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The world is getting hotter. Each year more people die from extreme heat than from all other natural disasters combined. In Swelter, Bharat Venkat, the director of UCLA’s Heat Lab, tells the dramatic story of how we’ve come to understand the biology of heat. We meet a Scottish physician who...

The Dawn of War, a new William Collins book, full description to follow when available...

In Our Parasites, the intimate world of the microscopic organisms and parasites that inhabit our bodies is unsettlingly brought to life. In thought-provoking and deeply human storytelling, biologist Andrés Cota Hiriart debunks the bad press surrounding parasites and advocates for a harmonious...

From an anthropologist renowned for overturning outdated evolutionary dogma, a lively, myth-busting, and transformative new portrait of human evolution What if it turns out that most of the stories we tell about human evolution are false—apart from evolution itself? One hundred and fifty years...

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

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 gripping work of narrative non-fiction that tells the astonishing true story of how a family of whales changed our relationship to the sea. In 1970, an extraordinary orca pod was captured near Victoria, BC. Nicknamed the Pedder Bay 5, this family of transient whales quickly became world famous...

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...

Explore the science of life with this visually driven, fast-paced, and accessible guide featuring Crash Course’s signature smart and funny voice. Perfect for students, nonfiction readers, and lifelong learners. Biology is the study of living organisms. Offering breadth and depth, this guide...

Uncover the brilliant science of light – how it affects our wellbeing, shapes our lives, and illuminates the universe. From the initial formation of photons deep inside the sun to the illumination with which you are reading these words, there is no part of our universe that has not been...

Discover more about the fascinating world of reptiles in 10 captivating essays . Often maligned, largely misunderstood, and surprisingly hard to find, reptiles are resourceful, hardy and diverse creatures that have been around since deep in the Earth's prehistory. Learning about them is not only...

A groundbreaking journey into the fascinating micro-universe in our mouths, and how to care for the ecosystem that’s been caring for you all along The mouth is your body’s front door—and yet, we’ve been taught to think of it as something to scrub, drill, fill. But what if your mouth...

From bestselling author David Quammen, a fascinating scientific detective story about how a transmissible cancer first discovered in Tasmanian devils is connected to the discovery that cancer in humans can be treated as a chronic illness, not a fatal one—a radically new approach that promises...

Join Tim Coulson on an awe-inspiring journey into the world of predators and learn how these extraordinary creatures impact our planet and life itself For more than a billion years, predators have played a pivotal role in shaping our world. From dwarf orb-weaver spiders smaller than a grain of...

Dr. Steven R. Gundry, New York Times bestselling author of the Plant Paradox series, presents a paradigm-shifting new dietary program to restore and improve brain health and function. There is no modern marvel as impressive as the human brain, with nearly infinite storage capacity and more...

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 “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...

Bloomsbury presents Skin Deep: How Our Skin Works, and Why it Matters by Alice Klein, read by Amy Noble. A precise exploration of the biology, function, and physiology of human skin. The skin is a fascinating organ – it’s the largest one we have and the only one visible to others. It has to...

Over the last forty years the philosophy of biology has emerged as an important sub-discipline of the philosophy of science. Covering some of science's most divisive topics, such as philosophical issues in genetics, it also encompasses areas where modern biology has increasingly impinged on...