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Brought to you by Penguin. At the transition between wakefulness and REM sleep, the dream and waking worlds sometimes collide. Cinematic visions of REM spill over into conscious awakening, like dreaming with your eyes open – sometimes a nightmare on steroids. As if being paralysed when waking...

Spend time in the company of giant pandas with this delightful collection of stories and first-person insights about their behavior, biology, and conservation from panda expert Dr. Brandie Smith, director of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. What is it about...

Hold on tight for a bold and epically fascinating journey through time packed with bizarre creatures, jaw-dropping facts, and all the chaotic drama Earth has to offer. Known for turning TikTok and YouTube into her own digital science classroom, viral content creator Lindsay Nikole brings her...

Growing up in Utah, a descendant of its earliest Mormon inhabitants, Amy Irvine spent her life fighting against the patriarchy that was her inheritance. The one place she felt truly herself was in the natural world. She climbed red rock, skied backcountry powder, and fought wildfires. But after the birth of her daughter, she found herself in a situation uncannily similar to those of her pioneer forebears: isolated on a remote Colorado mesa, with a husband who was often gone, a child who was frequently and mysteriously ill, and a once-remarkable life that was growing smaller and smaller.

In a work of “exquisitely reported” (Michelle Nijhuis, author of Beloved Beasts) narrative journalism, The Hunt tells the extraordinary inside story of the deadliest wolf hunt in the history of Yellowstone National Park, in which a fifth of the park’s wolf population was decimated in the...

A literary ode to peace, presence, and fulfillment inspired by a walk taken with a most surprising creature. "The demon of speed is often associated with forgetting, with avoidance . . . and slowness with memory and confronting," observes Milan Kundera in his novel Slowness. With that purpose in...

An elegant shorebird with a rounded body and an improbably elongated bill, the long-billed curlew is a highly intelligent bird that mates for life. There aren't many curlews left, but those that remain undertake stunning migrations from summer grasslands to coastal and wetland wintering grounds, returning to find one another again. With their diverse habitat needs, these singular birds highlight the importance of critical but increasingly endangered grassland ecosystems and have become an emblem of the formidable challenges that all birds face today.

"What a funny, emotional and beautifully written book that transports you into the world of penguins and gives a rare insight into life in Antarctica. I loved this book so much." – Lorraine Kelly ___ At 64° South, on a tiny Antarctic island bustling with penguins, even the smallest lives...

How living in space will affect future generations—and what the potential unintended consequences of space settlements are. We are on the cusp of a golden age of space travel in which, for the first time, it will be possible for large numbers of people to venture into space. Some intend to...

An ecologist reveals why the solution to the climate crisis lies in Earth's oldest inhabitants: microbes. Our planet is in crisis. Scorching temperatures, deadly fires and flooding, and food shortages—the signs are everywhere. Experts warn that the planet is careening toward a point of no...

Scientist Rosemary Grant's journey in life has involved detours and sidesteps—not the shortest or the straightest of paths, but one that has led her to the top of evolutionary biology.

Less a traditional anatomy text than an expansive somatic atlas, Bodyscapes is an astonishing, textured, and interdisciplinary invitation to the wonders of our bodies. A body-based journey of renewal, transformation, and discovery—somatic practices, embodied tools, and meaning-making myth...

»Kein Kitsch, sondern das Ergebnis seriöser Forschung und langer Beobachtung.« Jens Jessen, DIE ZEIT Tiefe Einblicke in die Gefühlswelt der Tiere: Eichhörnchen, die sich aufopferungsvoll um ihren Nachwuchs kümmern. Kühe und Wale, die Werkzeuge gezielt einsetzen. Kolkraben, die...

Brought to you by Penguin. The half a million species of plant alive today are a mere 3% of the vast number of plant species ever to have existed. All share a single common origin: the first plant-like algae to wash up on land 484 million years ago. Through the stories of sixteen plant families...

Read by the author, Emily Cunningham. How can we save the ocean? And how can the ocean save us? From protecting nesting sea turtles on the beaches of Sri Lanka and deep-sea diving in the icy waters of Antarctica to taking school children in England to see the sea for the first time...

The History of Vaccination: Separating Fact from Fiction examines vaccination's development from eighteenth-century smallpox inoculation through the 1940s consolidation of medical authority. Drawing on primary sources, parliamentary records, and contemporary medical journals, it documents patterns typically absent from institutional accounts: vaccines contaminated with syphilis and tuberculosis, resistance movements whose sanitation-based approaches achieved lower mortality than vaccination, and the economic incentives that shaped public health policy.

There has been so much focus on the real risk of animals going extinct that it’s easily overlooked just how many new species are still being discovered every year. In an age defined by environmental loss, the discovery of new species is a beacon of hope, proving there is still so much to learn about the natural world. Hidden Wonders by acclaimed naturalist David Alderton is a thrilling journey into the heart of modern zoological exploration. Every year, hundreds of new species are brought to light from the remotest corners of the planet.

From the author of the beloved The Last Days of the Dinosaurs, an imaginative celebration of T. rex from hatching to adulthood Tyrannosaurus rex is a prehistoric celebrity. Exceeding 40 feet in length and weighing over 9 tons, the largest individuals of this dinosaurian species were intimidating...

The new book from national treasure Matt Baker, the perfect gift for any dog lover. Matt has lived a life firmly alongside his canine companions. From Cromwell the St Bernard to famous Meg on Blue Peter, Labradors to dachshunds and all the working collies on the farm, Matt's life has always been...

"What a funny, emotional and beautifully written book that transports you into the world of penguins and gives a rare insight into life in Antarctica. I loved this book so much." – Lorraine Kelly ___ At 64° South, on a tiny Antarctic island bustling with penguins, even the smallest lives...