Rachel Field

Jane Goodall: April 3, 1934 – October 1, 2025

Jane Goodall was a global legend at the forefront of discovery — breaking through barriers for women in primatology, science, and beyond.

Her curiosity, strength, and kindness changed the world, bridging countries and cultures in pursuit of a better future.

01.10.2025 21:24 — 👍 9659    🔁 1864    💬 232    📌 97

It's finally in my hands! @harvardpress.bsky.social did such a wonderful job with the jacket. It's available for preorder, and will ship (to anyone in the US or Canada) on October 28th. #EnvHist #Astronomy #Space

29.09.2025 18:38 — 👍 65    🔁 11    💬 3    📌 0

Beautiful spread of an excerpt from THE COLOR OF NORTH in the next issue of Discovery Magazine. @harvardpress.bsky.social

29.08.2025 19:05 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

📅 Mon. 9/15 @ 6PM: We join the CPL and Harvard Library in welcoming Shahir S. Rizk and Maggie M. Fink for a discussion of their new book "The Color of North: The Molecular Language of Proteins and the Future of Life". Learn more and RSVP for free here: buff.ly/oLitRG0

21.08.2025 13:01 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean: An Environmental History of Our Place in the Solar System by Dagomar deGroot Georgetown University environmental history professor Degroot (The Frigid Golden Age), offers a captivating examination of how h...

Another positive pre-publication review for my next book, "Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean," this time from Publisher's Weekly. The book debuts on October 28th! #EnvHist #Astronomy #Environment www.publishersweekly.com/9780674986503

28.07.2025 19:11 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

RIPPLES ON THE COSMIC OCEAN | Kirkus Reviews Taking the wide view.

A Kirkus starred review for my next book, "Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean." Look for it in October! #Astronomy #Space #Environment #History www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

03.07.2025 17:30 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

The Final Frontier is Closer Than You Think — Harvard University Press How cosmic forces have shaped—and continue to shape—our world. We are creatures of the cosmos, whether we realize it or not, argues environmental historian Dagomar Degroot. His captivating new book “R...

In my forthcoming book, "Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean," I show that what happens in space matters on Earth—and what happens on Earth increasingly matters in space. In this interview with Harvard University Press, I reflect on the implications of that idea. #EnvHist www.hup.harvard.edu/features/the...

01.08.2025 14:52 — 👍 16    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0

Delighted to see this new review of "Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean," a book that pulls "earthlings out of their complacency to recognize the precarity of their position amid ongoing cosmic dramas." Now available for pre-order! #Space #EnvHist www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/ripp...

26.08.2025 21:35 — 👍 15    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 1