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Getting Under Our Skin: The Cultural and Social History of Vermin
By Lisa T. Sarasohn Let’s be perfectly clear: I despise bugs, even the supposedly socially useful ones, like bees or spiders. And I particularly don’t like the nefarious ones that I feature in my book, Getting Under Our Skin: The Cultural and Social History of...
Ospreys: The Revival of a Global Raptor
Why a book on Ospreys? It’s a question I get asked by casual friends, those who don’t know me well. My closer friends rarely ask the question. They know how thoroughly this magnificent bird of prey captures imaginations, how its arrival back each April from...
Lyme Disease update: A second deer tick microbe causes Lyme in North America
Guest post by Alan Barbour, MD (With Lyme disease on the move and in news, we invited Lyme Disease author Dr. Alan Barbour to contribute regular updates to the JHU Press blog. His posts will highlight the latest findings on Lyme and other deer tick-associated...
Birds are going extinct: Entire species are hanging on by their wingtips
"Deforestation and the pet trade have ravaged avian populations, and the consequences for mankind could prove dire." That's how Salon introduced an excerpt recently posted from The Annihilation of Nature: Human Extinction of Birds and Mammals by Gerardo...
Spring books preview: nature
We’re excited about the books we’ll be publishing this spring—and we're pleased to start off the new year with a series of posts that highlight our forthcoming titles. Be sure to check out the online edition of JHUP’s entire Spring 2016 catalog, and remember...
The Press Reads: Trees of Life
Our occasional Friday series on the blog, The Press Reads, features short excerpts from recent JHUP books. We hope to whet your appetite and inspire additions to your reading list. Today's selection is drawn from the preface of Trees of Life: A Visual History...
Wild Thing: Discovering the hybrid world of penguins
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by Gerald L. Kooyman My association with penguins began with a singular encounter...
Wild Thing: Q&A from Geckos: The Animal Answer Guide
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Today in Wild Thing, take a glimpse into the fascinating world of geckos with a Q&A from...
Wild Thing: A brief look at starfish biology and ecology
Figure 1: Pisaster ochraceus. Aggregation on a rock shore at Barkeley Sound, British Columbia, removing gooseneck barnacles and small mussels. Photo courtesy of C. Robles. Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and...
Wild Thing: Human Teeth vs. Other Mammalian Teeth
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by Peter S. Ungar Open your mouth and look in a mirror. Millions of us suffer...