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In the ground-breaking The Myth of Human Nature Dr Heidi Colleran, an associate professor of evolutionary anthropology, looks at cultures all over the world and throughout history that live according to different social facts of life than ours in the West - and not simply by the brute facts of...

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

Eve meets Who We Are and How We Got Here in this exciting new examination of human evolution that puts motherhood at the center of the story. Seven million years ago, a pregnant, apelike ancestor to the whole of our species found a secluded space on the forest floor and began her labor. An hour...

There exists an undeniable chasm between the capacities of humans and those of animals. Our minds have spawned civilizations and technologies that have changed the face of the Earth, whereas even our closest animal relatives sit unobtrusively in their dwindling habitats. Yet despite longstanding...

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...

Welcome to an entirely new view of humanity - one where neurodiversity is at the very heart of our story. In The Specialized Mind, leading evolutionary psychiatry expert Dr Adam Hunt reveals the evolutionary impetus behind seven conditions. This pioneering work shows how, behind each of these...

The award-winning author of First Steps returns with a revelatory tour of the latest scientific discoveries in archaeology and paleontology to challenge the idea of human exceptionalism, presenting a more complex—and fascinating—portrait of Us: who came before us, and what of us comes from...

How did our brains change over the course of evolution, and what did it mean for our ancestors? Why do we behave the way we do today? Evolutionary psychology is the only framework that allows us to fully understand the nuances of humans' motivations, emotions, cognitions, and behaviors. Our...

“A fascinating and original account of the history of life. It is full of new insights about evolution and history, and even more importantly—with new viewpoints.” —Yuval Noah Harari, New York Times bestselling author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind A daring new planetary...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

A biology professor’s illuminating tour of the physical imperfections—from faulty knees to junk DNA—that make us human. “A funny, fascinating catalog of our collective shortcomings that’s tough to put down.”—Discover We humans like to think of ourselves as highly evolved...

With senses that often seem alien to us, bees navigate complex decisions about where to find food, when to fight or flee, and how to work together. The Language of Bees invites listeners into the hidden world of bee communication, a realm where creatures less than an inch long use scent, vibration, movement, and sound to cooperate, share information, and survive.

There are few stories more remarkable than the evolution of life on earth. Where did humans come from? Where did life come from? New fields of study, such as molecular biology and astrobiology, are shedding remarkable new light on the origin of life and the origin of sex. In this Very Short...

From survival of the fittest to survival of the most conscious, discover a revolutionary scientific message of hope for humanity's future. For over a century, Darwin’s concept of “survival of the fittest,” or life as competition, has shaped the fate of civilization. Renowned cell biologist...

What if life on Earth evolved not once – but twice? And what if we're now facing a third phase of evolution? Life on Earth has evolved not once, but twice. First as organic life – from single cells to the astonishing diversity of the natural world. Then as human culture – from...