Science

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

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

We are headed toward “insectageddon” with a rate of insect extinction eight times faster than that of …

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

The "science" of eugenics—by which the genetic makeup of a population is shaped by …

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

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

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

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

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 …

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

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

Packed with history, science, and lore about the use of mushrooms as a food, medicine, drug, and poison, this book does …

It's easy to fall into the trap of thinking that evolution, biology, and our destinies as humans are all about …

A science book like no other, The Where, the Why, and the How turns loose 75 of today's hottest artists onto …

The Wall Street Journal Bestseller that helps us feel better every day with neuroscience and humor.Our brains are …

In this international bestseller, renowned psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, Daniel …

Inspired by his childhood obsession with extinct species, Blencowe takes us around the globe—from the forests of …

Get good with your body! Calm your vagus nerve, exercise your self-compassion, vanquish shame, and give yourself the …

Protecting wild animals and preserving the environment are two ideals so seemingly compatible as to be almost …

2,000 years ago, Euclid of Alexandria devised a strategy for measuring and mapping the world using spheres, cones, …

Good Thinking is a grand tour of irrational thinking from across the world and throughout history, including the …

Outdoor educator and field researcher Sara Dykman made history when she became the first person to bicycle alongside …

Gardeners are inherently curious. They make note of a plant label in a botanical garden and then go home to learn more. …

Spite seems utterly useless. You don't gain anything by hurting yourself just so you can hurt someone else. So why …

For millenia, trees have evolved together into a lush, interdependent ecosystem that has more to teach us than …

Managing pain and figuring out how it works can be difficult to navigate. In the words of Virginia Woolf, "Let a …

Some of, okay a lot of, our favorite books were published in the 70s. It was an era sort of like now, when the world …