Ecological science, the Biosphere

Whether you're looking to save the planet or learn more about your local environment, '30-Second Ecology' introduces you to the diversity, behaviours, and challenges within our ecosystem.

There are three great kingdoms of life - Animals, Plants and Fungi - but the fungi always come in third place. This may be because fungi seem alien to many people: their strange forms, their rapid appearance and disappearance, their hidden means of feeding and propagation. In 'Close Encounters of...

Richard Seymour is one of the UK's leading public intellectuals. A regular contributor to a range of periodicals including the Guardian, The New York Times, the Financial Times and the London Review of Books, he combines an incisive and well-honed intelligence with exceptional political antennae....

It is difficult to conceive of the vast scale of the history of life on Earth, from the very first living organisms sparking into life in hydrothermal deep-sea vents to the dizzying diversity of life today. The evolution of life is a sweeping epic of a tale, with twists and turns, surprising hero...

Explore ecology in this accessible introduction to how the natural world works and how we have started to understand the environment, ecosystems, and climate change. Using a bold, graphic-led approach, this book explores and explains over 85 of the key ideas, movements, and acts that have defined...

In his beloved book 'The Hidden Life of Trees', Peter Wohlleben revealed astonishing discoveries about the social networks of trees and how they communicate. Now, in 'The Power of Trees', he turns to their future, with a searing critique of forestry management, tree planting and the exploitation ...

In 2020, Guy Shrubsole moved from London to Devon. As he began to explore the wooded valleys, rivers and tors of Dartmoor, he discovered an extraordinary habitat that he had never come across before: temperate rainforest. Entranced, he would spend the coming months exploring and researching the h...

In 2020, Guy Shrubsole moved from London to Devon. As he began to explore the wooded valleys, rivers and tors of Dartmoor, he discovered an extraordinary habitat that he had never come across before: temperate rainforest. Entranced, he would spend the coming months exploring and researching the h...

For thousands of years, humans have been the architects of the environment. Our activities leave an indelible mark on the places we inhabit - for good and for bad. 'Nature's Ghosts' examines how the earth would have looked before humans scrubbed away its diversity, from the primeval forests that ...

It takes a whole universe to make one small black bird. Swifts are among the most extraordinary of all birds. Their migrations span continents and their twelve-week stopover, when they pause to breed in European rooftops, is the very definition of summer. They may nest in our homes but much about...