Biology

Songs, barks, roars, hoots, squeals, and growls: exploring the mysteries of how animals communicate by sound

The extraordinary life story of the celebrated naturalist who transformed our understanding of evolution

A richly illustrated journey through the evolution of Africa’s extraordinary natural world across deep time

A biologist’s up-close account of how he and fellow biologists cracked long-standing puzzles about honey bee behavior

The essential insider’s guide for ecologists at all career stages—now completely updated and expanded

Data science methods and tools—including programming, data management, visualization, and machine learning—and their application to neuroimaging research

The world’s leading textbook on astrobiology—ideal for an introductory one-semester course and now fully revised and updated

An authoritative, accessible, and gorgeously illustrated exploration into the lives of these remarkable animals

Why information is the unifying principle that allows us to understand the evolution of complexity in nature

A powerful framework for understanding how natural selection shapes adaptation and biological design

From two of the world’s leading authorities on dogs, an imaginative journey into a future of dogs without people

A passionate eyewitness account of the mysteries and looming demise of glaciers—and what their fate means for our shared future

The neuroscience of why bad habits are so hard to break—and how evidence-based strategies can help us change our behavior more effectively

A provocative and timely case for how the science of genetics can help create a more just and equal society

From the bestselling author of What the Best College Teachers Do, the story of a new breed of amazingly innovative courses that inspire students and improve learning

“A perfect blend of cutting-edge science and compelling storytelling.”—Bill Bryson
A revolutionary new vision of human biology and the scientific breakthroughs that will transform our lives

A spectacularly illustrated journey into the intimate communities that native trees share with animals, insects, fungi, and microbes

A richly illustrated natural history of ants, covering their diversity, ecology, anatomy, behavior, and more

A stunningly illustrated guide to these extraordinary creatures from a world-renowned paleontologist

A richly illustrated introduction to the spectacular reptiles that swam the oceans when dinosaurs roamed the land

An engaging and beautifully illustrated introduction to some of the world’s most interesting and charismatic marine creatures

From award-winning author and ornithologist Tim Birkhead, a sweeping history of the long and close relationship between birds and humans

Beautifully illustrated and authoritative, the most up-to-date and comprehensive photographic guide to Madagascar’s mammals

A marvelously illustrated reference to the natural wonders of one of the most spectacular places on earth

An authoritative illustrated guide to the mighty reptiles that dominated the seas of the Mesozoic for 185 million years

"This little book is big fun."—Michael Pollan
An illustrated mini-encyclopedia of fungal lore, from John Cage and Terence McKenna to mushroom sex and fairy rings

A major new biography of the brilliant naturalist, traveler, humanitarian, and codiscoverer of natural selection

How the classic mirror test served as a portal for scientists to explore questions of self-awareness

An entertaining and enlightening anthology of classical Greek and Roman writings on animals—and our vital relationships with them

The case for an eco-emancipatory politics to release the Earth from human domination and free us all from lives that are both exploitative and exploited

The burnt-red badlands of Montana's Hell Creek are a vast graveyard of the Cretaceous dinosaurs that lived 68 million years ago. Those hills were, much later, also home to the Sioux, the Crows, and the Blackfeet, the first people to...

How the prized matsutake mushroom is remaking human communities in China—and providing new ways to understand human and more-than-human worlds