natural history

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It’s an era of natural history with striking parallels to our own — climate change, extinction, devastating fires, a wobbling balance between humans and the rest of the natural world.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

This is a magisterial work of natural history and reportage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The study highlights the lasting importance of natural history collections.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

The event will remember some of the most memorable wildlife moments from Sir David's career and the BBC's natural history archive.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Chemistry was, generally speaking, a science for businesspeople, for those who worked with coal and potash and dyes, and not gentlemen, who tended to be drawn to geology, natural history, and physics.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson