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"Beautifully illustrated with color photographs, the book offers a view into parallels between seemingly out-of-this-world ant societies and our own, including cities, an intense work ethic, division of labor, intragroup cooperation combined with genocidal outgroup...
"A unique and groundbreaking contribution to innovation through bio-inspired design." ―Professor Michael Braungart, co-author of The UpcycleAmina Khan believes that nature does it best. In Adapt, she presents fascinating examples of how nature effortlessly solves the...
Humans – who are we? Physically, Homo sapiens is unremarkable in the animal world – a hairless ape. But somehow, in combination, our characteristics make us remarkable. With our dexterity and brain power, we discovered ways of finding food and beating the elements not...
An "epic and joyous" (Adam Rutherford) history of our species, using recent scientific discoveries to explore humanity's domestication of the plants and animals that have allowed human civilization to thrive."An excellent point of entry for anyone who wants to...
This "informative account" of canine evolution will "appeal to dog lovers with a curiosity about the origins of their favorite companion." (Publishers Weekly)Many have made the case that dogs have evolved from wolves but the evolutionary link between wolves and dogs...
Is the universe infinite, or is it just really big? Does nature abhor infinity? In startling and beautiful prose, Janna Levin's diary of unsent letters to her mother describes what we know about the shape and extent of the universe, about its beginning and its end....
NATIONAL BESTSELLEROne of Smithsonian’s 10 Best Science Books of the Year“No one else in the universe could have written this book.” —Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicistNeuroscientist and New York Times best-selling author of This Is Your Brain on Music Daniel J....
From the earliest green shoots to dense tropical forests, discover how plants spread across the world to build our environment.Plants first emerged on a very different looking Earth 500 million years ago. As land masses moved, plants were brought together in fierce...
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The Joy Luck Club comes a gorgeous and witty exploration of birding and nature. This inspiring work cultivates hope and connection, revealing the rhythms of our world and uncovering its beauty hidden in plain sight. •...
"[A] fascinating and wide-ranging investigation into how the human brain registers time.... [Marchant's] thought-provoking book is a rewarding delve into the mysteries of time and consciousness." —Andrew Crumey, Wall Street JournalNew Scientist • Best New Popular...
