A sweeping exploration of the Arctic--and how it's being transformed by climate change--from National Geographic writer Neil Shea As warming reshapes our planet, the Arctic--a region that once seemed unchangeable, beyond the reach of modern problems--is...

America's beloved bird field guide just got even better with this completely revised 8th edition, created for a new generation of birders. Updated ID guidance, descriptive details, and annotated art on more than 1,000 species, including new range maps...

An immersive, beautifully illustrated revelation of Henry David Thoreau's final project--a monthly almanac of natural phenomena.In the last years of his life, Henry David Thoreau created something new. Part blueprint for a major new work, part scientific...

2025 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST“Exceptional. . . . When It All Burns is one of those books that immerses the reader in the nuances of a world most of us know only through the lens of tragedy and destruction. Thomas’ visceral, crystalline prose only...

“Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny” was Haeckel’s answer—the wrong one—to the most vexing question of nineteenth-century biology: what is the relationship between individual development (ontogeny) and the evolution of species and lineages (phylogeny)? In...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • An electrifying cultural biography of the greatest and last American rock band of the millennium, whose music ignited a generation—and reasserted the power of rock and roll "[Carlin's] unique gift for...

From High Point State Park to Cape May Point, New Jersey is home to an amazing diversity of bird species. More than 375 types of birds nest in the dozens of state parks, forests, and natural areas created by local, state, and national authorities,...

A dazzlingly illustrated guide to the plant life of the dinosaur age, from intricate ferns to the most majestic megafloraThe Mesozoic was dominated by a spectacular array of flora, from ferns, conifers, and cycads to ginkgos and flowering plants, as well...

In this "book of great power and tenderness" (Charles Foster), a quest for an elusive animal reveals the comfort of nature in a changing, uncertain world. "Deeply philosophical, addressing the questions that we are all pondering about our place in this...

A captivating exploration of how underwater animals tap into sound to survive, and a clarion call for humans to address the ways we invade these critical soundscapes—from an award-winning science writer“Sing Like Fish is that rare book that makes you see...

A memoir, tribute to a once-endangered species, and natural history, Return of the Osprey recounts the many discoveries David Gessner made when he immersed himself for an entire nesting season in the lives of the ospreys that had returned to his seagirt...

One of the Washington Post's 50 Best Nonfiction Books of 2024The bestselling author of Other Minds shows how we and our ancestors have reinvented our planet.If the history of the Earth were compressed down to a year, our species would arise in the last...

A spectacularly illustrated journey into the intimate communities that native trees share with animals, insects, fungi, and microbesYou can tell a lot about a tree from the company it keeps. James Nardi guides you through the innermost unseen world that...

For readers of What an Owl Knows and The World Without Us, this infectiously impassioned tour of the five New York City boroughs offers city dwellers and bird lovers everywhere a surprising, delightful new view of the concrete jungle--through its...

A geologist's "poetic and heartfelt" (Robert Macfarlane) revelation of how our planet's seemingly inert bones pulse with unexpected vitality If you listen, can you hear the stones speak? The question seems absurd. After all, rocks are lifeless, inert,...

As the world becomes more uncertain and life more stressful, getting outside and connecting with nature is an easy and affordable way to boost our mental and physical health. In Mushrooms, trained biologist and wellness writer Susan E. Clark...

Slippery, wet, and strange: Fish can be easier to think of as food than as fellow animals. But what do we know about these creatures we meet on our dinner table and how they got there? For the first time in history, humans are eating more farmed fish...

A fascinating story of the movement to protect the jaguar, and the man who devoted his life to saving the species. Once indigenous to North America, the jaguar is one of the wildest creatures left on the planet, a resilient and efficient predator, with a...

A Chicago Tribune Most-Anticipated Book of the SeasonThe thrilling saga of the great Amur tiger and the scientists who came together, across the world, to save it. The forests of northeast Asia are home to a marvelous range of animals—fish owls and brown...