8 January 2020
Mulberry, a book celebrating the marvellous tree, goes beyond its ancient links to silk production to explore its role in everything from the oldest banknotes to modern drugs
24 July 2019
The Garden Jungle says our backyards can be every bit as exciting as African savannah or the Amazon jungle - if you know where and how to look
3 July 2019
The importance of wetland conservation is highlighted by a new book, Wading Right In, which says that our most fertile ecosystems disappear three times faster than our forests
29 May 2019
Ocean Outbreak unveils the little-known diseases wreaking havoc in the seas and the book does a first-rate job of inspiring readers at the same time
6 March 2019
A first-person account of conserving Afghanistan's forgotten wildlife and landscapes, after decades of conflict, waxes lyrical about a land with everything to live for
13 February 2019
Can Mike Berners-Lee's guide to changing how we think and live help us dump our dangerous habits and learn to use resources respectfully rather than rapaciously? (When you buy through links on this page we may earn a small commission, but this plays...
18 December 2018
From cockroaches to humans, few creatures are immune from the complex strategies of the mind-stealing parasites at the centre of a gripping Christmas tale
12 December 2018
In the battle to save resources as vital as coral, researchers increasingly face a world where scholarly thought is blown away by the need for urgent action
20 June 2018
The more pristine the forest, the more attractive it looks to conservationists. The reality is more complex, argues an eclectic new book, The Ethnobotany of Eden
25 April 2018
Spring’s delicate riot of colour is a complex story of genes and chemistry and explaining it well turns out to be tough going
