Science

Welcome to the strange and wonderful universe inside your brain: the realm of neurotransmitters. These…

Managing pain and figuring out how it works can be difficult to navigate. In the words of Virginia Woolf, "Let a…

An educational and informative illustrated how-to for anyone who has a menstruation or for the people who don't who are…

This history of medical disaster, especially relevant in the post-COVID era, chronicles the diseases that have done the…

Dr. Patricia Bath was an ophthalmologist who pioneered laser surgery for removing cataracts. She was the first…

This offers evidence-based methods to prevent and reverse Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), a common reproductive…

Drawing on the work of a wide range of thinkers from Georges Bataille to Donna Haraway, Pettman explores the…

Peel + Discover is an interactive sticker book series that combines sticker play and trivia for kids. It features six…

Humans can become so obsessed over the most trivial of things. Take, for instance, the human penis. How did this…

This book brings us one of the first in-depth looks at the Philadelphia Chromosome, a landmark discovery in our fight…

Science! It's more than what you learned in school, with formulas and equations and labs. Science is everywhere, from…

The toilet, often overlooked, represents both a modern miracle in sanitation and a significant global failure, as nearly…

Pipe Dreams traces a history long flushed from many of our imaginations, the miracle (and the failure) of the porcelain…

In this fascinating book, authors Susanne Foitzik and Olaf Fritsche take you deep into the strange and unfamiliar lives…

This detailed guide explores the fascinating world of plant galls found west of the Rockies, featuring 536 species and…

Who knew that bee orchids trick insects into having sex with them, avocado flowers are female one day and male the next,…

This is the story of a man on a mission to save the most endangered plants in the world. This book follows its author…

From houseplants to gardens, horticulture expert Leslie F. Halleck offers this how-to guide on plant propagation and…

According to an old proverb, which reminds us that substances have both the potential to heal or destroy depending on…

It's easy to look at the state of climate change and panic. It's hard to know where to start, and even if there's…

We all know plastic use is a huge problem, but when did we start using plastic? And why? This engaging children's…

Looking for something to do that's fun and educational?  The Pocket Book of Backyard Experiments has eighty…

A crash course on the evolution and development of our brains, focused particularly on attachment, early…

Until the last century, the pigeon was a close friend of humanity. We kept them as pets, raced them, trained them to…

Thanks to recent advancements in the field of prehistoric sciences, what we now know about our ancient relatives is…