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Hush, a new HarperCollins book, full description to follow when available...

Forestland, a new William Collins book, full description to follow when available...

A revelatory dive into the overlooked history of grass and the astonishing ways it has shaped our world The story of grass is bigger than grass itself; it is the story of us and our place in the natural world. From creeping turf and towering bamboo, to rolling meadows, vast savannas and fields...

A revelatory dive into the overlooked history of grass and the astonishing ways it has shaped human history Try, if you can, to imagine a world without grass. There would be no lawns or athletic fields, no meadows or wheat fields, no sweeping savannas or steppes. Gone too would be the countless...

From expert beekeeper, founder of Texas Bee Works, and social media phenomenon Erika Thompson, an intimate and expert exploration of the miraculous pollinators that keep our planet alive and how they can teach us the importance of listening to our own instincts, about the joy, wonder, beauty and...

A stunning, wonderfully rich exploration of the small but mighty beings that profoundly shape our world: insects How important are bugs in your life? Some are benign but annoying, others are jaw-droppingly beautiful. Some have obvious benefits to humans and still others are downright scary. But...

In his prize-winning Sunday Times bestseller, An Immense World, Ed Yong invited us to perceive the world through other animals’ senses. Now he transforms our view of the world once again by revealing the hidden wonders of life at different scales. All around us, just beyond our awareness, life...

For fans of Ada Limón and Kate Baer, Make Me Good Soil is a luminous, intimate new poetry collection from celebrated author Sophie Strand that explores personal love, loss, trauma healing, and illness through the lens of interspecies connection. Sophie Strand's poetry is attuned to the...

A spellbinding guide to the entwined evolution of humans and flowers—and what they can teach us about life The love story between flowers and humans is millions of years old. Over millennia of ecological changes and challenges, flowers have inspired us, comforted us, and taught us some of our...

From the WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR WRITING ON CONSERVATION From the WINNER OF THE RICHARD JEFFERIES PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING This book reveals what nature can truly look like on our planet, in its most chaotic, unbridled forms. It takes you to wildernesses so improbable, so ancient...

From “ground-breaking” (New York Times) ecologist Chelsea Wood, an awe-inspiring journey into the hidden world of parasites. Parasites are some of the most misunderstood creatures on the planet. The hundreds of thousands of species of parasitic worms, insects, viruses, bacteria, and fungi...

»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...

A vivid investigation into the grizzly bear and how understanding these mighty creatures offers the key to restoring ecological harmony on our planet in crisis. A century ago, prevailing wisdom cast large carnivores as adversaries—pests and threats to be removed for human safety and prosperity...

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...

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...

Humans are a force of nature like no other animal on the planet. For thousands of years, we have radically altered the destiny of other species. Today, we do so at such an accelerating rate that it is widely proposed that we live on the brink of a Sixth Extinction, comparable to the most destructive moments in the fossil record. The Last Animal provides the first historical account of humanity's impact on animal biodiversity, taking listeners from the megafaunal extinctions of the Ice Age to the planetwide perils of the present.

Smacchia Tutto è il manuale pratico che ti insegna a rimuovere le macchie più ostinate usando ingredienti che hai già in cucina: bicarbonato, aceto, limone, sapone di Marsiglia, percarbonato, enzimi, sale e amido. Non l’ennesima raccolta di rimedi della nonna, ma una guida completa che...

Deep Listening to Nature is an invitation to open our ears to the natural world. Beginning by tuning in to the sounds of creatures around us, Andrew discusses how to identify species by call, interpret their communications and find empathy for their sentience. Listening more broadly, on an...

Not quite land and not quite water, boglands have long been dismissed as wastelands. Come closer and a strange truth emerges: These wild, eerie landscapes stretch our minds, hold the history of humanity, and will shape the future of our planet. In Bogland, acclaimed ecologist Merritt R. Turetsky...

In this provocative reimagining of what it is to be a plant, an evolutionary biologist draws on a lifetime of research to offer a beguiling behind-the-scenes perspective on how plants really work—and how we truly depend on leaves for our survival. For readers of Entangled Life and An Immense...