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This work provides a new history of the First Barbary War, a conflict that, in its political and diplomatic aspects, planted the seeds for the United States' ascent to a global superpower--Author:...

This work provides a comprehensive review of the natural history of the 58 species living tortoises, the majority of which are threatened by extinction--Author: George R. Zug, Devin A...

This work is a collection of stories from emergency medicine physicians, as well as a brief, surface-level historical account of the intersection between emergency medicine, science, and...

The fascinating story of a British army chaplain's buggery trial in 1774 reveals surprising truths about early America. On the eve of the American Revolution, the British army considered the case of...

Brazil's Zika outbreak revealed extreme health disparities and reproductive injustice across racial and socioeconomic lines. Brazil's 2015 Zika outbreak led to severe illnesses for many and the birth...

This work is a compelling collection of essays on the war in Ukraine and its profound global impacts--Author: Hal Brands, Henry a Kissinger Distinguished Professor Hal BrandsPublisher: JHU...

Explore the mind of a bee and learn what drives its behavior. Have you ever observed a bee up close and wondered what was going on inside its head? Like ours, insects' brains take up most of the...

This work presents the beneficial roles of fungi along with their mischievous and deadly impacts, and illustrates how committed experts in the field can research ways to make use of these...