The first in a series of humorous books about disgusting creatures, The Fly is a look at the common housefly. It covers such topics as the hair on the fly's body (requires a lot of shaving), its ability to walk on the ceiling (it's pr...

In the course of researching her best-selling books, McDermid has become familiar with many branches of forensics, and now she uncovers the history of this science and the people who make sure that for murderers, there is no hiding pl...

"[Tyson] tackles a great range of subjects . . . with great humor, humility, and—most important— humanity." —Entertainment Weekly Loyal readers of the monthly "Universe" essays in Natural History magazine hav...

This compendium of mind-blowing facts about the human body will help you achieve mastermind status in no time.Why are modern humans larger than people who lived 500 years ago? Can people spontaneously combust? How many organs could yo...

The second in a series of humorous books about disgusting creatures, The Worm is a look at the earthworm. It covers such topics as the worm's habitats (sometimes they live inside other animals), its anatomy (its muscle tube is slimy a...

"Science writing as detective story at its best." —Jennifer Ouellette, Scientific AmericanA New York Times Notable Book of the Year, a Scientific American Best Book of the Year, and a Finalist for the National Book Critics...

What science has gotten so shamefully wrong about women, and the fight, by both female and male scientists, to rewrite what we thought we knewFor hundreds of years it was common sense: women were the inferior sex. Their bodies were we...

The true origin of HIV/AIDS, from the New York Times best-selling science writer David Quammen. The real story of AIDS—how it originated with a virus in a chimpanzee, jumped to one human, and then infected more than 60 million peopl...

Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void

Time #1 Nonfiction Book of 2007Entertainment Weekly #1 Nonfiction Book of 2007Finalist for the 2007 National Book Critics Circle AwardSalon Book Awards 2007Amazon Top 100 Editors' Picks of 2007 (#4)Barnes and Noble 10 Best of 2007: Po...

Originally published in 1951, The Sea Around Us is one of the most influential books ever written about the natural world. Rachel Carson's ability to combine scientific insight with poetic prose catapulted her book to the top of The N...

Richard Dawkins transformed our view of God in his blockbuster, The God Delusion, which sold more than 2 million copies in English alone. He revolutionized the way we see natural selection in the seminal bestseller The Selfish Gene. N...

Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR A quest to explore some of the most spectacular ancient cities in human history—and figure out why people abandoned them. In Four Lost Cities, acclaimed science journalist Annalee Newitz tak...

'What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and that's that - the million-year nap? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness persist? What will that feel like? What will I do all day? Is there a place to plug in my la...

A New York Times Bestseller: “Astonishing . . . has the makings of a classic―and one fantastic read.”―PeopleWhat separates your mind from an animal’s? Maybe you think it’s your ability to design tools, your sense of self, ...

"Game-changing. . . . [S]ucceeds most brilliantly in the stories de Waal relates." ― Sy Montgomery, New York Times Book ReviewMama's Last Hug is a fascinating exploration of the rich emotional lives of animals― beginning...

For the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion, Sam Harris's latest New York Times bestseller is a guide to meditation as a rational practice informed by neuroscience and psychology.From Sam Harris, neuroscientis...

Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why is gallium (Ga, 31) the go-to element for laboratory pranksters?* The Periodic Table is a crowning scientific achievement, but i...

OVER THE LAST HALF-BILLION YEARS, there have been Five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the sixth extinction, predicte...

Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. According to revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence.   In The Genius of Birds, acclaimed author Jennifer Ackerman...

A myth-shattering view of the Islamic world's myriad scientific innovations and the role they played in sparking the European Renaissance. Many of the innovations that we think of as hallmarks of Western science had their roots in...

"A marvelous, organ-by-organ journey through the body eclectic. . . Irresistible [and] impressive."—John J. Ross, Wall Street Journal The human body is the most fraught and fascinating, talked-about and taboo, unique yet u...

Over the past twenty years, the study of dinosaurs has transformed into a true scientific discipline. New technologies have revealed secrets locked in prehistoric bones that no one could have previously predicted. We can now work out ...

There is a difference between fact and speculation. Unfortunately, scientists and science media often fail to make the distinction everywhere they should. This is especially true within paleontology. Paleontologists often develop theo...

“Beautifully written, eloquently reasoned.… Mr. Buonomano takes us off and running on an edifying scientific journey.”―Carol Tavris, Wall Street Journal In Your Brain Is a Time Machine, leading neuroscientist Dean Buonomano em...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\r\nA Science News favorite science book of 2019As you read these words, copies of you are being created.\r\n  \r\n Sean Carroll, theoretical physicist and one of this world’s most cele...

Prepare to learn everything we still don’t know about our strange and mysterious universe.Humanity's understanding of the physical world is full of gaps. Not tiny little gaps you can safely ignore —there are huge yawning voids in ...

Why the force that keeps our feet on the ground holds the key to understanding the nature of time and the origin of the universe. Gravity is the weakest force in the everyday world yet it is the strongest force in the universe. It was...

Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize One of Science News' Favorite Books of the Year "Required reading for every concerned citizen." — New York Review of Books "The future is in our hands as never before, a...

A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Award Midwest Booksellers Choice Award Winner "Nimbly splices together history, science, reporting and personal experiences into a taut and cautiously hopeful narr...