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.
A whirlwind journey through fungus frontiers that underscores how appreciating fungi is key to understanding our planet’s power and fragility.
This Very Short Introduction to microbiomes brings together studies of fundamental microbiology of animal and plant microbiomes with both biomedical and agricultural applications.
The hidden role of fungi inside and all around us.
James Lowen embarks on a year-long quest to celebrate the joy of Britain's rarest and most remarkable moths.
Discover the Earth's wonders with this unparalleled survey of the world's natural treasures, the plants and animals that inhabit these environments, and descriptions of the geological processes and features that formed these Natural Wonders of the World.
With practical tips, the authors invite citizen scientists to expand our knowledge of this final frontier and our understanding of life on Earth.
Fascinating endemic animals, in the spotlight for the first time.
Orca - The day the Great White sharks disappeared
Over the centuries, the discoveries made by lepidopterists and artists have unravelled the mysteries of the fascinating life of this global traveller.
Eight pangolin species occur worldwide, four in Asia and four in Africa, and all face extinction if current rates of hunting and trading continue unabated.
An exciting look at the essential roles that parasites play in Earth’s ecosystems.
A biologist’s up-close account of how he and fellow biologists cracked long-standing puzzles about honey bee behavior
In PLANTA SAPIENS, Professor Paco Calvo offers a bold new perspective on plant biology and cognitive science.
Pollination - The Enduring Relationship between Plant and Pollinator
Pollinators & Pollination offers a comprehensive introduction to the critical ecological role of pollinators.
With its mix of memoir, gentle advice and enthusiastic advocacy, this book sets out a case for purposeful birdwatching.
Practical tips for identifying over 100 commonly found prey species.
Keith L. Bildstein's Raptors provides one-stop shopping for anyone interested in how diurnal birds of prey go about their lives.
Reconnection explores our hidden links with nature through the science of nature connectedness, setting out a way to revivify the relationship across society.
Reflections Underwater presents a novel, holistic and multidisciplinary consideration of the reef ecosystem.
Reptiles: A Very Short Introduction introduces the extraordinary diversity of reptiles that have walked the Earth, from the dinosaurs and other reptiles of the past to modern-day living species
Rome Victorious is a masterful new treatment of the rise of Rome – from the viewpoints both of the city itself and the people it came to rule and make its own.
Explores the remarkable sensory systems that exist in nature, and what they are used for.
