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May 2025

 

Haere mai and welcome to our Science & Nature newsletter.

Find library titles, events, and resources that reveal the surprising and wondrous about the world we live in.

 

Staff List

New For You - Science & Nature - May 2025

Science and Nature books for people with enquiring minds. A selection of recently arrived or on order titles.

 

Blog Post

Climate change and our oceans: What the wild sea can be

Troy reviews What the Wild Sea Can Be by Helen Scales, a fascinating exploration of the world's oceans and the issues facing them.

 

Library events

Staff List

Redwood Reads September 2026

What the library staff and Book Group members have been reading and recommending this month.

Website

Vaiaso o te Gana Tuvalu - Tuvalu Language Week

Talofa koutou. Vaiaso o te Gana Tuvalu - Tuvalu Language Week is on from Sunday 27 September to Saturday 3 October 2026.

 

New books

Science

"The Science Book"
"Solidgoldmagikarp" by Watkins, Matthew
"God & Stephen Hawking" by Lennox, John C., 1943-
"The World of Avatar" by Izzo, Joshua
"Lost in Curiosity" by Kwok, Roberta
"The Linux Command Line" by Shotts, William E., Jr
"Solidgoldmagikarp" by Watkins, Matthew

Nature

"Scavenging Beauty" by Glass, Angelica
"The Ancient Ways" by Hawley-Plows, Seren
"A Bushman's Book of Yarns" by Gibson, Sam
"Explore Nature" by Williams, Christie (Illustrator)
"Wilding" by Tree, Isabella, 1964-
"The Pressed Flower Handbook" by Holland, Sarah (Artist)
"The Ancient Ways" by Hawley-Plows, Seren

Featured topic: Oceanography

"The Secrets of the Jellies" by Jameson, Karen
"Life in the Ocean" by Claybourne, Anna
"Aṭlas-i mājarājūyi-i uqiyānūs" by Hawkins, Emily
"Forest of the Sea" by Helvarg, David, 1951-
"Ninety-six Hours" by Dawood, Christine
"Welcome to Barnacle Bay" by Curll, Jana
"Life in the Ocean" by Claybourne, Anna

Featured topic: Rewilding

"Wild Cities" by Fitch, Chris, 1988-
"Renaturing" by Canton, James
"Feral" by Monbiot, George, 1963-
"Renaturing" by Canton, James
"Feral" by Monbiot, George, 1963-
"Groundbreakers" by Lyons, Chantal
"Renaturing" by Canton, James
 

Blog Post

Gene technology laws and threatened species in Aotearoa

Ariane reports on a biochemistry, population biology, & new technologies talk with UC Genetics professors Tammy Steeves & Jack Heinemann.

 

More from the Library: Matariki

This June we celebrate Matariki and Puaka. Learn more about Māori New Year and find library resources, activities and events.

 
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