Popular Science: From Cosmic Origins to Everyday Discovery | Uncovered
Megan Elias2026-10-06T06:35:24-04:00…
The Outbreak Atlas
Megan Elias2026-09-30T13:31:17-04:00The public has taken a new level of interest in outbreak response since 2020, learning epidemiological terms and seeking information about how to stay prepared in a pandemic. Public health professionals are calling on citizen scientists’ participation as outbreaks are increasingly occurring in complex environments, expanding the number of people and types of activities required to control the spread of disease.…
Our Science, Ourselves: How Gender, Race, and Social Movements Shaped the Study of Science
Megan Elias2026-09-30T13:31:17-04:00This appealing book begins by mapping the origins of natural history as a discipline, showing how early illustrated treatises reflected a vibrant exchange between artists and naturalists that contributed to the growth of natural science and sparked public fascination with the animal kingdom.…
Teach for Climate Justice: A Vision for Transforming Education
Megan Elias2026-09-30T13:31:17-04:00In Teach for Climate Justice, accomplished educator and social and emotional learning expert Tom Roderick proposes a visionary interdisciplinary and intersectional approach to PreK-12 climate education. He argues that meaningful instruction on this urgent issue of our time must focus on climate justice–the convergence of climate change and social justice–in a way that is emotionally safe, developmentally appropriate, and ultimately empowering.…
Protein: The Making of a Nutritional Superstar
Megan Elias2026-09-30T13:31:17-04:00Protein is everywhere–praised as a muscle builder, a weight-loss miracle, an anti-aging elixir, and the catch-all solution for everything from exercise recovery to global malnutrition. In Protein, Samantha King and Gavin Weedon argue that protein’s rise to nutritional superstardom has less to do with human dietary needs and more to do with how its indeterminate, adhesive qualities are marshalled towards commercial, scientific, and social imperatives.…
Rise of the Zombie Bugs: The Surprising Science of Parasitic Mind-Control
Megan Elias2026-09-30T13:31:17-04:00Silver Winner of the 2026 IBPA Book Award for Nature & Environment
Zombies are all around us–insect zombies, that is. In Rise of the Zombie Bugs, Mindy Weisberger explores the eerie yet fascinating phenomenon of real-life zombification in the insect class and among other invertebrates.…
What Science Says About Astrology
Megan Elias2026-09-30T13:31:17-04:00For thousands of years, people have believed that the configuration of stars and planets in the sky influences earthly events. Today, astrology is a lucrative global market, with newspaper columns, mobile apps, and professional counselors weighing in on everything from love life to health to the stock market.…
Black Boy Smile
Megan Elias2026-09-30T13:31:17-04:00At nine years old, D. Watkins has three concerns in life: picking his dad’s Lotto numbers, keeping his Nikes free of creases, and being a man. Directly in his periphery is east Baltimore, a poverty-stricken city battling the height of the crack epidemic just hours from the nation’s capital.…
The Hidden Lives of Lab Animals: A Vet’s Vision for a More Humane Future
Megan Elias2026-09-30T13:31:17-04:00A lifelong veterinarian invites us into animal labs–and shares his vision for more compassionate research.
For decades, laboratory veterinarian Larry Carbone has advocated for both animal welfare and medical progress. In The Hidden Lives of Lab Animals, he offers an insider’s perspective on the ethics of using animals in scientific research.…
Lady in the Lake
Megan Elias2026-09-30T13:31:17-04:00In 1966, Baltimore is a city of secrets that everyone seems to know—everyone, that is, except Madeline “Maddie” Schwartz. Last year, she was a happy, even pampered housewife. This year, she’s bolted from her marriage of almost twenty years, determined to make good on her youthful ambitions to live a passionate, meaningful life.…