Science

What is the nature of love? This groundbreaking, fascinating book delves into the brain science of sex, romance, and…

What happens when the cats at Mission Control take a break and the cats on a space station decide it's time to push…

An edited volume on the uses of psychedelic drugs for trauma recovery, healing from attachment disorders, and treating…

Ever wondered exactly how a tsunami works? And better yet, what to do if one is coming? How about earthquakes? Volcanos?…

Daisy Kendrick, the founder of Ocean Generation, offers insights into climate change, and the structures and systems…

We are surrounded by robots. They work in hospitals and factories, they march with armies, move along assembly lines,…

Growing awareness of the importance of soil health means that microbes are on the minds of even the most casual…

In this fascinating book from evolutionary biologist Menno Schilthuizen, explore the ways that urban landscapes are…

Pangolins are adorable little scaled mammals that have been poached and trafficked for years to use their scales in…

According to an old proverb, which reminds us that substances have both the potential to heal or destroy depending on…

A humorous trivia book that makes gross, scary facts fun! From the funny folks at Cracked.com, you'll learn that 50% of…

Creativity is something so uniquely human that is is central to who we are as individuals and as a species. This book…

This Higgs bosun was the last missing piece of inventory in subatomic physics, and this book explores the history of…

A comprehensive study of menopause throughout history. Drawing on historical, scientific, and cultural studies to show…

An unforgettable legacy of suffering, love, and hope; from the era of institutionalization and lobotomy comes…

Reveals the carbon cost of everything we do and shows how to slash your own carbon footprint by 80% to 2.5 tonnes per…

Algorithms are everywhere, but even as we hear more and more about them, how much do we really know what they mean? This…

Unconscious bias is the persistent, unintentionally prejudiced behavior that clashes with our consciously held beliefs.…

Budding nature collectors will find plenty of hands-on, kid-friendly projects in this book. It's easy to come home from…

Learn about the spiritual properties of psychedelic plants and how they're used to deepen our understanding of human…

This ingenious book teaches you everything you need to know about the queen bee—and gives you tons of practice finding…

In this myth-busting fold-out book, author Mike Vago shows the reader just how big space really is. Using math and an…

A history written on a truly staggering scale, in this book the author takes us on a journey through the last 150,000…

Getting a good night's sleep has never been more important. How long we sleep and the quality of sleep that we are able…

While plenty of entertaining books have been written about the history of alcohol and other intoxicants, none have…

Drawing on the work of a wide range of thinkers from Georges Bataille to Donna Haraway, Pettman explores the…

From walking’s evolutionary origins, traced back millions of years to life forms on the ocean floor, to new findings…

An updated, revised, and more science-y edition of the ethnobotanical classic book about psychoactive plants, their…

Two powerful phenomena are simultaneously unfolding on Earth: the rise of the climate movement and the rise of women and…