Biology, Life Sciences

An exploration of the scientific mindset-such character virtues as curiosity, veracity, attentiveness, and humility to evidence-and its importance ...

The evolution of dogs and the forces that drove its amazing transformation from a fierce wild carnivore, the wolf, to the astonishing range of comp...

In this sweeping history of more than 3 000 years, beginning with Ancient Egypt, scientist Marcus Byrne and writer, Helen Lunn capture the diversit...

For most native speakers of English, the meanings of ordinary words like blue, cup, stumble, and carve seem quite natural and self-evident. It turn...

A World Book Night book. A New York Timesbestselling book about the extraordinary abilities of mans best friend. When Cat Warren adopted Solo, an u...

Community ecology has undergone a transformation in recent years, from a discipline largely focused on processes occurring within a local area to a...

Life began about four billion years ago on our planet. Like an old patchwork quilt, evolution stitched the human being together from parts of an...

You could be a genius . . . In The Genius Within, award-winning science writer David Adam reveals how frontier neuroscience can enhance your intell...

Develop experimental, analytical and evaluation skills with topical biology examples, practical assessment guidance and differentiated end-of-topic...

An illustrated guide to the most spectacular floral region on earth The Silk Road - a name that has enchanted for centuries. Yet a well kept secre...

The weather patterns and topography of America's Gulf Coast create favorable growing conditions for thousands of species of mushrooms, but the comp...