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She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity
2019 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Finalist "Science book of the year"--The GuardianOne of New York Times 100 Notable Books for 2018One of Publishers Weekly's Top …
The Oldest Living Things in the World
The Oldest Living Things in the World is an epic journey through time and space. Over the past decade, artist Rachel Sussman has researched, worked with biologists, and traveled …
T. rex and the Crater of Doom
Sixty-five million years ago, a comet or asteroid larger than Mount Everest slammed into the Earth, inducing an explosion equivalent to the detonation of a hundred million hydrogen …
A Planet of Viruses
In 2020, an invisible germ—a virus—wholly upended our lives. We’re most familiar with the viruses that give us colds or Covid-19. But viruses also cause a vast range of other …
Virus: An Illustrated Guide to 101 Incredible Microbes
An essential illustrated guide to the 101 most fascinating viruses This stunningly illustrated book provides a rare window into the amazing, varied, and often beautiful world of …
Life's Edge
'Profound, lyrical, and fascinating, Life’s Edge will give you a newfound appreciation for life itself. It is the work of a master science writer at the height of his skills.' – Ed …
Life's Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive
FINALIST FOR THE PEN/E.O. WILSON LITERARY SCIENCE WRITING AWARD***A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2021***A SCIENCE NEWS FAVORITE BOOK OF 2021***A SMITHSONIAN TOP TEN SCIENCE BOOK …
T. rex and the Crater of Doom
Sixty-five million years ago, a comet or asteroid larger than Mount Everest slammed into the Earth, inducing an explosion equivalent to the detonation of a hundred million hydrogen …
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023
Award-winning writer, columnist, and journalists Carl Zimmer selects twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in 2022. “What's most …
Zhivoe i nezhivoe: V poiskakh opredelenija zhizni
Kak otlichit zhivoe ot nezhivogo? Gde prolegaet granitsa mezhdu nimi? Na pervyj vzgljad, detskie voprosy. I tem ne menee uzhe mnogo stoletij uchenye i filosofy ne mogut prijti k …
Tangled Bank
Used widely in non-majors biology classes, this is the first textbook about evolution intended for the general reader. Zimmer, an award-winning science writer, takes readers on a …