into play and propel our curiosity well beyond the edge of our galaxy. Despite the seeming silence of space, The Echoing Universe reveals that the future of astronomy is loud and vibrant. When we turn our radio telescopes to the sky and simply listen, we'll discover far more than what our eyes could ever see" -- from dust jacket flap.]]></description><link>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C942194</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C942194</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chapman, Emma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/942194018</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>How Radio Astronomy Helps Us See the Invisible Cosmos</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781541601857/MC.GIF&amp;client=573-443-3161&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astronomy 101]]></title><description><![CDATA["Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what's really out there--or how we've come to understand so much about a universe so vast? Whether you're a lifelong stargazer or newly space-curious, Astronomy 101, 2nd Edition delivers a clear, engaging guide to the cosmos--now fully updated to include the most exciting discoveries of the 21st century"-- Amazon website.]]></description><link>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C939936</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C939936</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Petersen, Carolyn Collins]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/939936018</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>From Gravitational Waves and Merging Black Holes to New Exoplanets and Asteroid Samples, Key Theories, Discoveries, and Facts About the Universe</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781507226230/MC.GIF&amp;client=573-443-3161&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitter Honey]]></title><description><![CDATA["Each February, a vast yet largely invisible migration takes place across the United States. Semi-trucks stacked high with honey bee colonies head to California's Central Valley, carrying nearly 99 percent of the nation's domesticated bees. There, the bees pollinate millions of acres of blooming almond orchards before fanning out across the country for apples, berries, and other crops. This massive undertaking sustains both beekeepers and farmers--but it comes at a heavy price. In Bitter Honey, Jennie Durant takes readers behind the scenes to reveal the human and ecological cost of industrial farming for bees, beekeepers, and all of us who depend on them. Bees today face a gauntlet of threats: parasites and disease, pesticide exposure, and climate extremes--all magnified by Big Ag. Beekeepers, meanwhile, endure grueling practices just to survive, often losing half their hives each year. But this isn't a story of defeat. Durant introduces us to the beekeepers, farmers, and activists pioneering new ways to support both wild and managed bees. The stakes are high: nearly three-quarters of our major food crops depend on bees and other pollinators. Bitter Honey exposes the crisis threatening the nation's bees and spotlights the advocates working to protect them for generations to come."--]]></description><link>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C941015</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C941015</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Durant, Jennie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/941015018</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Big Ag&apos;s Threat to Bees and the Fight to Save Them</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781642834000/MC.GIF&amp;client=573-443-3161&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insect Safari]]></title><description><![CDATA["When science writer Margie Patlak was inspirited to take a quick close-up snapshot of a bee in her backyard, it was the start of a yearslong obsession with cataloging and understanding the tiny creatures that were all around her. The essays in her book showcase the superpowers, alien anatomies, and striking untold behaviors and thinking abilities of bugs hidden in plain sight in backyards, parks, gardens, and even in the flowerpots that dot city courtyards and balconies. Each essay focuses on a specific bug and explores the big ideas these little bugs raise, such as whether the maternal instinct is truly instinctual, the value of a short life, whether to blend in or alter your environment, and whether you can have altruism without tribal atrocities. But what perhaps makes Insect Safari most intriguing is its reporting on the plethora of recent scientific findings revealing there's more to the inner lives and behaviors of insects than we ever thought possible. Who knew wasps use tools and recognize faces, bees play with balls and do math, ants invented farming way before we did, and even fruit flies mull over their mating choices? These findings reinforce the notion that we aren't the only intelligent beings on Earth and tap into people's curiosity about the alien life right here on our own planet"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C939980</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C939980</guid><category><![CDATA[PAPERBACK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patlak, Margie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/939980018</comments><format>PAPERBACK</format><subtitle>Exploring the Wondrous World of Everyday Bugs</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781523533060/MC.GIF&amp;client=573-443-3161&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Life]]></title><description><![CDATA["There have been few if any books on Jewish people who studied the various facets of natural history. There have certainly been those who have done so in the past and in the current world there are many but, for a host of reasons, natural history as a career or serious avocation was much less common in the past. To Life: Jews Exploring Nature offers a unique exploration of Jewish engagement with nature through compelling biographies of eight selected subjects, including infamous ornithologist Nathan Leopold, and intrepid agronomist and spy Aaron Aaronsohn, among others. These individuals, scientists, naturalists, and explorers among them, manifested different aspects of Jewish identity and made significant contributions to their fields. The accounts place the contributions of this diverse mix of individuals into a rich biographical context that connects the personal with the professional, thus providing insights into their lives and work"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C940019</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C940019</guid><category><![CDATA[PAPERBACK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Greenberg, Joel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/940019018</comments><format>PAPERBACK</format><subtitle>Jews Exploring Nature</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781978844483/MC.GIF&amp;client=573-443-3161&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hidden Creatures]]></title><description><![CDATA["There is the tapeworm, which can grow 120 feet in length within the gut of a whale; the tsetse fly, a notorious vector of disease that can pierce the skin even of crocodiles with its needle-like mouth; and the most universal symbol of parasitic behavior: the leech. Long villainized as, well, parasitic, these creatures are actually a vital part of every ecosystem--and Dr. Dino Martins, an award-winning entomologist and biologist from Kenya, has made it his life's mission to demystify these beguiling beings. Hidden Creatures is a journey across the world ten times over--from Martins's home in the wilds of East Africa to the rainforests of Borneo to cities and backyards across the globe. Along the way we encounter brilliant and eccentric experts who join Martins on his adventures to investigate not only parasites but their hosts, from hyraxes and hippos to, of course, humans"-- Amazon website.]]></description><link>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C940516</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C940516</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martins, Dino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/940516018</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Luscious Leeches, Bashful Botflies, and the Wondrous, History-shaping World of Parasites</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593804667/MC.GIF&amp;client=573-443-3161&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Grow Medicinal Herbs]]></title><description><![CDATA[From mint to marjoram, learn how to grow your own medicinal herbs at home, and get tips on how to turn your produce into tinctures, teas, and salves that will improve your physical and mental health. This practical guidebook teaches readers how to use small spaces to grow your own nutritious herbal plants and stress-relieving spices, and the necessary techniques for turning those plants into natural remedies like salves, teas, and tinctures. Even if you're brand new to growing food, this book will help you learn how to position your edible herbs for success in small spaces, how to harvest and store them until they're ready to be consumed, and how to turn them into topical and edible medicines. Packed full of information about how to grow 50 different common edible herbs, this book also includes hand-drawn illustrations to show the final produce you can grow at home. And, from vitamins to anti-inflammatory effects, you'll also learn what each plant does for the health of the human body.]]></description><link>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C939976</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C939976</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Minton, Vanessa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/939976018</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>An Illustrated Beginner&apos;s Guide to Growing, Harvesting, and Making Herbal Remedies at Home</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781507225998/MC.GIF&amp;client=573-443-3161&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Basic Math & Pre-algebra]]></title><link>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C938377</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C938377</guid><category><![CDATA[PAPERBACK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zegarelli, Mark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/938377018</comments><format>PAPERBACK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781394421640/MC.GIF&amp;client=573-443-3161&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Algebra I]]></title><link>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C938373</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C938373</guid><category><![CDATA[PAPERBACK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sterling, Mary Jane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/938373018</comments><format>PAPERBACK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781394428274/MC.GIF&amp;client=573-443-3161&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microcosms]]></title><description><![CDATA["Follow world-renowned expert Steven F. White into the transformative world of sacred plants, as he brings anthropology, art, spirituality, and ancient wisdom together with the mesmerising detail of Jill Pflugheber's cutting-edge confocal plant microscopy. From the secrets of ayahuasca to the mystical experiences of psilocybin mushrooms, the ceremonial use of tobacco, and the roots of corn and potatoes, Microcosms reveals the inner lives of plants and fungi revered by Indigenous communities as healers, storytellers, and spirit-guides. Illustrating over 50 culturally-significant plants, Microcosms opens a portal into a world where ancestral knowledge and contemporary science converge to offer a truly visionary experience."]]></description><link>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C941850</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C941850</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pflugheber, Jill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/941850018</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Sacred Plants of the Americas</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781906506797/MC.GIF&amp;client=573-443-3161&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hidden Nations of Animals]]></title><description><![CDATA["A travelogue that takes readers on a grand tour of the world's animal civilizations, resulting in a transformative new take on the animal kingdom and humanity's place in it. Maps and illustrations from award-winning cartographer Oliver Uberti will add never-before-seen layers to landscapes we thought we knew"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C940517</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C940517</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Huling, Ryan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/940517018</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Grand Tour of Earth&apos;s Wild Civilizations</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593716847/MC.GIF&amp;client=573-443-3161&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astrophysics for Supervillains]]></title><description><![CDATA["Is time travel possible?" "Can black holes collide?" "What is dark matter?" Discover the answers to these questions and many more at the Supervillain Academy - the magnificently morbid school for young bad folks-in-training. Discover how time can speed up or slow down depending on where you are, what happens when black holes collide, and whether wormholes could be the key to instant travel across vast distances.]]></description><link>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C937733</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S18C937733</guid><category><![CDATA[PAPERBACK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bothwell, Matthew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/937733018</comments><format>PAPERBACK</format><subtitle>Mastering the Multiverse, and Other Secrets of Space and Time</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798217139828/MC.GIF&amp;client=573-443-3161&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item></channel></rss>