WINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTION A major book about the future of the world, blending natural history, field reporting and the history of ideas and into a powerful account of the mass extinction happening today
The world needs to adapt to climate change – but how? What are the key problems and hard choices that lie ahead for the global community? This book reveals all.
A fossil expedition becomes a thrilling search for a mythical beast deep in the Indonesian forest – and a fascinating look at how fossils, folklore and biodiversity converge in surprising ways
An immersive and epic journey by a masterly historian of science through the history of the fight against bacteria, from pioneering medical breakthroughs to the vital race to stay ahead of their rapid evolution.
Wilder takes readers on a global rewilding journey, exploring innovative and eye-opening projects led by a diverse group of passionate conservationists.
A social, historical and scientific exploration of ghost-hunting, and why our fascination with the paranormal is as timeless as the ghosts we hope to find.
Madeleine Orr pulls back the curtain on climate change’s devastating impacts on sport, and offers a bold and optimistic way forward through an era of emergency.
Brings the science of biological anthropology to bear on understanding how our evolutionary history has shaped a phenomenon everyone has experienced – childhood.
This is the story of Leah Garcés's fight for better conditions for the animals we eat, with her ultimate aim of ending industrialised factory farming for good
A Crack in Everything explores the fascinating breakthroughs that led to the discovery of black holes, the scientific enigma that could unlock the answers to mankind’s most profound questions about the universe.
