Nature & Environment

From the plains of ancient Mesopotamia to the rolling hills of medieval England to the vast sheep farms of modern-day Australia, sheep have been ce...

There is a renaissance blooming in the climate movement: leadership that is more characteristically feminine and more faithfully feminist, rooted i...

This animal encyclopedia with a twist showcases more than 100 animals in close-up detail. Arranged from biggest to smallest, the wildlife of the wo...

An anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet praises the whale. Shakespeare sympathizes with the hunted hare. Marianne Moore tries to catch a jelly-fish. Virgil a...

Cats, cats, and more cats! Expressive or aloof, affectionate or enigmatic, cats have complicated characters that make them compelling artists' muse...

At the start of the nineteenth century, John James Audubon embarked upon an epic ornithological quest across America with nothing but his artist's ...

Eight inspiring chapters cover key elements for the 'biophilic home', including materials, views, colour and natural light. Each section explores t...

Did you know that there are roughly 400,000 different species of beetles? These incredible creatures make up about 25% of all animals on our planet...

Two centuries of literary homages to the fascinating feline: stories by writers of every stripe--from P.G. Wodehouse to Doris Lessing, from Damon R...

For most of human history, people believed that everything in the world was created at once. But scientists started to challenge that idea and in 1...

illustrated by Jonathan Woodward Every creature in the ocean – from the tiny snail to the enormous blue whale – depends on water for survival. This...

illustrated by Jonathan Woodward Every creature in the forest – from the tiny beetle to the giant bear – depends on trees for survival. This wonder...

Did you know that the fishing cat has partially webbed paws for catching fish? Or that pumas can leap over 15 feet into trees? There are roughly 38...

From the Common Swift, which can stay in the air continuously without landing for up to ten months at a time, to the tiny Goldcrest, Europe’s small...

Darkness has shaped the lives of humans for millennia, and in Dark Skies, Tiffany Francis travels around Britain and Europe to learn more about noc...

Dog Stories rounds up a pack of vivid and colorful stories about man’s best friend by a wide range of great writers, from Mark Twain and Anton Chek...

From Chaucer to Billy Collins and from basset hounds to brindle bull terriers, Doggerel presents a robust brood of the most charming verse tributes...

Nutritionists tell you to eat more fish. Environmentalists tell you to eat less fish. Apparently they are both right. It's the same thing with almo...

Did you know that there are over 4,000 known species of frog? Some are bigger than your dinner plate, while others are small enough to sit on your ...

There is no real evidence that humans ever 'domesticated' cats. Rather, it seems that at some point cats saw the potential value to themselves of h...

Fishing Stories nets an abundant catch of wonderful writing in a wide variety of genres and styles. The moods range from the rollicking humor of Ru...

Four- Legged Therapy is a delightfully illustrated collection of ten stories that recognise the therapeutic value of having animals in our lives. A...

Fungipedia presents a delightful A–Z treasury of mushroom lore. With more than 180 entries—on topics as varied as Alice in Wonderland, chestnut bli...

The splendid poems in this collection both represent and glorify the cultivating instinct, and each of them "succeeds in annihilating all that's ma...

illustrated by Jarom Vogel Since horses were first domesticated thousands of years ago, these iconic animals have been a part of human history--the...

Humankind's fascination with the animal kingdom began as a matter of survival - differentiating the edible from the toxic, the ferocious from the t...

At just fifteen, Greta Thunberg became one of today's most prominent climate change activists—her impassioned calls for action on global warming ha...

Learn how to care for your own houseplant giants, from the glorious Fiddle Leaf Fig and impressive Banana Plant to the ever-popular Monstera - this...

Little David grew up in Leicester on the campus of a university, where his father was a professor. As a child, he spent hours in the science librar...

When Jane was little, her father gave her a toy chimpanzee named Jubilee. This inspired her lifelong love of animals, and she went to study them in...

Today many of us live indoor lives, disconnected from the natural world as never before. And yet nature remains deeply ingrained in our language, c...

Journey to the highest peaks and plateaus of planet Earth...but make sure to bring your climbing gear! Take a closer look at the mountains of the w...

In August 2018 a fifteen-year-old Swedish girl, Greta Thunberg, decided not to go to school one day. A year later, she was joined in her strike by ...

Did you know that an octopus has three hearts? And that they are particularly intelligent, with some being known to use tools? Dive into this fasci...

Saving the environment is our collective duty. With each passing day, climate change is causing Pacific islands to disappear into the sea, accelera...

illustrated by Ji-Won Lee Where does all the plastic waste go? Journey through the life cycle of plastic - how plastics are produced, the many uses...

A captivating anthology that celebrates one of nature's most majestic creatures and the age-old bond between humans and horses. All kinds of equine...

A unique anthology of poems--from around the world and through the ages--that celebrate trees. For thousands of years humans have variously worship...

Throughout history, poets have felt the ancient pull of the sea, exploring the full range of mankind's nautical fears, dreams, and longings. The co...

illustrated by Ben Newman Join your helpful guide, Professor Astro Cat, as he takes a dive from the seashore all the way to the ocean floor. From w...

illustrated by Ben Newman Welcome back, stargazers! Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what a star looks like up close? Ever won...

We're not just losing the wild world. We're forgetting it. We're no longer noticing it. We've lost the habit of looking and seeing and listening an...

Downsizing. Decluttering. A parent's death. Sooner or later, all of us are faced with things we no longer need or want. But when we drop our old cl...

A gathering of the best maritime fiction from the last two hundred years: tales of shipwrecks and storms at sea, of creatures from the deep, of voy...

The Art of Angling offers a bountiful catch of poems from around the world and through the ages on every aspect of the beloved sport. Fishing has i...

For the poet, even the most minute details of the natural world are starting points for flights of the imagination, and the pages of this collectio...

Fleshy, spiny, hairy, flowering-and coming in every imaginable shape, color and size-this plant family has captured the affection of plant enthusia...