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Natural history is the research and study of organisms including plants or animals in their environment, leaning more towards observational than experimental methods of study.

New Releases Tagged "Natural History"

When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World
A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness
Traversal

Most Read This Week Tagged "Natural History"

Raising Hare: A Memoir
A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
Is a River Alive?
Beasts of the Sea
When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World
The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
Ocean: Earth’s Last Wilderness
Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures
Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World
Birding to Change the World: A Memoir
Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life
Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon
Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit
Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
What the Chicken Knows: A New Appreciation of the World's Most Familiar Bird
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Natural History Books

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
The Origin of Species
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There
H is for Hawk
Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
Underland: A Deep Time Journey
The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction
Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
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Lists

H is for Hawk by Helen MacdonaldThe Genius of Birds by Jennifer AckermanWesley the Owl by Stacey O'BrienThe Wild Birds by Emily StrelowSilent Spring by Rachel Carson
Books for Bird Lovers
534 books — 215 voters
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererProdigal Summer by Barbara KingsolverH is for Hawk by Helen MacdonaldThe Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova BaileySilent Spring by Rachel Carson
Female Naturalist Writers
287 books — 64 voters

Hyena by Mikita BrottmanCrow by Boria SaxTurtle by Louise M. PrykeScorpion by Louise M. PrykeWhale by Joe Roman
Reaktion Animal Books
104 books — 13 voters
Salt by Mark KurlanskyCod by Mark KurlanskyCountry Ham by Steve CoomesThe Botany of Desire by Michael PollanAn Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage
Food & Drink Histories (nonfiction)
196 books — 48 voters

The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova BaileyCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlWonderful Life by Stephen Jay GouldLife in the Undergrowth by David Attenborough
Books about Invertebrates
400 books — 50 voters
Rats by Robert SullivanLily Pond by Hope RydenThe Irish Wildlife Book by Fergus O'GormanPaddy by R.D. LawrenceEager by Ben Goldfarb
Natural History of Rodents
39 books — 8 voters


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Quotes Tagged “Natural History”

Oliver Sacks
“ My religion is nature. That’s what arouses those feelings of wonder and mysticism and gratitude in me. ”
― Oliver Sacks
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Suzanne Simard
“ This Mother Tree was the central hub that the saplings and seedlings nested around, with threads of different fungal species, of different colors and weights, linking them, layer upon layer, in a strong, complex web ”
― Suzanne Simard, Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
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Videos Tagged “Natural History”

Hummingbird Banding Catch and Release and Birding in Arizona
Hummingbird Banding Catch and Release and Birding in Arizona
Creating a Hummingbird Paradise at Home - ABC Webinar
Creating a Hummingbird Paradise at Home - ABC Webinar
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Groups Tagged "Natural History"

The Natural World Book Club A community for nature lovers and readers, run by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County.
8 members, last active 8 years ago
All About Washington A Public Bookclub for those who enjoy reading about the the natural history of Washington State …more
9 members, last active 13 years ago
Wild Type Press - Read for the Earth Read for the Earth with Wild Type Press! This reading group was started as an Artists for the Ea…more
11 members, last active 3 years ago
Connecticut Botanical Society Book Club A club for reading and discussing literary and historical books about plants and natural history…more
2 members, last active 10 years ago

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