This new book examines the process and issues concerning extinction.
In this book, learn about the incredible communication network of mycelium under our feet, which has the proven ability to restore the planet’s ecosystems, repair our health, and resurrect our symbiotic relationship with nature.
The lives and activities of seabirds as you've never seen them before.
Flight Paths is the never-before-told story of how ornithologists have harnessed every technological development to understand bird migration.
Forest Fungi explores aspects of forest fungal research, from the selection of hosting plants, isolation, identification, fermentation, identification of secondary metabolites, omics-tools for better understanding the plant-fungus Interactions.
This beautiful book brings you closer to 300 species of mushrooms and lichens through fascinating facts, mushroom datasets, and detailed illustrations.
In this Very Short Introduction - Genes, Jonathan Slack investigates the discovery, nature, and role of genes in evolution and development.
In Great Adaptations, Kenneth Catania presents an entertaining and engaging look at some of nature’s most remarkable creatures.
Explore the world's natural habitats and the plants and animals that live there in this beautifully illustrated book. From the depths of the ocean to soaring mountain peaks - via coral reefs, deserts, rainforests, and even cityscapes.
A beautiful and lavishly illustrated book which presents the complexities of solitary bee diversity, biology and evolution in accessible form.
Himalaya is the story of one of the last great wildernesses and, in particular, of the bizarre discoveries and improbable achievements of its pioneers.
The most comprehensive and up-to-date general reference book on honey bee biology.
A beautifully illustrated exploration of the ways birds cohabit.
This book explores the increasing focus on how individual birds differ in personality and how big data and citizen scientists are helping to add to what we know about them.
A beautifully illustrated look at the lives and mind-boggling behaviours of Insects.
How recent breakthroughs in longevity research offer clues about human aging
I, Mammal is a history of mammals and their ancestors and of how science came to grasp mammalian evolution.
Drawing on the latest scientific research on the biology and ethology of sharks and their exceptional characteristics, In the Name of Sharks aims to break through the barrier of prejudice and to pay homage to their true nature.
This Very Short Introduction to Insects higlight the diverse and beautiful world of insects.
Discover the fascinating stories behind 300 species of insects and explore their world. This book is grounded in the latest research and written by members of the Royal Entomological Society.
Interesting Bird Nests & Eggs presents charming and wonderfully diverse portraits of bird eggs and nests, each specially selected from specimens held by the Natural History Museum, London.
Reveals the overwhelmingly beneficial role played by micro-organisms.
A clear and engaging account of the fundamental importance of microbes to all life.
Discover how microbes affect our decisions and behaviour.
After reading this book you will never see lichens, or the world, in the same way again.
This Very Short Introduction to Marine Biology explores the marine environment and the nature of life in the oceans, emphasizing their significance to our planet and human society.
