From the diverse fragrance of flowers to their nasty deceptions, the author proves that where nature is concerned, "Wonder is not only our starting point, but our destination". This title brings together the work of botantists from around the globe to reveal the secret life of flowers.[...]

A subject as big as history and as everyday as skipping lunch - hunger and how it works - is explored in this thought-provoking, kaleidoscopic blend of science, anthropology and personal reflection. Every day we wake up hungry. Every day we break our fast. "Hunger" explores the range of this primal [...]

In the exploding world of citizen science, hundreds of thousands of volunteers are monitoring climate change, tracking bird migration, and following their bliss counting stardust for NASA or excavating mastodons. The sheer number of citizen scientists, combined with new technology, has begun to shap[...]