Octopus X: How a Discovery Challenged Everything We Know about a Species

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In the late 1970s, Panamanian diver and artist Arcadio Rodaniche observed a mysterious colony of striped octopuses off the coast of Panama. Unlike any octopus previously described, they lived unusually close to their neighbors, shared dens, mated beak-to-beak, laid multiple clutches of eggs without dying, and exhibited unique hunting strategies, all of which went against accepted ideas about how octopuses should behave. Octopus X tells the story of the larger Pacific striped octopus and the man whose discovery was rejected by science for decades. Even now, this octopus still lacks a formal scientific name.

A Sea of Wealth: The Blue Economy and the Future of the Ocean

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As the world struggles to feed humanity, fuel economies and trade, and fulfill global energy needs, companies and governments are rushing to the vast blue expanse that covers two-thirds of our planet. But should we let them? A Sea of Wealth makes the provocative case for why we must harness the ocean—and demonstrates how we can do so wisely.

Women Who Dare: A New History of Greenland Exploration

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Arctic exploration is dominated by the myth of the valiant male hero, yet this mythmaking leaves us with a skewed sense of history and a limited understanding of the nature of exploration itself. Women Who Dare offers an entirely new perspective, recounting the experiences of women who have played vital roles in Greenland exploration, from guides and translators to ethnographers, botanists, photographers, artists, scientists, and activists.