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Snow gums are the most beautiful trees on Earth. But they're vanishing quickly. In this stunning new book, bestselling author Anthony Sharwood and climate activist Anna Langford help us view Australia's unique high country with fresh eyes, show us what's being lost, what can be saved - and how...

A fun-to-listen-to guide to ecological principles and environmental understanding Ecology For Dummies transforms intimidating concepts into an engaging walkthrough that supports academic success and environmental literacy. This accessible text covers everything from energy flow and nutrient...

"Well, thank heaven for this book. In meticulous fashion Westervelt makes clear not only what's gone wrong but how we might start to fix it." —BILL McKIBBEN A gripping account of the corporate propaganda that has invaded our media, our democracy, and now the very nature of truth itself—from...

Kaum etwas hat das Leben der Menschen so stark verändert wie die wissenschaftliche Revolution. Durch sie entdeckten wir unbekannte Territorien, bekämpften Hunger und Krankheiten und erlangten einen nie gekannten Wohlstand. Doch der Fortschritt hat auch negative Seiten: Völker wurden bekämpft, die Umwelt zerstört und die Atombombe bedroht die Menschheit. Mit der Künstlichen Intelligenz kommt ein neuer Player ins Spiel, der der Vorherrschaft der Menschen auf der Erde ein Ende bereiten könnte. Wie kann es uns Menschen gelingen, diese Entwicklungen in die richtigen Bahnen zu lenken?

A scathing investigation into the apocalyptic thinking of the Christian nationalists, tech-bro reactionaries, and populist survivalists who increasingly define the contemporary right—and a recipe for how to fight them. As the planet burns and shared reality melts, a new iteration of the far...

Brought to you by Penguin. The far right is on the march again – but this time it’s different from anything we’ve seen before. A new, apocalyptic alliance of religious fundamentalists, billionaire Silicon Valley tech kings and ethno-nationalists is on the move. They’re united in their...

*WITH A FOREWORD FROM MICHAEL SHEEN* 'A book that will wake the world up to forever chemicals' - CHRIS PACKHAM A dead witness. A Hollywood star. The conspiracy that leads to your blood... The threat was anonymous. 'Don't you know...you're the last surviving witness?' In 1967, the young lawyer...

"A bold and glorious book . . . brilliantly crafted at the level of the sentence and image, adventurous in its forms and tones, and its themes—memory, love, loss, care, value—are as embracing and urgent as they come. It’s magnificent."—Robert Macfarlane, author of Is a River Alive? My...

The true, inspiring story of the new parents who spearheaded the largest climate law in American history. From the rising climate advocate named to the Time100 Next list, for political junkies and anyone who cares about the environment. They were perhaps an unlikely trio: the professor Leah...

'One of the most inspiring, persuasive, and urgent arguments I have ever come across for the consciousness of nonhuman life. Beautiful, wise, comforting, life-altering.' – Barbara Gowdy, Bestselling author of The White Bone An unforgettable field guild to the superabundance of the wild, and an...

'Thrilling and delightful' - George Monbiot 'Vital, brilliant, wholly absorbing... A masterpiece of science writing' - Isabella tree To appreciate the wonders of the world around us, we're often told to look up. But what if we need to look down instead? Everything that happens below ground...

This is a major history of the Indian Ocean structured through twenty human enterprises/interactions that have taken place in this diverse environment – from the discovery of fossils hinting to older ages to diving for pearls, the trade of spices, the effects of pollution, the passage of enslaved people, the charting of maps and much more. Collectively they sketch out a comprehensive overview of this extraordinary human crossroads.

“Thrilling and intrepid. A beautiful tale of dramatic, wild landscapes and the entangled lives of snow leopards, their prey, and the humans who share their terrain.” —Andrea Wulf, bestselling author of The Invention of Nature “By turns beautiful, terrible, and encouraging.”...

Artificial Intelligence and Animal Ecology: A Review explores the transformative synergy between AI and animal ecology, unveiling how cutting-edge technology is revolutionizing ecological research and conservation. This pioneering book bridges these dynamic fields, demonstrating how AI...

Everyone alive today is witnessing a mass extinction event caused by the more than eight billion humans who share this planet. At times, it seems there is little hope. Climate change, resource exploitation, agrochemicals, overfishing, plastics, dead zones in our oceans, drought and...

A wondrous, eye-opening exploration of the surprising ways life is interconnected—and why it matters "Absolutely enthralling. I was hooked from the first sentence." —Bill Bryson, author of A Short History of Nearly Everything and The Body From evolution to capitalism, our belief in the...

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Though we try to imagine otherwise, waste is every object, plus time. Whatever else an object is, it’s also waste—or was, or will be. All that is needed is time or a change of sentiment...

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. No matter how much you fight against it, dust pervades everything. It gathers in even layers, adapting to the contours of things and marking the passage of time. In itself, it is also a...

Why Nature Matters is a practical guide for restoring the bond between children and the natural world. Grounded in evidence-based practice, it provides the listener with an understanding of why a connection to nature is so vital for children and how to make that connection happen. The book...

A riveting journey down Theodore Roosevelt's "river of doubt" with a diverse crew of adventurers, scientists, and Indigenous leaders who shine light on the past, present, and future of a natural wonder. Sam Moses took part in the adventure of a lifetime when he, along with seventeen men and two...