🌍 The wonders of the world, explained (or at least explored).
From black holes to backyard ecosystems, these books unpack the hows and whys of the universe—curious minds welcome, lab coats optional.
Discover all there is to know about human anatomy in DK's latest concise visual guide to the human body.Fully updated to reflect the latest medical information, The Concise Human Body Book is illustrated throughout with colorful and comprehensive diagrams,...
“An original, fascinating scientific history of how human memory and a series of inventions have driven the advance of civilization” (Kirkus, starred).Memory makes us human. No other animal carries in its brain so many memories of such complexity nor so regularly...
A magnificently illustrated celebration of the birds of paradise and the myths and history surrounding them, from the beloved BBC host.The sixteenth-century Europeans gave them the name birds of paradise—birds so beautiful that they must have come from paradise....
An “impressive” overview of the history of surgery based on the five-part BBC series, featuring tales of medical advances and deadly errors (Financial Times).“A whistle-stop tour of a gruesome and fascinating field. . . . What better medical history than one that...
A Financial Times Best Science Book of 2023 • A Science News Favorite Book of 2023 • A Scientific American 2023 Staff Recommendation"The next-best thing to traveling through space and time." —Laura Helmuth, editor in chief of Scientific AmericanA rip-roaring tour of...
The New York Times–bestselling author of Stuff Matters offers an “entertaining discussion of the various ways our lives are enriched by fluids” (The Wall Street Journal).We know that we need water to survive, and that, for some of us, a cup of coffee or a glass of...
Explore the mysteries and latest breakthroughs of the mathematical universe with the Pulitzer Prize-winning magazine Quanta—beloved by Bill Gates!Featuring a foreword by James Gleick, New York Times-bestselling author of Chaos: Making a New ScienceThese stories from...
An engineering professor reveals how math and reasoning apply in the real world with a “fascinating” collection of problems and puzzles (Library Journal).A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the YearAlthough we seldom think of it, our lives are played out in a world...
Beloved, best-selling science writer Mary Roach’s “acutely entertaining, morbidly fascinating” (Susan Adams, Forbes) classic, now with a new epilogue.For two thousand years, cadavers – some willingly, some unwittingly – have been involved in science’s boldest strides...
“Margonelli takes us on a termite-guided exploration of subterranean tracts of nature, science, and robotics. The book is brimming with flair.” ―Peter Godfrey-Smith, author of Other MindsThe award-winning journalist Lisa Margonelli, national bestselling author of Oil...