Following the buzzy Netflix debut of “3 Body Problem” this past weekend, the sci-fi book series on which the show is based, “Remembrance of Earth’s Past,” in addition to a title frequently mentioned ...

Spraying from either a ground-based vehicle or an airplane is a common method for applying pesticides. Edwin Remsburg/VW Pics via Getty Images In 1962 environmental scientist Rachel Carson published ...

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Netflix's epic sci-fi drama 3 Body Problem has brought newfound fame to a 62-year-old book about environmental science — one that's now an Amazon bestseller thanks to being featured prominently in the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Rachel Carson's book, "Silent Spring" was first published on September 27, 1962, and its impact caused a wave of change that is still felt 60 years later. Her voice was a catalyst for ...

A masterpiece of science and wonder, Rachel Carson’s book is a moral call to action. Would it have had the same impact if it were published today? Before all that she gave us in “Silent Spring,” ...

Sixty years ago, a talented biologist and writer working in Silver Spring, Md., published a book that changed the world for the better Rachel Carson was an unlikely revolutionary. For 16 years, from ...

Learn about the impact of pesticides on wildlife and ecosystems, and how proposed bills aim to protect nature and public health.

In 1962 environmental scientist Rachel Carson published “Silent Spring,” a bestselling book that asserted that overuse of pesticides was harming the environment and threatening human health. Carson ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. “Remembrance of Earth’s Past,” a sci-fi book series by Chinese ...