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The remarkable story of the Global Seed Vault--and the valiant effort to save the past and the future of agriculture: Now updated with a new chapter by the author and photos from recent improvements in the facilities. Closer to the North Pole than to the Arctic Circle, on an island in a remote Norwe... Read More about Seeds on Ice: Svalbard and the Global Seed Vault: New and Updated Edition

The first study of the gardens and landscapes of Bunny Mellon, written by a leading specialist, illustrated with both new and archival photography.   “ . . . The Gardens of Bunny Mellon is a tome to treasure.” —Architectural Digest   Throughout her long and storied life, Rachel “Bunny” Mel... Read More about The Gardens of Bunny Mellon

A large-format, heavily illustrated look at the wide adaptability and rich diversity of the plant kingdom All the plants around us today are descended from simple algae that emerged more than 500 million years ago. While new plant species are still being discovered, it is thought that there are ar... Read More about How Plants Work: Form, Diversity, Survival

This book was originally published in 1989. The dramatic radiation of the angiosperms towards the end of the Early Cretaceous initiated major changes in terrestrial ecosystems throughout the world. Dramatic changes in the flora and fauna were exemplified by the development of angiosperm-dominated pl... Read More about The Origins of Angiosperms and Their Biological Consequences

The recent discovery of diverse fossil flowers and floral organs in Cretaceous strata has revealed astonishing details about the structural and systematic diversity of early angiosperms. Exploring the rich fossil record that has accumulated over the last three decades, this is a unique study of the ... Read More about Early Flowers and Angiosperm Evolution

The remarkable story of the Global Seed Vault--and the valiant effort to save the past and the future of agriculture Closer to the North Pole than to the Arctic Circle, on an island in a remote Norwegian archipelago, lies a vast global seed bank buried within a frozen mountain. At the end of a 130-m... Read More about Seeds on Ice: Svalbard and the Global Seed Vault: Svalbard and the Global Seed Vault