Invasive species are responsible for significant impacts on agriculture, food security and health worldwide. This collection looks at a wide range of invasive species, including insects, plants, snails, fungal diseases, including: Mimosa diplotricha, Chromolaena odorata, privet, Opuntia, fall armyworm, Aedes albopictus, Prostephanus truncatus, Pomacea, and ash dieback. The articles examine mechanisms for detecting the spread of invasive species, and models for understanding the mechanisms ...

W okresie od kwietnia 1974 roku do roku 1995 Witness Lee przeprowadził studium życia całej Biblii, czego zwieńczeniem była publikacja Life-study of the New Testament [Studium życia Nowego Testamentu — przyp. tłum.] i Life-study of the Old Testament [Studium życia Starego Testamentu — przyp. tłum.] w trzydziestu tomach w twardej oprawie. W tym samym czasie, równolegle do tego studium, odbywało się tłumaczenie całej Biblii, księga po księdze, czego rezultatem było pierwsze wydanie Nowego Tes...

Can you name the 117 angels that appeared to Joseph Smith? You’ll be able to after reading this book! With interesting facts, inspiring stories, and even his patriarchal blessing, 500 Little-Known Facts about Joseph Smith is a perfect book to have on hand for your family, for teaching lessons and giving talks, or for personal study.

In the late 2000s, the Walt Disney Company expanded, rebranded, and recast itself around “woke,” empowered entertainment. This new era revitalized its princess franchise, seeking to elevate its female characters into heroes who save the day. Recasting the Disney Princess in an Era of New Media and Social Movements analyzes the way that the Walt Disney Company has co-opted contemporary social discourse, incorporating how audiences interpret their world through new media and activism into th...

The January/February 2026 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. Featuring all-new short fiction by A. T. Greenblatt, Christopher Caldwell, J. R. Dawson, Kylie Lee Baker, A. W. Prihandita, Jules Arbeaux, and Claire Humphrey; essays by Dawn Xiana Moon, Betsy Aoki and Marie Brennan, Jana Bianchi, and Riley Silverman; poetry by A. M. Tuomala, Aline-Mwezi Niyonsenga, Theodora Goss, and Joemario Umana; interviews with Christopher Caldwell and A. W. Prihandita by Caroline M. Yoachim; Katy...

The fourth edition of the textbook Herpetology covers the basic biology of amphibians and reptiles, with updates in nearly every conceptual area. Not only does it serve as a solid foundation for modern herpetology courses, but it is also relevant to courses in ecology, behavior, evolution, systematics, and morphology. Examples taken from amphibians and reptiles throughout the world make this book a useful herpetology textbook in several countries. Naturalists, amateur herpetologists, herpe...

The July/August 2026 issue of the Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. Featuring all-new short fiction by Tia Tashiro, P. Djèlí Clark, Jana Bianchi, Sam J. Miller, Rida Altaf, and Tara Sim; reprint fiction by Catherynne M. Valente; essays by Ryka Aoki, Lizbeth Myles, Hana Lee, and Marissa Lingen; poetry by Chisomaga Umenyi, Gwendolyn Hicks, Laura Cranehill, and E. A. Bourland; interviews with P. Djèlí Clark and Rida Altaf by Caroline M. Yoachim; Ejiwa “Edge” Ebenebe’s Flower Crown...

Sextastic! Improve your Love Life in Seven Weeks is for couples who want to rekindle, refresh, and reboot their relationship. Janalee Beck's mission is to step-up your intimate pillow talk and heighten your physical pleasure, which grows your capacity for connection. She also dispels myths and misconceptions about romantic love. In short, she brings couples closer together.In a candid, easy-to-understand style, the author also:Helps couples talk about sex and their ...

What better way for girls to get to know themselves and their friends than with The All-New Teen Quiz Book? This fun book quizzes over all of the important and trendy things in a girl's world: guys, style, friends, family, school, and, of course, you! You know that boy who sets your heart aflutter—how can you tell if his moves mean “I like you, too”? What about your friends; are they true and here to stay, or is it time to find a new group of buds? How do you handle pee...

How would first contact—on earth, in space, on another planet—transform our understandings of technology, philosophy, and what it means to be human? What kind of cognitive dissonance would society experience, if we discovered a previously unrecognized sentience on Earth?What would life be like if it originated in a frigid ocean beneath an impenetrable shell of ice? Or on a world whose haze obscures any view of the universe beyond? Or on an unfathomable scale in the...

Twenty published authors share tips, tricks, advice, and encouragement for other writers. They talk about working through the rough times, making their first sales, and finding success in the publishing industry.Whether you’re traditional, indie, or hybrid; a journalist, novelist, or blogger, we hope their stories provide encouragement for you, wherever you are in your journey toward publication.