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Animal breeding, welfare and society / by Turner, Jacky.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.The industrialization of animal genetics -- Breeding for productivity -- Productivity and animal health -- Productivity and welfare: animal behaviour -- Companion animal breeding: ideal standards -- Companion animal breeding: welfare, professionals and owners -- Sports animals: breeding gladiators -- Surpluses and rejects -- Traditional, rare and fancy breeds -- Pedigrees and purity -- Population control: pests, aliens and endangered species -- Laboratory animal breeding: designed for science -- Eugenics, commerce and control in human and animal reproduction.The determination of when, how, how often and with whom an animal breeds has moved away from evolutionary pressures towards our own purposes: these include the breeding and use of around 50 billion mammals and birds for food production annually , the breeding of pedigree dogs, cats, racing dogs and horses, specialized laboratory animal strains and the use of reproductive science to breed endangered species in zoos and to attempt to limit unwanted populations of pests and non-native species. This book discusses the methods, the motivations and the consequences of human intervention in animal breeding in terms of what we know about animal behavior and well-being. It sets out to challenge both our practice and our assumptions- those of society as a whole and the many professionals involved in the worldwide animal reproduction business. It explores where we are now and proposes a future where we have more respect for animals as sentient beings and have loosened the reins of reproductive control.

Subjects: Animal breeding; Animal behavior.; Animal welfare.; Animal population genetics.;

© 2010., Earthscan,

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Wildlife habitat conservation : concepts, challenges, and solutions / by Morrison, Michael L.; Mathewson, Heather A.(Heather Alexis),1974-;

Includes bibliographical references and index.The misunderstanding of habitat / Heather A. Mathewson and Michael L. Morrison -- Exploration and critique of habitat and habitat quality / Fred S. Guthery and Bronson K. Strickland -- Demographic consequences of habitat / Amanda D. Rodewald -- Managing habitats in a changing world / Beatrice Van Horne and John A. Wiens -- Habitat loss and degradation : understanding anthropogenic stressors and their impacts on individuals, populations, and communities / Clinton D. Francis -- Population genetics and wildlife habitat / Lisette P. Waits and Clinton W. Epps -- Habitat fragmentation and corridors / K. Shawn Smallwood -- The impact of invasive species on wildlife habitat / Julie L. Lockwood and J. Curtis Burkhalter -- Thoughts on models and prediction / Bret A. Collier and Douglas H. Johnson -- Manage habitat, monitor species / Michael K. Schwartz, Jamie S. Sanderlin, and William M. Block -- The effects of disturbance and succession on wildlife habitat and animal communities / Kevin S. McKelvey -- Wildlife habitat restoration / Kathi L. Borgmann and Courtney J. Conway -- Conclusion: Synthesis for advancing useful knowledge of habitat : unifying themes or many directions? / Michael L. Morrison and Heather A. Mathewson.This collection of essays discusses foundations and definitions of wildlife habitats, habitats in peril, and research and conservation.

Subjects: Habitat conservation.;

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Seize the night [sound recording] / by Koontz, Dean R.(Dean Ray),1945-; Szarabajka, Keith.;

Read by Keith Szarabajka.Poet Christopher Snow, a man who cannot stand daylight, teams up with his genetically engineered dog, Orson, to investigate the abduction of children in Moonlight Bay, California. The children are believed to be prisoners in an army base populated by intelligent animals, produced by scientific experiments. Snow and Orson penetrate the base to search for them. A sequel to Fear Nothing.Compact disc.

Subjects: Horror fiction.; Audiobooks.; Human experimentation in medicine; Genetics; Photosensitization, Biological;

© p1998., Random House Audio,

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Agro-technology : a philosophical introduction / by Thompson, R. Paul,1947-;

"Humans have been modifying plants and animals for millennia. The dawn of molecular genetics, however, has kindled intense public scrutiny and controversy. Crops, and the food products which include them, have dominated molecular modification in agriculture. Organisations have made unsubstantiated claims and scare mongering is common. In this textbook Paul Thompson presents a clear account of the significant issues--identifying harms and benefits, analysing and managing risk--which lie beneath the cacophony of public controversy. His comprehensive analysis looks especially at genetically modified organisms, and includes an explanation of the scientific background, an analysis of ideological objections, a discussion of legal and ethical concerns, a suggested alternative--organic agriculture--and an examination of the controversy's impact on sub-Saharan African countries. His book will be of interest to students and other readers in philosophy, biology, biotechnology, and public policy"--"Although the current debate about agricultural biotechnology is often narrowly focused on molecular biotechnology (molecular genetic modification), the technological application of biology in agriculture predates the advent of molecular biology. For more than 10,000 years humans have been manipulating the traits of animals and plants (Mazoyer and Roundart, 2006; Thompson, 2009) by manipulating their genes and, thereby their genomes (the specific combination of genes in an organism's cells); the dog was likely the earliest animal to be domesticated (about 16,000 years ago). Early domestication of agricultural animals and plants was based entirely on crude experimentation (trial and error). Biological knowledge was elementary; humans learned early that offspring resemble parents, that selecting animals and plants with desirable traits and breeding them created a population of animals with those traits, and that occasionally a new trait seemed to appear"--Includes bibliographical references and index.Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Scientific background; 2. Application of genetics in agriculture; 3. Philosophical and conceptual background; 4. The controversy : ideological and theological objections; 5. The controversy : purported benefits; 6. The controversy : purported harms; 7. The organic alternative; 8. Impact on low and middle income countries : poverty, farming, and colonial legacies; Concluding remarks.

Subjects: Agricultural biotechnology; Genetic engineering; Agricultural biotechnology; Genetic engineering; Agricultural biotechnology; Genetic engineering;

© 2011., Cambridge University Press,

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A new environmental ethics : the next millennium for life on earth / by Rolston, Holmes,1932-;

Includes bibliographical references and index.The Environmental Turn. BP oil spill disaster -- Global warming -- Sustainability -- Environmental justice -- Toxics, pollutants, invasives -- Living locally: green and grassroots -- Biodiversity -- Lynn White: dominion of man -- Ecofeminism: the woman's touch -- Animal welfare: Peter Singer, Tom Reagan -- Environmental ethics: philosophers wake up -- Aldo Leopold, Rachel Carson, John Muir. -- Humans: People on Their Landscapes. Environmental health: skin in, skin out -- Sustainable development -- Domesticated landscapes: "Man the Measure" -- Anthropocene epoch: managed Earth and end of Nature? -- Urban, rural, wild: three-dimensional persons -- Human dignity on Earth: part of or apart from Nature. -- Animals: Beasts in Flesh and Blood. Somebody there? : encountering Individual animals -- Environmental ethics and animal welfare -- On the hunt: killing, eating, respecting wild beasts -- Domestic animals: from cows to poodles -- Zoos: caged beasts on display -- Research animals: experimenting for animal/human good. -- Organisms: Respect for Life. The buggy planet: the little things that run the world -- Plants: nothing matters! never mind? -- Genetic value: smart (cybernetic) genes -- Invasive exotics: plants way out of place -- Respect for life: biocentrism -- Respect for life: naturalizing values/ virtues.Species and Biodiversity: Lifelines in Jeopardy. Science, the Is question: what are species? -- Ethics, the ought question: ought we to save species? -- Enforcing saving species: the Endangered Species Act -- Natural and anthropogenic extinction -- Biodiversity: more than species -- Biodiversity vs. humans: win-win? win-lose? lose-lose? -- Ecosytems: the Land Ethic. Ecosystems: the is question -- Ecosystems: the ought question -- Ecological/environmental economics -- Wilderness: the world that runs itself -- Nature: found? constructed? re-constructed -- Environmental policy: ecosystem management, once and future Nature. -- Earth: Ethics on the Home Planet. Humans as Earthlings: unique species on a unique planet -- Global capitalism: just? fair? enough! -- Global population: full Earth? -- Global warming: too hot to handle! -- Sustainable biosphere: ultimate survival -- Future generations on the planet with promise.No one looking ahead at the middle of the last century could have foreseen the extent and the importance of the ensuing environmental crises. Now, more than a decade into the next century, no one can ignore it. This work offers clear, powerful, and oftentimes moving thoughts from one of the first and most respected philosophers to write on the environment. The author, an early and leading pioneer in studying the moral relationship between humans and the Earth, surveys the full spectrum of approaches in the field of environmental ethics. This book, however, is not simply a judicious overview. Instead, it offers critical assessments of contemporary academic accounts and draws on a lifetime of research and experience to suggest an outlook for the future. As a result, this focused, forward-looking analysis teaches its readers to be responsible global citizens, and residents of their landscape, helping ensure that the future we have will be the one we wish for. -- From p. [i] of text.

Subjects: Environmental ethics.;

© 2012., Routledge,

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Food safety : the science of keeping food safe / by Shaw, Ian,1950-;

Includes bibliographical references and index.51. Introduction -- Brief history of food safety -- Evolution of cellular protection mechanisms -- 2. Food risk -- Risk versus benefit -- Food risk assessment -- Relative risk and risk ranking -- Risk management -- Risk communication -- Quantitative risk assessment -- 3. Bacteria -- Discovery of bacteria -- Biology of bacteria -- The bacterial ecology of food -- Human bacterial pathogens on food -- Gastroenteritis -- Food-borne pathogenic bacteria -- 4. Viruses -- Discovery of viruses -- The biology of viruses -- Disease caused by viruses and mechanisms of viral transmission -- Other food-borne viruses -- 5. Parasites -- What are parasites? -- Flatworms : platyhelminthes -- Tapeworms : Cestodes -- Flukes : trematodes -- Nematodes -- Protozoa -- 6. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) -- The history of BSE -- Epidemiology of BSE in England -- Spongiform encephalopathies -- Prions -- The symptoms of BSE -- BSE cases in the UK -- BSE transmission and the origins of PrP -- The risk to human consumers of BSE beef : nvCJD -- The politics of BSE and implications for food safety worldwide -- BSE incidence around the world -- 7. Chemical contaminants -- Pesticides -- Insecticides -- Herbicides -- Fungicides -- Veterinary medicines -- Growth promoting chemicals -- Fertilizers -- Natural environmental chemicals -- Non-agricultural environmental pollutants -- Residues monitoring programs -- Dietary intake and risk to human consumers -- 8. Natural toxins -- Natural toxins in the human food chain -- Plant toxins -- Mycotoxins -- Phytohaemagglutinins in beans -- Bacterial toxins -- Phytoestrogens -- 9. Endocrine disrupting chemicals -- Estrogen receptors : ERs -- Molecular requirements for estrogenicity -- Estrogens are present in both males and females -- Xenoestrogens -- Population level effects of exposure to xenoestrogens -- Positive health effects of xenoestrogens -- 10. Genetically modified food -- Brief introduction to nucleic acids, genetics and molecular biology -- Nucleic acids -- Converting the genetic code into a protein -- History of GM crops -- Tools of the genetic engineer -- Glyphosate-resistant crops -- Insect-protected crops : BT toxin -- GM crops with enhanced flavor or nutritional properties -- What happens if humans eat GM crops or foods made from them? -- Changed biochemistry in GM crops -- What is the effect of eating DNA and RNA? -- GM animals -- 11. Colors, flavors and preservatives -- Food colors -- Flavors -- Preservatives -- 12. Food irradiation -- Different types of radioactivity -- How irradiation kills cells -- History of food irradiation -- Effect of radiation on microorganisms -- How is food irradiated? -- Effects of irradiation on food chemistry -- Effects of irradiation on vitamins -- Radiation dose -- Does irradiation make food radioactive? -- Health effects of food irradiation -- Use of food irradiation around the world -- 13. Food safety and the unborn child -- "You are what your mother ate" -- Growth and development of the embryo and fetus -- Effects of food chemical contaminants -- Effects of microbiological contaminants -- Effects on ova and sperm -- 14. Organic food -- What does "organic" mean? -- History and philosophy of organic farming -- Demand for organic food -- Organic farming methods -- Organic farming legislation -- Organic fertilizers -- Organic pest control -- Organic weed control -- Animal health remedies -- Food processing -- Is organic food better for you? -- Myths and facts about organic food -- 15. Food allergy -- What is an allergy? -- Basics of immunology -- Immunity and the immune response -- Sensitization -- Food allergies -- The genetics of allergy -- Food allergens -- Milk allergy -- Peanut allergy -- Soy allergy -- Nut allergies -- Seafood allergies -- Gluten allergy (celiac disease) -- Allergy to eggs -- Allergen cross-reactivity -- Banana/latex allergy -- Food additives allergy -- Why is the incidence of food allergies increasing? -- 16. Food legislation -- Legal processes : how laws are made -- Very brief history of food law -- Food legislation around the world -- Food legislation in the USA -- Food legislation in the UK -- Food legislation in New Zealand -- Policing food legislation -- Does food legislation reduce risks to consumers? -- Non-compliance follow-up -- Relevance of national food legislation in a global food market."Food safety is a modern concept. Remarkably, it is only in the last 200 years that such concepts as food borne germs, and the means of combating them (such as antiseptics and refrigeration), have been popularized. Yet int he 21st Century, consumers in the developed world do not accept that the food which they purchase and consume might carry a risk of making them ill--that our food should be safe is something we all take for granted. Food safety is a multi-faceted subject, using microbiology, chemistry, standards and regulations and risk management to address issues involving bacterial pathogens, chemical contaminants, natural toxicants, additive safety, allergens and more. In this book, the author introduces these topics with wit and practical wisdom, providing an accessible guide to a vibrant and constantly evolving subject. Each chapter proceeds from introductory concepts and builds towards a sophisticated treatment of the topic, allowing the reader to take what knowledge is required for understanding food safety at a range of levels."--Back cover.

Subjects: Food; Food contamination.; Food;

© 2013., Wiley-Blackwell,

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Ethics: Questions & Morality of Human Actions / by Lucas, George,editor.; Roth, John K.,editor.;

Includes bibliographical references.Vol. 1 -- Publisher's Note -- Editors' Introduction -- Contributing Scholars -- The Concepts of Ethics -- The Absurd -- Accountability -- Aggression -- Altruism -- Authenticity -- Autonomy -- Bad faith -- Benevolence -- Character -- Charity -- Choice -- Collective guilt -- Consent -- Consistency -- Conversion of one's system of beliefs -- Duty -- Equality -- Excellence -- Exploitation -- Fairness -- Fatalism -- The Good -- Greed -- Harm -- Human nature -- Immortality -- Impartiality -- Incommensurability -- Inequality -- Intention -- Intrinsic good -- Is/ought distinction -- Language -- Leadership -- Lifestyles -- Love -- Luck and chance -- Merit -- Moral education -- Moral equivalence -- Moral luck -- Moral realism -- Moral responsibility -- Morality -- Motivation -- Natural law -- Naturalistic fallacy -- The Other -- Ought/can implication -- Perfectionism -- Permissible acts -- Pessimism and optimism -- Power -- Practical reason -- Prisoner's dilemma -- Property -- Punishment -- Reason and rationality -- Responsibility -- Revelation -- Right and wrong -- Rights and obligations -- "Slippery-slope" arguments -- Tragedy -- Truth -- Value -- Values clarification -- Weakness of will -- Wickedness -- Will -- Work -- Theories & Traditions -- Absolutism -- Academic freedom -- African traditional religion -- Anthropomorphism of the divine -- Applied ethics -- Aristotelian ethics -- Atheism -- Cannibalism -- Caste system, Hindu -- Casuistry -- Chivalry -- Cognitivism -- Communitarianism -- Comparative ethics -- Confucian ethics -- Consequentialism -- Critical theory -- Cynicism -- Cyrenaics -- Daoist ethics -- Deconstruction -- Deism -- Deontological ethics -- Determinism and freedom -- Dilemmas, moral -- Egalitarianism -- Egoism -- Egotist -- Emotivist ethics -- Enlightenment ethics -- Ethics -- Ethics/morality distinction -- Evolutionary theory -- Existentialism -- Fact/value distinction -- Free-riding -- Golden mean -- Golden rule -- Hedonism -- Ideal observer -- Idealist ethics -- Ideology -- Intersubjectivity -- Intuitionist ethics -- Kantian ethics -- Libertarianism -- Marxism -- Maximal vs. minimal ethics -- Mean/ends distinction -- Metaethics -- Moral principles, rules, and imperatives -- Moral-sense theories -- Narrative ethics -- Native American ethics -- Nihilism -- Normative vs. descriptive ethics -- Objectivism -- Panentheism -- Pantheism -- Paradoxes in ethics -- Platonic ethics -- Pluralism -- Post-Enlightenment ethics -- Postmodernism -- Pragmatism -- Prescriptivism -- Private vs. public morality -- Professional ethics -- Progressivism -- Relativism -- Secular ethics -- Situational ethics -- Skepticism -- Social Darwinism -- Sophists -- Stoic ethics -- Subjectivism -- Supererogation -- Teleological ethics -- Theory and practice -- Transcendentalism -- Universalizability -- Utilitarianism -- Virtue ethics -- Theorists & Practitioners -- Abelard, Peter -- Aristotle -- Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics -- Ataturk -- Ayer, A. 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Sandford -- Scottsboro case -- Segregation -- Self-deception -- Self-interest -- Selfishness -- Suicide -- Tolerance -- Unarmed black killings by whites in the twenty-first century -- Uncle Tom's Cabin -- Violence -- Washington, Booker T -- Zionism -- Hope, Happiness & the Future -- Common good -- Compassion -- Conscience -- Courage -- Custom -- Desire -- Dignity -- Etiquette -- Family -- Family values -- Forgiveness -- Freedom and liberty -- Friendship -- Future generations -- Generosity -- Gratitude -- Heroism -- Honesty -- Honor -- Honor systems and codes -- Humanism -- Humility -- Individualism -- Integrity -- Justice -- Life, meaning of -- Loyalty -- Mentoring -- Mercy -- Needs and wants -- Obedience -- Passions and emotions -- Patriotism -- Personal relationships -- Pride -- Promises -- Prudence -- Public interest -- Reconciliation -- Role models -- Self-control -- Self-love -- Self-preservation -- Self-respect -- Service to others -- Social justice and responsibility -- Temperance -- Trustworthiness -- Virtue -- Wisdom -- Appendixes -- Bibliography -- Biographical Directory -- Glossary -- Nobel Peace Prize Winners -- Organizations -- Time Line of Primary Works in Moral and Ethical Philosophy -- Indexes -- List of Entries by Category -- Personages Index -- Subject Index.Provides a four-volume set that covers topics of recent interest to readers in the twenty-first century, such as Heroic medicine, Gender identity, Wealth inequality, LGBTQ issues, Female genital mutilation, Informed consent, and Transgender care.10-A.Mode of access: Internet.

Subjects: Ethics;

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The Gale encyclopedia of science / by Nemeh, Katherine H.,editor.; Longe, Jacqueline L.,editor.; Gale (Firm);

Includes bibliographical references and index.Aardvark -- Abacus -- Abrasives -- Abscess -- Absolute zero -- Abyssal plain -- Acceleration -- Accelerators -- Accretion disk -- Accuracy -- Acetic acid -- Acetone -- Acetylcholine -- Acetylsalicylic acid -- Acid rain -- Acids and bases -- Acne -- Acorn worm -- Acoustics -- Actinides -- Action potential -- Activated complex -- Active galactic nuclei -- Acupressure -- Acupuncture -- ADA (adenosine deaminase) deficiency -- Adaptation -- Addiction -- Addison's disease -- Addition -- Adenosine diphosphate -- Adenosine triphosphate -- Adhesive -- Adipocere -- Adrenals -- Aerobic -- Aerodynamics -- Aerosols -- Aerospace engineering -- Aflatoxin -- Africa -- Agent Orange -- Aging and death -- Agouti -- Agribusiness -- Agricultural machines -- Agrochemicals -- Agronomy -- AIDS -- AIDS therapies and vaccines -- Air masses and fronts -- Air pollution -- Aircraft -- Airship -- Albatross -- Albedo -- Albinism -- Alchemy -- Alcohol -- Alcoholism -- Aldehydes -- Alfalfa, genetically engineered -- Algae -- Algal blooms -- Algebra -- Algorithm -- Alkali metals -- Alkaline earth metals -- Alkaloid -- Alkyl group -- Alleles -- Allergy -- Allotrope -- Allotype -- Alloy -- Alluvial systems -- Alpha particle -- Alternate light source analysis -- Alternative and renewable energy -- Alternative energy sources -- Alternative medicine -- Altruism -- Aluminum -- Aluminum hydroxide -- Alzheimer's disease -- Amaranth family (Amaranthaceae) -- Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae) -- American Standard Code for Information Interchange -- Ames test -- Amicable numbers -- Amides -- Amino acid -- Ammonia -- Ammonification -- Amnesia -- Amniocentesis -- Amoeba -- Amphetamines -- Amphibians -- Amplifier -- Amputation -- Anabolism -- Anaerobic -- Analemma -- Analgesia -- Analog signals and digital signals -- Analytic geometry -- Anaphylaxis -- Anatomy -- Anatomy, comparative -- Anchovy -- Anemia -- Anesthesia -- Aneurism -- Angelfish -- Angiography -- Angiosperm -- Angle -- Anglerfish -- Animal -- Animal breeding -- Animal cancer tests -- Animal cloning -- Animal testing -- Anion -- Anode -- Anoles -- Antarctica -- Antbirds and gnat-eaters -- Anteaters -- Antelopes and gazelles -- Antenna -- Anthrax -- Anthropocentrism -- Anthropogenic -- Anthropometry -- Antibacterial drugs -- Antibiotic resistance -- Antibiotics -- Antibody and antigen -- Anticoagulants -- Anticonvulsants -- Antidepressant drugs -- Antihelmintics -- Antihistamines -- Anti-inflammatory agents -- Antimatter -- Antimetabolites -- Antioxidants -- Antiparticle -- Antipsychotic drugs -- Antisepsis -- Antiviral drugs -- Antlions -- Ant-pipits -- Ants -- Anxiety -- Apes -- Apgar score -- Aphasia -- Aphids -- Approximation -- Apraxia -- Aquaculture -- Aqueduct -- Aquifer -- Arachnids -- Arapaima -- Arc -- Arc lamp -- Archaebacteria -- Archaeoastronomy -- Archaeogenetics -- Archaeological mapping -- Archaeological sites -- Archaeology -- Archaeometallurgy -- Archaeometry -- Arctic region -- Arithmetic -- Armadillos -- Arrow worms -- Arrowgrass -- Arrowroot -- Arsenic -- Arteries -- Arteriosclerosis -- Arthritis -- Arthropods -- Arthroscopic surgery -- Artifacts and artifact classification -- Artificial fibers -- Artificial heart and heart valve -- Artificial intelligence -- Artificial vision -- Arum family (Araceae) -- Asbestos -- Asexual reproduction -- Asia -- Assembly line -- Asses -- Associative property -- Asteraceae -- Asteroid 2002 AA29 -- Asthenosphere -- Asthma -- Astrobiology -- Astroblemes -- Astrolabe -- Astrometry -- Astronomical unit -- Astronomy -- Astrophysics -- Atmosphere, composition and structure -- Atmosphere observation -- Atmospheric chemistry -- Atmospheric circulation -- Atmospheric feedback factors -- Atmospheric optical phenomena -- Atmospheric pressure -- Atmospheric temperature -- Atomic clock -- Atomic models -- Atomic number -- Atomic spectroscopy -- Atomic theory -- Atomic weight -- Atoms -- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) -- Augmented reality -- Auks -- Australia -- Autism -- Autoimmune disorders -- Automatic pilot -- Automation -- Automobiles -- Autopsy -- Autotroph -- Avogadro's number -- Aye-ayes -- Babblers -- Baboons -- Bacteria -- Bacterial blights -- Bacteriophage -- Badgers -- Ball bearing -- Ballistic missiles -- Ballistics -- Balloon -- Banana -- Bandicoots -- Bar code -- Barberry -- Barbets -- Barbiturates -- Bariatrics -- Barium -- Barium sulfate -- Bark -- Barley -- Barnacles -- Barometer -- Barracuda -- Barrier islands -- Basin -- Bass -- Basswood -- Bathymetric maps -- Bathysphere -- Bats -- Battery -- Beach nourishment -- Beardworms -- Bears -- Beavers -- Bedrock -- Beech family (Fagaceae) -- Bee-eaters -- Bees -- Beetles -- Beets -- Begonia -- Behavior -- Bennettites -- Benzene -- Benzoic acid -- Bernoulli's principle -- Beta-blockers -- Big bang theory -- Binary star -- Bindle paper -- Binocular -- Binomial theorem -- Bioaccumulation -- Bioassay -- Biochemical oxygen demand -- Biochemistry -- Biodegradable substances -- Biodegradation -- Biodetectors -- Biodiversity -- Bioenergy -- Biofeedback -- Biofilms -- Bio-flips -- Biofuels -- Bioinformatics and computational biology -- Biological and biomimetic systems -- Biological and chemical weapons -- Biological community -- Biological rhythms -- Biological warfare -- Biology -- Bioluminescence -- Biomagnification -- Biomass -- Biome -- Biomedical engineering -- Biometrics -- Biophysics -- Bioremediation -- Biosphere -- Biosphere Project -- Biotechnology -- Bioterrorism -- Bipolar disorder -- Birch family (Betulaceae) -- Birds -- Birds of paradise -- Birds of prey -- Birth -- Birth defects -- Bison -- Bitterns -- Bivalves -- BL Lacertae object -- Black hole -- Black hole collisions -- Blackbirds -- Blackbody radiation -- Bleach -- Blennies -- Blindness and visual impairments -- Blindsnakes -- Blockchain technology -- Blood -- Blood gas analysis -- Blood supply -- Bloodstain evidence -- Blotting analysis -- Bluebirds -- Boarfish -- Boas -- Bohr model -- Boiling point -- Bond energy -- Bony fish -- Boobies and gannets -- Boolean algebra -- Boric acid -- Botany -- Botulism -- Bowen's reaction series -- Bowerbirds -- Bowfin -- Boxfish -- Brachiopods -- Brackish -- Brain -- Breathalyzer® -- Brewing -- Brick -- Bridges -- Bristletails -- Brittle star -- Bromeliad family (Bromeliaceae) -- Bronchitis -- Brown dwarf -- Brownian motion -- Brucellosis -- Bryophyte -- Bubonic plague -- Buckminsterfullerene -- Buckthorn --Buckwheat -- Buds and budding -- Buffer -- Building design/architecture -- Bulbuls -- Bunsen burner -- Buoyancy, principle of -- Buret -- Burn -- Bustards -- Buttercup -- Butterflies -- Butterfly fish -- Butyl group -- Butylated hydroxyanisole -- Butylated hydroxytoluene -- Buzzards -- Cactus -- CAD/CAM/CIM -- Caddisflies -- Caecilians -- Caffeine -- Caisson -- Calcium -- Calcium carbonate -- Calcium oxide -- Calcium propionate -- Calcium sulfate -- Calculator -- Calculus -- Calendars -- Calibration -- Caliper -- Calorie -- Calorimetry -- Camels -- Canal -- Cancel -- Cancer -- Canines -- Cannabidiol (CBD) -- Cantilever -- Capacitance -- Capacitor -- Capillaries -- Capillary action -- Caprimulgids -- Captive breeding and reintroduction -- Capuchins -- Capybaras -- Carbohydrate -- Carbon -- Carbon cycle -- Carbon dioxide -- Carbon footprint -- Carbon monoxide -- Carbon sink -- Carbon tetrachloride -- Carbonyl group -- Carboxyl group -- Carboxylic acids -- Carcinogen -- Cardiac cycle -- Cardinal number -- Cardinals and grosbeaks -- Caribou -- Carnivore -- Carnivorous plants -- Carp -- Carpal tunnel syndrome -- Carrier (genetics) -- Carrot family (Apiaceae) -- Carrying capacity -- Cartesian coordinate plane -- Cartilaginous fish -- Cartography -- Cashew family (Anacardiaceae) -- Cassini spacecraft -- Catabolism -- Catalyst and catalysis -- Catastrophism -- Catfish -- Catheters -- Cathode -- Cathode ray tube -- Cation -- Cats -- Cattails -- Cattle family (Bovidae) -- Cauterization -- Cave -- Cave fish -- Celestial coordinates -- Celestial mechanics -- Celestial sphere: The apparent motions of the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars -- Cell -- Cell death -- Cell division -- Cell, electrochemical -- Cell membrane transport -- Cell staining -- Cellular respiration -- Cellular telephone -- Cellulose -- Centipedes -- Centrifuge -- Ceramics -- Cerenkov effect -- Cetaceans -- Chachalacas -- Chameleons -- Chaos -- Charge-coupled device -- Chelate -- Chemical bond -- Chemical evolution -- Chemical oxygen demand -- Chemical reactions -- Chemical warfare -- Chemistry -- Chemoreception -- Chestnut -- Chickenpox -- Childhood diseases -- Chimaeras -- Chimpanzees -- Chinchilla -- Chipmunks -- Chi-square test -- Chitons -- Chlordane -- Chlorinated hydrocarbons -- Chlorination -- Chlorine -- Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) -- Chloroform -- Chlorophyll -- Chloroplast -- Cholera -- Cholesterol -- Chordates -- Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) -- Chromatin -- Chromatography -- Chromosomal abnormalities -- Chromosome -- Chromosome mapping -- Cicadas -- Cigarette smoke -- Circadian cycle and rhythm -- Circle -- Circulatory system -- Circumscribed and inscribed -- Cirrhosis -- Citric acid -- Citrus trees -- Civets -- Civil engineering -- Cladistics -- Clear-cutting -- Climate change -- Climate change impacts in Africa -- Climate change impacts in Asia -- Climate change impacts in Australia and New Zealand -- Climate change impacts in Europe -- Climate change impacts in North America -- Climate change impacts in small island nations -- Climate change impacts in South America -- Climax (ecological) -- Clingfish -- Clipper chip -- Clone and cloning -- Closed curves -- Closure property -- Cloud computing -- Clouds -- Club mosses -- Coal -- Coast and beach -- Coati -- Coca -- Cocaine -- Cockatoo -- Cockroaches -- Codeine -- Codfish -- Codon -- Coefficient -- Coelacanth -- Coffee plant -- Cogeneration -- Cognition -- Cold, common -- Collagen -- Colloid -- Colobus monkey -- Color -- Color blindness -- Colugo -- Coma -- Combinatorics -- Combustion -- Comet Hale-Bopp -- Comets -- Commensalism -- Communications technology -- Community ecology -- Commutative property -- Compact disc -- Competition -- Complementary DNA -- Complex -- Complex numbers -- Composite materials -- Composting -- Compound, chemical -- Compton effect -- Compulsion -- Computer, analog -- Computer, digital -- Computer hardware security -- Computer keystroke recorder -- Computer languages -- Computer memory, physical and virtual memory -- Computer modeling -- Computer software -- Computer software security -- Computer virus -- Computerized axial tomography -- Concentration -- Concrete -- Conditioning -- Condors -- Congenital -- Congruence (triangle) -- Conic sections -- Conifer -- Connective tissue -- Conservation -- Conservation laws -- Constellation -- Constructions -- Contaminated soil -- Contamination -- Continent -- Continental drift -- Continental margin -- Continental shelf -- Continuity -- Contour plowing -- Contraception -- Convection -- Coordination compound -- Copepods -- Copper -- Coral and coral reef -- Coral bleaching -- Coriolis effect -- Cork -- Corm -- Cormorants -- Corn (maize) -- Coronal ejections and magnetic storms -- Correlation (geology) -- Correlation (mathematics) -- Corrosion -- Cosmic background radiation -- Cosmic ray -- Cosmology -- Cotingas -- Cotton -- Coulomb -- Countable -- Coursers and pratincoles -- Courtship -- COVID-19 global pandemic -- Coypu -- Crab -- Crane -- Cranes -- Crayfish -- Crestfish -- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease -- Crickets -- Crime scene investigation -- Crime scene reconstruction -- Critical habitat -- Crocodiles -- Crop rotation -- Crops -- Cross multiply -- Cross-section -- Crows and jays -- Crustacea -- Cryobiology -- Cryogenics -- Cryosphere -- Cryptography, encryption, and number theory -- Crystal -- Cubic equations -- Cuckoos -- Cultural geography -- Curare -- Curlews -- Currents -- Curve -- Cushing syndrome -- Cuttlefish -- Cybernetics -- Cybersecurity -- Cycads -- Cyclamate -- Cyclone and anticyclone -- Cyclosporine -- Cyclotron -- Cystic fibrosis -- Cytochrome -- Cytology -- Dams -- Damselflies -- Dark energy -- Dark matter -- Data mining -- Dating techniques -- DDT -- Deafness and inherited hearing loss -- Decimal fraction -- Decomposition -- Decontamination methods -- Decryption -- Deer -- Deer mouse -- Deforestation -- Degree -- Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) -- Delta -- Dementia -- Dendrochronology -- Dengue fever -- Denitrification -- Density -- Dentistry -- Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) -- Deposit -- Depression -- Depth perception -- Derivative -- Desalination -- Desert -- Desertification -- Determinants -- Deuterium -- Developmental processes -- Dew point -- Diabetes mellitus -- Diagnosis -- Dialysis -- Diamond -- Diatoms -- Dielectric materials -- Diesel engine -- Diethylstilbestrol (DES) -- Diffraction -- Diffraction grating -- Diffusion -- Digestive system -- Digital recording -- Digitalis -- Dik-diks -- Dinosaur -- Diode -- Dioxin -- Diphtheria -- Dipole -- Direct variation -- Disease -- Dissociation -- Distance -- Distillation -- Distributive property -- Disturbance, ecological -- Diurnal cycles -- Division -- DNA databanks -- DNA fingerprinting -- DNA recognition -- instruments -- DNA replication -- DNA synthesis -- DNA technology -- DNA vaccine -- Dobsonflies -- Dogwood tree -- Domain -- Donkeys -- Dopamine -- Doppler effect -- Dories -- Dormouse -- Dosimetry -- Double helix -- Double-blind study -- Down syndrome -- Dragonflies -- Drift net -- Drones and unmanned aircraft -- Drongos -- Drosophila melanogaster -- Drought -- Ducks -- Duckweed -- Duikers -- Dune -- Duplication of the cube -- Dust devil -- DVD -- Dwarf antelopes -- Dyes and pigments --Dysentery -- Dyslexia -- Dysplasia -- Dystrophinopathies -- e (number) -- Eagles -- Ear -- Earth -- Earth Challenge Prize -- Earth science -- Earthquake -- Earthquake and tsunami in Japan (2011) -- Earthquake in Mexico (2017) -- Earthquake in Nepal -- Earth's geologic history -- Earth's interior -- Earth's magnetic field -- Earth's rotation -- Earwigs -- Eating disorders -- Ebola virus -- Ebony -- Echiuroid worms -- Echolocation -- Eclipse -- Ecological economics -- Ecological integrity -- Ecological monitoring -- Ecological productivity -- Ecological pyramids -- Ecology -- Economic geography -- Ecosystem -- Ecotone -- Ecotourism -- Edema -- Eel grass -- Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox -- El Niǫ and La Nią -- Eland -- Elapid snakes -- Elasticity -- Electric arc -- Electric charge -- Electric circuit -- Electric conductor -- Electric current -- Electric motors -- Electric vehicles -- Electrical conductivity -- Electrical engineering -- Electrical power supply -- Electrical resistance -- Electricity -- Electrocardiogram (ECG) -- Electroencephalogram (EEG) -- Electrolysis -- Electrolyte -- Electromagnetic field -- Electromagnetic induction -- Electromagnetic pulse -- Electromagnetic spectrum -- Electromagnetism -- Electromotive force -- Electron -- Electron cloud -- Electronic control device (ECD) -- Electronics -- Electronics waste -- Electrophoresis -- Electrostatic devices -- Element, chemical -- Element, families of -- Element, transuranium -- Elements, formation of -- Elephant -- Elephant shrews -- Elephant snout fish -- Elephantiasis -- Elevator -- Ellipse -- Elm -- Embiids -- Embolism -- Embryo and embryonic development -- Embryo transfer -- Embryology -- Emission -- Emphysema -- Emulsion -- Encephalitis -- Endangered species -- Endemic -- Endocrine system -- Endoprocta -- Endoscopy -- Endothermic -- Energy -- Energy budgets -- Energy efficiency -- Energy transfer -- Engineering -- Engraving and etching -- Enhanced greenhouse effect -- Enterobacteria -- Entropy -- Environmental ethics -- Environmental impact statement -- Enzymatic engineering -- Enzyme -- Epidemic -- Epidemiology -- Epigenetics -- Epilepsy -- Episomes -- Epstein-Barr virus -- Equation, chemical -- Equilibrium, chemical -- Equinox -- Erosion -- Error -- Escherichia coli -- Ester -- Esterification -- Ethanol -- Ether -- Ethnoarchaeology -- Ethnobotany -- Ethyl group -- Ethylene glycol -- Ethylenediaminetetra-acetic acid -- Etiology -- Eubacteria -- Eugenics -- Eukaryotae -- Europe -- Eutrophication -- Evaporation -- Evapotranspiration -- Even and odd -- Event horizon -- Evolution -- Evolution, convergent -- Evolution, divergent -- Evolution, evidence of -- Evolution, parallel -- Evolutionary change, rate of -- Evolutionary mechanisms -- Excavation methods -- Exclusion principle, Pauli -- Excretory system -- Exercise -- Exocrine glands -- Explosives -- Exponent -- Extinction -- Extrasolar planets -- Extreme weather -- Eye -- Facial recognition -- Factor -- Factorial -- Falcons -- Faraday effect -- Fat -- Fat substitutes -- Fatty acids -- Fault -- Fauna -- Fax machine -- Feather stars -- Fermentation -- Ferns -- Ferrets -- Fertilization -- Fertilizers -- Fetal alcohol syndrome -- Feynman diagrams -- Fiber optics -- Fibonacci sequence -- Field -- Figurative numbers -- Filtration -- Finches -- Firs -- Fish -- 5G technology -- Flagella -- Flame analysis -- Flamingos -- Flatfish -- Flatworms -- Flavonoids -- Flax -- Fleas -- Flies -- Flightless birds -- Flooding -- Flora -- Flower -- Fluid dynamics -- Fluid mechanics -- Fluorescence -- Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) -- Fluorescent light -- Fluoridation -- Flying fish -- Focused ion beam (FIB) -- Fog -- Fold -- Food irradiation -- Food poisoning -- Food preservation -- Food pyramid -- Food web/chain -- Foot and mouth disease -- Force -- Forensic genealogy -- Forensic science -- Forestry -- Forests -- Formula, chemical -- Formula, structural -- Fossa -- Fossil and fossilization -- Fossil fuels -- Fracking -- Fractal -- Fraction, common -- Fraunhofer lines -- Freeway -- Frequency -- Fresh water -- Friction -- Frigatebirds -- Frogs -- Frog's-bit family -- Frostbite -- Fruits -- Fuel cells -- Fukushima nuclear accident -- Function -- Fundamental theorems -- Fungi -- Fungicide -- Gaia hypothesis -- Galaxy -- Galileo project -- Game theory -- Gamete -- Gametogenesis -- Gamma-ray astronomy -- Gamma-ray burst -- Gangrene -- Garpike -- Gases, liquefaction of -- Gases, properties of -- Gazelles -- Gears -- Geckos -- Geese -- Gelatin -- Gene -- Gene chips and microarrays -- Gene editing -- Gene mutation -- Gene splicing -- Gene therapy -- Generator -- Genetic disorders -- Genetic engineering -- Genetic identification of microorganisms -- Genetic testing -- Genetically modified organisms -- Genetics -- Genets -- Genome -- Genomics (comparative) -- Genotype and phenotype -- Geocentric theory -- Geochemical analysis -- Geochemistry -- Geode -- Geodesic -- Geodesic dome -- Geoengineering -- Geographic and magnetic poles -- Geologic map -- Geologic time -- Geology -- Geomagnetic storms -- Geometry -- Geomicrobiology -- Geophysics -- Geospatial imagery -- Geothermal energy -- Geotropism -- Gerbils -- Germ cells and the germ cell line -- Germ theory -- Germination -- Gerontology -- Gesnerias -- Geyser -- Gibbons and siamangs -- Gila monster -- Ginger -- Ginkgo -- Ginseng -- Giraffes and okapi -- GIS -- Glaciers -- Glands -- Glass -- Global climate -- Global dimming -- Global Positioning System -- Global warming -- Glycerol -- Glycol -- Glycolysis -- Goats -- Goatsuckers-- Gobies -- Goldenseal -- Gophers -- Gorillas -- Gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) -- Graft -- Grand unified theory -- Grapes -- Graphs and graphing -- Grasses -- Grasshoppers -- Grasslands -- Gravitational lens -- Gravitational waves and astronomy -- Gravity and gravitation -- Great Barrier Reef -- Greatest common factor -- Grebes -- Greenhouse effect -- Groundhog -- Groundwater -- Group -- Grouse -- Growth and decay -- Growth hormones -- Guenons -- Guillain-Barre syndrome -- Guinea pigs and cavies -- Guineafowl -- Gulls -- Guppy -- Gutenberg discontinuity -- Gutta percha -- Gymnosperm -- Gynecology -- Gyroscope -- H1N1 pandemic swine flu -- H5N1 avian influenza -- H7N9 avian influenza -- Habitat -- Hagfish -- Half-life -- Halide, organic -- Hall effect -- Halley's comet -- Hallucinogens -- Halogenated hydrocarbons -- Halogens -- Halosaurs -- Hamsters -- Hand tools -- Hantavirus infections -- Hard water -- Harmonics -- Hartebeests -- Hawks -- Hazardous wastes -- Hazel -- Health geography -- Hearing -- Heart -- Heart disease -- Heart, embryonic development and changes at birth -- Heart, rhythm control and impulse conduction -- Heart-lung machine -- Heat -- Heat capacity -- Heat index -- Heat transfer -- Heath family (Ericaceae) -- Hedgehogs -- Heisenberg uncertainty principle -- Heliocentric theory -- Heliosphere -- Hematology -- Hemoglobin -- Hemophilia -- Hemorrhagic fevers and diseases -- Hemp -- Henna -- Hepatitis -- Hepatitis A virus (HAV) -- Hepatitis B virus (HBV) -- Hepatitis C virus (HCV) -- Hepatitis D virus (HDV) -- Hepatitis E virus (HEV) -- Herb -- Herbal medicine -- Herbicides -- Herbivore -- Herd immunity -- Hermaphrodite --Hernia -- Herons -- Herpetology -- Herrings -- Hertzsprung-Russell diagram -- Heterotroph -- Hibernation -- Higgs boson -- Himalayas, geology of -- Hippopotamus -- Histamine -- Historical geography -- Historical geology -- Hoatzin -- Hodgkin's disease -- Holly family (Aquifoliaceae) -- Hologram and holography -- Holographic principle -- Homeostasis -- Honeycreepers -- Honeyeaters -- Hoopoe -- Horizon -- Hormones -- Hornbills -- Horse chestnut -- Horsehair worms -- Horses -- Horseshoe crabs -- Horsetails -- Horticulture -- Hot spot -- Hovercraft -- Hubble constant -- Hubble Space Telescope -- Human artificial chromosomes -- Human chorionic gonadotropin -- Human cloning -- Human ecology -- Human evolution -- Human Genome Project -- Human geography -- Human population -- Humidity -- Hummingbirds -- Humus -- Huntington disease -- Hurricane Harvey -- Hurricane Irma -- Hurricane Sandy -- Hybrid -- Hybrid transportation -- Hydra -- Hydrocarbon -- Hydrocephalus -- Hydrochlorofluorocarbons -- Hydroelectric power -- Hydrofoil -- Hydrogen -- Hydrogen chloride -- Hydrogen peroxide -- Hydrogenation -- Hydrology -- Hydrolysis -- Hydroponics -- Hydrosphere -- Hydrothermal vents -- Hydrozoa -- Hyena -- Hyperbarics -- Hyperbola -- Hypertension -- Hypothermia -- Hypoxia -- Hyraxes -- Ibises -- Ice -- Ice age refuges -- Ice ages -- Ice and snow cover -- Ice cores -- Icebergs -- Iceman -- Identity element -- Identity property -- Igneous rocks -- Iguanas -- Illegal drugs -- Imaginary number -- Immune system -- Immunology -- Impact crater -- Imprinting -- In vitro and in vivo -- In vitro fertilization (IVF) -- Incandescent light -- Incineration -- Indicator, acid-base -- Indicator species -- Individual -- Indoor air quality -- Industrial minerals -- Industrial Revolution -- Inequality -- Inertial guidance -- Infection -- Infectious diseases -- Infertility -- Infinity -- Inflammation -- Inflection point -- Influenza -- Infrared astronomy -- Infrared detection devices -- Inherited disorders -- Insecticides -- Insectivore -- Insects -- Insolation -- Insomnia -- Instinct -- Insulin -- Integers -- Integral -- Integrated circuit -- Integrated pest management -- Integumentary system -- Interference -- Interferometry -- Interferons -- Internal combustion engine -- International Space Station -- International Ultraviolet Explorer -- Internet and the World Wide Web -- Internet file transfer and tracking -- Internet search engine -- Interstellar matter -- Interval -- Introduced species -- Invariant -- Invasive species -- Invertebrates -- Ion and ionization -- Ion exchange -- Ionizing radiation -- Iris family -- Iron -- Irrational number -- Irrigation -- Island -- Isoantibodies -- Isobars -- Isomer -- Isostasy -- Isotope -- Isotopic analysis -- Isthmus -- Iteration -- Jacanas -- Jacks -- Jatropha -- Jaundice -- Jellyfish -- Jerboas -- Jet engine -- Jet stream -- Juniper -- Jupiter -- Kangaroo rats -- Kangaroos and wallabies -- Karst topography -- Karyotype and karyotype analysis -- Kelp forests -- Kepler's laws -- Keystone species -- Killifish -- Kingdom -- Kingfishers -- Kinglets -- Koalas -- Koch's postulates -- Kola -- Korsakoff's syndrome -- Krebs cycle -- K-T event (Cretaceous-Tertiary event) -- Kuiper belt objects -- Kuru -- Lacewings -- Lactic acid -- Lagomorphs -- Lake -- Lamarckism -- Lampreys and hagfishes -- Land and sea breezes -- Land use -- Landfill -- Landform -- Langurs and leaf-monkeys -- Lantern fish -- Lanthanides -- Large Hadron Collider -- Larks -- Laryngitis -- Laser -- Laser surgery -- Latitude and longitude -- Laurel family (Lauraceae) -- Laws of motion -- LCD -- Leaching -- Lead -- Leaf -- Leafhoppers -- Learning -- Least common denominator -- Lecithin -- LED -- Legionnaire disease -- Legumes -- Lemmings -- Lemurs -- Lens -- Leprosy -- Leukemia -- Lewis structure -- Lice -- Lichens -- Life history -- Ligand -- Light -- Light pollution -- Lightning -- Light-year -- Lilac -- Lily family (Liliaceae) -- Limit -- Limiting factor -- Limpets -- Line, equations of -- Linear algebra -- Lipid -- Liquid crystals -- Lithium -- Lithography -- Lithosphere -- Lithotripsy -- Liverwort -- Livestock -- Lobsters -- Lock -- Lock and key -- Locus -- Logarithms -- Loons -- Loop quantum gravity -- LORAN -- Lorises -- Luminescence -- Lungfish -- Lycophytes -- Lyme disease -- Lymphatic system -- Lyrebirds -- Macaques -- Mach number -- Machine tools -- Machine vision -- Machines, simple -- Mackerel -- Magic square -- Magma -- Magnesium -- Magnesium sulfate -- Magnetic levitation -- Magnetic recording/audiocassette -- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) -- Magnetism -- Magnetosphere -- Magnolia -- Mahogany -- Maidenhair fern -- Malaria -- Malnutrition -- Mammals -- Manakins -- Mangrove tree -- Mania -- Map -- Maples -- Marfan syndrome -- Marijuana -- Marine toxins -- Marlins -- Marmosets and tamarins -- Marmots -- Mars -- Mars exploration rovers -- Mars Pathfinder -- Marsupial cats -- Marsupial rats and mice -- Marsupials -- Marten, sable, and fisher -- Maser -- Mass -- Mass extinction -- Mass number -- Mass production -- Mass spectrometry -- Mass transportation -- Mass wasting -- Materials science -- Mathematics -- Matrix -- Matter -- Maunder minimum -- Maxima and minima -- Mayflies -- Mean -- Mechanical engineering -- Median -- Medical genetics -- Meiosis -- Membrane -- Memory -- Mendelian genetics -- Meningitis -- Menopause -- Menstrual cycle -- Mercurous chloride -- Mercury (element) -- Mercury (planet) -- MERS (Middle East Respiratory syndrome) -- Mesoscopic systems -- Mesozoa -- Metabolic disorders -- Metabolism -- Metal -- Metal detectors -- Metal fatigue -- Metal production -- Metallurgy -- Metamorphic grade -- Metamorphic rock -- Metamorphism -- Metamorphosis -- Meteorology -- Meteors and meteorites -- Methamphetamine -- Methyl group -- Metric system -- Mice -- Michelson-Morley experiment -- Microbial archaeology -- Microbial genetics -- Microbiome -- Microchip -- Microclimate -- Microorganisms -- Microplastics -- Microscope -- Microscopy -- Microtechnology -- Microwave communication -- Migraine headache -- Migration -- Mildew -- Milkweeds -- Milky Way -- Miller-Urey experiment -- Millipedes -- Mimicry -- Mineralogy -- Minerals -- Mining -- Mink -- Minnows -- Minor planets -- Mint family -- Mir Space Station -- Mirrors -- Miscibility -- Mistletoe -- Mites -- Mitochondrial DNA analysis -- Mitosis -- Mixture, chemical -- Mobius strip -- Mockingbirds and thrashers -- Mode -- Model organisms -- Modular arithmetic -- Mohs' scale -- Mold -- Mole -- Molecular biology -- Molecular formula -- Molecular geometry -- Molecular weight -- Molecule -- Mole-rats -- Moles -- Mollusks -- Momentum -- Monarch flycatchers -- Mongooses -- Monitor lizards -- Monkeys -- Monochromatic light -- Monoculture -- Monomer -- Monosodium glutamate (MSG) -- Monotremes -- Monsoon -- Montreal Biodome -- MOOC (Massive open online course) --Moon -- Mooneyes -- Moose -- Morphine -- Mosquitoes -- Moss -- Moss animals -- Mossbauer effect -- Moths -- Motion -- Motion pictures -- Moundbuilders -- Mounds, earthen -- Mountains -- Mousebirds -- Mulberry family (Moraceae) -- Multiple personality disorder -- Multiplication -- Murchison meteorite -- Muscle relaxants -- Muscular system -- Mushrooms -- Muskoxen -- Muskrat -- Mustard family (Brassicaceae) -- Mustard gas -- Mutagen -- Mutagenesis -- Mutation -- Mutualism -- Mycorrhiza -- Mycotoxin -- Mynah birds -- Myrtle family (Myrtaceae) -- Nanotechnology -- Narcotic -- Natural fibers -- Natural gas -- Natural numbers -- Nautical archaeology -- N-body problem -- Near-Earth Object Hazard Index -- Nectar -- Negative -- Neptune -- Nerve gas -- Nerve growth factor -- Nerve impulses and conduction of impulses -- Nervous system -- Neuromuscular diseases -- Neuron -- Neuroscience -- Neurosurgery -- Neurotransmitter -- Neutralization -- Neutrino -- Neutron -- Neutron activation analysis -- Neutron star -- New World monkeys -- Newton's laws of motion -- Newts -- Niche -- Nicotine -- Night vision enhancement devices -- Nightshade -- Nitric acid -- Nitrification -- Nitrogen -- Nitrogen cycle -- Nitrogen fixation -- Nobel Prize -- Noise pollution -- Non-Euclidean geometry -- Nonmetal -- Nonpoint source -- North America -- Nova -- Novocain -- Nuclear engineering -- Nuclear fission -- Nuclear fusion -- Nuclear magnetic resonance -- Nuclear medicine -- Nuclear power -- Nuclear reactor -- Nuclear weapons -- Nuclear winter -- Nucleic acid -- Nucleon -- Nucleus, cellular -- Numbat -- Number theory -- Numeration systems -- Nut -- Nuthatches -- Nutmeg -- Nutrient deficiency diseases -- Nutrients -- Nutrition -- Nux vomica tree -- Oaks -- Obesity -- Obsession -- Ocean acidification -- Ocean basin -- Ocean currents -- Ocean sunfish -- Ocean zones -- Oceanography -- Oceans -- Ockham's razor -- Octet rule -- Octopus -- Odds -- Odontology -- Ohm's law -- Oil and gas pipelines -- Oil 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-- Transgenics -- Transistor -- Transitive -- Translations -- Transpiration -- Transplant, surgical -- Trapezoid -- Tree -- Tree shrews -- Trichinosis -- Triggerfish -- Triglycerides -- Trigonometry -- Tritium -- Trogons -- Trophic levels -- Tropic birds -- Tropical cyclone -- Tropical diseases -- Trout-perch -- True bugs -- True eels -- True flies -- Trumpetfish -- Tsunami -- Tuatara lizard -- Tuber -- Tuberculosis -- Tularemia -- Tumbleweed -- Tumor -- Tuna -- Tundra -- Tunneling -- Turacos -- Turbine -- Turbulence -- Turkeys -- Turner syndrome -- Turtles -- Typhoid fever -- Typhus -- Tyrannosaurus rex -- Tyrant flycatchers -- Ulcers -- Ultracentrifuge -- Ultrasonics -- Ultraviolet astronomy -- Unconformity -- Underwater exploration -- Ungulates -- Uniformitarianism -- Units and standards -- Uplift -- Upwelling -- Uranium -- Uranus -- Urea -- Urology -- Vaccine -- Vaccine hesitancy -- Vacuum -- Vacuum tube -- Valence -- Van Allen belts -- Van der Waals forces -- Vaping and e-cigarettes -- Vapor pressure -- Variable -- Variable stars -- Variance -- Varicella zoster virus -- Variola virus -- Vegetables -- Veins -- Velocity -- Venus -- Verbena family (Verbenaceae) -- Vertebrates -- Video recording -- Viking project -- Violet family (Violaceae) -- Vipers -- Viral genetics -- Vireos -- Virtual particles -- Virtual reality -- Virus -- Viscosity -- Vision -- Vision correction surgery -- Vision disorders -- Vitamin -- Viviparity -- Vivisection -- Volatility -- Volcano -- Voles -- Volume -- Voyager spacecraft -- Vulcanization -- Vultures -- VX agent -- Wagtails and pipits -- Walkingsticks -- Walnut family -- Walruses -- Warblers -- Wasps -- Waste management -- Waste, toxic -- Water -- Water bears -- Water conservation -- Water cycle (hydrologic cycle) -- Water lilies -- Water microbiology -- Water pollution -- Water treatment -- Waterbuck -- Watershed -- Waterwheel -- Wave motion -- Waxbills -- Waxwings -- Weapon-grade plutonium and uranium, tracking -- Weasels -- Weather -- Weather forecasting -- Weather mapping -- Weather modification -- Weathering -- Weavers -- Weevils -- Welding -- West -- Nile virus -- Wetlands -- Wheat -- Whisk fern -- White dwarf -- White-eyes -- Whooping cough -- Wild type -- Wildfire -- Wildlife -- Wildlife trade (illegal) -- Willow family (Salicaceae) -- Wind -- Wind chill -- Wind energy -- Wind shear -- Wintergreen -- Wireless communications -- Wolverine -- Wombats -- Wood -- Woodpeckers -- Woolly mammoth -- Work -- Wrens -- Wren-warblers -- Wrynecks -- Xenogamy -- Xenotransplantation -- X-ray astronomy -- X-ray crystallography -- X-rays -- Xylotomy -- Yak -- Yam -- Yeast -- Yellow fever -- Yew -- Yttrium -- Y2K -- Zebras -- Zero -- Zika virus -- Zodiacal light -- Zoonoses -- Zooplankton.Covers all major areas of science, engineering, technology, as well as mathematics and the medical and health sciences, while providing a comprehensive overview of current scientific knowledge and technology. Entries typically describe scientific concepts, provide overviews of scientific areas and, in some cases, define terms.Description based on print version record.

Subjects: Science;

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The Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health / by Narins, Brigham,1962-editor.; Gale (Firm);

Includes bibliographical references and index.AARP -- Abortion -- Acrylamide -- Addition -- Aging -- AIDS -- Air pollution -- Alcohol use disorder -- Allergies -- Amebiasis -- American Public Health Association -- Animal abuse -- Anthrax -- Antibiotic stewardship -- Antibiotics -- Antimicrobial resistance -- Antiviral drugs -- Anxiety disorders -- Asbestosis -- Assessment Protocol for Excellence in Public Health (APEX-PH) -- Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) -- Asthma -- Autism -- Avian flu -- Bedbug infestation -- Behavioral health -- Birth defects -- Bisphenol A (BPA) -- Black lung disease -- Bovine spongiform encephalopathy -- Brucellosis -- Bullying -- Burns -- Campylobacteriosis -- Cancer -- Car seats -- Carbon monoxide poisoning -- Centers for Diesease Control and Prevention (CDC) -- Chagas disease -- Chemical poisoning -- Chikungunya -- Child abuse -- Child labor laws -- Childhood obesity -- Children's health -- Chlamydia -- Chlorination -- Cholera -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) -- Chronic wasting disease -- Clostridium -- Community based participatory research (CBPR) -- Community development workers -- Community health assessment -- Community health improvement process (CHIP) -- Community health -- Community mental health -- Concussion -- Consumer safety -- Contraception and birth control -- Correctional health -- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease -- Cytomegalovirus -- Defibrillation -- Dengue fever -- Dental health -- Department of Health and Human Services -- Depression -- Diabetes mellitus -- Diphtheria -- Disease outbreaks -- Disruptive behavior disorder -- Distracted driving -- Domestic abuse -- Dracunculiasis infection -- Drinking water -- Drug resistance -- Dysentery -- Eating disorders -- Ebola virus disease -- Economic and financial stress -- Emergency health services -- Emergency preparedness -- Emerging diseases -- Encephalitis -- Environmental disasters -- Environmental health -- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) -- Environmental toxins -- Epstein-Barr virus -- Escherichia coli -- Essential medicines -- Ethics and legal issues of public health -- Evidence-based policy -- Famine -- Federally qualified health centers -- Female genital mutilation -- Fetal alcohol syndrome -- Filariasis -- Food additives -- Food allergies -- Food and Drug Administration (FDA) -- Foood contamination -- Food fortification -- Fungal infections -- Gaming -- genetic testing and counseling -- Genetically modified food -- Genomics -- Germ theory -- Global public health -- Gun violence as a public health issue -- H1N1 influenza A (Swine Flu) -- Haemophilus influenzae type b -- Hand-foot-and-mouth disease -- Handwashing -- Hantavirus infections -- Health commissioners -- Health departments -- Health education -- Health inspectors -- Health literacy -- Health policy -- Healthy cities -- Healthy lives, healthy people -- Healthy people 2020 -- Hearing loss -- Heart disease -- Helminthiasis -- Hepatitis -- Herpes -- Hill-Burton Act -- Human papilloma virus (HPV) -- Human rights -- Human trafficking -- Hunger and undernutrition -- Hygiene -- Hypertension -- Immunization -- Infant nutrition -- Infection control -- Infectious disease -- Infertility -- Infestations -- Influenza -- Insecticide poisoning -- Intestinal disorders -- Ionizing radiation -- Irradiated food -- Joint replacement -- K-2 synthetic marijuana (spice) -- Legionnaires' disease -- Leishmaniasis -- Leprosy -- Leptospirosis -- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) health -- Life expectancy -- Listeriosis -- Lyme disease -- Malaria -- Mapping in public health -- Marijuana -- Measles -- Medicaid and Medicare -- Medical waste -- Melamine -- Men's health -- Meningitis -- Methamphetamine -- Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) -- Miasma -- Middle East respiratory syndrome -- Migrant farm workers -- Military and veteran health -- Millennium Development Goals -- Minority health -- Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) -- Mold -- Mortality and morbidity -- Multiple sclerosis -- Mumps -- Mycobacterium -- National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) -- National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) -- National Institute of Mental Health -- National Institutes of Health -- Natural disasters -- Needles and syringes -- Noise pollution -- Noroviruses -- Nutrition -- Obesity -- Occupational health -- Onchocerciasis -- Opioid epidemic -- Organ donation and transplantation -- Pain -- Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) -- Pandemic -- Parasites -- Parrot fever -- Pasteurization -- Physical activity -- Piercing and tattoos -- Plague -- Pneumonia -- Poisoning -- Polio -- Population -- Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Poverty -- Prevention -- Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) -- Public health administration -- Public health engineers -- Public Health Foundation (PHF) -- Public health nurses -- Q fever -- Quarantine and isolation -- Rabies -- Radiation -- Refugee health -- Reproductive health -- Ringworm -- Risk factors and assessment -- Road traffic safety -- Rotavirus -- Rubella -- Rural health -- Safe sex -- Salmonella -- Sanitation -- Scarlet fever -- Schistosomiasis -- School health -- Scurvy -- Secondhand smoke -- Senior health -- Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) -- Sexual assault -- Sexually transmitted diseases -- Shigellosis -- Shingles -- Sick building syndrome -- Sleep deprivation -- Smallpox -- Smoking -- Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) -- Sociologists -- Sodium -- Staphylococcal infections -- Stress -- Stroke -- Substance abuse and dependence -- Suicide -- Sun protection -- Syphilis -- Telehealth -- Tetanus -- Tobacco control -- Trachoma -- Travel health -- Tuberculosis -- Tularemia -- Typhoid fever -- Typhus -- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) -- United States Public Health Service (USPHS) -- Universal health care -- Vaccination -- Vaping/e-cigarettes -- Veterinary medicine -- Violence -- Visual health -- Vitamins -- Vulnerable populations -- Water -- West Nile virus -- Whooping cough -- Women's health -- Workplace safety -- World Health Organization (WHO) -- Yellow fever -- Zika fever -- Zoonosis.Alphabetically arranged encyclopedia provides coverage of important public health concerns. Topics include diseases and conditions, health and wellness efforts, nutrition, ethics and law related topics and statistics, sanitation issues, and everyday environmental effects.Description based on print version record.

Subjects: Public health;

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Sustaining life : how human health depends on biodiversity / by Chivian, Eric.; Bernstein, Aaron,1976-; Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.; United Nations Development Programme.; United Nations Environment Programme.; IUCN--The World Conservation Union.;

Includes bibliographical references (p. 445-514) and index.Foreword / Edward O Wilson -- Prologue / Kofi Annan -- 1: What Is Biodiversity? / Stuart L Pimm, Maria Alice S Alves, Eric Chivian, Aaron Bernstein -- Determining rates of species extinction -- Secondary extinctions -- Loss of populations and genes -- Conclusion -- Suggested readings -- 2: How Is Biodiversity Threatened By Human Activity? / Eric Chivian and Aaron Bernstein -- Habitat loss: on land -- Habitat loss: in the oceans -- Habitat loss: fresh water -- Overexploitation -- Introduced species -- Infectious diseases -- Pollution -- Ultraviolet radiation -- War and conflict -- Global climate change -- Suggested readings -- 3: Ecosystem Services / Jerry Melillo and Osvaldo Sala -- Character of ecosystem services -- Economic value of ecosystem services -- Threats to ecosystem services -- Conclusion -- Suggested readings -- 4: Medicines From Nature / David J Newman, John Kilama, Aaron Bernstein and Eric Chivian -- Why natural medicines? -- History of natural products as medicines -- Role of traditional medicine in drug discovery -- South American indigenous medicines -- Review of some medicines derived from nature -- Herbal medicines in industrialized countries -- Potential medicines in food -- Natural products as insecticides and fungicides -- Conclusion -- Suggested readings -- 5: Biodiversity And Biomedical Research / Eric Chivian, Aaron Bernstein, and Joshua P Rosenthal -- Brief history of biomedical research -- Role of animals and microbes in biomedical research -- Conclusion -- Suggested readings -- 6: Threatened Groups Of Organisms Valuable To Medicine / Eric Chivian and Aaron Bernstein -- Amphibians -- Bears -- Primates -- Gymnosperms -- Cone snails -- Sharks -- Horseshoe crabs -- Conclusion -- Suggested readings -- 7: Ecosystem Disturbance, Biodiversity Loss, And Human Infectious Disease / David H Molyneux, Richard S Ostfeld, Aaron Bernstein and Eric Chivian -- Ecosystem disturbances and their effects on infectious diseases -- Vector, pathogen, and host diversity and human infectious disease -- Biological controls -- Species exploitation and the consumption of bushmeat -- Climate change and its effects on infectious diseases -- Conclusion -- Suggested readings -- 8: Biodiversity And Food Production / Daniel Hillel and Cynthia Rosenzweig -- Historical background -- Agriculture -- Livestock production -- Food from aquatic systems -- Conclusion -- Suggested readings -- 9: Genetically Modified Foods And Organic Farming / Eric Chivian and Aaron Bernstein -- Genetically modified foods -- Organic farming -- Integrated farming -- Conclusion -- Suggested readings -- 10: What Individuals Can Do To Help Conserve Biodiversity / Jeffrey A McNeely, Eleanor Sterling and Kalemani Jo Mulongoy -- What are we doing to our planet? -- Why do we consume so much? -- How can we conserve biodiversity? -- Some collective actions that have made a difference -- Individuals who have made a difference -- Ten things we all can do that can help conserve biodiversity -- Suggested readings -- Appendix A: Co-sponsors of sustaining life: how human health depends on biodiversity -- Appendix B: Treaties, conventions, and intergovernmental organizations for the conservation of biodiversity -- Appendix C: Nongovernmental organizations working to conserve biodiversity -- References -- Chapter authors -- Contributing authors -- Reviewers -- Index.From the Publisher: The Earth's biodiversity-the rich variety of life on our planet-is disappearing at an alarming rate. And while many books have focused on the expected ecological consequences, or on the aesthetic, ethical, sociological, or economic dimensions of this loss, Sustaining Life is the first book to examine the full range of potential threats that diminishing biodiversity poses to human health. Edited and written by Harvard Medical School physicians Eric Chivian and Aaron Bernstein, along with more than 100 leading scientists who contributed to writing and reviewing the book, Sustaining Life presents a comprehensive-and sobering-view of how human medicines, biomedical research, the emergence and spread of infectious diseases, and the production of food, both on land and in the oceans, depend on biodiversity. The book's ten chapters cover everything from what biodiversity is and how human activity threatens it to how we as individuals can help conserve the world's richly varied biota. Seven groups of organisms, some of the most endangered on Earth, provide detailed case studies to illustrate the contributions they have already made to human medicine, and those they are expected to make if we do not drive them to extinction. Drawing on the latest research, but written in language a general reader can easily follow, Sustaining Life argues that we can no longer see ourselves as separate from the natural world, nor assume that we will not be harmed by its alteration. Our health, as the authors so vividly show, depends on the health of other species and on the vitality of natural ecosystems. With a foreword by E.O. Wilson and a prologue by Kofi Annan, and more than 200 poignant color illustrations, Sustaining Life contributes essential perspective to the debate over how humans affect biodiversity and a compelling demonstration of the human health costs.

Subjects: Biodiversity.; Environmental health.; Biodiversity.; Environmental Health.; Biological Products.; Conservation of Natural Resources.; Ecology.;

© 2008., Oxford University Press,

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