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Read an Funny, Gentle Excerpt from Veterinarian David Waltner-Toews's Memoir of Backyard Chickens

When we think about the relationships between humans and animals that have changed the course of history, it's easy to default to the obvious: the horse, the dog, the ox. But there is a more humble animal ...

We Will Ever Eat Cheese on Mars? Read an Excerpt from Food Scientists Lenore Newman & Evan D.G. Fraser's Dinner on Mars

We've put a man on the moon, but will we ever make cheese there? It may seem like a silly question, but the real possibility of settling other planets and satellites is becoming less and less the stuff ...

"This is the Challenge of this Century" Maureen McTeer's New Book Explores Ethical & Legal Questions around IVF

As medical innovations, in particular in vitro fertilization, help provide options to prospective parents struggling with fertility issues, a host of legal and ethical questions come into play. Embryo ...

Contest: Blast Off with a Space-Themed Prize Pack of Great Reads in Fiction, Poetry, & Nonfiction from ECW Press

Who doesn't want to escape it all sometimes? Give yourself a chance to float above the fray by entering ECW Press's outer space-themed giveaway, which offers a prize pack of spectacular books that each ...

"Our Shared Past and Future" James Gladstone's Halley's Comet Picture Book Offers Historical Perspective

Halley's Comet, possibly the most famous celestial event in existence, and one which happens just once every 75 years, is a unique phenomenon. It has been dazzling onlookers for centuries, and its story ...

Five Reasons Why Children’s Science Books are THE Must-read Books of the 21st Century. For Kids and Adults.

I have been a fan of the scientific method since I first learned what it was (It's only the single most powerful tool humans have ever created, but that’s another post ).I was terrible at doing science ...

On Pseudoscience, Wrestling, and Finding Storytelling in the Unconventional

When I was in university I had to take a science course to complete my undergraduate degree. I decided on “Science and Pseudoscience” – mostly because the title reminded me of the sort of conspiracy ...