Book Excerpts

The theory of evolution driven by competition is only part of the story, a new book reveals.

We can’t — and shouldn’t — hide from the reality of multiple ecological and social crises, say the authors of a new book.

The new book Nowhere Left to Go shows how climate change threatens myriad species. But there are ways we can help.

It’s not just the coastlines that are recording climate change. Even the mountains of North Carolina are feeling the heat — including some endangered plants.

Sharks rarely bite people, so why are so many people afraid of them? It has a lot to do with the media, says shark scientist David Shiffman in a new book.

A new book digs through dark caves and historical documents to tell the story of the now-extinct giant short-faced bear, which disappeared around the time of the mammoths.

The Global South and communities of color in Global North countries disproportionately face harms from climate change, writes Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate in her new book, A Bigger Picture.

Warming temperatures are transforming northern peatlands — with potentially dire consequences for biodiversity and the climate.

If we are to successfully restore the natural world, we’ll need to focus on some of the smallest creatures in the ecosystem, says the author of the new book, Rebugging the Planet.

An ambitious initiative aims to protect a 2,000-mile segment of the Continental Divide ecoregion and change how we think of conservation.