Waters of the World

The author flexes her skills as an historian but unfortunately goes slack in her prose.

For the Birds

By Elizabeth Cherry

For the Birds

Could the deep awareness cultivated by avian observers be key to saving our planet?

The Next Great Migration: The Beauty and Terror of Life on the Move

This new work combining science and social justice makes a strong case for coming and going.

An Elegant Defense

By Matt Richtel

An Elegant Defense

A compassionate, compelling look at the body's true "bodyguard."

Underland

By Robert Macfarlane

Underland

A poetic, entrancing exploration of the spaces that lie beneath.

Tree Story: The History of the World Written in Rings

This fact-packed look at the study of dendrochronology is a rollicking good read.

Galileo and the Science Deniers

A fresh reminder of the wrongheaded outcomes that result when science is thwarted by politics.

Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life

A wide-ranging search for meaning in the face of an uncaring universe.