Space Oddities: The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe

This smart, highly technical work may be impenetrable to lay readers.

Tenacious Beasts

By Christopher J. Preston

Tenacious Beasts

What humans owe the creatures we dominate.

A Forest Journey

By John Perlin

A Forest Journey

A promising expedition stops disappointingly short.

42 Reasons to Hate the Universe: (And One Reason Not to)

By Chris Ferrie, Wade David Fairclough, and Byrne Laginestra

42 Reasons to Hate the Universe: (And One Reason Not to)

We’re all doomed, so why not laugh?

The Huxleys

By Alison Bashford

The Huxleys

A sweeping, intelligent look at a trailblazing family.

Predicting Our Climate Future: What We Know, What We Don’t Know, and What We Can’t Know

Are projections about global warming really just guesstimates?

Sins of the Shovel: Looting, Murder & the Evolution of American Archaeology

An informative, uneven history of the digging-est science.