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
Racing Green is the story of how motorsport science has become smarter and more environmentally friendly, and how these developments on the track are changing the world.
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.
Brings the science of biological anthropology to bear on understanding how our evolutionary history has shaped a phenomenon everyone has experienced – childhood.
Two leading scientists offer a provocative account, based on the latest scientific research, on how life on our planet evolved--the first major new synthesis for general readers in two decades.
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.
Featuring a new Foreword by former Vice President Al Gore Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize "Important and timely. We ignore this message at our peril."—Elizabeth Kolbert
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.
The spinosaurs – the controversial group including the largest land predator of all time, the Spinosaurus – are brought to life in this cutting-edge review of their biology and ecology
